New Hero. Classic concept.
Half-Man, Half-Machine – All Killer.
Nathan Edmondson (Black Widow, Punisher) and Mike Perkins (Captain America) launch a brand new Deathlok series this week.
It’s the culmination of a major Deathlok comeback.
After appearing in Uncanny X-Force, Wolverine and the X-Men and on the television in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the cyborg soldier will star in his own solo series but with a new man connected to the machine.
Deathlok #1 picks up after his appearance in Original Sins. The new Deathlok is a war veteran on the run from S.H.I.E.L.D. as he tries to uncover his true purpose.
“Deathlok is an opportunity to turn the distinction between ally and foe within the Marvel universe right on its head,” Edmondson told The Hollywood Reporter Heat Vision.
“Wrapped up in bleeding-edge tech, our Deathlok series will take what readers remember of the iconic anti-hero and what viewers love now of the character portrayed by J. August Richards in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and dive in with a twisting story of espionage and family.”
Edmondson said the new character “is a father and a medic who doesn’t know that he’s a machine, a killer behind some of the sweeping changes in geopolitics.” When asked to sum up the tone of the series, he suggested, “think Manchurian Candidate meets Robocop. With great friggin’ art.”
By Editor