Fan-favorite anti-hero Elektra Natchios stars in her own solo series by writer Haden Blackman (Batwoman) and artist Mike Del Mundo.
The writer tells Marvel.com what fans need to know about the femme fatale going into the new book:
“She wants to get away from New York, which she associates with Daredevil, Bullseye, the Hand, the Kingpin—all of these elements of a past that she wants or needs to escape. On a deeper level, Elektra is wrestling with questions of identity and purpose. As the series opens, she is realizing that, all of her life, she has been defined by what others have wanted her to be. But, when she’s free of that for the first time, when she strips away who she is to everyone else, she isn’t sure what’s left—except an assassin. All that combines into a new mission: finding a legendary assassin with a price on his head before anyone else can.”
Blackman gives a hint of Elektra’s first enemy in the book when asked what type of killer is more dangerous than the star of the title”
“It depends on the character, but I rarely think it comes down to raw skill or training. The assassin that Elektra is initially pursuing has many, many more years of experience, but more importantly, he quite frankly has more to live for. He’s motivated by something beyond greed or even a primal need to survive. Meanwhile, one of her rivals has the conviction of belief; he truly believes that he is destined to win this fight, and he’s willing to do some truly horrific things in order to succeed.”
Elektra #1 arrives in April.
Elektra will continue starring in Thunderbolts.
For the entire interview here’s the Marvel.com link.
By Editor