When you think superheroes you think super fit physiques, long legs, high heel boots and bare midriffs but a plus size heroine with heart is breaking stereotypes and getting her own solo comic book after generating a devoted fan base.
Valiant Entertainment announced Faith will soar out of the pages of HARBINGER…and into an all-new series via Comic Book Resources.
Faith “Zephyr” Herbert is a member of the team known as the Harbinger Renegades. This teen will star her first-ever solo adventure from rising star Jody Houser (Orphan Black) and explosive artists Francis Portela (Green Lantern) and Marguerite Sauvage (DC Comics Bombshells).
“Faith is one of the most unique characters in comics – a sci-fi loving, Firefly-quoting fangirl that wound up standing shoulder-to-shoulder alongside some of the most powerful superheroes on Earth, who, at the end of the day, might just prove herself to be the bravest of them all,” said Valiant Editor-in-Chief Warren Simons. “Since she first stepped off the page in HARBINGER through HARBINGER WARS, UNITY, and ARMOR HUNTERS, fans far and wide have demanded that she be given her time to shine in the spotlight. Fortunately, Jody, Francis, and Marguerite are the perfect team to give Faith the leading role she deserves with a fast and fun-filled series that will establish her once and for all as one of Valiant’s leading lights.”
In the comics Faith Herbert is an orphan and a gifted “psiot” discovered by the Harbinger Foundation. This once ordinary teenager is taking control of her destiny to become hero she’s always known she can be – with a mild-mannered secret identity, unsuspecting colleagues, and a day job as a reporter that routinely throws into her harms way. After her day job, Faith makes a secret transformation to patrol the night as the City of Angels’ own leading superhero, Zephyr! Flying solo will be tougher than Zephyr ever thought when she uncovers an alien conspiracy.
“Faith is an especially fun character for this sort of story because of how genre savvy she is,” writer Jody Houser told Comic Book Resources. “She didn’t fall into the ‘classic costumed life’ by accident. She made a deliberate attempt to model her life after the heroes she grew up with, not because that’s just how it’s done, but because she understands the benefit of having a normal life on the side. Wanting to do great things doesn’t mean she wants to be in the spotlight 24/7.”
FAITH #1 (of 4) – her much-demanded solo series debut from all-star creators Jody Houser, Francis Portela, and Marguerite Sauvage soars into comic book ships this January.
By Editor