The character is fun, but he often doesn’t have much of a goal. Hercules has kind of been aimless most of his comic book career. The story is an interesting tale of redemption…but it has a major problem. Here, Hercules is facing the consequences of this behavior. He was part of the team when I started reading, and I always liked his “likes to fight” nature. Falling under Marvel’s “All-New All-Different” line, the collection features art primarily by Luke Ross but with additional art by Emilio Laiso, Goran Sudzuka and Dalibor Talajic. Written by Dan Abnett, Hercules: Still Going Strong is a six-issue limited series. Hercules, Gilgamesh, and others who once thought themselves unkillable are facing a new threat…and this danger might be too great for even Hercules to overcome!

There is something hunting immortals and the Rising Storm seems to make the term “immortal” a thing of the past. Hercules is trying to change all of it, but his decision might have come too late. His carefree style of fighting has brought destruction and damage and his drunken revelry are just as legendary as his labors. Hercules will join a series of other surprising heroes going solo in the post- Secret Wars world, including Karnak, Blade and the Vision.Reprints Hercules #1-6 (January 2016-June 2016). Hercules might sound like an odd proposition for Marvel, but Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente's previous Incredible Hercules run was much-loved, and if anyone can match them, it's Abnett. The comic will be delving into the demi-god's mythical past as well as telling stories of his adventures in the modern age.

'It's going to be triumphantly celebratory of everything that Hercules has ever been, but it is him cutting back to basics and going, 'Right, I need to get my act together again and prove that I'm a serious warrior and hero'.' 'This is not a grim and gritty take on Hercules,' Abnett told CBR. Writer Dan Abnett and artist Luke Ross will be positioning the Greek legend as 'the world's first superhero' in their Marvel Comics series.ġ2 of the most surprising things in the All-New All-Different Marvel lineup Hercules is the latest character to get a solo series as part of All-New All-Different Marvel.

Hercules 1 by Dan Abnett