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Meredith Finch To Write New Xena Series For Dynamite

Published Wed, 04 Oct 2017 12:59:28 -0500

Dynamite's final NYCC announcement is a good one. Writer Meredith Finch (Wonder Woman) will be scripting their new Xena comic series that kicks off in February 2018. And that first issue will have a cover by David Finch (Batman: The Dark Knight). This is part of an extension to the publishing deal Dynamite has made with NBCUniversal Television to produce comics and graphic novels based on the Xena: Warrior Princess television series.

Meredith Finch says, "In an industry filled with strong female superheroes, Xena stands out as a woman who's only super power is her sheer strength of will and character. She has overcome tremendous obstacles to become a beacon of hope for her people and readers alike. I could not be more thrilled to have the opportunity to add to her mythos."

The Xena: Warrior Princess franchise first expanded into comic books in 1997 with several series published by Topps Comics, including crossovers with their Hercules: The Legendary Journeys comics. Two years later, Dark Horse acquired the rights and published a fourteen-issue series. In 2006, Dynamite Entertainment acquired the rights, publishing Xena: Warrior Princess #1-4 (the "Contest of Pantheons" storyline) and a second series, subtitled Dark Xena. Also, two tongue-in-cheek crossover series materialized with Dynamite's long-running Army of Darkness series, as both Xena and AOD had roots at Renaissance Pictures and featured actor and cult film hero Bruce Campbell. In 2015, Dynamite reacquired the Xena license, publishing a new core series, an additional AOD crossover (subtitled Forever and a Day), and high-quality reprints of classic Xena comic books from the 1990s and early 2000s.

Xena #1 will be solicited in the December 2017 Previews catalog and slated for release in February 2018.