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Avatar Plug of the Week – HERO WORSHIP #6
The most original super hero series concludes its first arc today, by writers Zak Penn (Avengers, X-Men II & III movies, Alphas TV show) and Scott Murphy (Star Wars The Clone Wars TV show)! All of Adam's life has lead up to this surreal moment – from worshiping the godly superhero Zenith to becoming the super-powered Apex to discovering the truth about his idol[...]
Avatar Plug of the Week – HERO WORSHIP #5
This year's most original super hero series continues today, by writers Zak Penn (Avengers, X-Men II & III movies, Alphas TV show) and Scott Murphy (Star Wars The Clone Wars TV show)! The bombshell is dropped and Adam's life is changed irrevocably.  He's seen his idol close up and realizes the hero isn't all that he seems.  Now Mara[...]
Avatar Plug of the Week – HERO WORSHIP #4
Zak Penn (writer of the Avengers, X-Men II & III movies, and the Alphas TV show) and Scott Murphy (writer of Star Wars The Clone Wars) are delivering this year's most original super hero series! Adam thinks his life is over.  His big chance to be a superhero alongside his idol, Zenith, has turned into a nightmare that saw several people[...]
Avatar Plug of the Week – HERO WORSHIP #3
Are you reading this year's most original super hero series? Hero Worship #3 flies into comic shops today! Sometimes when your dreams come true, they turn out to be nightmares. Zak Penn (writer of the Avengers movie, X-Men II & III movies, and the Alphas TV show) and Scott Murphy (writer of Star Wars The Clone Wars)[...]
Avatar Plug of the Week: HERO WORSHIP #1
We have a whole bunch of new issues hitting stands, and plenty of previews to show off here at Bleeding Cool! First up, we are proud to share the preview for Hero Worship #1, a new comic miniseries written by Zak Penn and Scott Murphy, featuring artwork by Michael DiPascale Zak Penn, as you may know[...]
Avatar Plug of SDCC: HERO WORSHIP #1 Signed Variant Edition Exclusive to Retailers
Zak Penn and Scott Murphy will join Avatar Press at San Diego Comic-Con to celebrate the launch of Hero Worship #1, their new comic book miniseries of superheroes revered — and manipulated — as celebrity icons Penn is Hollywood's premiere superhero screenwriter, with numerous Marvel films under his belt (Avengers, Incredible Hulk, X2, X-Men: The[...]
In-Depth with Michael DiPascale: Hero Worship
Recently, Avatar Press announced that DiPascale would be the artist on Zak Penn and Scott Murphy's Hero Worship, the new, cinematic superhero miniseries coming in July from Avatar Press I had an opportunity to sit down with him at Chicago's C2E2 convention and get the inside scoop. Before I get to the interview, though, it might[...]
Scott Murphy of Star Wars: The Clone Wars Talks Hero Worship
Professionally, Scott Murphy may be best known as one of the Grand Moffs (if you will) steering the Star Wars: The Clone Wars cartoon with its star-spanning, explosive drama week in and week out.  Bleeding Cool previously announced that Murphy would join Zak Penn in launching Hero Worship, an upcoming comic book miniseries to be[...]
Heroes as Celebrities: Zak Penn Discusses Hero Worship
The book has a fairly minimalist style, we want a lot of detail about Adam to come about as the story unfolds, but we really tried to create a character who lives in the real world.   BC: To craft the story, you're partnered alongside Scott Murphy, a writer of Star Wars: The Clone Wars[...]
First Look: Nine Pages of Hero Worship
We're happy to share this exclusive first look at the six-issue miniseries, written by Zak Penn (screenwriter of X-Men, Hulk, and Avengers films) and Scott Murphy (Star Wars: The Clone Wars), with artwork by Michael DiPascale (cover artist on Lady Death and War Goddess).   As previously announced on Bleeding Cool, there's a new project forthcoming[...]
Superhero Screenwriter Zak Penn To Publish First-Ever Comic, Hero Worship
The new Penn-penned Hero Worship series promises to fit the Avatar house style: risk-taking tales that encourage fans to think differently about the cape & cowl crowd. Here's a first look at the description for issue #1: The biggest superhero screenwriter in the world comes to comics for the first time! Zak Penn (writer of the Avengers[...]