HeroesForHire

If there's one character Marvel Comics has worked to push beyond his unfortunate blaxploitation origins in the '70s, it's former Power Man Luke Cage. Though his comics career began in relative earnest, creators typically depicted Cage talking his share of stereotypical jive and fighting minor villains, resulting in decades of climbing from D-lister to eventual A-lister under writers like Brian Mic

What's interesting about a comic like Heroes for Hire, Marvel's new series about Misty Knight coordinating street level heroes, is that it doesn't really have the same baggage other classic franchises do. There aren't any villains who need to be addressed or subplots that need to be solved...

All right now, for all you boppers out there looking for fresh new comics to read, all you comics fans with an eye for the action, I've been asked to relay a preview from Marvel Comics. It's from Heroes for Hire #1, featuring that real live bunch from the 616, and I do mean Misty Knight, Sam Wilson, Natasha Romanov, and everyone's favorite purple-suited mercenary...

Marvel's go-to guys for all things cosmic are taking it to the streets in "Heroes for Hire," a new series launching in December. Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning will be writing the series, as confirmed in a new press release from Marvel that follows days of teaser images featuring the team's eclectic membership, which includes Iron Fist, Moon Knight, Ghost Rider, Elektra and the Punisher (