Superhero Screenwriter Zak Penn To Make His Comic Book Debut

Avatar Press has announced that they are publishing Zak Penn's first comic book HERO WORSHIP. Penn has writing credits on movies such as THE AVENGERS, X2: X-MEN UNITED, X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, ELEKTRA, and THE INCREDIBLE HULK. He also created the hit series ALPHAS for the Syfy channel.

The six-issue miniseries will be co-written by Scott Murphy (screenwriter of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS) and feature artwork by Michael DiPascale (WAR GODDESS, LADY DEATH).

“We couldn’t be more thrilled about Zak Penn bringing his debut comic project to Avatar,” says publisher William Christensen. “Zak is an incredibly gifted and inventive writer, and HERO WORSHIP is a fresh perspective on the entire genre. It’s slick and innovative, taking risks like every great Avatar title should. Let the other Brand-X companies tell the same-old, ‘Guy-in-Tights-Punches-Another-Guy-in-Tights’ stories; here at Avatar, Zak’s got the freedom to blow all the doors off their hinges.”

HERO WORSHIP introduces the ultimate celebrity, an indestructible superhero called Zenith, and the rabid fans that worship him. These legions of adoring admirers follow every disaster, trying to speculate where they can catch a glimpse of their modern messiah – even risking their own lives in the process. But what happens when one fan’s unhealthy obsession leads to the development of powers all his own?

HERO WORSHIP hits stores in July.