Dynamite proudly announces a licensing partnership with
NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products that will bring back one of the
biggest primetime successes of the past decade, the superhuman drama
Heroes. Working with Dynamite for the
first time, popular writer Cullen Bunn (of Marvel's Fearless Defenders and
Deadpool) will build upon open-ended storylines of the diverse Heroes cast in a
completely unexpected way.
Heroes was a beloved weekly drama airing from 2006
through 2010, chronicling the lives of ordinary people whose mysterious
superhuman powers led to internal conflicts and government conspiracies. The series featured a star-studded cast,
including Hayden Panettiere, Ali Larter, Adrian Pasdar, Milo Ventimiglia,
Zachary Quinto, Santiago Cabrera, and Masi Oka.
During its first season, Heroes enjoyed an average American viewership
of 14.3 million per weekly episode, with a premiere episode that achieved NBC's
highest rating in five years. Critically
acclaimed, the show received numerous accolades, including a wealth of Primetime
Emmy, Golden Globe, People's Choice and British Academy Television awards and
nominations.
"Like so many others, I was a huge fan of Heroes
during its original run," says writer Cullen Bunn. "I was drawn to a cast of characters
with interesting back stories and development, a setting boiling over with
potential, and -- of course -- the exploration of superpowers in a 'real' world
scenario. With this book, I have the opportunity to contribute to the mythology
of the series in a way that will surprise readers. When I was watching the show, I never could
have imagined the direction I'd be taking the story. The narrative I'm developing will be
multi-layered, complex, and character-focused, and it will shake up the Heroes
storyline in a major way. I don't think
anyone is expecting what we have in store for Claire, Hiro, Peter, Niki, Sylar,
and the rest of the gang."
Cullen Bunn has written comic books for Oni Press (The
Sixth Gun, Helheim, The Damned, and The Tooth) and Marvel Comics (Fearless
Defenders, Deadpool Killustrated, Venom, Wolverine, and Spider-Man: Season
One). He also writes short fiction and
novels, including the middle reader horror novel, Crooked Hills, and the
collection of short horror fiction, Creeping Stones & Other Stories.
