Marvel announced today that W. Haden Blackman, former co-writer of Batwoman with J.H. Williams III before DC Editorial drove them both away, will be replacing Zeb Wells as the writer of Elektra alongside artist Mike Del Mundo, coming out this April.
“I’m extremely excited about this series,” says Blackman. “Elektra is a complex character who is still searching for her identity and purpose. My goal is to put Elektra into new situations facing terrifying enemies and hard moral choices she hasn’t encountered before. All the while exploring her evolving motives and personality.”
“Elektra sets off on a treacherous trek through the far corners of the Marvel Universe on a mission of salvation,” adds editor Sana Amanat. “For the first time in her life she must protect instead of kill—in the hopes of finally expelling the demons that have terrorized her for so long.”
While we don’t know exactly why the great Zeb Wells has left, Blackman certainly has experience with deadly women who live in the shadows. This could work well.
Here’s the cover for Elektra #1.
