After debuting in Ghost Rider/Wolverine: Weapons of Vengeance, the half Ghost Rider, half Wolverine known as Hellverine was spun out into a miniseries. And because you can’t keep a good mash-up down, Marvel has announced a follow-up ongoing series.
Once again titled Hellverine, the book will be written by Benjamin Percy, with art by Raffaele Ienco, and follow Logan’s son Akihiro, aka Daken, as he continues to be possessed by a hellish spirit.
“I was writing Wolverine, and I was writing Ghost Rider. Of course I was going to bring them together,” Percy said via a press release provided to Comic Book Club. “The Weapons of Vengeance storyline was a monstrous hit, in part because Geoff Shaw and I introduced the Hellverine, a version of Logan with a flaming skull and flaming claws. The fan enthusiasm was such that a Marvel Legends toy was announced and a spin-off limited series got greenlit. I had so much fun expanding the mythos of the demon Bagra-ghul and finding a way to not only bring Akihiro back from his savage death in Sabretooth War, but to explore some fresh possibilities for a complicated character I’ve always loved. And now? There’s more mayhem and occultism and hellfire on the horizon. I’m grateful to readers and retailers for their support, because a Hellverine ongoing is coming your way. I’m joining forces with powerhouse artist Raffaele Ienco, and we’ve got huge, horrifying plans for the Hellverine and his role in the 616.”
The new ongoing series hits stores on December 18, but you can check out the cover by Kendrick “Kunkka” Kim, below.
