Hero Worship

Cover to Hero Worship #1

Hero Worship is published by Avatar Press. Price per issue is $3.99.

Publication Dates

Last Issue

Hero Worship #5: 31 Nov 2012

Current Issue

Hero Worship #6: 02 Jan 2013

Next Issue

none

Status

Monthly series. Scheduled for six issues.

Characters

Main Characters

• Zenith
• Adam

Minor Characters

• Bryan

• Martin

• Dwayne

• Tour Guide

Recent Storylines

Hero Worship #6

This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

Hero Worship #1

A tale about the ultimate celebrity, an indestructible superhero called Zenith, and the rabid fans that worship him. Legions of adoring fans follow every disaster trying to speculate where they can catch a glimpse of their modern messiah. What happens when an unhealthy obsession leads to one fan getting super powers of his own?

History

Hero Worship takes place in an America fascinated by its single superhuman, the ultimate celebrity known as Zenith. Crowds show up in the thousands whenever a disaster takes place, eager to see him in action (and sometimes putting themselves in danger just for a glimpse). For the young man named Adam, Zenith is a bit of an obsession — he idolizes and constantly thinks about Zenith in the way that other people might devote themselves to a rock band, a sports athlete, or a television show. So what happens when one day, Adam himself begins to develop powers of his own? When he’s become the very thing he once revered? Adam discovers that Zenith’s existence is not anything like he once dreamed — it’s a dangerous new landscape of manipulation and media, marketing and mania.

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Creative Team

Writers/Creator: Zak Penn & Scott Murphy. Artist/Covers: Michael Dipascale.

Publishing History

First published in 2012.

Future Publication Dates

Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.

News & Features

• 14 Aug 2012 - Ambush Bug Interviews Zak Penn and Scott Murphy about their new comic book Hero Worship and geeks out with them about Incident at Loch Ness!!!
• 13 Aug 2012 - Rockin' Rockin' Comics @ Chicago Comic Con: Michael DiPascale (video)
• 27 Jul 2012 - CCI: Penn & Murphy Talk Avatar's Hero Worship, Marvel Movies
• 22 May 2012 - In-Depth with Michael DiPascale: Hero Worship
• 18 May 2012 - Scott Murphy of Star Wars: The Clone Wars Talks Hero Worship
• 15 May 2012 - Heroes as Celebrities: Zak Penn Discusses Hero Worship
• 23 Apr 2012 - Zak Penn To Make Comic Book Debut With Six-Issue Series Hero Worship
• ?? ??? 2012 - Screenwriters Penn And Murphy On Hero Worship (video)

Links

• Avatar Press - Publisher's Website
• Official Hero Worship Facebook Page

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