Hellcat Unleashes Her Claws In New Iron Man/Hellcat Annual #1

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by Jay Cochran
April 7, 2022

A major turning point for Hellcat�s super hero career arrives this June in IRON MAN/HELLCAT ANNUAL #1. Continuing his transformative work on the character in the pages of IRON MAN, writer Christopher Cantwell will team up with artist Ruair� Coleman to deliver a story that will tackle the iconic character�s extraordinary history and reveal what�s to come with her romance with Iron Man. The giant-sized issue will take place directly after Tony�s shocking marriage proposal in IRON MAN #20 and see the pair on a trip to San Francisco where Patsy with reunite with old friends and confront the darkest moments of her past. To celebrate Hellcat�s upcoming spotlight, IRON MAN/HELLCAT ANNUAL #1 will have a collection of variant covers by the industry�s most acclaimed artists, including a showstopping piece by Artgerm that will also be available as a virgin variant cover!

�Hellcat has one of the most unique�and at times inscrutable�origin stories in Marvel Comics, but also one of my favorites,� Cantwell said. �I love that Patsy got her start in teen romance comics in the 40�s and yet was still somehow able to ride the wave into the rise of super heroes, becoming Hellcat. With an epic and circuitous backstory that now spans more than 75 years, I�ve had a blast exploring the rich tapestry that is Patsy�first in IRON MAN, and now with even more depth in this annual.�

Check out Artgerm�s cover now and travel to hell and back with Iron Man and Hellcat when IRON MAN/HELLCAT ANNUAL #1 hits stands on June 1!

IRON MAN/HELLCAT ANNUAL #1
Written by CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL
Art by RUAIR� COLEMAN
Cover by LOGAN LUBERA
Variant Cover by STANLEY �ARTGERM� LAU - 75960620343700151
Virgin Variant Cover by STANLEY �ARTGERM� LAU - 75960620343700161
On Sale 6/1

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Atlantis - 2022-04-07 @ 3:49 pm

While I can appreciate that certain artists/writers are really into certain characters and want to "push" them, I think there has to be something there to push in the first place. John Byrne was able to do this with Wolverine, who was headed to the chopping block before Byrne intervened. Fortunately Len Wein laid enough seeds for Byrne to work with.

That's just not the case with Hellcat; yeah she's been around for decades but most of that early history isn't relevant to Marvel these days ("romance" comics have been off the air for decades). And no matter how well its written, I just cannot buy the current storyline of her and Stark in a serious relationship, let alone this "partnership" this writer is pushing. I just dont see that this has legs. Could be wrong though. Nice cover!

EvilHayato - 2022-04-07 @ 3:13 pm

Artgerm can turn anything into gold imo. His art is so sick.

monron999 - 2022-04-07 @ 3:12 pm

On 3/4/2022 at 5:22 PM, ADour said:
As if Cantwell can't be any less subtle about his shilling for Hellcat...

On 3/5/2022 at 1:42 AM, leokearon said:
Yeah, still I seriously doubt this will actually go anywhere

It's certainly understandable that certain writers have their favorite characters and ones that they hope to revive or promote. We've certainly seen it the other way when writers dislike certain characters and drop them altogether (Longshot, Strong Guy, Atlas, etc.), so I'm not opposed to doing it the opposite direction, it's just that this character has never really been received all that well to begin with and certainly other characters have done her basic premise and abilities a lot better. She's basically a support character or at the most a mainstay character in a team setting. I actually like the character and can appreciate a bit of the push she's getting, but she's just not or ever gonna be top billing. Then again, that never stopped the brass at Marvel from trying. Just ask any of those poor saps that have been tasked with trying to make the Eternals happen.

leokearon - 2022-03-05 @ 7:42 am