Avengelyne
Avengelyne [uh-van'-jah-leen] is a fictional comic book character created by Rob Liefeld and Cathy Christian. Avengelyne is an angel who fights the forces of evil and often finds herself face-to-face with demons and monsters.[1]
| Avengelyne | |
|---|---|
 Cover to Avengelyne #1 (1995) | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Maximum Press Awesome Entertainment Avatar Press Arcana Studio Image Comics |
| First appearance | Avengelyne #1 (May 1995) |
| Created by | Rob Liefeld Cathy Christian |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Fallen angel |
| Abilities | Super strength Magical blood |
Publication history
The original character design for Avengelyne was based on the likeness of former Vampirella model Cathy Christian. Originally published in 1995 by Maximum Press, she was also inspired by Ben Dunn's comic Warrior Nun Areala from Antarctic Press.
By the end of the 1990s, Avengelyne had been used in comics by Awesome Entertainment (only one issue published) and Avatar Press.
Avengelyne returned to comics in the Arcana Studio one-shot Avengelyne vs. Koni Waves in February 2010. In July 2011, a new ongoing Avengelyne series debuted at Image Comics under the creative team of Mark Poulton and Owen Gieni.
Character biography
As described in an article in Deadline Hollywood:
Avengelyne ... was the most feared warrior in Heaven's Warhost, having single-handedly broken into Pandemonium, the outer fortress of Hell, to confront the Devil himself. She is a fallen angel, banished from Heaven by God after being tricked into questioning His love for humans. Avengelyne was stripped of all her angelic abilities, other than her great strength and her blood, which, once extracted from her body, could be used as a weapon or a miracle once empowered by quoting verses from the Bible. Avengelyne uses her powers to fight demons on earth and is being groomed to be humankind's last hope in a coming Armageddon.[1]
In other media
In July 2013, co-creator Rob Liefeld and Gina Carano announced that they were working on a big-screen adaptation of the series in which Carano would star as Avengelyne.[2] In November 2016, it was announced that Paramount Pictures had purchased the film rights for Avengelyne with Akiva Goldsman as the intended producer.[1]
Bibliography
- Avengelyne #1–3 (mini-series, Maximum Press)
- Avengelyne vol. 2, #1–14 (Maximum Press)
- Avengelyne vol. 3, #1 (unfinished series, Awesome Entertainment)
- Avengelyne: Armageddon #1–3 (mini-series, Maximum Press)
- Avengelyne: Bible (one-shot special, Maximum Press)
- Avengelyne: Deadly Sins #1–2 (mini-series, Maximum Press)
- Avengelyne: Power #1–3 (mini-series, Maximum Press)
Avengelyne also appears through various issues of Asylum.
Avatar Press put out a version of Avengelyne commonly considered in different continuity:
- Avengelyne: Bad Blood #1–2
- Avengelyne: Dark Depths #1–2
- Avengelyne: Dragon Realm #1–2
- Avengelyne: Revelation
- Avengelyne: Seraphicide #½, 1
Image Comics began releasing an Avengelyne series in 2011 that followed the Maximum Press continuity:
- Avengelyne vol. 4 #1–8 (July 2011 – May 2012)[3] (unfinished series)
References
- Fleming Jr, Mike (November 3, 2016). "Paramount Lands Deadpool Creator Rob Liefeld's 'Avengelyne;' Akiva Goldsman To Helm Fallen Angel Tale". Deadline.
- Kit, Borys (July 18, 2013). "Comic-Con: Gina Carano and Rob Liefeld Team Up on 'Avengelyne' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, Vol. 44, p. 450