Hyperion Books and Marvel Entertainment announced Thursday their plans to partner and publish two action-packed novels featuring popular Marvel Super Heroes, according to a joint news release. Scheduled for release on June 18, both novels will showcase strong, smart heroines seeking happiness and love while battling cosmic evil.
The release said She-Hulk, Marvel’s much-beloved comic book heroine who shares her cousin Bruce Banner’s ability to transform into a hero of incredible power, comes to life in a page-turning novel titled The She-Hulk Diaries. In the novel, Jennifer Walters, also known as She Hulk, juggles climbing the corporate ladder by day and battling villains and saving the world by night—all while trying to navigate the dating world to find a Mr. Right, who might not mind a sometimes very big and green girlfriend.
The She-Hulk Diaries, which is 336 pages and listed at $14.99, was written by Marta Acosta, author of the Casa Dracula series and Dark Companion.
The second novel, Rogue Touch, features one of the most popular X-Men characters, Rogue, a young woman trying to navigate the challenges of everyday life and romance—except that her touch is deadly. After accidentally putting her first boyfriend in a coma, she runs away from home where, she meets the handsome and otherworldly James and sparks fly. Like Rogue, however, James’ life is hardly simple. To elude his mysterious and dangerous family, James shaves his head, dons all black. Stealing a car, they head out on the highway and eventually, Rogue has to decide whether she will unleash her devastating powers in order to save the only man alive who seems to truly understand her.
Rogue Touch, which is 288 pages and listed at $14.99, was written by Christine Woodard.
The announcement was made by Hyperion’s Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Dyssegaard, the release said. Of the deal, Dyssegaard says, "Marvel has had tremendous success with recent hit movies and we think it’s a great time to explore what happens to super heroines when they are dropped into traditional women’s novels."
"It’s exciting to see Hyperion bring two of our most beloved female super heroes, Rogue and She-Hulk, to life in ways you’ve never seen before," said Ruwan Jayatilleke, Associate Publishers/SVP, Marvel Entertainment. "Whether you’re a long time fan of Marvel or new to our Super Heroes, these novels deliver exciting stories that will capture your imagination."
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