For the first time since 1976, Marvel’s first Native American superhero Red Wolf will have his own comic series. The line of books is the latest push for greater diversity in Marvel Comics that includes recasting Thor as a woman and the Hulk as a young Korean-American man.
As Mashable noted, news of Red Wolf’s inclusion was first hinted at in some Marvel promotional art. The art also features the female Thor and the upcoming movie star Black Panther.
In his self-titled series, Red Wolf’s domain will be the American Southwest — pretty unique territory for a superhero. He’ll fight crime in what Marvel describes as a “gritty” series.
“We don’t have a lot of characters who appear in the Southwest,” Red Wolf editor Jake Thomas told Mashable. “He’s going to be a little bit of a man apart out there.”
