Zorro #1-17 (Ongoing) Update

is a character based on a real person or persons created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley. He has been featured in several books, films, television series, and other media, including comic books. The character's visual motif is typically a black costume with a flowing Spanish cape, a black gaucho hat or Cordobés, and a black cowl mask that covers the top of the head from eye level upwards. This was mainly due to the smash 1920 Douglas Fairbanks movie , itself based on McCulley's character. With the character's visual background thus established, Zorro has appeared in many different comic book series over the decades, first in Dell Comics in 1949. The latest iteration is now published by Dynamite Entertainment, began last February 20, 2008 with writer-illustrator Matt Wagner and artist Francesco Francavilla as the creative team. I had a few Zorro comics from Dell as a kid, and those that I had I liked very much. Wagner and Francavilla's treatment and style I think remains true to those Dell comics, yet at the same time expanding and adding dimension to the storyline. The last Zorro film, (2005), did a 180 degree turnabout from the earlier and very good 1998 and nearly wrecked the franchise. With Wagner and Francavilla at the helm, Dynamite is bringing it back to where it should be.

Artist Francesco Francavilla is back and under the skillful hand of Eisner nominated writer and cover artist Matt Wagner, Dynamite's Zorro series continues to thrill and delight fans new and old! This time, El Zorro faces a band of merciless pirates and the line continues to blur between the masked avenger and his alter-ego Diego! Covers by Wagner and Francavilla! --

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