Follow

    Heroes for Hire #1

    Heroes for Hire » Heroes for Hire #1 - Are You For Hire? released by Marvel on February 1, 2011.

    Short summary describing this issue.

    No recent wiki edits to this page.

    In the aftermath of Shadowland, Marvel’s greatest street heroes – Punisher, Moon Knight, Shroud, Elektra, Paladin, Silver Sable, Ghost Rider, Iron Fist, Falcon, Misty Knight and more – leap into one all-new series! Who has brought these dangerous loners into one fighting force? How is this network different from all other teams? Who is their first target, and what mysteries wait for them? Discover the answers and enter the action on Marvel’s mean streets, courtesy of fan-favorite writers Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (THE THANOS IMPERATIVE, PUNISHER: YEAR ONE) and artist Brad Walker (GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY)!

    sizepositionchange
    sizepositionchange
    positionchange
    positionchange
    positionchange
    bordersheaderpositiontable
    positionchange

    User reviews Add new review

    5 (0)
    4 (5)
    3 (2)
    2 (0)
    1 (0)
    4.0 stars

    Average score of 7 user reviews

    Heroes for Hire #1: Fourth time's the charm! 0

    Seems like almost every decade Marvel has tried to recapture the fun that the original Heroes for Hire had going for it back in 1978. Volume 2 had Iron Fist basically assembling the Defenders. Fail. Volume 3 had Misty Knight & the girls lead a team that resembled Birds of Prey. Fail. Times have changed and street characters patrolling the seediness of NYC doesn't carry the same impact as it does today. You're more likely to run into a pretentious Midwest transplant jacking up the rent in you...

    3 out of 3 found this review helpful.

    No Recession For Heroes In the Marvel Universe 0

    The new Heroes for Hire kicks off with a very solid start, doing a great job of establishing the status quo for the book and then kicking it over with a twist at the end.  Heroes for Hire can be a difficult team to sell, because there is a very mercenary nature implied by the name. It is a tricky task to balance the heroes and the hire. Play them out as a straight superhero team, and the name becomes stupidly arbitrary. Emphasize the hire part too much and the book end sup losing most of its sup...

    3 out of 3 found this review helpful.

    Are You For Hire??? 0

    Heroes for Hire is back!!! Will this book and the new direction for the heroes work??? The Good This book is so cool. The team being assembled when needed is very good idea. It's a fast book which is good. The art and writing are excellant.  The Bad There was no real bad in this issue. My only probelm was is the Puppet Master really capiable of what he is doing but I have faith in DnA. Overall This was an excellant issue. I really enjoyed it but with this title's luck it could get cancelled in a...

    2 out of 2 found this review helpful.
    See all user reviews

    This edit will also create new pages on Comic Vine for:

    Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Make sure this is what you intended. This will likely increase the time it takes for your changes to go live.

    Comment and Save

    Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Comic Vine users. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll send you an email once approved.