Faith Herbert

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Zephyr
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Publication information
Publisher Valiant Entertainment
First appearance Harbinger #1 (January 1992)
Created by Jim Shooter
David Lapham
In-story information
Alter egoFaith Herbert
Team affiliationsHarbinger Renegades, Unity
AbilitiesFlight
Companion field
Telekinesis

Faith Herbert aka Zephyr is a fictional superhero, who has appeared in various series published by Valiant Comics. Created by writer Jim Shooter and David Lapham, she is a member of the Harbinger Renegades who appear primarily in Valiant's Harbinger series, as well as a major influence in the larger Valiant Universe.

Contents

She first appeared in Harbinger #1 (January 1992). Faith starred in her first solo limited series in April 2016 which was followed by solo ongoing series which ran from July 2016 to June 2017.

Fictional character biography

After losing her parents in a car crash at a young age, Faith Herbert was raised by her loving grandmother. The young Faith found solace in the fantasy worlds her parents had once shared with her – comic books, science-fiction movies, the TV shows of Joss Whedon, and nerd fandom filled her life.[ citation needed ] Eventually, Faith thought she had found the secret to becoming a real superhero when she was approached by the Harbinger Foundation. There Faith met Peter Stanchek, another powerful psiot the Foundation had recently recruited. Utilizing his ability to activate other latent psiots, Peter unlocked the potential within Faith, giving her the ability to fly. She is the founder of the Harbinger Resistance.

Powers and abilities

Flight, plus the ability to generate a companion field around nearby people and objects, carrying them telekinetically along her flight path. Recently she's delved into utilizing it in a psychokinetic fashion such as for shielding, a battering ram, and manipulating internal mechanisms, e.g., unlocking a door or moving people/objects around without physical contact.

Publication history

In January 1992, Faith first appeared in Harbinger #1. Faith also appeared again in the Harbinger series after the 2012 reboot. [1]

Solo comic series

In 2016, Jody Houser began writing the first solo series about Faith. [2] [3] PBS highlighted that Faith "sold out five times in its limited-run series, a significant feat in the comic book industry" which led to Valiant launching an ongoing series starting Faith, with Houser as the writer, in July 2016. [3] NPR's review stated that "Houser has accomplished something deceptively simple: she's made Faith a fun character to spend time with. Faith is lighthearted but virtuous, with a cheesy sense of humor, compassion and smarts". [4] In 2017, Faith (2016) was nominated for the "Best New Series" Eisner Award. [5] [6]

Houser went on to write two sequel limited series: Faith & The Future Force (2017) [7] and Faith: Dreamside (2018). [8] Faith also appeared in the one-shot Faith's Winter Wonderland Special #1 (December 2017) written by Marguerite Sauvage with art by Francis Portela and M.J. Kim. [9] [10]

Prose series

In 2020, Faith's origin story was retold in the young adult prose novel Faith: Taking Flight by Julie Murphy. [11] [12] Murphy stated that "Faith doesn’t present as queer in the comics, but it didn’t feel like a leap for me to write her as queer/questioning as a young adult. First off, she’s in high school – who in high school isn’t questioning absolutely every thing? [...] So that was an aspect of Faith I was really excited to write and something I was glad to know that the team at Valiant was also open to". [13] The sequel, Faith: Greater Heights by Murphy, was published in November 2021. [14] [15]

Accolades

Awards

YearAwardCategoryMedia nominatedResultRef
2016Diamond Gem AwardsBest Comic Book of the YearFaith #1 (Ongoing)Nominated [16]
2016Diamond Gem AwardsBest New Comic Book SeriesFaith – Valiant EntertainmentNominated [16]
2016Diamond Gem AwardsReprint TP or HC of the YearFaith TPB Volume 1: Hollywood & VineNominated [16]
2016 YALSA Quick PicksFor Reluctant Young Adult ReadersFaith TPB Volume 1: Hollywood & VineNominated [17]
2017 Eisner Awards Best New SeriesFaith – Valiant EntertainmentWon [5] [6]

Lists

Collected editions

Comics

TitleMaterial collectedPagesPublication dateISBN
Trade paperback
1Hollywood and VineFaith Vol. 1 #1–4112July 2016 978-1682151211
2California SchemingFaith Vol. 2 #1–4112November 2016 978-1682151631
3SuperstarFaith Vol. 2 #5–8128May 2017 978-1682151990
4The FaithlessFaith Vol. 2 #9–12128August 2017 978-1682152195
5Faith & The Future ForceFaith & The Future Force #1–4112December 2017 978-1682152331
6Faith: DreamsideFaith: Dreamside #1–4112February 2019 978-1682152973
Hardback
1Faith: Hollywood & Vine Deluxe EditionFaith Vol. 1 #1–4 and Harbinger: Faith #0160March 2017 978-1682152010
2Faith Deluxe Edition Book 1 Faith Vol. 1 #1–4, Harbinger: Faith #0, Faith Vol. 2 #1–8 and A&A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong #5368December 2018 978-1682152850

Novels

TitleAuthorPublisherPublication dateISBN
1Faith: Taking Flight Julie Murphy HarperCollins July 2020 978-0062899668
2Faith: Greater HeightsJulie MurphyHarperCollinsNovember 2021 978-0062899682

In other media

In June 2018, Sony Pictures announced a film adaptation of Faith with Maria Melnik hired to pen the script; [25] this was to be part of a larger series of film adaptations of the Valiant Universe. Slashfilm commented that "screenwriter Eric Heisserer seemed to indicate that Faith might pop up in the developing Harbinger before she gets her own movie". [26] However, Sony subsequently sold the rights to the Valiant Universe to Paramount Pictures in 2019. [27] [28] In February 2022, Deadline reported that Wes Ball was to direct a Harbinger film written by Andrew Lanham. [29]

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