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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 ego | Faith Herbert |
| Team affiliations | Harbinger Renegades,Unity |
| Abilities | Flight Companion field Telekinesis |
Faith Herbert akaZephyr is a fictionalsuperhero, who has appeared in various series published byValiant Comics. Created by writerJim Shooter andDavid Lapham, she is a member of the Harbinger Renegades who appear primarily in Valiant'sHarbinger series, as well as a major influence in the largerValiant Universe.
She first appeared inHarbinger #1 (January 1992). Faith starred in her first sololimited series in April 2016 which was followed by soloongoing series which ran from July 2016 to June 2017.
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 ofJoss 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 theHarbinger Resistance.
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.
In January 1992, Faith first appeared inHarbinger #1. Faith also appeared again in theHarbinger series after the 2012 reboot.[1]
In 2016,Jody Houser began writing the first solo series about Faith.[2][3]PBS highlighted thatFaith "sold out five times in its limited-run series, a significant feat in the comic book industry" which led to Valiant launching anongoing series starring 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] andFaith: Dreamside (2018).[8] Faith also appeared in theone-shotFaith's Winter Wonderland Special #1 (December 2017) written byMarguerite Sauvage with art by Francis Portela and M.J. Kim.[9][10]
In 2020, Faith's origin story was retold in theyoung adultprose novelFaith:Taking Flight byJulie 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]
| Year | Award | Category | Media nominated | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Diamond Gem Awards | Best Comic Book of the Year | Faith #1 (Ongoing) | Nominated | [16] |
| 2016 | Diamond Gem Awards | Best New Comic Book Series | Faith – Valiant Entertainment | Nominated | [16] |
| 2016 | Diamond Gem Awards | Reprint TP or HC of the Year | Faith TPB Volume 1:Hollywood & Vine | Nominated | [16] |
| 2016 | YALSA Quick Picks | For Reluctant Young Adult Readers | Faith TPB Volume 1:Hollywood & Vine | Nominated | [17] |
| 2017 | Eisner Awards | Best New Series | Faith – Valiant Entertainment | Won | [5][6] |
| Title | Material collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade paperback | |||||
| 1 | Hollywood and Vine | Faith Vol. 1 #1–4 | 112 | July 2016 | 978-1682151211 |
| 2 | California Scheming | Faith Vol. 2 #1–4 | 112 | November 2016 | 978-1682151631 |
| 3 | Superstar | Faith Vol. 2 #5–8 | 128 | May 2017 | 978-1682151990 |
| 4 | The Faithless | Faith Vol. 2 #9–12 | 128 | August 2017 | 978-1682152195 |
| 5 | Faith & The Future Force | Faith & The Future Force #1–4 | 112 | December 2017 | 978-1682152331 |
| 6 | Faith: Dreamside | Faith: Dreamside #1–4 | 112 | February 2019 | 978-1682152973 |
| Hardback | |||||
| 1 | Faith: Hollywood & Vine Deluxe Edition | Faith Vol. 1 #1–4 andHarbinger: Faith #0 | 160 | March 2017 | 978-1682152010 |
| 2 | Faith Deluxe Edition Book 1 | Faith Vol. 1 #1–4,Harbinger: Faith #0,Faith Vol. 2 #1–8 andA&A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong #5 | 368 | December 2018 | 978-1682152850 |
| Title | Author | Publisher | Publication date | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faith: Taking Flight | Julie Murphy | HarperCollins | July 2020 | 978-0062899668 |
| 2 | Faith: Greater Heights | Julie Murphy | HarperCollins | November 2021 | 978-0062899682 |
In June 2018,Sony Pictures announced a film adaptation ofFaith 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 "screenwriterEric Heisserer seemed to indicate that Faith might pop up in the developingHarbinger before she gets her own movie".[26] However, Sony subsequently sold the rights to the Valiant Universe toParamount Pictures in 2019.[27][28] In February 2022,Deadline reported thatWes Ball was to direct aHarbinger film written byAndrew Lanham.[29]