A new Elektra series from writer Zeb Wells and artist Mike Del Mundo was one of many All-New Marvel NOW books announced at NYCC last October. And at this point, Elektra is the only one of those books to not be solicited yet.

Elektra #2 cover

But it turns out there's a good reason for that. The series is being pushed back from its original March 2014 start date to April. The reason is that Wells was forced to bow out. Wells told CBR , "Anyone who knows me knows this book has been a dream of mine since I started writing comics ten years ago. Unfortunately, after Steve [Wacker] moved heaven and earth to make the book happen, commitments in television won't allow me the time to craft it with the care it deserves."The good news is that a replacement has been found, and it's none other than former Batwoman co-writer (and lead writer for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed) Haden Blackman. Between Blackman's writing and Del Mundo's strong sense of design (check out the image above or the covers for X-Men Legacy if you're not familiar with his work), Elektra may wind up becoming the spiritual successor to that Batwoman run.Elektra #1 will ship in April 2014.

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