In an upcoming all-ages series, Marvel is looking to re-introduce a classic character. Called Moon Girl , this series will bring back the classic character Devil Dinosaur, created by comics legend Jack Kirby in 1978.

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In the original series, Devil Dinosaur is partnered with Moon-Boy, a young caveman character who joined him for the short-lived series.Now Devil Dinosaur is back, but his companion is much different than it was in the '70s. This time, he's accompanied by Lunella Lafayette, a young genius also known as Moon Girl. The latest in a recent string of alternative female superheroes, Moon Girl is an inspector-like gadget character who will ultimately get into hijinks with the T-Rex in downtown Manhattan.The series will be headlined by writers Amy Reeder and Brandon Montclare, artist Natacha Bustos, and editing team Mark Paniccia and Emily Shaw.According to Shaw, Moon Girl was created to provide a character with which younger readers could identify.“Mark and I were talking about how whenever people come in with young kids, or even just for Mark’s own kids, we don’t have that many publications that we can give to people that have that broad reach,” Shaw told EW . “Generally, we’re skewing a little bit older with a lot of our titles and we wanted to create something that adults and kids could really love, like a Pixar feel. That’s where the tone jumped off for us.”Moon Girl's inception was also part of Marvel's growing strategy to increase representation with their various characters.“It’s really important that the mainstream throws up new references like these and it’s an honor to be a part of that change that Marvel is bringing to the comic book creative landscape. A greater number of readers are looking for characters they can identify with, and above all, with the aim that any reader, whatever their background or lifestyle, is capable of transcending their own identities to see themselves in a mirror of entertainment for 20 or 30 minutes without any difference," artist Bustos said.Few details about Moon Girl's story are currently known, although writer Montclare confirmed some epic moments were inevitable.“There’s no specific plan — you definitely have to make room for a battle of the monsters: King Kong versus Godzilla, that kind of thing. And there are some flashbacks to the original dinosaur world, so you’ll get a flavor of that," he said.Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is set to release later this year.Devil Dinosaur can currently be seen in the Secret Wars tie-in series Planet Hulk, as he joins a rugged Captain America on a quest into Hulk territory. Read about the All-New, All-Different direction Marvel will also be taking in its post-Secret Wars series this fall.(Image credit: EW)

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