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Diversity has come to the comic-book universe. There are now super-heroes who are Muslim, Hispanic, gay, lesbian and more. But all those characters still have something in common: athletic, even godlike bodies. Not so Faith Herbert, a plus-size heroine, who will be getting her own monthly series beginning in July, published by Valiant Comics.

The new series, written by Jody Houser and drawn by Pere Pérez and Marguerite Sauvage, came about after a limited series, which began in January and ends this month, proved very popular. “So many people have come up at conventions and told me how much the book means to them,” Ms. Houser said. Faith, who in her civilian life is steeped in nerd culture, has especially resonated with female fans who enjoy seeing “a character who is a geek like them and isn’t being treated as a joke.”

Sarah Winifred Searle, a cartoonist, produced a visual essay about her appreciation of the character: “It was like looking at myself if I starred in a superhero comic. I had never experienced that before.” She added, “Outside matron archetypes and joke characters, visibly fat women had no place in media I had access to.” Last year, Bulimia.com published a series of comic book covers that showed their heroes with more realistic body types.

Faith, whose code name is Zephyr, was introduced in 1992 and had adventures for three years, before Valiant ceased publication of all its series. The company re-emerged in 2012 with Faith as one of its core heroes in “Harbinger.” The new series will introduce Faith’s first arch-nemesis and explore her romantic life. A collected edition of the limited series will be released in July.

The character will also make it to the big screen as part of a slate of films from Sony Pictures featuring Valiant characters. The first, “Bloodshot,” is scheduled for release next year.