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character created by

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and Cathy Christian. Avengelyne is an

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who fights the forces of evil and often finds herself face-to-face with

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and

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Publication history

The original character design for Avengelyne was based on the likeness of former ''

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'' model Cathy Christian. Originally published in 1995 by

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, she was also inspired by

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's comic

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from

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. By the end of the 1990s, Avengelyne had been used in comics by

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(only one issue published) and

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. Avengelyne returned to comics in the

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one-shot ''Avengelyne vs. Koni Waves'' in February 2010. In July 2011, a new ongoing ''Avengelyne'' series debuted at

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under the creative team of Mark Poulton and Owen Gieni.

Character biography

As described in an article in ''

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'':

In other media

In July 2013, co-creator Rob Liefeld and

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announced that they were working on a big-screen adaptation of the series in which Carano would star as Avengelyne. In November 2016, it was announced that

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had purchased the film rights for Avengelyne with

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as the intended producer.

Bibliography

* ''Avengelyne'' #1–3 (mini-series, Maximum Press) * ''Avengelyne'' vol. 2, #1–14 (Maximum Press) * ''Avengelyne'' vol. 3, #1 (unfinished series,

) * ''Avengelyne: Armageddon'' #1–3 (mini-series, Maximum Press) * ''Avengelyne: Bible'' (one-shot special, Maximum Press) * ''Avengelyne: Deadly Sins'' #1–2 (mini-series, Maximum Press) * ''Avengelyne: Power'' #1–3 (mini-series, Maximum Press) Avengelyne also appears through various issues of ''

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''.

put out a version of Avengelyne commonly considered in different continuity: * ''Avengelyne: Bad Blood'' #1–2 * ''Avengelyne: Dark Depths'' #1–2 * ''Avengelyne: Dragon Realm'' #1–2 * ''Avengelyne: Revelation'' * ''Avengelyne: Seraphicide'' #½, 1

began releasing an Avengelyne series in 2011 that followed the

continuity: * ''Avengelyne'' vol. 4 #1–8 (July 2011 – May 2012)

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, Vol. 44, p. 450 (unfinished series) ;

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* ''Avengelyne/Demonslayer'' * ''Avengelyne/ Glory'' * ''Avengelyne/Glory II: The Godyssey'' * ''Avengelyne/Warrior Nun Areala'' * ''Avengelyne/Pandora'' * ''Avengelyne/Prophet'' #1–2 * ''Avengelyne/

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'' * ''Avengelyne vs. Koni Waves'' * ''Glory/Avengelyne'' * ''Warrior Nun Areala and Avengelyne 1996''

References

External links

Avengelyne serialization at KeenSpot

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