Kimura has returned to the Marvel Universe and a new archnemesis is revealed in the upcoming X-23: Deadly Regenesis by Erica Schultz and Edgar Salazar.
Kimura, Laura’s sadistic former handler from the Facility, is back with a vengeance to try to break X-23’s spirit and this time, she’s recruited a mysterious figure from Laura’s past to help her do the job—HAYMAKER! A skilled fighter with a personal vendetta against Laura, Haymaker is more than a match for X-23 and will earn their spot as X-23’s new archnemesis. After Haymaker (Jordan Gastin) makes their first appearance, readers will learn more about their backstory throughout the series. In the meantime, check out the character for the first time on the newly revealed design variant cover by Marvel’s Stormbreaker artist Jan Bazaldua for X-23: DEADLY REGENESIS #1 and the main series cover by Kalman Andrasofszky for May’s X-23: DEADLY REGENESIS #3.
“I’m really excited to have gotten the opportunity to work with Jan Bazaldua and Edgar Salazar in adding Haymaker to the Marvel Universe,” Schultz said in a press release from Marvel Comics. “Between Haymaker (aka Jordan Gastin) and Kimura, Laura’s got her work cut out for her in this one.”
X-23: Deadly Regenesis #1 (of 5) arrives on March 8, 2023.
