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Robert Rodriguez Gets Fans Ready For ‘Predators’ With A 4 Issue Weekly Prequel This June!

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Let the marketing campaign begin! Just in time for the July 7th release date of his upcoming reboot of the ‘PREDATORS’ franchise being helmed by Nimrod Antal (“VACANCY”, “ARMORED”), it was announced that Robert Rodriguez will be teaming with Dark Horse Publishing to release a 4 part weekly prequel to the film! Inside you can find all the details on the series including the covers for all 4 issues! “Starring Adrian Brody (“THE PIANIST”, “THE JACKET”) and Topher Grace (“THAT 70s SHOW”, “SPIDERMAN 3”) “PREDATORS” follows nine humans,”Predators” of sorts, who are kidnapped and taken to an alien world which is used by the Predators as a game reserve. Now they must all fight to survive while they are hunted by a new breed of alien hunters known as Predators.”

PREDATORS #1 (JUNE 9th MSRP-$2.99)
WRITTEN BY: Marc Andreyko and David Lapham
ILLUSTRATED BY: Guilherme Balbi and Gabriel Guzman
INKS BY: Jose Verissimo and Mariano Talbo
COLORS BY: Garry Henderson and Michael Atiyeh
COVERS BY: Paul Lee.

“A team of Navy Seals is in the midst of a firefight when it suddenly goes dark. They awake to find themselves in a new and more deadly environment, stalked by a strange enemy. One by one these special-ops officers are killed by an unseen threat, until only one man remains. All alone in a strange world, he must do what he knows best survive against all odds.

Robert Rodriguez teams with Dark Horse for an action-packed weekly prequel to his forthcoming Predators film!”

PREDATORS #2 (JUNE 16th MSRP-$2.99)
WRITTEN BY: Marc Andreyko and David Lapham
ILLUSTRATED BY: Guilherme Balbi and Gabriel Guzman
INKS BY: Jose Verissimo and Mariano Talbo
COLORS BY: Garry Henderson and Michael Atiyeh
COVERS BY: Paul Lee.

“The lone Navy Seal finds himself in an uneasy alliance when he discovers another survivor on the planet but he also learns that here humans are prey, transplanted from Earth to this alien jungle, to be hunted for sport.”

PREDATORS #3 (JUNE 23rd MSRP-$2.99)
WRITTEN BY: Marc Andreyko and David Lapham
ILLUSTRATED BY: Guilherme Balbi and Gabriel Guzman
INKS BY: Jose Verissimo and Mariano Talbo
COLORS BY: Garry Henderson and Michael Atiyeh
COVERS BY: Paul Lee.

“The human alliance strains under the threat of the vicious Predators, an elaborate system of traps, and the impossibility of escape, until the men are locked in their own game of cat and mouse against each other. David Lapham writes backups featuring Adrien Brody’s cold-blooded killer from the film!”

PREDATORS #4 (JUNE 30th MSRP-$2.99)
WRITTEN BY: Marc Andreyko and David Lapham
ILLUSTRATED BY: Guilherme Balbi and Gabriel Guzman
INKS BY: Jose Verissimo and Mariano Talbo
COLORS BY: Garry Henderson and Michael Atiyeh
COVERS BY: Paul Lee.

“Traps are set off and new Predators enter the fray in the blood-drenched conclusion: the set-up for Robert Rodriguez’s reboot of the Predator film series! Next month the story continues in the official movie adaptation written by Paul Tobin, and the film’s sequel, written by David Lapham!”

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‘Witchblade’ is Getting Resurrected This Summer in New Comic Series from Top Cow and Image Comics

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April 18, 2024

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Witchblade, the popular comic series that initially ran from 1995 to 2015 and launched a TV series, is getting resurrected in a new comic series from Top Cow and Image Comics. It’s set to unleash heavy metal, black magic and blood this summer.

Look for the new Witchblade series to launch on July 17, 2024.

In Witchblade #1, “New York City Police Detective Sara Pezzini’s life was forever fractured by her father’s murder. Cold, cunning, and hellbent on revenge, Sara now stalks a vicious criminal cabal beneath the city, where an ancient power collides and transforms her into something wild, magnificent, and beyond her darkest imaginings. How will Sara use this ancient power, or will she be consumed by it?”

The series is penned by NYT Best-Selling writer Marguerite Bennett (Animosity, Batwoman, DC Bombshells) and visualized by artist Giuseppe Cafaro (Suicide Squad, Power Rangers, Red Sonja). The creative duo is working with original co-creator Marc Silvestri, who is the CEO of Top Cow Productions Inc. and one of the founders of Image Comics. They are set to reintroduce the series to Witchblade’s enduring fans with “a reimagined origin with contemporary takes on familiar characters and new story arcs that will hook new readers and rekindle the energy and excitement that fueled the 90’s Image Revolution that shaped generations of top creators.”

Bennett said in a statement, “The ability to tell a ferocious story full of monsters, sexuality, vision, and history was irresistible.” She adds, “Our saga is sleek, vicious, ferocious, and has a lot to say about power in the 21st century and will be the first time that we are stopping the roller coaster to let more people on. I’ve loved Witchblade since I was a child, and there is truly no other heroine like Sara with such an iconic legacy and such a rich, brutal relationship to her own body.”

“The Witchblade universe is being modernized to reflect how Marguerite beautifully explores the extreme sides of Sara through memories, her personal thoughts, like desire and hunger, in her solitude and when she is possessed by the Witchblade. So, I had to visually intersect a noir True Detective-like world with a supernatural, horror world that is a fantastic mix between Berserk and Zodiac,” Cafaro stated.

Marc Silvestri notes, “This is brand new mythology around Sara, and I can’t wait for you to fall in love with her and all the twists and turns. Discover Witchblade reimagined this summer, and join us as we bring all the fun of the 90s to the modern age and see how exciting comics can be. I can’t wait for you to read this new series.”

Witchblade#1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, July 17th, for $4.99 for 48 pages. And it’ll come with multiple cover variants.

  • Cover A: Marc Silvestri and Arif Prianto (Full Color)

  • Cover B: Giuseppe Cafaro and Arif Prianto (Full Color)

  • Cover C: Blank Sketch Cover

  • Cover D (1/10): Dani and Brad Simpson (Full Color)

  • Cover E (1/25): Marc Silvestri and Arif Prianto, Virgin Cover (Full Color)

  • Cover F (1/50): J.Scott Campbell (Full Color)

  • Cover G (1/100): Bill Sienkiewicz. (Full Color)

  • Cover H (1/250): Line art by Marc. Virgin Cover, Inks (B/W)

Witchblade #1 will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.

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