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IDW Releases Info On Its Final ‘Angel’ Story Arc And Gives Fans A Sneak Peek!

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14 years ago

September 9, 2010

The creative team of David Tischman and Mariah Huehner over at IDW Publishing recently sat down to speak to Comic Book Resources about the 39th issue of “ANGEL” that will begin the final 6 issue arc in the series’ run with the publisher before it is moved back to Dark Horse Comics. Not only did the team reveal some interesting details about the arc entitled “THE WOLF, THE RAM, AND THE HEART”, but they also revealed a preview of the first issue which can be found beyond the break. Read on for the skinny!

Here’s An Excerpt From The Interview That Can be Read Over At Comic Book Resources…

“Wolfram & Hart, the law firm run by demonic senior partners that has plagued Angel since his first season on television (and who ultimately sent Los Angeles to Hell during the series’ initial story arc “After the Fall”), return for Tischman and Huehner’s arc, which will close out the vampire hero’s adventures at IDW. “Wolfram & Hart are really the quintessential opposite to Angel. They’re the embodiment of everything that he’s trying to fight and everything that tempts him to be something other than a hero,” Huehner said. “Other than himself, I think W&H are Angel’s most consistent nemeses and you need them to really have an epic ending. As was proven, I think, by both Season 5 and ‘After the Fall.'”

Tischman agreed, noting that Wolfram & Hart were integral part of “Angel’s” run on television. “Look, the reason people read the ‘Angel’ comic books, the reason they love these characters – it’s all because of the ‘Angel’ TV show, which ran over 100 episodes over 5 seasons. When they pick up the comic book, that’s the experience they want to have recreated for them. Forget that this our last arc for a minute,” Tischman said. “Our primary goal with these issues is to tell a great new, original story that recreates that TV experience. To have the characters sound authentic, like you’re hearing the actors who played them in your head. In a new adventure. To have the conflicts and moral dilemmas Angel’s facing stay true to the character, as he was originally created. Wolfram & Hart has always been a big part of all of that.”

WRITTEN BY: David Tischman, Mariah Huehner
ILLUSTRATIONS BY: Elena Casagrande
COVERS BY: Jenny Frison

“The Wolf, the Ram, and the Heart, part 1!” Now that all the weirdness has been explained, Angel and company are looking to get back to what they do best. Except an old enemy with the letters W and H comes back, Angel gets transported, and a whole new can of demony worms is opened. Literally.”

“ANGEL: The Wolf, The Ram, And The Heart” Issue #1 Drops This November From IDW Publishing! (MSRP-$3.99)

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

Published

7 days ago

April 18, 2024

Meagan Navarro

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.