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Bloodshot Makes A Valiant Return In July

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What’s the most exciting event in comics this summer? The return of Valiant Comics. In the ’90s when most companies were more concerned with gimmicks and trends, Valiant consistently put out books with strong writing and artwork month in and month out. The company is finally set to return this summer and our inner fanboy couldn’t be happier.

Bloodshot One of Valiant’s flagship titles, Bloodshot, is set to re-launch in July 2012 with writer Duane Swierczynski and art by Arturo Lozzi and Manuel Garcia. Bloodshot is the tale of a man brought back to life through technology to become the ultimate killing machine. They have also announced at the beginning of March that Bloodshot has been picked up by Columbia Pictures for a film adaptation.

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USA Today had the following information about Bloodshot:

Swierczynski hates to say something horribly pretentious about Bloodshot like “This is one’s man violent and dangerous quest for his own identity …,” but that’s pretty much what the book is: “Bloodshot has no frickin’ idea who he is.”

The ultimate killing machine full of dirty secrets in his mind and nanites in his body to help him heal and control electronics, Bloodshot has many, many memories, of being a guy named Angelo Mortalli and also of being a guy named Ray Garrison. He’s going to want to figure out who he really is, whether he’s a living weapon whose soul is burning away, or if there’s a man still under there looking for answers and redemption.

Plus, “nanomachine technology has come a long way in the 20 years since Bloodshot first appeared,” the writer reports. (Bloodshot is also headed for the big screen —Columbia Pictures announced March 1 that it was closing on a deal to adapt the comic into a movie produced by Neal H. Moritz.)

Swierczynski admits that he missed the original Bloodshot series from the 1990s but had a meeting with Simons last July at Comic-Con in San Diego, where they dug around the character’s history to see what made him tick.

“He’s my favorite kind of noir hero: tortured yet determined to do the right thing, no matter what kind of horrible things he may — or may not — have done in the past,” Swierczynski says.

“Warren would’ve had to put a bullet in my head to get me to back off.”

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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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