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GRAPHIC CONTENT PICK OF THE WEEK: Lonmonster – ‘Green Wake’ #6

Published

13 years ago

October 27, 2011

By this point it’s become almost habitual to choose Green Wake as the GC Pick Of The Week. From the very first issue, Green Wake had my attention, and now, as lame as it sounds, it has my heart (you can make fun of me in the comments). Green Wake is the kind of mystery tale that leaves you feeling dirty on the inside because of how much pleasure you derive from such a grotesque world. It’s the kind of story you wish you had created. It’s the kind of horror tale that’s more than just blood and guts. Creators Kurtis J. Wiebe and Riley Rossmo fashioned an absorbing, relentless tale of horror and criminal suspense that took comic fans by storm over the summer months, and what better time to welcome the start of the new ongoing than Halloween. Read on for the skinny…

WRITTEN BY: Kurtis J. Wiebe
ILLUSTRATED BY: Riley Rossmo

“’LOST CHILDREN’ The next chapter of the critically acclaimed saga returns and the face of Green Wake has been forever changed. A new threat to the once-quiet shores surfaces when rowboats wash ashore with nothing but fresh blood as a passenger and a new arrival begins a campaign to unite Green Wake’s inhabitants with unknown purpose.”

The plot is both complex and simple, lending a lot to old crime stories and film noir. Green Wake is a town, not unlike Silent Hill, where people just seem to show up. Nobody really knows why or how people get to this secret village, but they all feel a certain sense of belonging in the torpid world. The mini-series focused on the self appointed detectives who worked to discover the town’s first killer, as well as some dark secrets of Green Wake itself. There’s also something in there about people turning into frogs, and tidbits of failed relationships. Now a new threat arrives, and it’s big enough to disturb the town forever.

Wiebe and Rossmo have a lot, and I mean a lot to live up to in the wake of their original mini-series. When the series began it was chastised for being too confusing, too dark, and not sharp enough. But as the run continued people realized that’s exactly how the book was supposed to feel. Green Wake relies on confusion, lonesomeness and absolute moroseness to creature a dreadful atmosphere. It grabs you by the collar and pulling you head first into its little disfigured world.

I’ve ranted about Green Wake enough times in the past that I don’t really feel the need to go on describing how amazing it is. You’ve heard me say it before, and now I say it again, this story is second to none, and the art is like no other horror comic today. Green Wake is a perfectly executed, intelligent, dark crime thriller that should not be passed up. A pitch perfect r

‘Green Wake’ #6 Is Available Now From Image Comics (MSRP $3.50)

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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.