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Review: ‘Fatima: The Blood Spinners’ #2

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Fatima is back to continue her campy, zombie-obliterating adventures in issue #2 of “Fatima: The Blood Spinners”. Once again, Gilbert Hernandez manages to bring something a little different to the table, and not just in the form of boobies and big lips. “Fatima” is not all fun and games; although some of the panels are truly silly, the direction that the story is taking is dynamic and interesting. A stark black-and-white comic is only helping it to stand out, so that more and more readers can be drawn into this strange zombie-infested universe, where people have tiny waists and trouble finding their pants.

WRITTEN BY: Gilbert Hernandez
ART BY: Gilbert Hernandez
PUBLISHER: Dark Horse
RELEASE: July 18

We rejoin Fatima for chapter 2 at Operations, where she worked as a top-rated agent. She explains that everyone really worked as a team, and felt a sense of purpose in trying to defeat the disease that Spin caused. She goes on to say that she even had a little workplace crush. But after the silly, suggestive “de-briefing” pun, shit gets real.

From there, the origin of Spin is revealed. For those just joining us, Spin was explained in the previous issue as being a new synthetic psychedelic that helped the consumer to reach the ultimate high, but then proceeded to turn them into a zombie. Of course, the zombie could then infect other zombies, but the strange part about it was that prolonged exposure to the zombies would make an uninfected person “want” to be infected. That, of course, helped the disease to spread even faster.

After Fatima explains the origin of Spin, the motives of Operations are also revealed, and then we rejoin Fatima at the present day, where she is then propelled into even more trouble. She may not even be in the same time period at this point, and it leaves the reader wondering exactly where she is and where her friends are.

As far as the story goes, I applaud Hernandez for being able to keep such a radical story together without it getting too campy. The pop art does not inhibit the progression at all; in fact, it helps to keep the humor in check, at times. For instance, the hilarious lack of pants and surplus of boobs are enough to make you at least giggle at some inappropriate moments. During one action sequence, there’s a civilian woman with the most gigantic knockers on any planet drawn in a panel of other panicking civilians. It’s definitely enough to instill a smile, and art throughout the rest of the comic does not disappoint, either.

Anyway, Gilbert Hernandez has so far laid some solid foundation and provided a point of action, where we’re finally past the flashbacks and thrown into… uh, well, a slightly uncertain point in time. I’m really excited to see a time and place in the next issue, as well as more of Fatima’s character development, as we only saw a glimpse in the first couple of issues. I’m actually surprised at how exciting this comic has been so far, and I’m psyched to see what the next issue of this unconventional series brings.

4/5 Skulls

Reviewed by – Kaity McAllister

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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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