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Review: ‘Hoax Hunters’ #7

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Hoax Hunters #7 picks things up quickly and presents readers with a promising mystery worth solving. With a new story arc, this is the perfect time to jump in on the “Hoax Hunters” series. If you are a fan of horror and paranormal stuff, this series is definitely for you.

WRITTEN BY: Michael Moreci and Steve Seeley
ART BY: Axel Medellin
PUBLISHER: Image Comics
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: February 13, 2013

At Reality Con, the Hoax Hunters, a group of paranormal debunkers, were challenged in public by the Hoax Hunters Hunters. While their every move is being recorded by the Hoax Hunters Hunters, the Hoax Hunters must disprove the legend of the Haunchyville gnomes. The truth is that the Hoax Hunters are real paranormal investigators trying to stop the spread of the supernatural. With one of their members missing, the Hoax Hunters must stop the Albino King before the merciless killing machine strikes again. If they survive the ordeal, they might have a chance to prove the flesh-eating gnomes do not actually exist.

The writers, Michael Moreci and Steve Seeley, do a great job providing back-story to one of their protagonists, while crafting a suspenseful thriller. In the opening pages, Moreci and Seeley let the readers sink into Ken Cadaver’s mind as he is being mentally tortured. The Albino King is reading into Ken’s mind, breaking through his barriers, and seeing what makes him tick as a corpse. While Ken is in tremendous pain, he is also reliving parts of his past, memories he tried so hard to block. In order to truly hurt him, The Albino King is manipulating Ken’s heartbroken memories of a true love lost.

The Hoax Hunters Hunters are an interesting group because they are a bunch of normal people thrown into an extraordinary situation. At first, the team thought they were trying to prove the Hoax Hunters were a sham. The Hoax Hunters Hunters had no idea that the Haunchyville legend was real and that they were walking into a deadly trap. With a traitor amongst them, the Hoax Hunters have to protect these foolish but innocent people who hated them.

The highlight of the issue is artist Axel Medellin’s depiction of Ken’s interrogation. By foregoing shock value, Medellin is aiming for the emotional truth behind the torture scenes. In creative page layouts, Ken is reliving events from his tragic life while screaming in tremendous pain. The Albino King isn’t the one causing harm, Ken is doing that all his own. Medellin makes great use of flashbacks, transitioning the panels from the past to the present.

Medellin provides little details to his designs to make the characters stand out. In the design of the Albino King, Medellin adds tattoos to the back of his head. When Regan uses her supernatural powers, there is a weird lettering surrounding her fingertips. What makes these details so important, Medellin is letting the readers know that the supernatural has its own language.

This latest paranormal mystery takes a major twist in “Hoax Hunters” #7. The “Hoax Hunters” series started off with an interesting premise and has expanded its mythology with such engaging characters.

4/5 Skulls

Reviewed by Jorge Solis

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

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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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