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Review: ‘Captain Midnight’ #0

Published

11 years ago

June 21, 2013

Fighting Nazis is a guaranteed way to cheer for the hero of your story. Throw in time travel, the Bermuda Triangle, and a genius with secrets and you’ve got the fast and exciting start to “Captain Midnight” #0. The Captain’s dramatic return to the present opens up a world of mystery, flashbacks, and intrigue in its first issue.

WRITEN BY: Joshua Williamson
ART BY: Victor Ibanez and Pere Perez
PUBLISHER: Dark Horse Comics
PRICE: $2.99
RELEASE: June 19th, 2013

This reprint from Dark Horse Presents #18-20 tells the tale of Captain Midnight himself, Jim Albright, inventor, adventurer and time tossed Nazi smasher. Declared KIA in 1944, The Captain explodes back into 2013 in a great opening of action and creative flying. When I first saw the cover to this issue, I thought the costume was a throwback to the WWII era of heroes and what they wore. After reading this issue, I see it is not just for cosmetic but practical (and awesome) reasons. This guy can fly and take over jets in mid-air! Very impressive debut, Midnight.

Part one artist Victor Ibanez’s does a great job with the detailing of the aircrafts involved as well as the inventive action scenes of our hero in action. His fight scenes are clean and crisp. Second half artist Pere Perez also gets some nice flashback scenes to showcase his talents. I actually liked the redacted page. I was only mildly disappointed when it showed up so soon a few pages later. It makes sense that a whiz wouldn’t be phased by being in 1944 one moment and suddenly being in 2013 the next. I like Joshua Williamson’s little moments as Captain Midnight looks over a modern jet as is disappointed by its lack of progress. Our Captain is set to complete his mission. Better late than never, I always say.

The hook of this top secret mission and how it is still relevant in the present intrigues me. I wonder how long the cynical government Agent Jones and the fan boy-pilot Rick Marshall will underestimate our hero. This is a great primer for a series I hope continues to explore the present and the past of Super Genius Captain Midnight and his Secret Squadron.

4/5 Skulls

Reviewed by – Your Friendly Neighborhood Brady

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

Published

6 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.