Comics

Review: ‘X Files Season 10’ # 2

Published

11 years ago

July 19, 2013

“The X-Files” is back and the tremendous sense of familiarity that comes with it is welcomed. This comic feels like a well-oiled machine. Everything begins with a (literal) bang and doesn’t concern itself with the threads left over from last month. Instead we’re treated to the reintroduction of a familiar face, only to have it ripped from us within a page and a half. Joe Harris creates a compelling new adventure that feels like one of the best episodes of the series.

WRITTEN BY: Joe Harris
ART BY: Michael Walsh
PUBLISHER: IDW
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: July 17, 2013

Joe Harris has structured a script that reads much like an episode of the show. There is a clear teaser that throws the reader into the story. Only to throw us back to Mulder doing his thing.

He pieces together the scene from last month. In the classic dynamic we’re all used to. Harris understands Mulder completely. David Duchovny jumps off the page. The energy pours out from the script and the dialogue is top notch.

The story juggles plots with fantastic pacing. Harris is able to slide between Scully and Mulder without distracting the reader. In fact intercutting between the stories creates a real sense of urgency. Mulder’s story should dwarf Scully’s moments in peril, but both manage to captivate.

Harris revives The Lone Gunmen with a simple and easy to buy explanation. The story feels believable and lends itself to the context of the times. It was a gamble to revive characters that died on screen during the series but it paid off. Instead of seeming hokey and stupid the reintroduction is thought provoking and intelligent.

Micheal Walsh’s art evokes the feeling of David Aja’s work in “Hawkeye”. To fantastic result, his work this month issue is outstanding. The panels with Mulder leading Skinner around on the trail of Scully’s abduction are a real highlight.

Scully’s confrontation with her abductors is excellently crafted. Walsh’s work has a certain sense of dynamism. The action pops and flows with as Scully dodges and stabs. Not once was I thrown out of the action, and honestly couldn’t put the issue down.

Harris has not just created a good “X-Files” story. He has sowed the threads of a great one. The stakes are high, the action is intense, and the mystery is slowly being revealed. This is one of the most refreshing books on the stands right now. It mimics the show with incredible accuracy and truly feels like the rebirth of the property.

Season 10 of “The X-Files” is off to a thrilling start. One I wasn’t sure it was capable of. Harris has created a story that uses the comic book medium to full effect. This book reasserts “The X-Files” into sci-fi dominance.

The X-Files is back and I want to believe its better than ever.

4/5 Skulls

Reviewed by – Jimbus_Christ

Lonnie Nadler

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Comics

‘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.