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Review: ‘Uncanny’ #3

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Dynamite Entertainment’s crime launch has been flying under most comic reader’s radar. Garth Ennis’ Red Team has been superb so far, but it failed to light the sales charts on fire. Now, writer Andy Diggle is the next to take the plunge in the seedy streets of Dynamite’s crime line with “Uncanny”. With just three issues of under his belt, Diggle already has readers locked and loaded for this caper.

WRITTEN BY: Andy Diggle
ART BY: Aaron Campbell
PUBLISHER: Dynamite Entertainment
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: August 28, 2013

The premise for the book is very familiar, but Diggle and Campbell do their best to put a unique spin on things to keep it from being predictable. The book introduces us to Weaver, a man born with an ‘uncanny’ ability to absorb people’s skill sets and memories for a brief period of time. Rather than use his powers for the betterment of mankind, Weaver uses them to lie, cheat and steal as a thief-for-hire. After a job at a casino goes horribly wrong, Weaver gets bailed out by a mysterious assassin employed by Deacon Styles. After pulling Weaver’s butt out of the fire, Styles offers him a half million dollars to put a stop to shady think-tank organization that aims to build an army of soldiers with latent abilities like Weaver’s. Weaver is stuck in the middle between two massive corporations vying for the ability to activate humans with super powers.

‘Uncanny’ plays to all of Andy Diggle’s strengths as a writer. The book has already established the perfect balance between character development and action in just three issues. The pacing of this book is fantastic, as Diggle peels back the layers of this book slowly, to keep readers engaged at every turn of the page. There is a feeling here that Diggle building something grandiose for Weaver as he navigates through the choppy waters of this complex mystery.

The mood of the story and characters is perfectly captured by the artwork by Aaron Campbell. His style is a cross between Sean Phillips (Fatale) and Michael Lark (Lazarus, Gotham Central), but his simplistic approach is enhanced by Campbell’s expert use of contrast within each panel. Campbell is the perfect partner in crime for Diggle as his artwork truly brings the story to life.

If you are a fan of Criminal or Gotham Central than this book is the perfect addition to your pull list, as ‘Uncanny’ delivers all the key components of a good crime book. Readers should take note and pick up ‘Uncanny’, as it continues to rise to the top of ‘must read’ pile every month.

4/5 Skulls

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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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