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Review: ‘Suicide Risk’ #5

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For one reason or another “Suicide Risk” continues to fly under the radar and readers are painfully unaware that this book has been consistently good. Issue #5 is a standalone issue, so it’s a great jumping on point for new readers and it just happens to be the best issue in the series yet.

WRITTEN BY: Mike Carey
ART BY: Jolle Jones
PUBLISHER: Boom! Studios
PRICE:$3.99
RELEASE: September 11th, 2013

This issue acts as an issue #0 of sorts where we get the origin of Ada as she makes the transformation into the villain Instant Access. We get an inside glimpse of Ada living paycheck-to-paycheck, dealing with an abusive husband, and being pushed to the brink of insanity by her kids. Then when she gets offered a chance to be activated with superpowers, so she sets out to extract revenge on anyone that has previously wronged her.

When reading “Suicide Risk” you definitely get the impression that writer Mike Carey is world-building here and that he has a long form road map that is guiding his typing hand. This issue does deviate from the main plot, but it was a nice change of pace from the over storyline and there were some brilliant plot twists that made this one of the best books that came out this week. Carey has been doing a great job slowly peeling back the layers of this story in each issue to reveal new plot twists and keep things exciting for readers.

Normally the art on “Suicide Risk” is handled by Elena Casagrande, but for this issue Joelle Jones stepped in to handle the artistic chores. Jones style is a little bit more cartoonish than Casagrande, but somehow it works perfectly for this story. Jones does a great job capturing the expressions of the characters to convey the proper emotion that each scene needs to really pop.

“Suicide Risk” continues to be one an interesting examination of superheroes and how they would use those powers if they existed in today’s world. Not since Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker’s landmark run on “Gotham Central” have we had a title that examines the ramifications of regular people coming into contact with superpowers and how it effects those around them. Carey is doing a great job building the world and the characters in “Suicide Risk”, so we can only hope that the sales support this title so we can see what he has in store for readers.

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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