Comics
Review: ‘Hinterkind’ #1
Fast-moving and action-packed, “Hinterkind” #1 takes readers on an entertaining ride through the apocalypse. It’s not brain-eating zombies that have taken over the world. This time around, the human race has to fight against ogres, trolls, and talking unicorns if they ever want to survive.
WRITTEN BY: Ian Edginton
ART BY: Francesco Trifogli
PUBLISHER: Vertigo Comics
PRICE: $2.99
RELEASE: Oct. 2, 2013
No one has left the island of Manhattan and returned to tell their tale. When a distress call is heard on the radio, who will really answer and risk their lives to help someone? What if the plague has decimated the human population in Chicago and Detroit as well? The plague has sent the world backwards in time, where sword and sorcery were kings of their period. Due to the rising infection, people are slowly turning into wild animals. Soon there will be nothing left but savages if someone doesn’t find out what’s lurking outside of New York.
Writer Ian Edginton presents an apocalyptic world based on American folklore and children’s tales. What I found really impressive is how Edginton establishes the wilderness environment in the opening pages. Because there is no one left to guard the cages, the animals have escaped from the Central Park Zoo. As they roam freely, the animals have marked certain New York landmarks as their own territory. With the last remaining human survivors searching for food, who will be the hunters and the hunted?
Readers will be immersed with Edginton’s snappy dialogue between Prosper and Angus. Edginton has created two likeable characters who are lost in their own coming-of-age tale. Angus is an outcast who wants to belong but can’t because of the terrifying secret he’s hiding. Feeling like she’s trapped in a box, Prosper’s curiosity craves the knowledge to find out what really lies outside the walls of New York. As readers, we want to join Prosper and Angus on their journey into the terrifying unknown.
Artists Francesco Trifogli captures the gloomy and jungle atmosphere in the opening pages. In a two-pager, we see the Empire State Building abandoned over the years and covered in green bushes. Giant trees are growing on the side of empty buildings. In an epic wide shot, Central Park is now a small haven for the survivors. Cris Peters’ fantastic green hues will instantly grab the eye’s attention.
Readers might mistake Prosper as just another Katniss-wannabe because of her bow and arrow. But in Trifogli’s character design, Prosper is wearing a green cloak, which harkens back to the adventures of Robin Hood. There is a suspenseful chase sequence mid-way through the narrative. Prosper and Angus dash across the Queensboro Bridge, trying to outrun the hungry lions right behind them.
With its engaging protagonists, “Hinterkind” #1 does a fantastic job of establishing its apocalyptic vision. I look forward to seeing what happens next as the story progresses.
4/5 Skulls
Reviewed by – Jorge Solis
Comics
‘Witchblade’ is Getting Resurrected This Summer in New Comic Series from Top Cow and Image Comics
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.
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Cover A: Marc Silvestri and Arif Prianto (Full Color)
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Cover B: Giuseppe Cafaro and Arif Prianto (Full Color)
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Cover C: Blank Sketch Cover
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Cover D (1/10): Dani and Brad Simpson (Full Color)
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Cover E (1/25): Marc Silvestri and Arif Prianto, Virgin Cover (Full Color)
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Cover F (1/50): J.Scott Campbell (Full Color)
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Cover G (1/100): Bill Sienkiewicz. (Full Color)
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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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