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Review: ‘The X-Files / Ghostbusters: Conspiracy’ #1

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Another crossover? It’s only January and we’re starting another line-wide crossover? “The X-Files / Ghostbusters: Conspiracy” #1 thankfully bucks the trend of underwhelming chapters and delivers a solid chapter in what looks like a fun multi-title event from IDW Publishing. Bigger and more prominent publishing companies should take note of how to do these types of stories effectively.

WRITTEN BY: Erik Burnham
ART BY: Salvador Navarro
PUBLISHER: IDW Publishing
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: 22 January 2014

The Lone Gunmen from “X-Files” lore are on an urban myth road trip after getting ominous orders from Mulder and Scully. Their first stop is to debunk some con artists claiming to have a service to get rid of ghosts. We all know and love them as The Ghostbusters! Writer Erik Burnham lets the voices of all of these characters ring true to what fans know and love. There’s bickering, teasing, paranoia chit-chatting and all the other beats we expect to hear from both sets of characters bumping into each other here.

Artist Salvador Navarro shows some ability to stretch with the two worlds colliding here. The Lone Gunmen seem more realistically drawn and maybe a little photo-reference stiff for my taste. By contrast, The Ghostbusters, Slimer, and the guys seem more natural. Maybe it’s because the two series are decades apart so artists can have more creative flexibility when showing us the gang with the proton packs and the ghosts and ghouls they deal with. Maybe realism is required more for “The X-Files” realm than it is when you show men shooting lightning at ghosts and shoving them into shoe boxes.

Once again, I’m pleasantly surprised to discover something new and fun in comics shops this week. “The X-Files / Ghostbusters: Conspiracy” #1 has definitely got me interested to see how this road trip across the IDW world plays out. It’s exactly the kind of event book I think (and hope) people enjoy more and more. It’s got familiar characters mixing it up, the artwork is pretty spot on, and the thread linking them all together is simple yet effective. I imagine this being an enjoyable tale which everyone can hop onto and follow wherever this conspiracy takes us readers.

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

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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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