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Review: “God is Dead” # 6

Published

10 years ago

February 5, 2014

“God is Dead” ends its first arc by changing everything. A new status quo begins and the battle for the dark age of faith is settled. This new direction may pose more trouble than it has solved but proves incredibly interesting for the future. Jonathan Hickman & Mike Costa churn out a script that manages to completely evolve their premise, while Di Amorim brings the final conflict to life with trademark gut wrenching displays of gore.

WRITTEN BY: Jonathan Hickman & Mike Costa
ART BY: Di Amorim
PUBLISHER: Avatar Press
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: February 5, 2014

It’s hard to qualify “God is Dead.” The title has been misleading from the get go. It has some resonance with every issue but never manages to fully evoke the idea in a literal sense. It proves to be an interesting dynamic because the book is about anything other than Gods being dead.

The new Gods have been birthed out of science and humanity. They pose a threat to the old order and aim to change everything back to the way it used to be. However, Costa and Hickman prove that there is no returning to that golden era of science. In fact it is long dead. The world has changed and not for the better. More importantly the people on Earth have changed and again not for the better.

The final conflict is disgusting and bombastic. This is a issue filled with casualties, and Di Amorim revels in the moments of gore. They are conducted like a symphony of death that shows guttings, and bodily explosions as if it was just any other day. So naturally the book is an absolute joy to experience. There is an panel of Odin here that will burn into your memory and stay there for a while.

The final conflict does feel a touch anticlimactic for my own tastes, but its more so a testament to Amorim’s incredible use of art. The battle is huge and the powers of these creatures make short work of one another. It left me craving more.

This issue totally belongs to Zeus. He is a commanding presence that owns every single panel in which he is featured. His bombastic merriment in the death of others is captivating. He never ceases to be callous and stupidly believes he has won before truly settling all his debts. Since he was the first God to arrive back on Earth this brings the first arc of the series full circle.

Instead of wrapping things up with a little bow Mike Costa opts for a more challenging and complicated ending that will serve to anger most people. I say anger in the best way because huge conflict is just on the horizon, but conflict very different that the rest of the series has had to offer. The book is pushed in a new direction that will challenge what came before it and start a new chapter of mediation of the idea and the ideal of Gods.

“God is Dead” has never shied away from big issues. The philosophical implications of what is happening on these pages could be studied in universities for years to come, get to it before that happens.

Rating: 4/5 Skulls.

Related Topics:Avatar Press Di Amorim God Is Dead Jonathan Hickman Mike Costa

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‘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.