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Monkeybrain Monday Review: “GoGetters” # 1

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While Monkeybrain comics may not specialize in horror, they do specialize in quality comic books. For those of you looking to expand your palette this is “Monkeybrain Monday” showcasing some of the digital titles this smaller publisher has to offer.

This week we have “GoGetters” from Shawn Aldridge and Christopher Peterson. It’s a fantastic tribute to the Hannah Barbara cartoons of old with a hard edge. In turn Saturday morning fashion a globe-trotting rogue with an inexplicable primate partner make up the team. The human Maya Diaz may like to run her mouth, but she gets the job done, and when all else fails her pet gorilla George Harrison will ensure their success. Together they make the GoGetters. You need something retrieved? Hire this team and you’re bound to have a great time.


WRITTEN BY: Shawn Aldridge
ART BY: Christopher Peterson
PUBLISHER: Monkeybrain Comics
PRICE: $0.99
GET IT HERE: http://www.monkeybraincomics.com/

The very first thing you’ll notice about “GoGetters” is the tongue in cheek wit. The leading caption isn’t even sure of its exact location. Then Maya bursts onto the scene and handles a dangerous situation by being cool as a cucumber. I mean such confidence is probably warranted when you have a hulking white gorilla for a partner.

Maya has a code. She’s good at what she does, and she means business. Her attitude hurries the script along into a great pace. Peterson’s fantastic art perfectly captures the feeling of a Saturday morning cartoon. Characters are vibrant and full of life. The amazing facial expressions and visual gags that are scattered throughout his art will definitely have you laughing. His action panels are clean and they offer a less is more approach. Peterson isn’t afraid to get down and dirty too. A fantastic eye-gouging panel that made me light up amidst all the chaos at the end of the issue.

GoGetters channels this unique vibrant energy that I used to tap into with Johnny Quest. It’s a rollicking good time centered around a captivating main character and some razor sharp wit. I can’t help but feel that Aldridge’s script may be a little overstuffed in terms of dialogue, as some panels are polluted by too many bubbles.

However, his lettering is pretty spot on, somehow finding a balance amongst the busy dialogue and the art. For me a little less spouting quips and a little more too the point would go a long way to Maya’s character. Her voice makes her endearing to a point.

Despite this gripe, “GoGetters” is well worth your dollar. It has a great sense of humor, adventure, and character.

Is it the greatest adventure comic on earth?

Well, only you can be the judge of that.

Rating: 3.5/5 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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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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