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“The Wicked + The Divine” Is “Better than the Bible”

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Image likes to put out these quotes from hot creators to help promote the release of new books, which is a pretty smart tactic. The latest praise coming in is for the new series from Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie, “The Wicked + The Divine”. Matt Fraction calls the book “Better than Watchmen. Better than the Bible.” Is he joking? Obviously, but the book still looks great. Check out the wave of praise below.
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From the press release:

The hotly anticipated new series from Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie, THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, was first announced at Image Expo in January and has already generated a wave of enthusiasm across the comics community. Leaders in the industry and critics alike are singing the praises of THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, where the gods are worshiped as pop stars, but only live briefly and are reincarnated every ninety years.

Bryan Lee O’Malley, whose bestseller Scott Pilgrim and upcoming Seconds drew fans in droves, will be drawing a variant cover for THE WICKED + THE DIVINE. This electrifying O’Malley variant can be pre-ordered with Diamond Code FEB148314.

THE WICKED + THE DIVINE #1 hits shelves 6/18. The two McKelvie/Wilson covers were drawn as a pair and Cover A can be pre-ordered with Diamond Code APR140486, Cover B with Diamond Code FEB148313.

Advance praise for THE WICKED + THE DIVINE:

“So if you’re looking for a new favourite comic, tell your store you want The Wicked + The Divine by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie in June.” —Warren Ellis, TREES, SUPREME: BLUE ROSE

“Just read The Wicked + The Divine by Jamie McKelvie and Kieron Gillen. Holy shit, holy shit, holy shi—“ —Becky Cloonan, Demo, Batman, By Chance or Providence

“It’s one of the best books I’ve read this year.” —Wil Wheaton, actor

“Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie’s The Wicked + The Divine is better than Young Avengers. Better than Phonogram. Better than Watchmen. Better than the Bible.” —Matt Fraction, SEX CRIMINALS, Hawkeye

“I got to read Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie’s new series, The Wicked + the Divine and it’s the best thing they’ve ever done. You need it.” —Ed Brubaker, FATALE, Criminal

“The first issue of Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie’s The Wicked + The Divine is a wonderful door to a seductive new world. Let’s all go in!” —Fábio Moon, CASANOVA, Daytripper

“Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie’s The Wicked + The Divine is a warp into the middle of a wildly imaginative mythology and I’m itching to read more.” —Rick Remender, BLACK SCIENCE, DEADLY CLASS, Uncanny Avengers

“If you’re headed to the comic shop tomorrow, please tell them to preorder you a copy of The Wicked + The Divine. Jamie and Kieron are both masterful here. Just a great job by the whole team. Give the first issue a try, you won’t regret it.” —Jonathan Hickman, EAST OF WEST, MANHATTAN PROJECTS, Avengers

“Gillen and McKelvie shared their upcoming The Wicked + The Divine with me, and it’s amazing. Please tell your retailer this week to order!” —Mark Waid, Daredevil

“The Wicked + The Divine has an absolutely perfect first issue. 10 out of 10. This is going to be a very special book. We live in an era spoilt by great creator-owned work—but The Wicked + The Divine has as good a shot at ‘classic’ status as any book I’ve read in the last 5 years. Congrats Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matthew Wilson, and Clayton Cowles.” —Nick Spencer, MORNING GLORIES, THIEF OF THIEVES

“Just read an advance issue of Wicked + Divine. The team is firing on all cylinders! Order it, quickly!” —Jordie Bellaire, THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, PRETTY DEADLY

“Not solely because of my art-crush on Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie, I had the honor of losing my shit over issue #1 of The Wicked + The Divine.” —Max Bemis, lead singer of Say Anything, Polarity

“The Wicked + The Divine #1 is excellent, surprising nobody. You should pre-order it right now.” —Al Ewing, Mighty Avengers, Zombo, Loki: Agent of Asgard

“I have read The Wicked + The Divine #1 and it’s probably my favorite Jamie McKelvie and Kieron Gillen book to date. Both are in their prime.” —Mike Norton, REVIVAL

“Pretty sure The Wicked + The Divine gave me a hangover. Need the hair of the dog that bit me.” —Ivan Brandon, Viking, 24Seven

“I just got a look at Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie’s The Wicked + The Divine #1, and I urge you to order yours at your local comic store now.” —Emma Vieceli, Vampire Academy: The Graphic Novel, Alex Rider: Graphic Novel, Breaks

“It’s so much good and then some. Pick it up.” —Andy Suriano, Samurai Jack, CHARLATAN’S BALL

“The Wicked + The Divine #1 is an astonishingly awesome debut by top-class gents Jamie McKelvie and Kieron Gillen. You need this in your life.” —Joe Keatinge, TECH JACKET, SHUTTER

“Gillen and McKelvie’s The Wicked + The Divine is the Gillen-and-McKelviest thing Gillen and McKelvie have ever done.” —Andy Diggle, MANIFEST DESTINY, The Losers

“Was lucky enough to see an issue of Jamie McKelvie and Kieron Gillen’s new comic The Wicked + The Divine and yes it’s amazing.” —Christian Ward, INFINITE VACATION, ODY-C

“I was delighted to read an advance copy of The Wicked and the Divine by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie. Trust me, you want this.” —Paul Cornell, Doctor Who, London Falling, Wolverine

“Just read Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie and Wilson and Cowles’ The Wicked + The Divine #1… it’s gorgeous. I can’t wait to read more. Buy it!” —Ray Fawkes, Batman Eternal

“My favourite comic books are Lucifer, Transmetropolitan, and Preacher: the new The Wicked + The Divine, by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie, is right up there.” —Musa Okwonga, pundit for the BBC World Service

“Just read The Wicked + The Divine by Kieron Gillen and crew—IT’S GREAT, so pre-order now and support creator-owned!” —Michael Oeming, Powers, The United States of Murder Inc., Victories

“Reading The Wicked + The Divine by Kieron gillen and Jamie McKelvie is like trying to eat a fluorescent light tube whilst electricity is still in it. You should probably order The Wicked + The Divine. If you like pop gods and explosions and having a late twenties crisis like me that is.” —Cara Ellison, Eurogamer

“I got to read The Wicked + The Divine from Image Comics and it put me on my ass. You can pre-order it, or settle for a second print.” —Gerry Duggan, Deadpool, Nova, THE INFINITE HORIZON

“The Wicked + The Divine #1 reviews itself a few pages in: ‘it’s what orgasms aspire to be.’ Awesome first issue, Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie.” —Lucas Siegel, Newsarama

“The Wicked + The Divine is everything you love about Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie, LEVELED UP. You’ll kick yourself if you don’t pre-order this.” —Dennis Hopeless, Avengers Academy, Cable & X-Force

“I read The Wicked + The Divine just now and it is great. Jamie McKelvie really knows about eyeliner.” —Kate Leth, Bravest Warriors, Adventure Time: Seeing Red

“Just read advance first issue of The Wicked + the Divine by Mckelvie, Gillen and Wilson—a gorgeous book by a comics superteam. A+” —Cameron Stewart, Seaguy

“Read Episode 1 of Kieron and Jamie’s The Wicked + The Divine. Exactly as splendid as you’d expect, with added wiggy courtroomery.” —Si Spurrier, X-Force, Six-Gun Gorilla

“I love the phrase ‘a book that teaches you how to read it’ and The Wicked + The Divine #1 reads like a beautiful realization of that ideal.” —Christopher Sebela, High Crimes, Dead Letters

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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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