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Advance Review: “Enormous” #1

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“Enormous” is a monster movie within the frame work of a television show told through the freedom of the comic pages. Details of their origins are currently unknown but giant monsters from “a vast ecological cataclysm” have attacked us. Think Godzilla, but the size of a large bus and the look of a Frankenstein monster made from the world’s most horrific predators. Basically, they look fucking rad and could spell a gruesome end to our short time on this big rock. If that’s not enough, there is also a mysterious parasitic fungus that is turning humans into nothing more than vessels for an unknown, insidious purpose.

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WRITTEN BY: Tim Daniel

ART BY: Mehdi Cheggour

PUBLISHER: 215 Ink

PRICE: $2.99

RELEASE: July 2, 2014

Reviewed By: Torbin Chimners

This first issue wastes no time building out its world. We’re given a quick blurb before the comic even begins that informs us that Earth is wrapped up in a worldwide crisis for food and fuel, (A fate we could potentially find ourselves in the near future.) Along with this all too real information, we also learn that massive beasts dubbed “The Enormous” have begun to appear. The first quarter of the book bounces us between multiple people in multiple locations, all centred around this new parasitic threat. It’s unclear if any of these people are characters that will matter within the series or if they’re just used for exposition.

Jumping ahead a year in the plot, we’re introduced to our protagonist, Ellen Grace who we spend the rest of the issue with. We’re not explicitly told a lot about her, instead we learn about Ellen through her actions. I’m intrigued and can’t wait to learn more about her. She’s a strong and engaging character. She’s reason enough to  come back to “Enormous” with subsequent issues.

Mehdi Cheggour’s art is pretty damn interesting. The first thing it made me think of was A Scanner Darkly withit’s almost rotoscoped feel. It’s like someone took a series of keyframes from a rotoscoped film and arranged them as panels in a comic. Cheggour also makes great use of artificial lens flares that work perfectly in tandem with the already close to life art. My only gripe is that a couple of the faces look too similar. There were a couple moments that I was unsure who was who, but these were few and far between.

“Enormous” has hooked me. The way it’s presented as a television show, with the issues even being renamed as episodes, feels fresh and engaging. Compounded with the absolutely grotesque monster designs and an gripping female protagonist I’d say this is a series worth keeping on your radar.

Torbin Chimners AKA Torin Chambers is a rad dude from the nineties who does film stuff or something. Thomas the Tank Engine is his favorite transformer. Find him on Twitter@Vulgar_Rhombus 

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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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