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[Comic Book Review] “The Ghost Fleet” #3 Is A Glorious 80’s Tribute

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“The Ghost Fleet” is back in the New Year with a vengeance, fully blossoming into the glorious 80’s action movie it is at heart. Now let’s be honest for a moment, if Ghost Fleet was an 80’s action film it’d be one of the fucking best. It’s had multiple set pieces that already fully encompass the definition of rad and it’s got an analog for Snake Plissken as a protagonist. If that’s not enough there’s also a lovable dog companion.

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WRITTEN BY: Donny Cates

ART BY: Daniel Warren Johnson

PUBLISHER: Dark Horse

PRICE: $3.99

RELEASE: January 7, 2015

Reviewed By Torin Chambers

To get serious for a second “The Ghost Fleet” has genuinely likable characters who feel real and make you care while also being badass action stars. All wrapped up by mysteriously intriguing secret society who would normally have no right being a part of something that also has semi’s exploding through the air as the protagonist walks away with his back to it smoking a cigarette. Somehow Donny Cates juggles it all without fumbling.

This month’s issue tells a more centralized and contained story of Trace stealing from the Ghost Fleet. More specifically the precious cargo that “The Silhouette” (secret society) has tasked Roland Cohle with transporting whom in turn tasked Ghost Fleet with. Trace does it all with the skill and style of a genuine cool guy. This consequently puts Robert is hot water with Cohle.

Besides limited interaction with Cohle there isn’t much from that fancy pants secret society introduced last issue, which I think is a great move. I’ve seen it numerous times before where a serialized story drops a few bombs about things bigger than our protagonists then slowly trickles those details out over a long period of time. Those bigger background bombs can often times eclipse what the characters are currently dealing with and make their regular struggles boring and unfulfilling. This is not the case at all with Ghost Fleet, the society is still there upping the stakes but the main action isn’t lessoned for it. If anything it’s been enriched, both play into each other creating a balance that I’m really digging.

Ghost Fleet is a fun and rewarding read, every issue is a satisfying affair that leaves you wanting more. If it was a film Michael Bay would direct it and ruin it, which is why comics are amazing and it’s flourishing under Donny Cates and Daniel Warren Johnson’s capable hands.

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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 @TorinsChambers

 

 

 

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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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