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Action Lab Entertainment’s “Southern Dog” Sells Out!

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Jeremy Holt is one of the most promising new faces in comics today. Luckily people have taken notice, his new series through Action Lab Entertainment “Southern Dog” has sold out of its initial print run in many major retailers across North America. For good reason, the story is a mix of racial prejudice and werewolf lore on the wonderfully accepting bible belt of America. Holt himself will be signing copies of  Southern Dog at The Vermont Book Shop, 38 Main Street Middlebury, VT on Saturday, March 28th from 3-5pm. The event is co sponsored by Shacksbury Cider. So go for the comic, stay for the cider, and trust me, talk to Jeremy, he’s one of the best dudes in comics.

ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT’S SOUTHERN DOG HITS BIG
The Supernatural tale of Werewolves and racial prejudice sells in huge markets!

PITTSBURGH, P.A- Jeremy Holt is a talented up and coming comics writer, with a growing, loyal fan base and an original voice. This is proven everyday as the reviews for his tale of racism, coming of age and howling at the moon, SOUTHERN DOG continues to sell out in major comic shops internationally. Created and written by Holt with art by the talented italian artist, Alex Diotto (Comix Tribe’s SCAM), Southern Dog is the story of Jasper, a small town teen who, after being bitten by a wolf on a hunting trip becomes cursed. Things get really complicated when he discovers his family’s ties to the Klu Klux Klan. Inspired by such films as Teen Wolf and Ginger Snaps, Southern Dog examines the unique complexities of race, love, and what it truly means to be a family in the Deep South.

The trade paperback has been a complete sell out at Toronto’s Silver Snail comics, London’s Orbital comics, Burlington,Vermont’s Earth Prime Comics and Midtown Comics in New York City. Recommended by writer G. Willow Wilson of Ms. Marvel fame and available for reorder through Diamond Distribution (order code:OCT140964) at your local comic shops, Southern Dog has been called : “one of the most interesting reads to come along in the form of a mainstream comic book in quite some time.-Andy Frisk, Comicbookbin.com” and  “If there’s one thing that Southern Dog proves, it’s that comic books are a versatile medium open for any subject matter. – Dustin Cabeal, ComicBastards.com”.

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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 (AnimosityBatwomanDC Bombshells) and visualized by artist Giuseppe Cafaro (Suicide SquadPower RangersRed 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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