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Guess Who Is Directing ‘Spectacular Spider-Man’?!

Published

9 years ago

March 2, 2015

Originally set for Sinister Six, Drew Goddard is now focusing solely on the next Spider-Man for Marvel Studios, Latino-Review reports.

Goddard – director of The Cabin In the Woods and writer on Cloverfield – would be taking the reigns on the new series potentially titled Spectacular Spider-Man (I guess they’ll save “Web Of Spider-Man” for the third reboot).

Sony will scrap everything planned, including an Aunt May movie (seriously?), but won’t tell another origin story (thank God).

We won’t be seeing Andrew Garfield as the web-slinger, as a new actor will be cast. And, something I’ve been screaming for even before Amazing Spider-Man, is that the focus is on high school. And when I say they want Peter Parker to be in high school, they want him to be there for an entire trilogy and grow up into the role (much like Harry Potter). They’re in this for the long haul.

Surprisingly, there are already leaked plot details. Explains the site, a major part of the first film will involve Spider- Man fighting Iron Man and then trying to pass the “audition” to join the Avengers! The villains? Well, the plan is to bring together the Sinister Six!

Everything here shows that Marvel is listening to the screaming of fan boys. And while I typically think they shouldn’t listen too hard, this is one situation where the fans are wholeheartedly correct. Spidey needs to be younger, he needs to stay in high school (the best stories from both the original and “Ultimate” series took place during Peter’s early years), and the audience doesn’t need another damn origin story.

Personally, I just want to see the high school drama built up as opposed to see 100 action set pieces. “Friday Night Lights” starring Spider-Man sounds great to me…

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Brad Miska

Horror movie fanatic who co-founded Bloody Disgusting in 2001. Producer on Southbound, V/H/S/2/3/94, SiREN, Under the Bed, and A Horrible Way to Die. Chicago-based. Horror, pizza and basketball connoisseur. Taco Bell daily. Franchise favs: Hellraiser, Child's Play, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Scream and Friday the 13th. Horror 365 days a year.

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‘Witchblade’ is Getting Resurrected This Summer in New Comic Series from Top Cow and Image Comics

Published

6 days ago

April 18, 2024

Meagan Navarro

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.