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Review: “Hellboy In Hell” #6

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Review by – GreenBasterd

After a short hiatus Hellboy returns to the scene in his sixth issue of “Hellboy in Hell”. With all the references in the “B.P.R.D.” and “Abe Sapien” to events in Hell, it is crazy to see how much this ongoing influences the rest of the Mignolaverse. Hellboy is clearly at a bit of a loss as to what to do since death but fortunately for him Hell is full of people who would love to take a shot at the champ, occupying his thoughts in the process.
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WRITTEN BY: Mike Mignola
ART BY: Mike Mignola and Dave Stewart
PUBLISHER: Dark Horse Comics
RELEASE DATE: May 14
PRICE: 2.99

Picking up right where we left off in the previous issue, Hellboy is given a geography lesson on Hell by new undead friends until his conversation is rudely interrupted by a damned soul wanting to play a hand of cards. Hellboy once again is in for more than he bargained for. What started off as a simple card game turns into a life and death struggle but there is always more beneath the surface when Mike Mignola is at the helm. As the story comes to a close interesting events occur that foreshadow our protagonists uncertain future.

These books always come as a treat. Mignola is gifted in his craft, to put it simply, and this book is a testament to that fact. The first highlight of the writing is the pacing of the story. It starts off slow but quickly jumps in pace leading to the last few pages with a whirlwind of action. The careful storytelling consumes me entirely, and I never want it to end.

A fantastic aspect of most Mignola work, including this series, is his ability to interject small panels with simple illustrations and one or two words that can add so much depth and tone. This issue is riddled with these types of panels that give Hell a very eerie and lonely feeling, having a major influence on the overall delivery. This is someone who understands the medium of comics like no other.

Never has an artistic tandem impressed me more than Mike Mignola and Dave Stewart; the simplified style that Mignola is famous for is brought to life the by Stewart’s soft colour pallet. One panel that I really love is of Hellboy draped in shadows as he is walking from beneath an archway with playing cards raining down on him and from the depth of that archway two red glowing eyes are visible. This is just one panel of many I could say is my favourite but for me this single illustration represents Hellboy himself, always trying to break free from the shadows but there are always sinister powers at work trying to stop this from happening.

Really a fantastic issue, it comes and goes fast but its layout makes it feel like its own little story arc. Hopefully future issues really start to tie Hellboy back into the grand scheme of things.

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

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2 days ago

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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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