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Review: “X” #15

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The Archon has interrupted the local chaos and mayhem in Arcadia that our one-eyed vigilante is used to. “X” #15 looks to rectify that situation abruptly with lots of bullets and beat downs as a remedy. This issue is nice and tightly paced. All the excess has been trimmed away to keep the throttle down on this escalating story arc. Has X met someone he ultimately can’t take down?

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WRITTEN BY: Duane Swierczynski

ART BY: Eric Nguyen

PUBLISHER: Dark Horse Comics

PRICE: $2.99

RELEASE: 9 July 2014

Reviewed by: Your Friendly Neighborhood Brady

Rich men and gangsters. Both want what the other has. There’s blood and power on one side and legitimacy and sophistication on the other side. They often meet and almost always never end things well. As it usually happens, one forces the other to give them what they want. In our tale, we have the mobster Tango getting the raw (and bloody) end of the deal from would-be Arcadia real estate savior Peter Winter. The odd part of this equation is what Winter is really after. Writer Duane Swierczynski swerved my expectations there as to the motivations of the new, handsome villain in town.

As always, artist Eric Nguyen keeps the world of Arcadia looking dark and angular and distinctive. The training of our hero coupled with the torturing of X’s prisoner was a nice, off-putting and dynamic change of scenery in rapid succession. The gore and violence are also up to par with Nguyen’s previous work in this bloody series. None of his characters look the same in any way which is always refreshing to see in comics.

Knives, bullets, swords and dog food all go flying in this chapter. The beatings are thorough on both sides as are the double-crosses. The cliffhanger is a pretty good hook to see where the havoc train that is X will go next. Things have escalated rapidly and I’m hoping the creators haven’t painted themselves into a corner with this opponent. I’ve come to enjoy seeing the man called X kill everything in sight in the name of his mission. I hope it doesn’t end anytime soon.

 

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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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