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Review: “Shutter” #5

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With “Shutter” #5 mysteries are unraveling and the greater workings of the plot become unshrouded. Bookending flashbacks give us a smidge more insight into Kate’s father while caking on another thick layer of intrigue to her life. A lesser book could become convoluted and unintelligible, but the incredible creative team have thus far done an excellent job of keeping it all coherent.

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WRITTEN BY: Joe Keatinge

ART BY: Leila De Duca

PUBLISHER: Image

PRICE: $3.50

RELEASE: August 13, 2014

Reviewed By: Torbin Chimners

A towering Cathedral, soaked in rain as lighting cracks throughout the midnight sky: TEN YEARS AGO. That’s “Shutter” #5’s opening page, I’m honestly not sure if there’s any way to be more ominous. Well ending a flashback with “some things are better left unknown” is also a definite contender. Foreboding aside, the flashbacks offer up some high octane action. Showcasing some truly impressive skills from Kate.

So far she’s been mostly reactionary to the world around her and it’s wonderful to see that she can indeed handle herself. That theme runs throughout the whole issue, it’s all about Kate taking control of her own life. She doesn’t take anybody’s shit this month. She forces everybody else to take a hike and spends the remainder of the issue genuinely bonding with her newly discovered brother, Chris.

The manner in which the two estranged siblings connect for the first time feels natural and grounded, unlike most things in this world. Kate’s walkthrough of an old film projector is a definite standout, its super-duper awesome and actually informative.

The more I saw Chris this issue the more it got me thinking. He is the splitting image of his ‘Father.’ He’s essentially a mini version of his Dad, even sharing the exact same name. Lining up the dates of some specific things I won’t spoil here makes me think him and his Father are one and the same. Or potentially some form of reincarnation? There’s something fishy going on and less eagle eyed readers could miss out on it.

More than anything this issue is the real beginning of Kate’s adventure. She’s taken charge of her own destiny, no more being strung along by others to serve their own ends. She’s seeking answers for herself, under her own initiative. I thought I was excited for this issue but now I know that’s nothing in comparison to my elation for “Shutter” #6. It seems like this happens with every issue and may it never end.

 

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Torbin Chimners AKA 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@Vulgar_Rhombus 

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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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