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[Comic Book Review] “The Life After” #3 Is Brilliant in its Unbridled Imagination

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Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: Ernest Hemingway, a guy named Jude and a bull dog walk into a cave…I don’t think anyone can ever claim to have thought of what goes down in “The Life After” #3 except for the brilliant creators behind it. This is downright unbridled imagination at its best.STK650206

WRITTEN BY: Joshua Hale Fialkov

ART and COLORING BY: Gabo

PUBLISHER: Oni Press, Inc.

PRICE: $3.99

RELEASE: 17 September 2014

Reviewed by: Your Friendly Neighborhood Brady
Twitter: @mrbradysteele

“The complete history of creation in three pages!” promised by Writer Joshua Hale Fialkov at the end of last issue is not what anyone would expect. There’s still grandeur to the birth of everything. There are also some humbling human revelations as to how pillars of our society came about. The reality of how reality works is brought to the forefront here and it’s not as grandiose as other creation stories have made it out to be. I think that’s what makes this story work so well. Fialkov has somehow merged two worlds together: the mundane running of a company and the reality of how the afterlife operates. It’s fascinating reading to say the least.

The art’s none too shabby either for a book about suicides and purgatory and angels and demons. Artist Gabo has enough creative designs going so far that readers can be diverted from the real powerful moments when they happen in the story. Angels are not as comforting as you’d think. Heaven and Hell aren’t as majestic or as scary as some imagine. All that and the infinite number buried to suffer for eternity. There is some heavy stuff going on here and its gripping visuals help propel things ever forward.

It’s only been three issues so far of The Life After and I know there’s so much more to see. Fialkov and Gabo seem to be on track to give us just enough to intrigue readers for what is happening and what is come. All of this plus monthly doses of Hemingway for good measure! I know Fialkov has dabbled in mainstream work for both Marvel and DC. I’m curious how he’s done working for such big publishers. I will definitely start hunting his other stuff down now that I know what he’s capable of unrestricted.

 

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

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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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