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[Comic Book Review] “LOW” #3 Is Incredibly Healing

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While reading issue #3 of Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini’s “Low” I couldn’t help but indulge myself in the use of there “I can’t even!” internet meme. This series is so flippin’ gorgeous.

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WRITTEN BY: Rick Remender

ART BY: Greg Tocchini

PUBLISHER: Image Comics

PRICE: $3.50

RELEASE: September 24, 2014

Reviewed by Nick Brehmer

Meanwhile, an imprisoned Marik is left alone with his guilt in accidentally killing the prostitute in issue #2. Surrendering in his own way, suicide seems to be the only way out, but not before his mother can intervene. At odds, the two journey into the wild seas beyond Salus in an attempt to retrieve the probe that may hold the key to humanity’s survival.

I can see the narrative of “Low” run the risk of alienating certain readers. I fear that the stark contrast between Stel’s optimism and Marik’s nihilism might come off as preachy. I’m not overly familiar with Rick Rememder’s work, but his letter to the readers in the back matter of issue #1 indicates that “Low” is new territory for him. He writes, “I’ve realized that in fifteen years I’ve never once written an optimist lead character…Writing Stel’s adventures and what she endures and how she endures it became incredibly cathartic.” We’ve seen just how dark “Low” can go and I think skeptical readers should note that Remender is aiming for a balance of harsh and hopeful.

I think a lot of readers (as one can witness in the back matter letters to the author) find “Low” to be incredibly healing. If anything, the series is preaching that cynicism and despair are easy to fall into. Resilience is the road less traveled.  Just as Stel does, we need to put up with a lot of bullshit before we can step into the possibility of breakthrough.

The key word being “possibility.” It helps having an artist like Tocchini bring these sentiments to life in the panels of “Low.” The designs he’s come up with, from the underwater vessels to the gear and attire of the characters, are just brilliant. Not to mention the vast array of sea creatures we are shown in this issue. With that said, I’ll end with this:

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Processed with VSCOcam with b2 presetA product of the harsh lands of Northern Ontario, Nick Brehmer is in fact a sensitive flower currently blooming in the GTA. He spends his downtime wishing he was British. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @nicholasbrehmer

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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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