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[Comic Book Review] “Wilds End” #3 Is Captivating
“Wild’s End” Chapter 3 The Dark Woods is the most exciting and engaging chapter yet. Picking up immediately after Gilbert’s head was vaporized last issue, the gang and an incredibly shaken Mr. Minks retreat into the relative safety of Susan’s home.
WRITTEN BY: Dan Abnett
ART BY: I.N.J Culbard
PUBLISHER: BOOM! Studios
PRICE: $2.99
RELEASE: November 12, 2014
Reviewed By: Torin Chambers
Clive’s hardened wits and general common sense continues to be one of this groups few assets. Although I have found a new favorite character in the self medicating reclusive writer Susan Peardew, who also manages to fully grasp the situation they are in and not become baggage. She’s actually an astonishing help to the group and has become infinitely more engaging then the simple towns folk Clive has interacted with up until this point. While “Wild’s End” was a fun read before it’s now become a captivating experience.
Clive’s handling of Alph and Mr. Minks after Gilberts unfortunate but heroic passing is the first of a string of excellent scenes that beautifully spill from the page. He’s not overtly angry with them, it’s more disappointment than anything and he doesn’t sugar coat it for either of them.
Aside from Mr. Minks everyone has a couple excellent character moments this issue. I almost want to write Mr. Minks off at this point; he hasn’t had any of his own moments and only seems to slow everyone down. He can’t go very fast and is handling the situation much worse than everyone else. Even Alph, the child who’s caretaker/aunt was just killed has adjusted better. I would love to see him come into his own in the coming issues but right now he feels like he’s just there to artificially slow everyone down. Maybe he’s actually a robot in disguise or has some pact with them where they’ll spare him for his services? What ever happens to him I hope he evolves out of the stereotypical coward soon.
Dan Abnett has to be the certifiable master of the shocking and exciting final pages at this point. Always leaving your mouth watering for more and more. They get more astonishing and unpredictable with each passing issue.
Wild’s End has finally elevated itself from a fun romp into an appealing and enthralling read. Susan was just the punch in the arm Wild’s End needed, her along with Alph’s awesome character turns and the lovable but damaged Clive make Wild’s End easy to recommend. It can only go up from here until we reach the Wild’s End.
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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 @TorinsChambers
Comics
‘Witchblade’ is Getting Resurrected This Summer in New Comic Series from Top Cow and Image Comics
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.
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Cover A: Marc Silvestri and Arif Prianto (Full Color)
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Cover B: Giuseppe Cafaro and Arif Prianto (Full Color)
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Cover C: Blank Sketch Cover
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Cover D (1/10): Dani and Brad Simpson (Full Color)
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Cover E (1/25): Marc Silvestri and Arif Prianto, Virgin Cover (Full Color)
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Cover F (1/50): J.Scott Campbell (Full Color)
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Cover G (1/100): Bill Sienkiewicz. (Full Color)
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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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