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[Comic Book Review] “Roche Limit” #4 Is Another HighPoint For The Excellent Series

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“Roche Limit”#4 is a convergence of sorts, many dangling plot threads are woven together for the first time. Pay offs are beginning to trickle in, more of this world is revealed than ever before and the stakes have never been higher for Roche Limit. There’s no going back after this issue, for our protagonists and for us readers, if you’re not hooked now you’ll never be.

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WRITTEN BY: Michael Moreci

ART BY: Vic Malhotra

PUBLISHER: Image Comics

PRICE: $2.99

RELEASE: January 7th, 2015

Reviewed By: Torin Chambers

Moreci’s Roche Limit openings are bar none some of the best in comics today. I’m as giddy as a school girl every issue to see how he’s going to open my mind in an exciting and meaningful new way. They’re the silky smooth chocolate covering the delectable story nougat centre. This issue’s also has the added bonus of revealing a secret that’s been off to the side and in the shadows up until now, those wrinkly ghouls. The revelations surrounding them and the anomaly are exquisite, showing that Moreci isn’t afraid to take chances and grasp at some weird, out there stuff. I’m 110% into it.

We are also treated to a few characters we’ve been following for some time now finally interact with each other. Accomplishing goals and acquiring answers only stirs up more complex and dangerous questions. Goals that seemed so difficult and far off back in issue one have now become the stepping stones for mysteries greater than imagination.

I do however have one gripe with this issue and it happens during an incredibly heated hostage exchange.

Some spoilers follow.

Alex is supposed to exchange himself for Bekkah who’s being held by Warren and a few of his goons. Alex has a device in his chest that could explode if he were to perish, so instead of handing himself over he points a gun to his own head and threatens to shoot himself if they don’t hand over Bekkah. I don’t have an issue with the mechanics of the situation it just happens all too fast. Most of it occurs on a single page and Warren calmly gives in immediately, it’s way too easy.

Nitpicks aside I cannot praise this series enough, it’s in the top tier of Image Comics and reading in general. Roche Limit #4 is another high point for a series that knows nothing but high points.

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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

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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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