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5 Skull Comic Review: ‘Sex Criminals’ # 10 – Come For The Boners, Stay For The Feels

Published

9 years ago

January 28, 2015

Reviewed By Eric Switzer. “Sex Criminals” #10, the finale of the second arc, has Jon and Suzie meeting up with Ms. “Kincaid” to test the limits of their sexy super powers. This issue may have hit the threshold for tasteless nudity in comics, and I mean that as a compliment, while simultaneously having the most heart of any issue to date. With “Sex Criminals” you cum for the boners, stay for the feels. This issue has tons of both and you’re gonna love it.

WRITTEN BY: Matt Fraction

ART BY: Chip Zdarsky

PUBLISHER: Image

PRICE: $3.50

RELEASE: January 28, 2015

The past couple issue confused me a little bit. I hate to admit that, as I typically assume the blame for not reading carefully enough, but the unceremonious shift in how time is used in the series has caused me to pause and look back, and the beginning of the last issue that followed Kincaid and the beginning of this issue showing Jon’s shrink writing about his conversation with Jon before having that conversation, chronologically, the series has thrown me for a loop, but it doesn’t distract from what is otherwise a standout issue.

Jon continues to deal with his depression in an honest and relatable way. His meet up with Suzie after his session was just so god damn pure. It was awkward and strained between them as neither knew exactly what to say about it yet both were desperate to connect in a way that words just couldn’t. It was perfect.

Then we have Robert romantically described his passion for baby delivering to Rachelle complete with graphic graphic close ups and her responding with dick pics, all the dick pics. It is charming and gross and funny and explicit and it touches on gender issues and sex psychology and all the things that have come to define “Sex Criminals”. This scene plays out like a microcosm of the entire series, astonishing because it is entirely without our key players.

Susie is unbelievably charming, as always, and is oblivious to Jon’s struggle with his feelings for her, which seems to be depicted as black box in his subconscious. Susie is all business as their quest is a little more personal for her, and when they finally achieve the 3x mutual orgasm, the reveal is bizarre and hysterical in a way only Matt and Chip could think up. The only bad thing about this book is the wait between issues. As sophomoric and rude as the creators would like us to think it is, this book always manages to impact me in a big way. It’s really something special and sweet, but don’t tell them I said so.

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Eric Switzer is an aspiring filmmaker and screenplay writer living in Los Angeles. His work tends to focus on the lighter side of entropy, dystopic futures, and man’s innate struggle with his own mortality. He can be found on twitter @epicswitzer or reached via email at ericswitzerfilm@gmail.com.

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Comics

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

Published

6 days ago

April 18, 2024

Meagan Navarro

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.