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5 Skull Comic Review: ‘Colder The Bad Seed’ #4 Epitomizes Creep Horror

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Reviewed by Eric Switzer. “Colder: The Bad Seed” #4 is like the worst acid trip you could possibly imagine.  It is twisted and shocking in a way that makes you question the potential of the creative team had they not had this kind of outlet for their madness.  The horror in this series is so charming and vividly detailed it often reminds me of “Locke and Key” in its presentation.  You’ve got a fair bit to catch up on if you want to get into the second series of this fantastic dark fantasy, but it is well worth the investment.

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WRITTEN BY: Paul Tobin
ART BY: Juan Ferreyra
PUBLISHER: Dark Horse
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: January 28, 2015

The first scene of this issue depicts the creature Swivel on his usual tour of Boston harvesting fingers for his flower pot.  He collects a handful by slamming the car door on a guy, then feeds them to a flock of pigeons, turning them into hideous flying finger monsters that fly through the city ripping people’s faces off and collecting their fingers before murdering themselves on the sides of buildings and under car tires.  Yeah.

Meanwhile, Reese takes a jaunt through the Hungry World uncovering clues about Declan’s past as she is steadily driven insane.  Eventually we discover why Swivel is doing all of this, and what he intends to do to Declan to resolve his issue.  This is the penultimate issue of this arc, and builds perfect anticipation for the finale.

“Colder” is kind of like if Rob Zombie, David Lynch, Charlie Kaufman, and Eli Roth got together and did peyote.  It is a book about the hidden world that feeds on madness, and seems to take depicting this as a personal challenge.  Every issue is more disturbing than the last.  “Colder” epitomizes what I like to call “creep horror”.

Tobin writes with a mix of confused terror and hopeless humor that embodies the insanity of it all so well.  It is rendered in such pristine detail that I wonder how Ferreyra gets through it without making himself sick.  It is almost inevitable that we will see a film adaptation of “Colder” before long, so if you like twisted shit with tons of shock value, this issue delivers another healthy dose of medicine, ya looney freaks.

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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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‘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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