Comics

Comic Book Review: ‘Quantum and Woody Must Die’ # 1 Is A Funny An Action Packed Superhero Romp

Published

9 years ago

January 28, 2015

Quantum and Woody Must Die! #1 kind of says it all right there, doesn’t it? Foils to heroes, even dubious ones like these, always rant on and on like that. Thank the comic book gods once again for books like this. Q&W+Goat shows us that not every hero story has to be so noble or so epic or so dark and serious that the ‘world will never be the same’.

WRITTEN BY: James Asmus

ART BY: Steve Lieber

PUBLISHER: Valiant Entertainment

PRICE: $3.99

RELEASE: 28 January 2015

These two would-be-heroes are the definition of bumbling do-gooders. Brothers Eric (aka Quantum) and Woody (aka the degenerate) seem to be getting into shenanigans all over town. Good luck keeps following them wherever they go, too. Knocking French-Canadians notwithstanding, writer James Asmus continues his comical run with these characters. Plus, you can never go wrong with more Goat and a dash of hypnotism. I honestly don’t know why I never picked this dynamically hilarious series up before their last miniseries, The Delinquents. As long as writers like Asmus keep it this fun, I’ll follow their antics anywhere.

The art by Steve Lieber adds to the fast pace of the story as well. It’s no surprise to anyone who appreciated the underrated Superior Foes of Spider-Man series that Lieber can draw the heck out of funny. Shattering the Santa myth to a child is a particularly fun sequence in this chapter.

I must commend letterer Dave Lanphear. The irreverent emoticons in the word balloons absolutely fit how oddball these two and the wacky world they inhabit are. It’s nice to see there’s new ways to swear in comics without actually swearing in comics. Also the placement of sound effects is pitch-perfect throughout this issue too. Huzzah and kudos all around for making this a great introduction issue. Bring on the offspring of the Goat! Pick this up and learn to laugh at superheroes again and not ironically but because they’re so stupidly funny.

Reviewed by: Your Friendly Neighborhood Brady
Twitter: @mrbradysteele

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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.