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The Zombie: Simon Garth TPB Review

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With the rising popularity of zombies these days it’s really hard to figure out what’s worth your $3.50 an issue. Look no further, The Zombie: Simon Garth, is definitely worth the full $14.00. Expressing everything you’d want out of a good horror story. To the point, gory and attention getting. Finally after almost a year, the review is here. Review after the break…
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Hola Creeps, I finally finished reading the 4 part series The Zombie: Simon Garth released by Marvel imprint MAX Comics. This series is stand alone and has nothing to do with previous appearances that Simon Garth has made over the years in DareDevil and Spider-Man. The story starts out with a car wreck. Here you meet one of the main characters, Cherry, who survives the crash and after she wakes up realizes that her daughter Elizabeth is missing. Panic stricken she decides to check the woods near where her crash took place to see if maybe there’s some sign that Elizabeth might have gone through here. What Cherry doesn’t realize that by doing this she is biting off more than she can chew. As she progresses through the forest she stumbles across a couple of inbred hillbillies who would rather service her more than help her find her daughter. Enter Simon Garth, after the inbreeds knock out Cherry, Simon makes his first appearance pretty much scaring away them away. He then picks up Cherry and trails off into the woods. Following their scare the inbreeds get pretty far away thinking they’re on safe ground but little do they know that Simon was one of the many government test subjects to have crashed in a plane not too far from where they just were. And by test subjects I mean flesh eating zombies ready to feast and that’s just the beginning of the trade paperback…

Personally I thought this was a great little mini-series and I’m sorry for myself that it took me this long to actually have finished it. Writer Kyle Hotz (Incredible Hulk & Black Panther 2099) and illustrator Dan Brown (Black Widow & Ghost Rider), who I wasn’t too familiar with am now very impressed by. Throughout the 4 issue series you get constant shocks, almost rape, zombie dogs, zombies and tons of blood and gore. It’s safe to say that Hotz and Brown gave a big effort and I say it paid off. For anyone who’s a fan of horror, zombies or action I highly recommend you pick this series up. My rating: 9.0 Adios Creeps

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

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April 17, 2024

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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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