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Marvel Adds Many To ‘Iron Fist’, ‘Defenders’ & ‘Spider-Man’

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The Marvel casting couch has been adding actors like crazy over the few days.  THR reported a couple days back that Tony Revolori (The Grand Budapest Hotel) and Laura Harrier (“One Life To Live“) have joined the cast of Spider-Man: Homecoming.  While details remain scarce on Harrier’s role, Revolori will reportedly be playing a friend of Peter Parker (Tom Holland) named “Manuel”.  The Jon Watts-directed film arrives in theaters in July 2017 and has a cast also comprised of Marisa Tomei and Zendaya.

Next up, actor Eka Darville recently spoke to SpoilerTV about his role as reformed junkie Malcolm Ducasse on Netflix’s “Jessica Jones“.  During the conversation, he revealed that we’ll actually see him before “Jones” gets its second season.  That’s right, Malcolm will rear his head again in “The Defenders” miniseries arriving next year.  At this time he appears to be unsure of how much screentime he will be receiving, but this marks another “Jones” co-star shaking it up with the other Netflix heroes after Jeri Hogarth’s (Carrie-Ann Moss) appearance on “Daredevil” this year.

Speaking of Netflix, their next Marvel series has added two more to its cast.  The currently-shooting “Iron Fist” has cast Jessica Stroup (“90210“) and Tom Pelphrey (“Banshee“, pictured above) as siblings Joy and Ward Meachum, respectively.  They are the children of Harold Meachum (David Wenham), who will be one of the show’s villains.  Meachum was the business partner of hero Danny Rand’s (Finn Jones) parents and had a hand in their deaths.  Rand, of course, is the titular superhero, Iron Fist.

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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 18, 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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