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Eibon Press and Artist Vince Locke Bringing Lucio Fulci’s ‘House by the Cemetery’ into the World of Comics

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Earlier this year, comics company Eibon Press began turning the classic films of Lucio Fulci into comic book mini-series’, part of their Saga of the 7 Gates project that continues early next year. First up was a 3-issue comic book adaptation of Gates of Hell (aka City of the Living Dead), and up next Eibon is giving new life to Fulci’s House by the Cemetery.

We’re excited to exclusively let you know tonight that Eibon has enlisted the legendary Vince Locke to do the artwork for their House by the Cemetery mini-series!

Eibon writer Stephen Romano explains to us…

“We weren’t just making idle threats last year when we announced that my collaboration with Derek Rook on LUCIO FULCI’S GATES OF HELL was just the start of an insane 13-issues extended comic book universe. That first part of the SAGA went out in high style earlier this year with GATES issue 3, one of our proudest moments at Eibon. But guess what? That was just the first chapter. The SAGA has now officially entered it’s SECOND PHASE, and we are pulling out ALL the stops. This will come in the form of our utterly batshit adaptation of Fulci’s HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY. And we scored a real high end collaborator for this one.”

“It is a REAL dream come true to work with Vince Locke. He is a 25 year industry veteran, a legend in the business, and he came on board the Eibon team because he likes the way we do business here. He is the celebrated artist of DEADWORLD and the co-creator of my favorite “Splatterpunk” graphic crime novel A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. Vince is hard at work on HOUSE issue one as we speak, and the book will be available for pre-orders in February.”

“My script for this epic 3 issue mini-series within the SAGA OF THE 7 GATES will take the concept of the Seven Gateways to hell uniting Fulci’s most cerebrated horror films a quantum leap forward, with extended backstory on the Boyle family and of course the infamous undead Doctor Freudstein himself. We’ve remained faithful to the storyline of the film, while exploring many aspects of Fulci’s creepy side plots that were never fully explained in the film, so the whole damn thing is filled with ghosts, gore and mayhem you won’t believe.”

Preview Locke’s artwork below.

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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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