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Review: ‘Storm Dogs’ #2

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“Murder is no challenge anymore, except on a planet like Amaranth.”

Science fiction, murder mystery, an R-rated atmosphere, and crime scene investigation combines into Storm Dogs #2. This next chapter gets more attention-grabbing as we explore the new world of Amaranth and how everything is slightly off kilter. The murder is only one mystery our team of investigators is exposed to as things heat up in David Hine’s “Storm Dogs”.

WRITTEN BY: David Hine
ART BY: Doug Braithwaite
PUBLISHER: Image Comics
PRICE: $3.50
RELEASE: December 5th, 2012

Dr. Jered Hofman, our forensic pathologist, is the character in focus for this issue. Through his perspective, readers are given great insight into who he is and how this future world operates. Jered prefers using older methods and less technology than normally used to solve murders. Amaranth is a low-technology planet so Dr. Hofman has to…dig in to figure out how the victims died.

You can see and feel Dr. Hofman’s passion come through David Hine’s script and Doug Braithwaite’s gritty art. Now that we are two issues into the series, I understand and appreciate the desolate and muted colors Ulises Arredla used to convey that this is not an alien paradise, but a planet being used up and corrupted by humanity.

Dream Bugs, mystery crystals, a visit to The Snake Pit, and wireheads are all new layers to the story introduced in this episode. It all adds up to terrific world-building. Like any mining town from a western, the locals are not the most virtuous so everyone is a suspect in the murders. Amaranth is a tough planet so even the local law can’t get hung up on every detail of the law. This is something our investigation team will have to adjust to, or, I’m hoping, will confront down the road.

Who is Doll? Who was Doll? Why are indigenous aliens being tortured? More questions I look forward to finding answers to.

3.5 / 5 Skulls

Reviewed by: Your Friendly Neighborhood Brady

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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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