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[ECCC ’13] ‘Marvel Next Big Thing’ Panel

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11 years ago

March 3, 2013

Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn, Joe Keating, Kelly Sue Deconick, Mark Waid, Sam Humphries, and Matt Fraction sat on the Marvel panel at ECCC this Sunday to talk about each of their books, upcoming business with Ultron and Thanos, and potential future crossovers.

Kelly Sue started off talking about “Captain Marvel,” which will be crossing over with “Avengers Assemble”. It will begin in the pages of “Enemy Within” #1, this May. She expressed her confusion as to why it was not just starting in “Captain Marvel”, but hey, that’s marketing.

Joe Keating dove into “Morbius the Vampire”. After issue #6 he will be reintegrated into the Marvel Universe, where he will be crossing over with “Superior Spider-Man”. “We’re going to be introducing a larger mystery that we planted seeds for. There is much more going on…no jello fights are involved.”

“Deadpool” came up next, issue #7 will be a stand-alone issue taking place in the early 80s, where he will interact with Tony Stark during his “Demon in a Bottle” storyline. He promised that “something really messed up” will be coming in issue #8 with “more horrifying elements comics down the road.”

Matt Fraction brought up goth kids joining the “FF,” there will be a pool party, a big bang, a big crunch, and Ben Franklin is a Skrull. “Hawkeye” #10 will introduce a new assassin, Loser brothers, a dog solving crime, and vacation are all promised to come into the series shortly.

Sam Humphries brought up “Uncanny X-Force” next. Bishop will be battling the X-Force under L.A. subway systems, and during the next storyline we will learn more about Bishop and where he’s been and why he’s changed over the years. Then, they are brining in a “big major villain, who will be familiar to long time members of X-Men”.

Mark Waid got a chance to plug “Daredevil” (not that it needs it because it’s that good). Murdock will find out more about who has been targeting him since the beginning of the series. This will make his quest even darker and harder to deal with. There will also be a frost giants battle coming up in “Indestructible Hulk”, where Thor will be making an appearance for a three-issue arc. Waid also expressed interest in doing a Hulk/Daredevil team up in the near future.

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

Published

7 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.