Comics
Garth Ennis Returns For ‘Crossed: Badlands’ #50!
Garth Ennis stepped away from his series for a bit, letting other writers tell their violent tales of madness. Now, he returns to tell his Patient Zero story in “Crossed: Badlands” #50 in March. In celebration of the 50th issue, Avatar will also be releasing the latest trade collection and a new T-shirt.
Check out all of the variant cover art below and all the solicitations.
CROSSED: BADLANDS #50
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Cover and Art: Christian Zanier
Writer: Garth Ennis
MR, Color, 32 pages
In Stores March 26, 2014
The most highly anticipated Crossed story ever is finally here! GARTH ENNIS – the creator of Crossed, returns to the miserable world he created to take us all the way back to the beginning with an unforgettable tale of the fabric of society unraveling. From the first issue of Crossed fans have wondered how it all began. Was it an act of god? Did it begin as a man-made bio-weapon? Is it the final evolution of human kind? Now, after more than five years of horror, Ennis reveals his “Patient Zero” in this seven part epic drawn by CHRISTIAN ZANIER. Join the master of modern horror and all of the Crossed Nation faithful as they get a front row seat for the biggest issue of Crossed since it debuted! Available with Regular, Wraparound, and Torture covers by Zanier, Fatal Fantasy and Mission Failure covers by Matt Martin, True Romance and Amazons cover by original series artist Jacen Burrows, and special Red Crossed and Pure Art Incentive covers.
CROSSED VOL 8 TPB
Retail Price: $19.99 US
Cover: Rafa Ortiz
Writer: Simon Spurrier, David Hine
Art: Rafa Ortiz, German Erramouspe, Gabriel Andrade
MR, Color, 192 pages
Two of the hottest names in horror deliver three tales of terror in this volume of vile repulsions! SIMON SPURRIER spins the mad tale of the insane survivalist from Crossed: Wish You Were Here – Jackson! And from the Badlands vault comes Spurrier’s Crossed tale of hippies meet grindhouse terror like you’ve never experienced in “American Quitters.” Finally, an epic from the first hours of the Crossed outbreak in Japan as DAVID HINE releases the “Gore Angels.” What happens when an abused manga artist in a traditional Japanese home must not only face grinning Crossed devils but also the men that sexually attacked her? The result is a tale of misery and vengeance made reality! Crossed Vol 8 TP collects issues #37 – 43 of the Crossed: Badlands series and the Crossed 2013 Annual. Also available in Hardcover.
CROSSED LOGO T-SHIRTS (MED, LG, XL, XXL)
Retail Price: M, L, XL $9.99
XXL $13.99
Format: Full Color Image on Black Tee
These value-priced Crossed Logo T-Shirts are just in time for C-Day! Featuring the iconic logo and bloody cross, these stylish tees will look good on the hordes of fans descending upon retailers for the 2014 C-Day events! Available in MED, LG, XL, and XXL sizes.
CROSSED ANNUAL 2014
Retail Price: $5.99 US
Cover: Jacen Burrows
Writer: Simon Spurrier
Art: Rafael Ortiz
MR, Color, 40 pages
Crossed scribe SIMON SPURRIER teams up with artist RAFAEL ORTIZ to unleash this vile tale of misery and mischief in the all-new over-sized Crossed 2014 Annual! Ah, the English countryside! Tweeting birds, friendly vicars, crumpets and jam: the peaceful rural idyll. The cow’s in the dairy, the dog’s in his bed and there’s a fat asthmatic kid hiding up the old tower. Also: a mob of Crossed lurking near the duckpond – quaint and friendly sadists who want nothing but to eat your face off and violate your skull – and nobody but the withered old farmer’s wife to stop them. Problem is, she’s Crossed too. And insane. Can old Wheezy play them all off against each other long enough to escape? SUCH JOLLY LARKS. Available with Regular cover by Jacen Burrows, Wraparound by Rafa Ortiz, Torture cover by Gabriel Andrade and special Red Crossed Incentive cover also by Burrows.
Comics
‘Witchblade’ is Getting Resurrected This Summer in New Comic Series from Top Cow and Image Comics
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.
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Cover A: Marc Silvestri and Arif Prianto (Full Color)
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Cover B: Giuseppe Cafaro and Arif Prianto (Full Color)
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Cover C: Blank Sketch Cover
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Cover D (1/10): Dani and Brad Simpson (Full Color)
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Cover E (1/25): Marc Silvestri and Arif Prianto, Virgin Cover (Full Color)
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Cover F (1/50): J.Scott Campbell (Full Color)
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Cover G (1/100): Bill Sienkiewicz. (Full Color)
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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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