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Review: ‘The Strain: The Fall’ #7

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Did you ever come and just channel surf? Before the downloading / streaming era most people live in now, folks would gather around the picture box and flip channels to see what was on TV. Every now and then, you would stumble upon something completely new that grabbed your attention. “The Strain: The Fall” #7 is precisely that for me. I was entirely surprised by how exciting, thought out, and accessible this issue was.

WRITTEN BY: Guillermo Del Toro, Chuck Hogan, David Lapham
ART BY: Mike Huddleston
PUBLISHER: Dark Horse Comics
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: 15 January 2014

Normally, when I see that many names for writing credit on a story, I am wary to read it. Fortunately for readers, the entire creative team are exceptional at their jobs. Guillermo Del Toro, Chuck Hogan, David Lapham keep the pace of the story moving ever forward in a truly engrossing tale. The first part of the story fills us in on the history of a revenge tale and leaps into the present battle. Decades pass but still vengeance pushes one Professor onwards.

I’d seen the covers to this title before but didn’t even know it was about vampires. The look of the monsters here are wholly unique and no doubt Del Toro’s influence can take some credit for that. Artist Mike Huddleston keeps everything looking fast-paced and kinetic-looking. Each character looks entirely distinctive while the vampires’ monstrous look makes them look like an oncoming storm of white and red.

I need to toss a coin as to how to proceed reading this series in the future: do I find all the previous issues or do I just wait until next month’s chapter? Either way, I don’t think I can lose. My tastes in horror are growing by one more title that has me in its thrall. “The Strain: The Fall” is a great horror comic that is worth picking up no matter what issue.

4/5 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 (AnimosityBatwomanDC Bombshells) and visualized by artist Giuseppe Cafaro (Suicide SquadPower RangersRed 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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