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#NYCC14 Donny Cates Repossess Superheroes With “Paybacks”

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Spinning out of the pages of Buzzkill comes The Paybacks—a wildly entertaining ongoing series from Buzzkill co-creators Donny Cates and Eliot Rahal (Hunter Quaid). With Geof Shaw returning for art duties and Lauren Affe on colors, The Paybacks takes on hard issues with humor and will keep you coming back for more!

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Having trouble paying off your superhero loan? Behind on payments for your invisible jet or suit of armor? Have no fear! Our skilled repossession team, the Paybacks, will help you transition into a new life of service to pay off your superdebt! That is, if you survive the experience…

The Paybacks is set to debut in September 2015, from Dark Horse Comics. Preorder your copy today! Donny Cates’s latest ongoing series, The Ghost Fleet, launches November 5, 2014.

Praise for Donny Cates & Eliot Rahal’s Paybacks:

“I think my favorite thing about the book is that Knight Night doesn’t ride the unicorn. Like, I think that is genius.”—Gerard Way

I briefly spoke to both Donny Cates and Eliot Rahal today on the show floor, and within a few days we’ll have some materials that will show you why this is a must have book of 2015. The character designs are brilliant, the creative team has an incredible energy and sense of humor, and the premise is staggeringly original in the world of superhero comics which quite frankly is nearly impossible to do these days.

Also if you happen to be at NYCC, be sure to get a Ghost Fleet tattoo, because if you do…

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Get your #ghostfleet tattoo at our #nycc booth 1636. Then if @doncates sees you on the floor with it on, he’ll give you one of these ultra limited #ghostfleet koozies!

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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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