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[5 Skull Review] “Intersect” #5 Will Break You

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At the end of this issue there is a “previously on” block that you would normally find at the beginning of the issue.  I must admit that I’ve been relying on these recaps to figure out what the fuck I read in the previous issue.  Here is what this one says:

The story so far:  You are reading a monthly comic book called “INTERSECT”.  The story seems deliberately obtuse and difficult to decipher, like a cipher.  But there’s something about it, and about you, that keeps you reading.  You experience it, and you hold on to it.  Part of you is hoping that it will come together in the end, that there will be a moment that makes you say, “Ah, it all makes sense now.”  Another part of you knows that would only disappoint you.  You live in a world that makes no sense whatsoever”

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WRITTEN BY: Ray Fawkes
ART BY: Ray Fawkes
PUBLISHER: Image

PRICE: $3.50

RELEASE: March 25, 2015

I’m tempted to just leave it at that, but I think this message itself is worth examining.  By so accurately defining our experience and expectations as a reader, it becomes so clear how manipulated we are by the book.  I don’t say that to be revelatory: after all art is by nature a manipulation, but I’ve questioned for some time where Fawkes is coming from with “INTERSECT”.  Is he a mad man letting out his demons?  Does all this shit make sense to him?  Or is he just fucking with us to see how long we’ll put up with this madness.  Well the answer seems to be Fawkes is praying upon our innate desire to make sense of the world, to look for patterns and to reject what we don’t understand.  Indeed, the experience of reading “INTERSECT” is one of the themes of the book.  We hope it will all make sense in the end, but we also know we’d be disappointed if it did.  The book doesn’t make sense.  We don’t make sense.

Its lofty to be sure, and it isn’t for everyone.  But with the inclusion of a letters column we can finally feel less alone with “INTERSECT”.  Its interesting how after every issue I go to find what other people are saying about it because I’m so intensely creeped out every time, I don’t understand what I saw, and I’m looking for someone else that understands what I just went through.  Its trauma, reading this book is traumatic and we keep reading it and looking for help and insight and trying to understand, and then doing it again.  We don’t make sense.

Do I want to make sense of “INTERSECT”?  Do I think there is a puzzle to be solved?  I’m not really sure anymore.  I’ve started to think that Ali or Jason or both of them did something really horrible to each other and that this is hell.  Would I be satisfied to find out that that is what is going on here?  Probably not, but I don’t know.  I think “INTERSECT” broke me.

 

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

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April 18, 2024

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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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