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Review: ‘The Walking Dead’ #127

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For those of you in doubt “The Walking Dead” #127 provides an excellent return to form for the series. It encapsulates the dread of the previous arcs and redefines it in a way I didn’t think Robert Kirkman was capable of. This is the best issue of “The Walking Dead” in years.

wd-cover-127-dressedWRITTEN BY: Robert Kirkman
ART BY: Charlie Adlard
PUBLISHER: Image
PRICE: $2.99
RELEASE: May 14, 2014

Now that the dust has settled, Kirkman has done something beautiful. He has eased into a wholly new chapter for his world and shown us something we’ve never seen before. To say any more would do this story a grand disservice, but it has restored my faith in a series I’ve recently grown tired of.

There is a great deal to be discussed in this issue. It literally redefines every major character in an new and interesting way, and brings on a new status quo for the series. With Negan gone, we’re not living in the same horrible world any more. We’re very far from it, and that’s an excellent thing.

For once the pages of this comic are lined in hope. They are filled with optimism and they show progress instead of destruction. It’s a bold move that I hope carries forward. So much has been done that to remove it all in another act of destruction will lose me as a reader. This feels earned and marketed different than before.

Adlard actually steps up his game here. His character work in this issue will blow you away with the minor exception of Carl with one half sunglasses. I don’t know who thought that was a good idea, but man does it make me hate that kid. Someone needs to sock him in his eye hole and set him straight. I digress. Adlard manages one of the biggest displays of zombie power he’s put to page and it feels terrifying.

It’s hard to say too much about this book without giving everything away. Save for I recommend it whole-heartedly. I wasn’t the biggest fan of “All Out War.” I was ready to drop the book, and this has completely changed my mind. Bravo Kirkman, you’ve done it again.

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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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