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5 Skull Review: “Zero” #10

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At the moment, the releases of “Zero” are my most anticipated of the series which I’m reading. I’m forced to sit back and reflect after I finish each issue.

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WRITTEN BY: Ales Kot

ART BY: Tonci Zonjic

PUBLISHER: Image Comics

PRICE: $2.99

RELEASE: July 23, 2014

Reviewed by Nick Brehmer

Issue #10 is no different. Michael Gaydos’ artwork creates this sort of landscape of nostalgia with rotoscoping-styled visuals as if they’ve been drawn over our protagonist Edward’s life over and over again.

Apart from a few frames, there’s very little text in this issue. The double-page spread of the Icelandic road might as well be wearing boxing gloves.

The story is contextualized in this issue yet again through the confrontation between an aged Edward and the gun-wielding little boy on a coast of England. It’s in this present scene of 2038 that we learn about the event labeled “the switch.” It’s unsurprisingly veiled in mystery, but whatever it is, it’s not good.

Infectious and ominous. As Edward brings the boy back in his mind to over ten years prior, we the readers see that he has seemingly abandoned his life of espionage for the isolation, both personal and natural, of Iceland. He’s haunted, but routine keeps him steady. It’s during a walk along the snowy streets that Edward encounters an elderly gentleman and a woman staging a public play when the profundities of this issue drops.

Memory is seemingly paramount to Ales Kot’s writing and its power is highlighted here during this interaction between Edward and the female director. In a near Shakespearian fashion, memory is established as creating in individuals an opportunity for performance. A chance to pretend. To create an alternative. To fool not only ourselves, but also those around us. Edward is no different.

I don’t have much more to say about this issue. I don’t really feel equipped to. Issue #10 of “Zero” left me rather dumbfounded.

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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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