Comics

[Comic Book Review] “Wild’s End” #4 Is Another Stellar Step Towards The Finale

Published

9 years ago

December 10, 2014

“Wild’s End” #4 is another stellar installment in this fabulous series. Mr. Fawkes joins up with our rag tag group of heroes and is finally taken seriously. He was dismissed almost immediately, by most, when he gave his early warning of what was to come. Our heroes now understand all too well the real danger these “space-things” can cause and the doom that they bring.

WRITTEN BY: Dan Abnett

ART BY: I.N.J Culbard

PUBLISHER: BOOM! Studios

PRICE: $2.99

RELEASE: December 10, 2014

Reviewed By: Torin Chambers

The tension is high this week as Wild’s End Opens with us looking down the double barrels of Mr. Fawkes shotgun as he yells “RUN” to what’s left of our group of heroes. They’re standing in the middle of a massive field of corn, hearing the ominous “klik-klik-klik-klik” all around them. The group promptly makes a run for it and escape the deadly field. As they pass Fawkes convinces Clive to make a stand with him and see if they can take the mechanical beast down. This is another excellent scene showcasing these incredibly different people/animals being forced together under these extreme circumstances. It’s a blast to see these opposites begrudgingly work together.

Together they blast the damn thing to oblivion, cracking open its glass dome in the process. This releases a strange and curious wisp like thing that floats up into the sky far beyond their reach. Was it just some form of gas fueling the machine or, more sinisterly, could it have been an alien life from that was piloting the small bot? It certainly raises a myriad of questions and is infinitely intriguing, reminding me of the whispering wall in Abnett and Culbard’s last collaboration: Dark Ages. If the amazing reveal done in Dark Ages in any indication this will be shocking, stimulating and superb.

My only criticism comes from the cliffhanger for this issue. About three quarters of the way through there is a perfect cliffhanger, involving a shadowy figure pointing a gun at one of our protagonists. It’s an utter “Holy Shit” moment that makes the actual cliffhanger feel weaker by comparison. Not to say it’s bad, just that the stakes could have been raised higher.

With only 2 issues left Wild’s End is running ahead at full steam. We even get a brief glimpse of that large alien machine from the cover the first issue. Our heroes have the toughest part of the journey left, one that I see being incredibly far from their humble beginnings 4 issues ago. Wild’s End is headed for a grand conclusion that will undoubtedly rock everyone’s worlds.

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Torin Chambers is a rad dude from the nineties who does film stuff or something. Thomas the Tank Engine is his favorite transformer. Find him on Twitter @TorinsChambers

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Comics

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

Published

1 week ago

April 18, 2024

Meagan Navarro

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.