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[5 Skull Review] “Intersect” #6 Proves We Are Not Alone

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“Intersect” #6 begins with the most recognizable image and coherent thought in the entire series as an incredible amount of blood runs out from under a destroyed car.  Two men are trapped together deep inside the car, fusing to it.  “I’ll be with you until it’s over” one of them says as he, the car, and the other man become one.  Welcome back to “Intersect”

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WRITTEN BY: Ray Fawkes
ART BY: Ray Fawkes
PUBLISHER: Image
PRICE: $3.50
RELEASE: April 22, 2015

I feel so close to cracking the code of “Intersect” that I worry everyone else has figured it out already and I’m the only one still confused.  Our protagonist provide a narrative about one shooting the other during an eclipse that suggests once again that this is all happening as some kind of punishment in hell or otherwise.  Once again there is a reference to dreaming, bringing to our attention the dream-like metaphoric quality of it all: familiar things take odd and unrecognizable shape and one’s fears and anxiety manifest themselves in fantastical ways.

Then we end on the first page of the first issue with one apparent difference: the kid replaces “cock” with “pussy” when asking if its still there.  Are we shifting perspective/reality?  Are we in an infinite loop that would suggest a punishment/hell explanation?  Its both clearer and further from comprehension than ever before.  Perhaps it is me that no longer makes sense.

Its this infectious quality that “Intersect” has that keeps me coming back all this time.  I’m equally horrified and intrigued, confused and connected, blind and seeing in new ways.  This book is pulling me apart and I’m the first to acknowledge how manipulated I am right now.  I feel like I won’t be ok until I make sense of it.  I wonder if that is how schizophrenics feel.

Lets start a discussion about this book; its warrants one as much as any book does.  I want to know your theories about what is really happening, what Lucky, the Kid, and the Orgasm Monster represent.  But more importantly, tell me how it makes you feel.  Tell me why you keep coming back.  Lets form an “Intersect” support group.  My name is Eric, and I’m obsessed with “Intersect”.  We can get through this together.  We are not alone.

 

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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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