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[Advance Review] “Transference” #1 Redesigns Time Travel

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“Transference” is a smart book that doesn’t hold your hand. It asks you to discern what’s really happening as subtle hints point towards the truth, but nothing’s as simple as it outright looks. Time travel’s the name of the game here and changin’ the future’s the job. Changing it for exactly who is unclear but at least our protagonist seems to have a better idea than us.

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WRITTEN BY: Michael Moreci

ART BY: Ron Salas

PUBLISHER: Black Mask Studios

PRICE: $3.99

RELEASE: June 24, 2015

That’d be Colton, the leader of a three-person team who regularly travel through time nudging it in a direction favorable to their employers. This isn’t something new to them and aside from one rookie they seem to have been doing this for years. We’re thrown directly into the middle of these people’s lives, right on the one job that changes everything. I won’t spoil it but trust me, it turns their shit topsy-turvy.

Being thrust right into it, there’s no time for backstory so we learn everything about Colton and his team from their actions. How they carry themselves and react to situations becomes all the more vital. It also makes every conversation thoroughly fascinating as you try to decipher everyone’s true motivations. You’re engaged in the espionage with the characters, naturally investing yourself in their struggle.

Time travel is rarely handled with as much nuance as we get here. It’s all about subtle changes whose true importance isn’t immediately apparent. It takes time for these things to unravel, leaving the person in a foggy sort of haze, not being able to quite pin down what’s happened. It’s a refreshing shift from time travel in action movies and superhero comics where every change in the timeline is painfully obvious and they only travel to cliche periods in time.

Transference grabs you and involves you in its story. Engaging with you as you read, wrapping the characters as well as the reader up in the mystery and intrigue. A smart and engrossing new time traveling spy comic, Transference is like a tall cool glass of water. Refreshing in all the right ways, it’ll quench your thirst.

Transference #1 hits comic shops on June 24th, 2015 and can be preordered using diamond code: APR151162

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‘The Wicked Trinity’ – Preview New Archie Comics One-Shot Inspired by ‘The Craft’ [Exclusive]

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From Sabrina’s Magical World, Bloody Disgusting has learned this afternoon that Archie Comics will be releasing brand new one-shot comic The Wicked Trinity this coming June.

You’ll be able to meet The Wicked Trinity in the 32-page comic on June 12, 2024.

In The Wicked Trinity, “Sabrina’s magical nemesis Amber Nightstone and her sidekicks, Jade Kazane and Sapphire Gill, are intent on becoming the most powerful witches in the world. Isolated from so many around them, the three have formed a coven based on their individual needs for vengeance and true freedom.

“But when there is some dissent among the ranks, their small coven is threatened to be obliterated from within.”

The Wicked Trinity features a script by Sam Maggs, art by Lisa Sterle, colors by Ellie Wright, letters by Jack Morelli, main cover by Lisa Sterle, and variant cover by Soo Lee.

Archie Comics Senior Director of Editorial Jamie L. Rotante tells Bloody Disgusting, “When Editor-In-Chief Mike Pellerito came up with the idea of the Wicked Trinity—Amber Nightstone, Jade Kazane, and Sapphire Gill—I was immediately intrigued. I even had the good fortune to work on the script for Jade and Sapphire’s first appearance in last year’s SABRINA ANNUAL SPECTACULAR comic for younger readers. What I especially loved about these magical teens is that they could seamlessly transcend from classic-Archie stories into more mature, even horror stories. I was eager to start developing their world with a modern sensibility, taking cues from the great work of Kelly Thompson and Veronica Fish on our SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH series, and Sarah Kuhn and Carola Borelli on our recent DARKLING one-shot. Inspired by series like Charmed and films like The Craft, I knew there was so much potential to build up this coven in a story that beautifully blends magical fantasy with horror.”

Writer Sam Maggs previews, “Real witches writing real witches—that’s how we do things over at Archie Comics! I was named after a famous witch—Samantha from Bewitched—and so I grew up absolutely obsessed with everything witchcraft, devouring every book series I could about teen witches. That makes WICKED TRINITY a dream project for me. The power and energy of teen girls is absolutely unmatched (just look at the engine behind fandom culture) and being able to harness that metaphorically for a story like this is such a delight. Everything I write focuses on the power of female friendship, and this story is no exception. And what’s better than a morally grey female character? I struggle to think of anything. Cat familiars, maybe? Also, I’m totally a practicing witch now. So maybe if you read this, you’ll find yourself imbued with magical powers, too.*

Artist Lisa Sterle adds, “I can’t wait for people to be re-introduced to The Wicked Trinity! Witches, fashion, and Archie Comics; this is truly a magical trifecta and I’m so happy to have the opportunity to put my own personal stamp on this. I love to create stories in which girls find their own power, both from within themselves and through their friendships and coven. If you’re a fan of my Modern Witch tarot, you’ll find this comic just as magical.”

Exclusively check out the two covers for The Wicked Trinity one-shot comic below!

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