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By The Hoary Hosts Of Hoggoth, It’s The First Trailer For Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’!
After releasing a teaser poster for it earlier today, Marvel Studios has finally conjured up a trailer for their fourteenth(!) film, Doctor Strange! Directed by Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Sinister), this mystical extension of the Marvel Cinematic Universe arrives in theaters this November 4th. Without further adieu, I give you the first cinematic glimpse of the Sorcerer Supreme himself…
By the hoary hosts of Hoggoth indeed! While it entirely fits within the Marvel aesthetic, the magical and mind-bending (as well as reality-bending) imagery looks pretty damn great. We’ve been told the script had an almost pseudo-Lord of Illusions vibe, so it will be interesting to see if any such darker elements have made it into the final film. Judging off of what is shown here, the possibility is certainly there, at least.
There’s not much to go on in the way of plot still, aside from Dr. Stephen Strange’s (Benedict Cumberbatch) maiming-accident and first encounters with Baron Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and The Ancient One (Tilda Swinton), but that’s all we need at this stage. The point of this trailer is to intrigue audiences and I suspect this trailer will do just that. For now, this looks like a winner.
Still, many questions remain. Is McAdams playing Clea or Night Nurse, as both have been rumored. Hell, perhaps she is both! Will Mordo turn on Strange and The Ancient One before the end of the film? Exactly which big Strange nemesis is “Hannibal” star Mads Mikkelsen portraying? Nightmare? The Dread Dormmamu? Someone else entirely? Who is B-movie action star Scott Adkins playing? A friend or a foe? I guess we’ve got a ways to go before any of these (and other) questions are answered.
Doctor Strange arrives in theaters on November 4th, 2016. The film is directed by Scott Derrickson, from a screenplay by Jon Spaihts and C. Robert Cargill. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Tilda Swinton, Mads Mikkelsen, Michael Stuhlberg, Benedict Wong, Amy Landecker, and Scott Adkins.
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‘Witchblade’ is Getting Resurrected This Summer in New Comic Series from Top Cow and Image Comics
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.
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Cover A: Marc Silvestri and Arif Prianto (Full Color)
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Cover B: Giuseppe Cafaro and Arif Prianto (Full Color)
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Cover C: Blank Sketch Cover
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Cover D (1/10): Dani and Brad Simpson (Full Color)
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Cover E (1/25): Marc Silvestri and Arif Prianto, Virgin Cover (Full Color)
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Cover F (1/50): J.Scott Campbell (Full Color)
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Cover G (1/100): Bill Sienkiewicz. (Full Color)
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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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