The comic takes the core elements that make the original series great and puts a new spin on them. I dug the hell out of this first issue and am excited to see where this series goes. With a new creative team and a brand new vision, the series looks to shed any lasting remnants of its 1990s reputation and become a bastion for strong, empowered female creators and characters. Its interesting to see the search for creative freedom led to a mass defection from marvel and dc, resulting in a whole new way of looking at comic book characters. Sara pezzini, a nypd homicide detective comes into possession of the witchblade, a supernatural artifact with immense destructive and protective powers. Publishers have been shrinking its size on their comic book covers for decades. Dynamic pictures just pop when theyre combined with compelling dialogue which allows this volume to shine without relying on the history of the franchise. Several previous witchblade artists return to the title to send her off in style. The final order cutoff deadline for retailers is monday, november th. She is the bearer of the witchblade, a mysterious artifact in form of a gauntlet. Nerdist the work that kittredge and ingranata have put into this issue is more than obvious and may end up being more memorable than the originals legacy.
An era comes to a close with the doublesized final issue of sara pezzinis twentyyear run. Witchblade 2017 comic read witchblade 2017 comic online. It was also the inspiration for the anime of the same name. The series was created by top cow founder and owner marc silvestri, editor david wohl, writers brian haberlin and christina z, and artist michael turner the witchblade comic was adapted into a television series in 2001, as well as an anime, a manga and. Check out the new comics at your local shop this week. The series was created by top cow founder and owner marc silvestri, editor david wohl, writers brian haberlin and christina z, and artist michael turner.
Luckily the witchblade gives her superhuman powers. Witchblade manga sneak peek major spoilers comic book. From top cow universe architect ron marz witchblade, angelus and top cow superstar artist michael broussard the. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Created by marc silvestri and originally running from 1995 to 2015, witchblade was one of the longest running comic books starring a female.
Sara magdalene pezzini was born november 18, 1970, and is of italian descent. Witchblade is an american comic book series published by top cow productions, from 1995 to 2015. New york city police detective sara pezzini is the latest in a long line of bearers of the witchblade, a mysterious arti. With a stellar female cast and a potent and clean art style, this book is worthy of the top cow stamp. Witchblade is published by image comics under the top cow imprint. The witchblade side stories dont really have a reading order except for occasional crossovers with the darkness, and big story arcs such as first born, etc. This is a bold new direction for the franchise and im super excited about it. This supernatural, sentient weapon has bonded to various women through history, such as cleopatra and joan of arc. Its main comic book series ran for 185 consecutive issues 187 if were being technical, it has created dozens of spinoffs including the darkness who is almost equally popular, it has been adapted into a 23 episode tnt television series, it is currently being adapted for a second live action tv series on nbc, adapted into a 24 episode anime.
Alternative cover edition for isbn 9781582409016new. Life after, part one gunned down and left for dead on a new york rooftop, alex underwoods life should have ended therebut instead, at the moment of death, she became host to the witchblade, a mystical artifact that grants the woman wielding it extraordinary powers. About image comics image comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of bestselling artists. Witchblade is the kind of book id pretty much have considered mediocre back in the days of multiple earths and female superheroes as powerful and as intelligent as their male counterparts. Featuring a brandnew story, this is a musthave for any witchblade fan. Witchblade of the high seas, script by christina z, pencils by tony daniel, inks by kevin conrad and billy tan pp. Witchblade pictures witchblade pics comic book movie. Witchblade tv reboot set up with vampire diaries, csi alum. It isnt totally comprehensive, but it includes just about. Anne bonny leads her pirates to an enchanted island on a treasure hunt where she obtains the power of the witchblade in order to defeat the. Grade universal signature series restored qualified total.
It uses the witchblade concept, but with different powers and motives, and is. The comic speculator is a blog written by worthpoint comic book worthologist matt baum that takes a look at each weeks hot new comics and back issues and the comic market place in general. Masane amaha is a woman on the fringe of society, but her strange destiny was written ages past. Sara pezzini is a fictional superheroine starring in the witchblade series.
The anime was not an exact adaption of the witchblade comic book. Witchblade origins, volume 1 by david wohl goodreads. By delivering the weekly list of new releases, along with news concerning current and future products available in local and online comic book shops, we enable consumers to meet their goals more effectively. A new era starts in the witchblade saga with the creative team of ron marz the. Top cow will relaunch witchblade with creative team writer caitlin kitteridge and artist roberta ingranata, with the. It really is a more modern day take on the concept. Gunned down and left for dead on a new york rooftop, alex underwoods life should have ended there but instead, at the moment of death, she became host to the witchblade, a mystical artifact that grants the woman wielding it extraordinary powers. Because of this, ingranata is able to effectively establish tone throughout the book. Ron marz, the writer who has defined the character of sara pezzini arguably more than anyone since her creators one of whom, marc silvestri, drew this months cover, featuring the issue above. Nbcs last attempt at a comic book series was dc comics constantine, but it was canceled after just one season. The original series was created by marc silvestri and david wohl, brian haberlin and christina z, and the late michael turner.
Sunstone is an adult webcomic series written and illustrated by stjepan sejic which was first. The witchblade anime was coproduced by the japanese company gonzo and the american comic book company, top cow. Everything you missed in the comic book series cbr. The series soon became a hit and inspired a tnt television series that ran for two seasons, while also being criticized at times as an example of 90s comic book excess. Collecting the first eight issues of the witchblade comic in a convenient format, this graphic novel is likely to please existing fans. A serie foi criada pelos editores da top cow marc silvestri e david wohl, escrita por brian haberlin e christina z e desenhada por michael turner. She has been chosen from the anonymous depths of history, a fresh host for the coveted artifact known as the witchblade.
Witchblade originated as a top cow comic book created in the mid90s. See more ideas about comic books, spawn and comic books art. Jun 26, 2015 witchblade debuted in 1995, created by silvestri, turner, david wohl, brian haberlin and christina z. Some of the comic book fans were unhappy with the way both the wielder and the witchblade itself was shown on the show, as the wielder in the comic is a busty female something yancy butler is not, and when the witchblade manifests in the comic, it tends to rip off all of the wielders clothing and replace it with very revealing, alienlike. Free comic book day returns once again on saturday may 5 2012. Witchblade comics have been published by top cow comics since 1995 up to date. However, a competitor to douji, nsfw, an organisation hellbent on creating witchblade clones or clone blade wielders, also known as sisters, gets in on the act and then, well, the scene is truly set for a for a further 20 episodes or so. The story resolves saras return to new york and her relationship with gleason and her attempt. The story resolves saras return to new york and her relationship with gleason and her attempt to find a suitable bearer to give the artifact to. Witchblade is a comic book series published by top cow productions, an imprint of image comics, which ran from november 1995 to october 2015. It centers around sara pezzini, a detective and the current wielder of the witchblade. And yet as we delve deeper into her trauma, the understanding which is essential to the title only makes us want for more. Also, as far as i can tell, the witchblade origins trades collect issues 001008, 009017, and 018025 and darkness 009010 in order. Sara pezzini takes on a serial killer who takes joy in wrecking peoples lives with his crimes.
Freeclyde music launches with release of joel goldsmiths. Gunned down and left for dead on a new york rooftop, alex underwoods life should have ended therebut instead, at the moment of death, she became host to the witchblade, a mystical artifact that grants the woman wielding it extraordinary powers. However, the bar has been lowered to truly unimaginable depths, and this mediocre book is something of a rare. Sara also appeared in a turner network television liveaction feature film and tv series of the same name and she was portrayed by yancy butler. She is an nypd homicide detective whose life changed when she came into contact with a powerful ancient weapon known as the witchblade, which bestows its wielder with. Jan 22, 2017 witchblade was previously adapted for tv in 2001 as a shortlived tnt series starring yancy butler as sara.
Mob enforcer jackie estacado enters saras life and when she tries to bring him down, the witchblade doesnt want to cooperate. Hunted finale proves amazing spidermans in good hands. Sep 18, 2017 witchblade is relaunching this december with a new star. Every week there are hundreds of comics released from dozens of publishers, and. All you have to know is that there have been other bearers and you can read tales of the witchblade. I open the cover and the first 30 or so pages came right out of the spine. Anime based on the american comic book series of the same name. Image comics to debut new comic book series witchblade. This pays homage to what came before while making something entirely new. Its the trades that claim to volume 01 and so on that collect starting with issue 080 ron marz starting point. Her life is quite average, filled with homework and boy troubles, except for the forbidden wickedlooking claw locked in a box within the monastery. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server.
Another page crookedit sticks out of the book at the top and side. Takeru is a young japanese schoolgirl raised in a buddhist monastery by a group of nuns. Witchblade headed for big screen major spoilers comic. Witchblade slowly draws the reader into a world of allencompassing somberness, projecting upon us the emotional turbulence which is alexs world. Part 1 lasts 17 minutes, and is a talking heads piece that looks at the start of image comics and witchblade. Posts about comics news roundup written by corey blake. Based on the popular comic book by top cow productions. Witchblade was the series in which superstar artist, michael. Her major enemies are kenneth irons and ian nottingham as one of the current hosts of the witchblade, sara has been granted many unique abilities, including the power and ability to heal herself, to create often very revealing armor over her skin as the witchblade tends to rip away all of. Witchblade demon dynamic forces white edition with certificate of authenticity.
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