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(w) Marguerite Bennett (a) Ariela Kristantina (c) Bryan Valenza Over the years, Witchblade has two long-standing reputations. The first is that it’s the prime example of 1990s “bad girl” comics,...

In 2000, Top Cow Productions had three of the industry’s top selling comics – each of them starring a strong female lead. Also, the three had artist Michael Turner in common. Turner had co-created Witchblade in 1995, and the popularity of his art had propelled the title to the publisher’s flagship. Then, his own creator-owned title, Fathom sold 257,087 units (per Diamond), making it the top-selling title of 1998. Also in 1998, he had been the artist behind the popular Witchblade crossovers with the videogame character Lara Croft, prompting Top Cow to give that character her own title as well. Tomb Raider #1 would become the top-selling title of 1999. So naturally, it made sense for these three to crossover in the pages of Turner’s Fathom. Unfortunately, a complicated series of events would result in this story becoming lost in time.

Image | Top Cow (w) MD Marie (a) Carlos Miko, Dema Jr. (c) Thiago Goncalves With systemic and overt racism continuing to be a major issue in the world at large, coupled the strained relationship between...

Image Comics and Top Cow productions have released preview artwork for their upcoming series A Man Among Ye, which re-imagines the tale of the legendary Anne Bonny and Mary Read. A SWASHBUCKLING...

Monsters. Throughout history people have been fascinated by them. Real or not, there’s something undoubtedly alluring about them. Whether they’re seductive creatures of the night or symbolic of...

Arguably the best comic universe right now is the “Sunstone-Verse” out of Top Cow, anchored by Stejpan Sejic’s Sunstone and Linda Sejic’s Blood Stain. Last year, this little universe of sex-positivism...

Singles Going Steady is Comics Bulletin’s weekly single issue review roundup. This week, we look at a trio of books that go back in time, or back to the future. So fire up the Delorean and grab your copy of...

There is very little room for passion projects from cartoonists in mainstream comics. However, Top Cow Productions seems to be one of the few studios willing to let creators pursue their passion projects, with...

This week saw the 22nd anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, so naturally were' going to be taking a look at that. But aside from the property that has more academic papers written about it than anything...

The relaunched Witchblade is a much different take than the series that launched during the "bad girl" boom of the mid-1990s. Thanks to an all-female creative team, Top Cow's flagship title has charted a new...

Image / Top Cow (w) MD Marie (a) Carlos Miko & Dema Jr (c) Thiago Goncalves With the emergence of smartphones, 24-hour news networks, and social media, the nation’s law enforcement has found...

I love a good intercompany crossover. The chance to see characters interact that, under normal conditions, would never cross paths always gives me warm, fuzzy feelings. Having read a ton over the years, I've...

Image/Top Cow (w) Caitlin Kittredge (a) Roberta Ingranata (c) Bryan Valenza I've made it well known here that I'm a big fan of the original Witchblade series, specifically the Ron Marz/Stjepan Sejic run....

Image Comics | Top Cow (W) Ryan Cady (A) Andrea Mutti (C) K. Michael Russell With the title Infinite Dark, it's no surprise that "darkness" is a prevailing theme from the first page to the final...

When it comes to Witchblade comics, there are generally three categories: the original Michael Turner run (#1-25), the Ron Marz run (#80-150), and everything else. To be fair, there is a lot of forgettable...