J. Scott Campbell and Bill Sienkiewicz’s Signature Spin on the
New WITCHBLADE (2024) Incentive Cover Variants Revealed
Limited Incentive Cover Variants Only Available at Participating Comic Shops
Top Cow Productions reveals the much anticipated J. Scott Campbell (1/50) and Bill Sienkiewicz (1/100) incentive variant covers for Witchblade (2024) #1 by NYT Best-Selling writer Marguerite Bennett (Animosity, Batwoman, DC Bombshells) and artist Giuseppe Cafaro (Suicide Squad, Power Rangers, Red Sonja). Campbell’s and Sienkiewicz’s signature style will join the ranks of other cover artists like Giuseppe Cafaro, DANI, and Brad Simpson, and Witchblade’s original co-creator, Marc Silvestri, the CEO of Top Cow Productions, Inc. and one of the founders of Image Comics. These covers will help kick off this new reimagining which hits comic book stores this July 17, 2024.
Marc Silvestri says, “We can’t wait for Witchblade fans to fall in love with Sara Pezzini all over again and for new readers to experience the energy of the 90s with this new origin story!”
WITCHBLADE (2024) #1
Written by Marguerite Bennett
Art by Giuseppe Cafaro
Colors by Arif Prianto
Letters by Troy Peteri
Covers & Cover Artists:
COVERS AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE:
Cover A by Marc Silvestri w/ Arif Prianto
Diamond Order Code: MAY240435
Lunar Order Code: 0524IM221
Cover B by Giuseppe Cafaro w/ Arif Prianto
Diamond Order Code: MAY240436
Lunar Order Code: 0524IM222
Cover C – Blank Sketch Variant
Diamond Order Code: MAY240437
Lunar Order Code: 0524IM223
SPECIAL INCENTIVE COVERS FOR PARTICIPATING COMIC SHOPS:
Cover D by Dani Strips w/ Brad Simpson
Diamond Order Code: MAY240438
Lunar Order Code: 0524IM224
Cover E by Marc Silvestri w/ Arif Prianto (1:25 Virgin Variant)
Diamond Order Code: MAY240439
Lunar Order Code: 0524IM225
Cover F by J. Scott Campbell (1:50 Variant)
Diamond Order Code: MAY240440
Lunar Order Code: 0524IM226
Cover G by Bill Sienkiewicz (1:100 Variant)
Diamond Order Code: MAY240441
Lunar Order Code: 0524IM227
Cover H by Marc Silvestri (1:250 B&W Variant)
Diamond Order Code: MAY240442
Lunar Order Code: 0524IM228
Series Premiere.
Sara Pezzini is back in an all-new origin story!
A reimagining of the classic storyline, this high-octane supernatural thriller starts at the beginning with familiar characters and new story arcs.
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.
J. Scott Campbell’s cover and Bill Sienkiewicz’s cover embodies Bennett’s and Cafaro’s “sleek, vicious, ferocious” and powerful new Witchblade – making viewers wonder how Sara will use this ancient power or whether she be consumed by it.
For Retailers:
0524IM816 WITCHBLADE (2024) #1 CVR I INC 1:500
MARC SILVESTRI SIGNED B&W VIRGIN VAR
Retailers who order 500 copies or more of Cover A, B, and C in any combination, are eligible to order an additional copy of WITCHBLADE (2024) #1 CVR H INC 1:250 B&W VIRGIN VARIANT signed by cover artist MARC SILVESTRI. CVR I may ship after the on-sale date of 7/17.
0524IM817 WITCHBLADE (2024) #1 CVR J INC 1:1000
MARC SILVESTRI ORIGINAL ART SKETCH COVER VAR (LIMIT ONE PER STORE)
Retailers who order 1,000 copies or more of Cover A, B, and C in any combination, are eligible to order an original piece of art drawn on a blank variant cover by MARC SILVESTRI (Limit one per store). CVR J may ship after the on-sale date of 7/17.
Witchblade (2024) #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, July 17th, for $4.99 for 48 pages. The Final Order Cutoff deadline for comic shop retailers is Monday, June 24th, 2024.
Witchblade (2024) #1 will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
About Witchblade
Witchblade is a comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, which ran from November 1995 to October 2015 and December 2017 to January 2020. The series was created by Marc Silvestri, David Wohl, Brian Haberlin, and Michael Turner. The comic series was made into a TNT television series in 2001 and was directed by Ralph Hemecher and starred Yancy Butler as Sara Pezzini. Later, Top Cow and Japanese animation studio Gonzo produced an anime adaptation of Witchblade, which debuted in 2006.
About Top Cow Productions:
Top Cow Productions, Inc., a Los Angeles-based entertainment company, was founded in December of 1992 by artist Marc Silvestri, who also co-founded Image Comics earlier that same year. Top Cow currently publishes its line of comic books in 21 languages in over 55 different countries. The company has launched 20 franchises (18 original and two licensed) in the industry’s Top 10, seven at #1, a feat accomplished by no other publisher in the last two decades.
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