25 years ago a bunch of Marvel artists left the Big Two and decided to form their company, with blackjack and hookers. This company would eventually become the closest to a third competitor for DC and Marvel (lol) and the best known creator-owned comic book company out there.
This week it's time to put the spotlight on the "second wave" series, those books that weren't created by the founders but still managed to be an important part of the company's history.
Next up are the not-so-humble beginnings of Top Cow's very own Sara Pezzini, Witchblade
The Maxx:
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Pitt:
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Hellshock:
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Astro City:
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>>89809702
Err... hello?
>>89809702
Why didn't you start with this? This is the main image title that managed to stand on it's own? Had it's own great tv show for 2 seasons that was ranked really high by critics. Anime spinoff that was...ok. Top Cow spun it off into an entire universe, Artifacts was about copying Witchblade.
Sara Pezzini is fucking great
bump?
>>89809702
what happend to OP?
>>89813265
Gone
>>89809702
Witchblade is a weird property...seems like everyone has had a hand at it.
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RIP
>>89809702
is he kill?
>>89822208
I think
OP...?
Not OP.
I will take over this storytime. The first ten issues.
Do not post images during this storytime please.
>>89827831
OP phoneposting here, I was only planning to do the first 4 issues so.don't worry
In case you were wondering what happened, my Internet died on me and then I got busy for the rest of the day
>>89827831
Thank you
>>89828301
Nice
>>89828279
So this is a total fetish book, right?
>>89828487
I dunno, but have an anime opening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlPYKaw5PE4
First issue without Haberlin
I think Michael is probably named after Michael Turner.
>that ARTISTICALLY half-assed shoe
>>89828666
Cool
>digital edition
>can't into Big Two restoration quality
>>89827831
thank you based anon, I was really looking forward to this storytime
also thanks to the guys bumping this
My mom was really into Witchblade. Had the action figures and everything. I can see the appeal now.
>it's a fetish club episode
End of the series' first full storyline
First issue without Turner's involvement.
Tony Daniel (having started his professional career a few years earlier) is the series' first guest artist.
>that fucking policeman
>first big written sound effects of the series
Ahoy!
Turner's back!
The debut of the Darkness!
MARC SILVESTRI!
To be continued in The Darkness Vol. 1 #1!
The series' second storyline starts here.
Cyblade/Shi (first published appearance of Witchblade) is optional; I assume that's set after two Witchblade story arcs.Top Cow chronological storytime series? Good luck.
One of the co-creators of Witchblade is Marc Silvestri who is an Image founder though.
That's all for now!
There's still left of second wave Image to come!
>>89831075
Thank you