By: Ron Marz & Ian Edginton (Writers), Sami Basri (Pencils), Imaginary Friends Studios (Colors)
I want to start by criticizing the bad choices made with this series. A baby in the life of the main character is usually for the worst. X-Files and Friends did it with awful repercussions. I just hate to see Sara Pezzini saving her child in every single issue now. Another problem I have is that the Witchblade is now split with two bearers. And third, I hate to see artists come and go at drawing it (some are awful). That being said, I’m sure Stjepan Sejic will do a great job for #116 to #150.
The story in hand follows Sara Pezzini moving to a new apartment, but it seems that some of the previous tenants (in the form of ghosts) haven’t completely moved out. It’s a good story for a stand alone issue. The romantic dinner with Dani and David (the new mysterious guy) is pretty bland, but it’s made to set up the story for things to come. Maybe he’s an art dealer hired by Kenneth Irons? One can only hope.
The art and cover is done by Sami Basri while the alternate variant cover is done by Mike Choi (somebody give this guy a permanent job!); I would love Choi as the ongoing artist if anyone at Top Cow is reading this! I’m curious to see where everything goes from here, but I kind of lost hope after several bad issues. (Grade: B)
-Daniel Yanez
Filed under: Image Comics, Reviews, Top Cow Tagged: | ghost, Ian Edginton, Image Comics, Mike Choi, Ron Marz, Sami Basri, Sara Pezzini, Stjepan Sejic, Top Cow, Witchblade
