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Legendary Comics & Rocketship Launch Frankenstein & Dracula Double Bill Kickstarter

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In cooperation with Karloff Enterprises, Legendary Comics and Rocketship Entertainment have announced the Frankenstein and Dracula Double Bill Kickstarter launch today.

The new graphic novel is Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Starring Boris Karloff, a faithful adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic horror novel featuring an all-new original design of actor Boris Karloff reimagined as Frankenstein’s creature and produced with the cooperation of Sara Karloff, the late actor’s only child.

In addition, With the cooperation of Lugosi LLC, 2020’s Rondo Awards winning Bram Stoker’s Dracula Starring Bela Lugosi graphic novel will be re-offered as a one-time-only 2-book set Kickstarter tier for this special double bill. The campaign can be backed HERE.

Sara Karloff is an executive consultant on the project. The book reunites some of the creative team behind Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Artists and designers Kerry Gammill (Power Man and Iron Fist) and El Garing (Lost in Space, Science of Ghosts).

“The faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula starring the likeness of Bela Lugosi was so well received, the natural next step was to team with Sara Karloff and Karloff Enterprises to bring an all-new vision of the creature to life featuring the iconic face of actor Boris Karloff,” said Robert Napton, Senior Vice President, Comics at Legendary Entertainment.

“My introduction to Legendary Comics was their fantastic work on the Dracula graphic novel. When they approached me to do one with my father as a new version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, I thought it couldn’t happen soon enough,” said Sara Karloff of Karloff Enterprises.

The Kickstarter will run for one month, concluding on April 1, 2023.

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‘Witchblade’ is Getting Resurrected This Summer in New Comic Series from Top Cow and Image Comics

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Witchblade, the popular comic series that initially ran from 1995 to 2015 and launched a TV series, is getting resurrected in a new comic series from Top Cow and Image Comics. It’s set to unleash heavy metal, black magic and blood this summer.

Look for the new Witchblade series to launch on July 17, 2024.

In Witchblade #1, “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. How will Sara use this ancient power, or will she be consumed by it?”

The series is penned by NYT Best-Selling writer Marguerite Bennett (AnimosityBatwomanDC Bombshells) and visualized by artist Giuseppe Cafaro (Suicide SquadPower RangersRed Sonja). The creative duo is working with original co-creator Marc Silvestri, who is the CEO of Top Cow Productions Inc. and one of the founders of Image Comics. They are set to reintroduce the series to Witchblade’s enduring fans with “a reimagined origin with contemporary takes on familiar characters and new story arcs that will hook new readers and rekindle the energy and excitement that fueled the 90’s Image Revolution that shaped generations of top creators.”

Bennett said in a statement, “The ability to tell a ferocious story full of monsters, sexuality, vision, and history was irresistible.” She adds, “Our saga is sleek, vicious, ferocious, and has a lot to say about power in the 21st century and will be the first time that we are stopping the roller coaster to let more people on. I’ve loved Witchblade since I was a child, and there is truly no other heroine like Sara with such an iconic legacy and such a rich, brutal relationship to her own body.”

“The Witchblade universe is being modernized to reflect how Marguerite beautifully explores the extreme sides of Sara through memories, her personal thoughts, like desire and hunger, in her solitude and when she is possessed by the Witchblade. So, I had to visually intersect a noir True Detective-like world with a supernatural, horror world that is a fantastic mix between Berserk and Zodiac,” Cafaro stated.

Marc Silvestri notes, “This is brand new mythology around Sara, and I can’t wait for you to fall in love with her and all the twists and turns. Discover Witchblade reimagined this summer, and join us as we bring all the fun of the 90s to the modern age and see how exciting comics can be. I can’t wait for you to read this new series.”

Witchblade#1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, July 17th, for $4.99 for 48 pages. And it’ll come with multiple cover variants.

  • Cover A: Marc Silvestri and Arif Prianto (Full Color)

  • Cover B: Giuseppe Cafaro and Arif Prianto (Full Color)

  • Cover C: Blank Sketch Cover

  • Cover D (1/10): Dani and Brad Simpson (Full Color)

  • Cover E (1/25): Marc Silvestri and Arif Prianto, Virgin Cover (Full Color)

  • Cover F (1/50): J.Scott Campbell (Full Color)

  • Cover G (1/100): Bill Sienkiewicz. (Full Color)

  • Cover H (1/250): Line art by Marc. Virgin Cover, Inks (B/W)

Witchblade #1 will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.

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