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Witchblade mini-series
Witchblade: Demon Reborn
A year ago in the life of Sara Pezzini, the New York Detective found herself on a rooftop, facing a demon born on earth... a cold-blooded machine that generates nothing but suffering. The Demon met his match in Sara. He didn't know that she played host to the Witchblade. He paid for his ignorance with his life, and Sara was left wondering exactly what kind of menace she had just encountered. That story was told by Mark Millar and Jae Lee several years ago. In 2012, Dynamite gave Ande Parks the opportunity to continue the story, and delve into both characters, especially the Demon. Witchblade: Demon Reborn follows the demon character to hell, where he encounters a Demoness who has been assigned to his case. She offers him a chance to revisit earth, an opportunity to get even with the woman who sent him to hell, and something he's never known before - hope. Meanwhile, Sara Pezzini is doing her best to juggle her career, her roles as a wife, a mother, and as the host of the Witchblade. Combined with a stressful trial of a vile criminal Sara arrested, she is near her breaking point. Now, the Demon will arrive and try to push Sara over the edge! Collecting the 4-issue mini-series, plus the original Witchblade Demon #1 by Mark Millar and Jae Lee, along with a complete cover gallery.
112 pages, Paperback
First published May 7, 2013
About the author
Ande Parks
424 books21 followersAnde Parks has worked on several projects with Phil Hester, including Nightbreed (Marvel), Rust (Malibu), Fringe (Caliber), and Freaks Amour (Dark Horse). Currently he inks Anima, Steel and Superboy, all for DC.
Ande Parks (born October 1, 1964) is a professional American comic book artist, known for his work as an inker and writer in the industry. His greatest notoriety has come from his stint with fellow artist Phil Hester on DC Comics' Green Arrow series from 2001 to 2004 and writing the graphic novels Union Station and Capote in Kansas by Oni Press. He grew up in the suburbs of Kansas City and currently lives in Baldwin City, Kansas with his wife and two children.
Parks began his professional career as an inker in comic books with Dark Horse Comics. He has inked the penciled artwork of such titles as Wonder Woman, Catwoman, Superman, Daredevil and Spider-Man. His artistic style has won him praise in the comic books industry, including an industry Harvey nomination as best inker. His idols and influences include Neal Adams, Klaus Janson, Jack Kirby, Dick Giordano, and Mike Grell. Parks has stated in at least one on-line interview that he inks with Hunt 102 and Brause 511 pens and a Raphael #3 brush. For characters from the comic books, Parks has acknowledged he has most enjoyed Batman and Captain America as his favorite characters.
He is probably best known for his work on the relaunched Green Arrow comic book series beginning in 2001, which he inked over his frequent collaborator Phil Hester. On Green Arrow, Hester and Parks worked with writers Kevin Smith, Brad Meltzer, and Judd Winick over their approximate 40-issue run. The book has been collected into several volumes. The American Library Association called it one of the best books for young adults. Parks and Hester have also done work on DC Comics' Nightwing with writer Devin Grayson, allowing Parks to work within the Batman family of characters, and the new revamped Ant-Man comic book for Marvel Comics in 2006-2007.
Although better known for his artwork, Parks considers himself to be more of a writer than artist. He has contributed several articles in comic book trade magazines, such as Draw!, geared towards critiques of artwork and professional tips for inkers. Parks' combined his inking style with his fondness for writing when he created the superhero spoof Uncle Slam & Fire Dog for Action Planet Comics, based to a certain extent on his love of Marvel Comics' Captain America. Uncle Slam appeared in three issues of the Action Planet anthology book series, and in two issues of his own book in the early- to mid-1990s. The character also appeared in a completely on-line comic book for Komicwerks. A new Uncle Slam book, "Uncle Slam Fights Back", was released in the summer of 2008.
For graphic novels, he has often turned to his neighboring region in the Midwest as source material for his writing projects. To date Parks has steered towards writing what is best classified as historical fiction. He has credited Alan Moore's From Hell as being a large influence in his decision to pursue writing in the historical fiction genre. In 2004, Oni Press published Park's first original graphic novel, Union Station. The book dealt with the events surrounding the Kansas City massacre, which took place in 1933 in Kansas City, Missouri, and helped J. Edgar Hoover make the F.B.I. a powerful organization in law enforcement and government for decades to come. Eduardo Barreto provided the artwork, done in black-&-white to give the piece more of a Depression-era period look.
In 2005 Parks returned to the genre of historical fiction with Capote In Kansas, drawn by Chris Samnee. The book details the time Truman Capote spent in Kansas while he worked on his literary masterpiece, In Cold Blood.
Continuing on with the Marvel Universe of characters, Parks co-plotted with Ed Brubaker and wrote "Blood of the Tarantula" fo
Ande Parks (born October 1, 1964) is a professional American comic book artist, known for his work as an inker and writer in the industry. His greatest notoriety has come from his stint with fellow artist Phil Hester on DC Comics' Green Arrow series from 2001 to 2004 and writing the graphic novels Union Station and Capote in Kansas by Oni Press. He grew up in the suburbs of Kansas City and currently lives in Baldwin City, Kansas with his wife and two children.
Parks began his professional career as an inker in comic books with Dark Horse Comics. He has inked the penciled artwork of such titles as Wonder Woman, Catwoman, Superman, Daredevil and Spider-Man. His artistic style has won him praise in the comic books industry, including an industry Harvey nomination as best inker. His idols and influences include Neal Adams, Klaus Janson, Jack Kirby, Dick Giordano, and Mike Grell. Parks has stated in at least one on-line interview that he inks with Hunt 102 and Brause 511 pens and a Raphael #3 brush. For characters from the comic books, Parks has acknowledged he has most enjoyed Batman and Captain America as his favorite characters.
He is probably best known for his work on the relaunched Green Arrow comic book series beginning in 2001, which he inked over his frequent collaborator Phil Hester. On Green Arrow, Hester and Parks worked with writers Kevin Smith, Brad Meltzer, and Judd Winick over their approximate 40-issue run. The book has been collected into several volumes. The American Library Association called it one of the best books for young adults. Parks and Hester have also done work on DC Comics' Nightwing with writer Devin Grayson, allowing Parks to work within the Batman family of characters, and the new revamped Ant-Man comic book for Marvel Comics in 2006-2007.
Although better known for his artwork, Parks considers himself to be more of a writer than artist. He has contributed several articles in comic book trade magazines, such as Draw!, geared towards critiques of artwork and professional tips for inkers. Parks' combined his inking style with his fondness for writing when he created the superhero spoof Uncle Slam & Fire Dog for Action Planet Comics, based to a certain extent on his love of Marvel Comics' Captain America. Uncle Slam appeared in three issues of the Action Planet anthology book series, and in two issues of his own book in the early- to mid-1990s. The character also appeared in a completely on-line comic book for Komicwerks. A new Uncle Slam book, "Uncle Slam Fights Back", was released in the summer of 2008.
For graphic novels, he has often turned to his neighboring region in the Midwest as source material for his writing projects. To date Parks has steered towards writing what is best classified as historical fiction. He has credited Alan Moore's From Hell as being a large influence in his decision to pursue writing in the historical fiction genre. In 2004, Oni Press published Park's first original graphic novel, Union Station. The book dealt with the events surrounding the Kansas City massacre, which took place in 1933 in Kansas City, Missouri, and helped J. Edgar Hoover make the F.B.I. a powerful organization in law enforcement and government for decades to come. Eduardo Barreto provided the artwork, done in black-&-white to give the piece more of a Depression-era period look.
In 2005 Parks returned to the genre of historical fiction with Capote In Kansas, drawn by Chris Samnee. The book details the time Truman Capote spent in Kansas while he worked on his literary masterpiece, In Cold Blood.
Continuing on with the Marvel Universe of characters, Parks co-plotted with Ed Brubaker and wrote "Blood of the Tarantula" fo
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January 24, 2016
Quick review for a quick read. This graphic novel of Witchblade was a pretty epic journey, to say the least. It's a compilation of two separate stories: "Witchblade: Demon" (one shot) and "Witchblade: Demon Reborn" (a four chapter series). Both are quite dark stories that involve a man bent on getting revenge on Sara Pezzini after she defeated him with the Witchblade. The one-shot covers the initial encounter of Sara and the man, while the latter story follows up with the present day and and the man's quest out of Hell to seek revenge against Sara and her family. There's a parallel story with Sara having to contend with a man stalking/harassing a woman in the aftermath of a mistrial - so basically Sara finds herself with her back against the wall in two entirely separate cases. Sara's grief/anguish is palpable and I liked seeing her rise above that to bring justice/do great things with the power she possesses in the scheme of the story.
I loved the artwork in both stories, the former having something of a noir art style while the latter is more modern. The story progression was easy to follow and quick to read (I spent about 45 minutes reading it.) In the end, it was well worth the time taken and I'd recommend it for those who follow the Witchblade franchise.
Overall score: 4/5 stars
Note: I received this as an ARC from NetGalley, from the publisher Dynamite Entertainment/Diamond Book Distributors.
I loved the artwork in both stories, the former having something of a noir art style while the latter is more modern. The story progression was easy to follow and quick to read (I spent about 45 minutes reading it.) In the end, it was well worth the time taken and I'd recommend it for those who follow the Witchblade franchise.
Overall score: 4/5 stars
Note: I received this as an ARC from NetGalley, from the publisher Dynamite Entertainment/Diamond Book Distributors.
September 4, 2022
Sara Pezzini kills a serial killer in the midst of apprehending him, and then he returns from Hell itself to torment her. The original one shot from Mark Millar was really good, the follow up series not quite as good.
The story sounds better than it ends up reading. The story was a little hard to follow at times and there some plot holes as to how things came together. Entertaining, but could have been better.
The story sounds better than it ends up reading. The story was a little hard to follow at times and there some plot holes as to how things came together. Entertaining, but could have been better.
March 8, 2026
Two stories about evil
This volume seems like a way to give the first story written by Mark Millar and drawn with Jae Lee, enough complementary pages to be reprinted as a collected edition.
Withblade: Demon, was a one shot about the natire of evil ans how it lurks in the world, framed as a chase and a series od unfortunate events tied to ill will. Ande Parks takes the antagonist of that one shot and crafts a four part story that even if it is well ilustrated, it could have been done without using that character.
Both storiws have good art, but one is a somewhat solid short story, and the other feels like filler.
This volume seems like a way to give the first story written by Mark Millar and drawn with Jae Lee, enough complementary pages to be reprinted as a collected edition.
Withblade: Demon, was a one shot about the natire of evil ans how it lurks in the world, framed as a chase and a series od unfortunate events tied to ill will. Ande Parks takes the antagonist of that one shot and crafts a four part story that even if it is well ilustrated, it could have been done without using that character.
Both storiws have good art, but one is a somewhat solid short story, and the other feels like filler.
September 1, 2022
I found the story chaotic and hard to follow. It was like I was missing a lot of background, but I do not have the impression that this volume is part of a series. However, I must admit that I am not familiar with the Witchblade mythos(?). Also, while reading I felt nothing for the heroine. I didn't know what all the fuzz was about, and I didn't care.
Got this as part of the The Boys vs The Girls Humble Bundle.
Got this as part of the The Boys vs The Girls Humble Bundle.
September 22, 2015
Okay this was an interesting take on the traditional lone female superhero.
Dark and Dismal. I couldn't find a connection with the lead character or her fight to keep the bad guy from killing more people. In fact I didn't care what happened.
If you like the gory, visceral then this could be one for you.
Dark and Dismal. I couldn't find a connection with the lead character or her fight to keep the bad guy from killing more people. In fact I didn't care what happened.
If you like the gory, visceral then this could be one for you.
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