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OMFG Of The Day #2: Halo-8 To Announce ‘Cassie Hack-Tress’ At SDCC!

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For years now one of the hottest topics among horror comic fans has been “who will play Cassie Hack?”. The competition has been fierce, with actresses as high-up as Meghan Fox expressing interest in the part. However, there can be only one scantily clad babe weilding a baseball bat and showing more than one instance of lesbian tendencies. Sorry ladies. Them’s the breaks. Well fans your time has come, because this week at San Diego ComiCon entertainment company Halo-8 will be announcing the lucky lady who will be voicing the character in their upcoming “HACK/SLASH” animated films. Beyond the break you can get all the details on the Halo-8 panels including “GRANT MORRISON: TALKING WITH GODS”, “GODKILLER”, and MORE! Read on from the skinny…

“Comics, Film & Transmedia Studio Halo-8 has a lot planned for San Diego Comic Con 2011.

Announcement of Cassie Hack-tress

“The most eagerly anticipated event is Halo-8’s introduction of the star playing Cassie Hack in the upcoming Hack/Slash illustrated film.

The actress, who is also appearing at SDCC for a panel promoting another genre-series she stars in, will join creator Tim Seeley and director Matt Pizzolo at Halo-8’s panel Saturday 7pm in Room 9.

The Hack/Slash illustrated film is currently in production. It mixes comic book sequential art with 3D CGI and, in a new twist for Halo-8, rotoscoped animation of live-action performances.

“Cassie is a great role and there are a lot of established actresses who’d love to bring her to life. We feel really blessed by the actress we’ve selected to take on the role–not only is she a fan-favorite but she herself is a fan of Tim, Cassie, and Vlad” said Pizzolo, who is directing the film and designing its visual style. “With Hack/Slash, we’re working more with green screen and roto-style animation, so this actress will literally be taking on Cassie’s skin.”

In the past, actresses including Megan Fox and Kat Dennings have spoken publicly about how they’d love to play Cassie Hack, and a Twitter campaign #AllisonScag4Cassie trended for Warehouse-13’s Allison Scagliotti to win the coveted role.”

Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods limited DVD

“Patrick Meaney’s documentary about the beloved and controversial writer behind All-Star Superman, Batman Inc., The Invisibles, We3, and New X-Men will be available on DVD at the Halo-8 booth with a limited edition cover by illustrator Camilla D’Errico. Meaney will also be appearing at the Halo-8 booth to autograph DVDs and answer questions throughout the Con.”

Godkiller trade, new epilogue, & spinoff mini-series

“The 6-issue Godkiller: Walk Among Us series will be collected for the first time in a 230-page trade paperback that includes an all-new 15-page epilogue.

The Godkiller spinoff mini-series The Long Knives: Becoming Vultures will also debut at SDCC in the form of a 222-page graphic novel (book 1 of 2).

With Godkiller 2: Tomorrow’s Ashes currently in production, new art will be unveiled at Con.”

Panels

– Horror on the Paneled Page
[Thurs 1:30-2:30, Room 24ABC]

Pizzolo is appearing on the AICN Comics: Horror on the Paneled Page panel with Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), Joshua Hale Fialkov (I, Vampire), David Quinn (Faust), Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash), Brandon Seifert (Witch Doctor), Brea Grant & Zane Grant (We Will Bury You), and Mark L Miller (moderator, Ain’t It Cool News) to talk about comics & horror.

– Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts
[Fri 7:00-8:00, Room 7AB]

Director Patrick Meaney and DP/Producer Jordan Rennert will host a panel with previews and discussions of the upcoming documentary, which features interviews with Warren Ellis (obviously), Ben Templesmith (Fell), Dame Helen Mirren (RED), Matt Fraction (Invincible Iron Man), Claudio Sanchez (Coheed & Cambria), Stoya (pornstar), Joe Quesada (Marvel CCO), Andy Hurley (Fall Out Boy), Patton Oswalt (Ratatouille), Phil Jimenez (New X-Men), and many more.

Pizzolo will run a short demo at the panel showcasing the EtherFilm technology Halo-8 is designing for an interactive release of Captured Ghosts (the EtherFilm format will be more fully discussed at Halo-8’s Saturday panel).

– Halo-8 Comics, Animation & Creator-Owned Transmedia
[Sat 7:00-8:00, Room 9]

Halo-8’s panel this year will focus on how technology and transmedia can disrupt comics in a way that is beneficial to creators.

Pizzolo will demo Halo-8’s EtherFilm technology, which merges film, comics, animation, & more into a new platform of interactive, transmedia storytelling.

The panel will also discuss the success of the creator-owned Godkiller, which had one of the broadest releases for a creator-owned property this year through accounts ranging from Best Buy & Hot Topic to Comcast & Time Warner Cable & Verizon FiOS to Playstation & Xbox & Netflix & Hulu to movie theaters. Godkiller’s unique release included availability in 80-million homes through cable-VOD and was watched digitally (thru rental, subscription, or ad-supported) nearly 20,000 times in the past two weeks alone even though it’s been more than a year since the initial release. This approach can serve as a blueprint for creators interested in using technology to reach exponentially broader audiences.

The panel will reach its climactic conclusion when Tim Seeley presents the star of Hack/Slash.

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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 (Animosity, Batwoman, DC Bombshells) and visualized by artist Giuseppe Cafaro (Suicide Squad, Power Rangers, Red 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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