Top Cow Solicitations for August 2008

Top Cow Productions has sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for title arriving in August 2008. Yes, that full cover shot after the jump.

Broken Trinity #2
(W) Ron Marz
(A) Stjepan Sejic
(Cov) Stjepan Sejic, Dale Keown

The earth-shattering saga revolving around the three main players of the Top Cow Universe continues! The paths of the Witchblade, The Darkness and The Angelus converge on New York City once more.
By the end of Broken Trinity, a new balance of power will be forged as new players are introduced and at least one established character will be gone forever. The team of Marz and Sejic that dazzled you with First Born xxand their ongoing adventures on Witchblade is back to change the face of the Top Cow Universe one more time in spectacular fashion!

Cover A – Stjepan Sejic
Cover B – Dale Keown

Full Color 32 pages $2.99 Limited Series

Broken Trinity: The Darkness
(W) Phil Hester
(A) Jorge Lucas
(Cov) Jorge Lucas, Jeffrey Spokes

Depowered and alone, Jackie Estacado latches on to the only two people in the world he still cares about: Sara Pezzini and her baby, Hope. So when the man he’s hired to watch them doesn’t check in, Jackie makes his way back to New York City. But he quickly realizes the journey home is littered with obstacles, and he’s in no mood for delays.
This is the first of three tie-in issues to Broken Trinity, featuring the art of Jorge Lucas (Pilot Season: Ripclaw) and the first of three alternate covers by Jeffrey Spokes (Sadhu: The Silent Ones). Subsequent tie-in issues will feature Witchblade and The Angelus.

Cover A – Jorge Lucas
Cover B – Jeffrey Spokes

Full Color 32 pages $2.99 One-shot

The Darkness #7
(W) Phil Hester
(A) Jorge Lucas
(Cov) Jorge Lucas, Stjepan Sejic

Never has Jackie Estacado’s dark, evil history served him so well as when he crosses paths with La Bruja de Las Paredes. Fleeing from the Central American country he once ruled over, Jackie runs afoul of the witch, who has enslaved a Mexican town by eating the memories and nightmares of its citizens.
Guest artist Jorge Lucas (Pilot Season: Ripclaw) steps in and shows how his gritty art style perfectly captures the spirit of The Darkness. Stjepan Sejic (Witchblade) contributes a stunning variant cover.

Cover A – Jorge Lucas
Cover B – Stjepan Sejic

Full Color 32 pages $2.99 Ongoing Series

Witchblade #120
(W) Ron Marz
(A) Stjepan Sejic
(Cov) Stjepan Sejic, Matt Haley, Kevin Nowlan

Shaken by a failed and very nearly deadly romance, rookie bearer Dani Baptiste confronts her feelings of betrayal and realizes this life, and the Witchblade, might not be for her. Dani seeks the advice of Sara Pezzini, who’s had her share of experience with both the Witchblade and with being betrayed by men like Ian Nottingham and Kenneth Irons. It’s time for some girl talk and some ass-kicking, with Dani’s future as a bearer hanging in the balance!

Cover A – Stjepan Sejic
Cover B – Matt Haley and Kevin Nowlan

Full Color 32 pages $2.99 Ongoing Series

Witchblade: Origins Volume 2 Trade Paperback
(W) David Wohl, Christina Z.
(A) Tony Daniel, Michael Turner, Marc Silvestri
(Cov) Michael Turner

The adventure continues as Sara Pezzini, bearer of the Witchblade, and now free of Kenneth Iron’s grasp, must struggle between being in control…and being controlled. Sara soon discovers that supernatural and weird events are drawn to the Witchblade, or is it the other way around? Life with the Witchblade is always complicated, but at least it’s never dull!
Collects Witchblade #9-17.

Full Color 224 pages $14.99 trade paperback

Wanted Movie Edition Trade Paperback
(W) Mark Millar
(A) J.G. Jones

Filled with exclusive new images from the hit movie plus original interviews with the cast and director, this brand-new collection of the hit mini-series is a must for every movie-loving comic book fan. Featuring a movie photo cover, this hot trade paperback is also perfect for those who’ve seen the film but have never read the source material!

Full Color 224 pages $19.99 Trade Paperback

Wanted Poster
(ART BY) J.G. Jones

“Wanted” posters have outgrown post offices with this magnificent, glossy, 24” x 36” wall poster of J.G. Jones cover art from the popular mini-series and now a hit film from Universal Pictures. Perfect for your bedroom, den, dorm room or just about anywhere you need to feel “Wanted.”

Full Color $7.99 Poster

Witchblade/Devi #1 Emerald City ComiCon Exclusive Variant
(W) Ron Marz
(A) Eric Basaldua
(Cov) Eric Basaldua

Two, beautiful ladies in a seductive pose highlight Basaldua’s mesmerizing variant cover. Limited to 1,000 copies, allocations may occur.

Full Color 32 pages $10.00 Convention Exclusive

Witchblade #117 Emerald City ComiCon Exclusive Variant
(W) Ron Marz
(A) Stjepan Sejic
(Cov) Eric Basaldua

Basaldua (Witchblade/Devi) provides a stunning, alternate vision of Witchblade bearer Sara Pezzini. Limited to 1,000 copies, allocations may occur.

Full Color 32 pages $10.00 Convention Exclusive

The Darkness #1-6 Empire Pack
(W) Phil Hester
(A) Michael Broussard

If you haven’t read the new The Darkness series, don’t miss out! Read “Empire,” the inaugural story arc by Hester and Broussard, with this set of the first six issues. Limited to 100 sets.

Full Color 32 pages each $11.99 Comic Set (6 issues)

Freshmen Summer Reading Pack
(W) Hugh Sterbakov
(A) Leonard Kirk, Will Conrad, Jorge Correa, Sheldon Mitchell
(Cov) Rodolfo Migliari

New to Freshmen? The complete series co-created by actor Seth Green is now available with this pack containing Volume 1: Introduction to Superpowers, Vol. 2: Fundamentals of Fear, and the recent Summer Vacation Special. Limited to 200 sets.

Full Color 300 pages $29.99 Complete Set (2 Trade Paperbacks, 1 One-Shot Special Issue)