Written by Ron Marz
Art by Stjepan Sejic; Phil Hester; Troy Peteri; & Chaz Riggs
Cover Art ‘A’ by Stjepan Sejic
SUMMARY:
Published for July 2008 by Top Cow Productions-Image Comics, this lead-off issue stars “Witchblade” Sara Pezzini. “The Darkness” Jackie Estacado; and The Angelus, in possession of the mysterious Celestine, make last page cameos. A grisly flashback to 890 A.D. Norway reveals two mystical amulets (one blue, one red) – the blue held by the ‘Winter King’ frost giant and the red by his blond sister, who shape-shifts into a fiery metallic dragon.
At a present-day Manhattan curio shop, NYPD Detective Sara Pezzini profanely shuts down Michael Finnegan, a rent-a-crook hired by Jackie Estacado to tail Sara and their infant daughter Hope. Finnegan is unexpectedly gifted the blue amulet by the shopkeeper known as ‘The Curator.’ Sara & her partner, Patrick Gleason, suspiciously research Finnegan’s history. The amulets claim new host bodies.
Note: There is a ‘Cover B’ variant by artist Dale Keown, but an image isn’t provided.
REVIEW:
Aside from Sara’s excessively-nasty tirade against Finnegan (whether it’s meant as realism or not), writer Ron Marz is at the top of his game. In both the present-day and flashback scenes, Marz’s plotting and dialogue spark a well-played read, even if the mystical amulet cliché is clearly foreshadowing. Conjuring up top-caliber visuals, artist Stjepan Sejic’s team makes Broken Trinity # 1 a complete entertainment package for Witchblade fans. Perhaps this comic’s best element is that it can be readily enjoyed by casual adult fans of the fantasy-horror genre, without prior knowledge of the franchise.
ADDITIONAL CONTENT:
The inside front cover summarizes the present storyline to date (following the birth of Sara Pezzini’s daughter, Hope). As separate full pages, there is the “Pilot Season 2008” column and a “Top Cow World Moos” news-and-notes-column.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 8 Stars
