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Hey, Geeks and Geekettes! It's Mid-Week Mini-Christmas, also known as Comic Book Wednesday! Today we're gonna do Aphrodite IX #6, but stay tuned for Black Science #1 coming up next! Now then... On the to review! Writer: Matt Hawkins Artist: Stjepan Sejic Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a pretty big Top Cow fan, and a pretty big Aphrodite IX fan. Hawkins and Sejic's relaunch of the title has not disappointed and as we flow into the next story arc they turn up the notch just a little. I've done a review on this book before, but with the new story arc starting, I felt it necessary to do a follow-up. I'm excited for this book; we've gotten the set-up out of the way, we know who we're dealing with and what she's looking for. "Now we get down to the tacks and the brass." Aphrodite IX is being hunted by Gen mercenaries, whom in true Stjepan Sejic fashion are looking pretty bad ass, when she's also discovered by a grou...

Voice in the Dark #1 By  Larime Taylor www.facebook.com/larime.taylor @TopCow                            As a big fan of Top Cow and their crew, I've been seeing this comic advertised for weeks now. I'm not sure what I was expecting out of this comic, but I ended up pleasantly surprised. If I had to liken it to other piece of work, I think I would say it's a little Dexter and a little A Scanner Darkly . Now I say A Scanner Darkly to use as an example in tone. I could easily see this in the same format, kind of a moving graphic novel movie, but that's still not where it compares for me. How can I put this... most times when I read comics, there's a background noise. Kind of like a soundtrack. A constant buzz of sound. What Taylor did here was give us a story where the only background noise was the main character's narration.                ...

I've been reading Witchblade since it began. I guess I was 11-12. My Mom started collecting them and I was enthralled. Until that point I had only read the spandex, cape and mask comics. A non-superhero comic book was a huge turning point in the way I saw comic books and sent my already overwhelming interest in comics skyrocketing. The Darkness came soon after, but Witchblade was were it started. Michael Turner's art is instantly recognizable. A little over the top sometimes, but it fit for the world of Witchblade. Witchblade is one of the longest running female lead comic book in history. Wonder Woman has been around a while, but with lots of starts and stops. While it started off with just a connection between the Witchblade and the Darkness, Top Cow eventually spawned Artifacts, and added 11 other magically inclined items all linked together. Artifacts is story of epic proportions, but always grounded by those first two characters. Witchblade was even made into TV show, whic...

Aphrodite IX # 5 from Top Cow Writer: Matt Hawkins (@TopCowMatt) Cover & Art: Stjepan Sejic (@stjepansejic) I want to start off by saying this is another one of my gushing reviews for Top Cow. I love this character, I love this series, and I know you guys have to get tired of hearing me say it, but I love Top Cow comics. I'd like to take a second and say that you can read the first issue of Aphrodite IX for FREE. You can get it from the Top Cow website right here. (http://topcow.com/moos/43-latest-moos/751-aphrodite-ix-1-read-now) One more thing before we get to the review. Aphrodite IX writer and creator Matt Hawkins (@TopCowMatt) is going to be coming to a local comic book and gaming convention in Tulsa, Ok, which I intend to be at. I /hope/ to be able to grab Matt's hear for a moment to ask him three or four questions for the blog. If there anything you'd like asked, please drop a comment here, let us know on twitter (#Geekin_Podcast) or on the facebook fanpage (www....