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Regicide #1 returns in September with a Second Printing

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Regicide #1 by writer Patrick Kindlon and artist Ludovic Lalliat has sold out completely at the distributor level. Image Comics will fast-track this dark horror debut back to print this week in order to keep up with undying reorder activity. Check out our review.

The Regicide #1, second printing will also feature bone-chilling new cover art by Lalliat.

Regicide takes readers on a doomed march through Transylvania. In Regicide, a farmhand lives a simple life until village elders insist he set out for the capital with a dangerous stranger. Their mission? Kill the murderous viceroy of Transylvania!

Dracula meets BERSERK in this story filled to the brim with sexy entities and betrayal.

Regicide #1, second printing and Regicide #2 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 16.

Regicide #1, second printing
  • Regicide #1, second printing – UPC: 70985304831200112
  • Regicide #2 Cover A by Ludovic Lalliat – UPC: 70985304831200211
  • Regicide #2 Cover B NSFW Polybagged by Kerbcrawlerghost – UPC: 70985304831200221
  • Regicide #2 Cover C NSFW Polybagged by Atomcyber – UPC: 70985304831200231
  • Regicide #2 Cover D by Pramono Estu – UPC: 70985304831200241
  • Regicide #2 Cover E Witchblade Team-up by Akila Gabriel – UPC: 70985304831200251

Regicide #1 is Fantasy Adventure with an Unexpected World

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Regicide #1

A farmhand lives a simple life until village elders insist he set out for the capital with a dangerous stranger. Their mission? Kill the murderous viceroy of Transylvania! It’s Dracula meets Berserk in this dark fantasy series full of sexy entities and betrayal. Regicide #1 delivers a debut issue that goes in directions that are unexpected and weird.

On its surface, the concept of Regicide is rather simple, a mission to topple the murderous leader of a nation that has brought an evil to the lands. But, as Regicide #1 progresses, the series turns from an action adventure into a twisted dark fantasy.

Written by Patrick Kindlon, Regicide #1 is an intriguing start, introducing a world that’s far more dark and sinister than the surface level would have you believe. And that’s part of the point of the comic. A dark entity has corrupted the land and those within. That becomes quite clear and is emphasized over and over as the issue progresses.

Kindlon gets to the point quickly as we’re introduced to a simple farm hand and a masked individual who are paired up for their mission. The masked man is mysterious, with little revealed, but the farm hand is made out to be the reluctant warrior who has only battled animals and unsure if he can do the same against other human beings. We find out whether he can as the duo come across those who would oppose them… and it’s all very… weird an unexpected.

What easily could just be an action story with a fantasy setting, dives deep in the fantasy as individuals are revealed to be far more than human during battles. The craziness of it all is illustrated by Ludovic Lalliat who delivers an oddity to the characters, each with stories to tell on their own. A woman is revealed to be far more, a guard the same, while a farm hand shows off amazing feets of strength and ability to battle. All of which is given a slight indie style to it, a little unpolished in a way, almost like the story is being recounted by someone else.

But the comic features more from Kindlon with two more short stories tied into the main one, with art by Pramono Estu and Matt Bataglia. Each is a fine edition, fleshing out the characters and world a bit more and surely setting up something to come.

Regicide #1 is a fine start with an intriguing concept and a world where it feels like anything can happen. It leans far more into dark fantasy than the action I initially expected. And with that, it keeps me guessing as to where the series could go from here.

Story: Patrick Kindlon Art: Ludovic Lalliat, Rio Oka, Pramono Estu, Matt Bataglia
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.0 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Read

Image Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: Zeus Comics – Kindle

Preview: Regicide #1

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Regicide #1

(W) Patrick Kindlon (A) Ludovic Lalliat

A DOOMED MARCH THROUGH TRANSYLVANIA…

A farmhand lives a simple life until village elders insist he set out for the capital with a dangerous stranger. Their mission? Kill the murderous viceroy of Transylvania! It’s Dracula meets BERSERK in this dark fantasy series full of sexy entities and betrayal.

Regicide #1

Witchblade passes the Gauntlet around with Team-Up Variants this September

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Image Comics and Top Cow have revealed a line-wide Witchblade Team-Up variant covers in celebration of the milestone Witchblade (2024) #25 issue’s premiere this September. Some of the biggest names in comics will put their artistic spin on Witchblade as its iconic characters make an appearance across the covers of some of Image’s most popular ongoing series.

Witchblade is a comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, which ran from November 1995 to October 2015 and December 2017 to January 2020. The series was created by Marc Silvestri, David Wohl, Brian Haberlin, and Michael Turner. The comic series was made into a TNT television series in 2001 and was directed by Ralph Hemecher and starred Yancy Butler as Sara Pezzini. Later, Top Cow and Japanese animation studio Gonzo produced an anime adaptation of Witchblade, which debuted in 2006.

Marguerite Bennett and Guiseppe Cafaro’s current run on Witchblade (2024) features a reimagined origin, with contemporary takes on familiar characters, as well as fresh story arcs to hook new fans and rekindle the energy and excitement that fueled the ’90s Image Revolution. New York City Police Detective Sara Pezzini’s life is 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?

Witchblade will appear on the covers of:

Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 2:

  • Royals #6 Cover G Witchblade Team-Up by Jacob Perez – UPC: 70985304634900671
  • Tales of Wonder #1 Cover H Witchblade Team-Up by Steve Skroce & Neeraj Menon – UPC: 70985304861900181

Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 9:

  • Blood & Thunder #17 Cover E Witchblade Team-Up by Ej Su & Dee Cunniffe – UPC: 70985304317101751
  • Death Vigil (2026) #2 Cover B Witchblade Team-Up by Stjepan Sejic – UPC: 70985304830500221
  • Geiger #25 Cover F Witchblade Team-Up by Gary Frank & Brad Anderson – UPC: 70985303965502561
  • Starhenge Book Two: A Kiss for Atticus #3 Cover G Witchblade Team-Up by Liam Sharp – UPC: 70985304788900361
  • Witchblade (2024) #25 Cover C Connecting Witchblade Team-Up by Pat Boutin & Steve Firchow – UPC: 70985304035402531

Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 16:

  • The Darkness (2025) #8 Cover C Connecting Witchblade Team-Up by Pat Boutin & Steve Firchow – UPC: 70985304537300831
  • Die: Loaded #9 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Caspar Wijngaard – UPC: 70985304496300931
  • Exquisite Corpses: Fox Mask Killer #1 Cover I Witchblade Team-Up by Michael Walsh – UPC: 70985304858900191
  • Kaya #37 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Wes Craig – UPC: 70985303591603731
  • Monstress #64 Cover B Witchblade Team-Up by Sana Takeda – UPC: 70985302020206421
  • Regicide #2 Cover E Witchblade Team-Up by Akila Gabriel – UPC: 70985304831200251
  • Something Epic #15 Cover D Witchblade Team-Up by Szymon Kudrański – UPC: 70985303738501541

Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 23:

  • Badrock #3 Cover E Witchblade Team-Up by Rob Liefeld – UPC: 70985304712400351
  • Bug Wars: The Coming of The Wardoom #2 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by  Justin Mason – UPC: 70985304828200231
  • Invincible Universe: Capes #11 Cover F Witchblade Team-Up by Mark Englert – UPC: 70985304498701161
  • Crimes Against Nature #1 Cover E Witchblade Team-Up by Gavin Smith – UPC: 70985304857200151
  • The Department of Truth #39 Cover D Witchblade Team-Up by Letizia Cadonici – UPC: 70985303032403941
  • D’Orc #8 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Brett Bean – UPC: 70985304572400831
  • The Eye Collector #4 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by GMB Chomichuk – UPC: 70985304709400431
  • Feral #26 Cover D Witchblade Team-Up by Trish Forstner & Tim Seeley – UPC: 70985303949502641
  • Ghost Pepper #15 Cover F Witchblade Team-Up by Ludo Lullabi – UPC: 70985304394201561
  • M1: Monster Racing League #4 Cover B Witchblade Team-Up by Jae Lee – UPC: 70985304702500421
  • Radiant Black #44 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Marcelo Costa – UPC: 70985303068304461
  • Yumi: 00EX #2 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Chris Bachalo – UPC: 70985304832900231

Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 30:

  • Final Boss #10 Cover D Witchblade Team-Up by Tyler Kirkham – UPC: 70985304494901041
  • Hammerfist #2 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Brett Parson – UPC: 70985304826800231
  • Hyde Street #13 Cover E Witchblade Team-Up by Ivan Reis & Danny Miki – UPC: 70985304127601331
  • Spawn #379 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Brett Booth – UPC: 70985300214737931

Readers will take on a doomed march through Transylvania in the upcoming Regicide

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Fan-favorite writer Patrick Kindlon and up-and-coming artist Ludovic Lalliat will take readers on a doomed march through Transylvania in the upcoming Regicide. This dark, ongoing fantasy series will launch in August from Image Comics.

In Regicide, a farmhand lives a simple life until village elders insist he set out for the capital with a dangerous stranger. Their mission? Kill the murderous viceroy of Transylvania!

Dracula meets BERSERK in this story filled to the brim with sexy entities and betrayal.

Regicide #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, August 12.

  • Cover A by Lalliat 
  • Cover B by Atomcyber
  • Cover C by Kerbcrawlerghost NSFW
  • Cover D blank sketch