Issue | #3 |
Published | May 2007 |
Cover Price | 2.99 USD; 3.55 CAD |
Pages | 32 |
Editing | Phil Smith (Managing Editor) |
Characters | Witchblade Takeru Manga |
Genre | Occult; Super-hero |
Pencils | Kazasa Sumita |
Inks | Kazasa Sumita |
Colors | Kevin Senft [as Blond] |
Letters | None; typeset |
Pencils | Chaz Riggs (design) |
Colors | Kevin Senft [as Blond] |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Creator credits and indicia information (*there may be an error in the indicia information. It states: April 2007 wherein the indicia information located in the Moo News states May 2007). Features the Witchblade Manga logo top of page and the Witchblade Takeru Managa masthead logo at bottom of page against an interwoven backdrop pattern. |
Characters | Witchblade [Takeru]; Kou; [Kou's father] |
Synopsis | Takeru joins with the Witchblade, the Demon Claw, for the first time. And as Takeru struggles against the power of the Witchblade, Kou also realizes his own destiny and struggles with the burden of his heritage. |
Genre | Occult; Super-hero |
Script | Yasuko Kobayashi; Shoko Oono (Translator); Brian Buccellato (English Adaptation) |
Pencils | Kazasa Sumita |
Inks | Kazasa Sumita |
Colors | Kevin Senft [as Blond] |
Letters | Troy Peteri |
Notes | Top Cow worked with Studio Gonzo, Akita Shoten and Kazasa Sumita to bring this new, colorized version that reads left to right for the standard American comic size. |
Reprinted | Originally published by Akita Shoten as "Witchblade Takeru" in Japan's popular magazine Champion Red. |
Characters | Witchblade [Takeru]; Kou |
Synopsis | Takeru joins with the Witchblade, the Demon Claw, for the first time. And as Takeru struggles against the power of the Witchblade, Kou also realizes his own destiny and struggles with the burden of his heritage. |
Genre | Occult; Super-hero |
Script | Yasuko Kobayashi; Shoko Oono (Translator); Brian Buccellatio (English Adaptation) |
Pencils | Kazasa Sumita |
Inks | Kazasa Sumita |
Colors | Kevin Senft [as Blond] |
Letters | Troy Peteri |
Notes | Top Cow worked with Studio Gonzo, Akita Shoten and Kazasa Sumita to bring this new, colorized version that reads left to right for the standard American comic size. |
Reprinted | Originally published by Akita Shoten as "Witchblade Takeru" in Japan's popular magazine Champion Red. |
Synopsis | The Top Cow World Moos takes on the format of a Bullpen Page of news and releases. |
Genre | Fact; News |
Notes | Features: FIRST BORN #1; Next Issue: WITCHBLADE TAKERU MANGA #4; From the Office; On Sale in May: MADAME MIRAGE #1, FRESHMEN II #6, WITCHBLADE #108, THE DARKNESS: LEVEL #4. Top Cow staff credits and indicia information. |
Notes | Madame Mirage (comic book series, Top Cow); Schoolgirl Witchblade (statue, Clayburn Moore Studios); Witchblade Tankobon Vol. 1 (Trade paperback, Bandai Entertainment); Comic Guaranty Corporation (numismatic service); REVV 30 (car, Mazda); Limited Editions (back issues, Top Cow); Hot New Art (original comic art, Marc Silvestri Studios) |