Charmed Comic coming in summer 2010

[Terry]

May 1, 2010 16:45:32 GMT theangelofdeath said:

Speaking of villains, I daresay the female villain in the first preview is Brittany or is an impersonation, as she has the same hair and if you look closely, there's something resembling an angel tatoo on her hand.

I think that's stretching things a bit too thin. I've checked and haven't seen the tiniest hint of a tattoo of any sort on that chick's hand. 'Sides, to me she looks more of an African-Something ethnicity than pure white American. Maybe South American. IDK, I keep thinking about Halle Berry when I see those drawings.

And a side note, love the new beastie preview. Those shackles hanging from the ceiling of Magic School intrigue me.

Oh, and HalliwellsAttic: what's wrong with that book? I don't see why it couldn't be THE Book. It's a nice drawing in and of itself, it's the colors that'll tell whether it's the Book or a regular one... But I don't see anything wrong with that drawing if it were to be the BoS.

[Active Engaged]

I just noticed something. In this preview, the people in the first 2 boxes aren't dancing like I assumed they were. They're fighting, and it seems to be some sort of riot. And the woman and leprachaun are just standing there sipping martinis which makes me wonder if they caused it.

As in, she cast a spell or where she goes fights happen.. or.. she made someone really angry and caused a riot. Oh, and I didn't find that tattoo on her hand. Maybe if you pointed it out?

[Glenn]

Someone on the Charmed Wikia also said that's brittany. But I don't see any tattoo or something that should look like it and even her face is different.

About that book drawing. I'm just picky on that, the BoS' binding is different. It might seem a bit stupid to you, but I want the drawings of the BoS to be perfect

[Active Engaged]

The Book of shadows looks fine.

RG: We also have an issue 0 coming out prior to the first issue that offers a quick and full recap of the characters and what has occurred in the past seasons, as well as the occasional spell or two

I think that issue #0 will be a sort of Book Of Shadows, like the things we used to get in the magazines. But different. I think it'll have the girls' full entries from 8x22, re-capping everything that has happened over the years, and the odd spell and information on demons, Billie, Christy and others.

Oh and it was definitely great to hear that both writers preferred the first seasons. I want that comic in my hands now!

[Glenn]

Not sure if it's the BoS, since they're in magic school.

I don't really know what to think of Issue #0. I hope they won't focus that much on the last season and Billie and Christy, but just give a recap of the most important events like them becoming witches, Prue dying, Piper giving birth to Wyatt, Leo becoming mortal, etc...

[Criminally Vulgar]

Agreed, there's nothing wrong with the book. It's just a depiction, so if the characters say that it is the book, then we're to assume it is. Besides, there were three different books used on the show. If you're complaining about this, you might as well be complaining about the two seconds in every other episode where one of the stunt books were used, since they barely resembled the real one.

May 1, 2010 23:48:24 GMT Glenn said:

I don't really know what to think of Issue #0. I hope they won't focus that much on the last season and Billie and Christy, but just give a recap of the most important events like them becoming witches, Prue dying, Piper giving birth to Wyatt, Leo becoming mortal, etc...

How can the not focus on the last season? Especially with Billie and Christy? The comics are a direct continuation of what's just happened, and since they didn't really even tie up the Jenkins' plot that well on the show, of course they're going to at least address it in the recap issue, if that's what it's going to be.

I think that, unless they intend on bringing Prue back, recapping about her death is pretty pointless (no offense to anyway, just stating facts). I also don't think they need to recap Piper giving birth to Wyatt, since they could cover that, as well as all the other offspring thus far, with a simple family tree. That could even include Prue.

I'm actually hoping that Issue #0, if it does touch upon things that happened in the past, will recreate the scenes, drawing them from angles we've never seen on the show before. For example, the Heroes graphic novels, which are more often than not, integrated with scenes from the episode that had aired the night before. They have corresponding scenes that are illustrated at different angles than were aired in the episodes. My favorite page manages to summarize around five minutes of a scene (start at 2:01) into a single panel. It's not much, but I just think it'd be so cool to see, rather than the same ol' stills and caps we're so used to seeing over the past four years.

[Glenn]

May 2, 2010 20:13:09 GMT Criminally Vulgar said:

How can the not focus on the last season? Especially with Billie and Christy? The comics are a direct continuation of what's just happened, and since they didn't really even tie up the Jenkins' plot that well on the show, of course they're going to at least address it in the recap issue, if that's what it's going to be.

I think that, unless they intend on bringing Prue back, recapping about her death is pretty pointless (no offense to anyway, just stating facts). I also don't think they need to recap Piper giving birth to Wyatt, since they could cover that, as well as all the other offspring thus far, with a simple family tree. That could even include Prue.

What I meant is that I hope that the whole comic won't be around the big battle and Billie and Christy. I know they can't leave it out and it's an important part of the last season, but I just hope they won't focus on it that much.

As for Prue. They'll probably be bringing her back in the comics, as ghost. So I think for people who haven't seen the show, it would be wise to mention and maybe recap her death. She was an important part of the show, she was there for three seasons, so they can't leave her death out. How else can they explain Paige and the new Power of Three?

As for Piper giving birth to Wyatt, I can't say you're wrong. That would seem a bit pointless and they can cover it with a family tree.

Maybe the comic will have each sister recapping her life sort of like they told how their future would be in Forever Charmed.

[David]

As for Prue. They'll probably be bringing her back in the comics, as ghost. So I think for people who haven't seen the show, it would be wise to mention and maybe recap her death. She was an important part of the show, she was there for three seasons, so they can't leave her death out. How else can they explain Paige and the new Power of Three?

I hope this doesn't happen, and I hope I'm not alone in thinking that. I just think that so long has passed since her death I don't see how they could realistically (in the Charmed universe of course) bring her back without it seeming forced. Unless she comes back as part of a storyline where she is absolutely needed I don't want her to be like Grams and Patty who just pop in every now and then. Plus, I like the Power of 3 that we have now better than the original, and I am always against the idea of a Power of 4.

[Glenn]

May 3, 2010 10:08:10 GMT David said:

As for Prue. They'll probably be bringing her back in the comics, as ghost. So I think for people who haven't seen the show, it would be wise to mention and maybe recap her death. She was an important part of the show, she was there for three seasons, so they can't leave her death out. How else can they explain Paige and the new Power of Three?

I hope this doesn't happen, and I hope I'm not alone in thinking that. I just think that so long has passed since her death I don't see how they could realistically (in the Charmed universe of course) bring her back without it seeming forced. Unless she comes back as part of a storyline where she is absolutely needed I don't want her to be like Grams and Patty who just pop in every now and then. Plus, I like the Power of 3 that we have now better than the original, and I am always against the idea of a Power of 4.

I'm against a Power of 4 as well. But I wouldn't be bothered if she appears as ghost though.

I like both Po3's, old and new. I wish they could do a comic with Prue, when she was still alive.

[Terry]

[I AM SO GLAD I'm not the only one that cringes at the thought of the Power of Four ;D

Sure, she can appear as a ghost, FROM TIME TO TIME, but not as regularly as Grams. That would kill it.

[Temporal Death]

They should bring her back only to have a new Necromancer suck up her life force, i.e. her entire being as she's a ghost.

KIDDING! Not.
I personally do not see any other storytelling avenues opening up her way, and among the "I don't want"s you guys have already mentioned, I don't want her to be reborn as a CO's child. I don't want her to be reborn. Period.

I don't mind references, as long as they're done well. Sure, the season 7 finale messed up the canon when it comes to astral projection, but I'm sure all of us here enjoyed it, and appreciated the nod.

So yeah, RIP Prue. RIP.

[Glenn]

May 3, 2010 12:07:41 GMT Temporal Death said:

Sure, the season 7 finale messed up the canon when it comes to astral projection, but I'm sure all of us here enjoyed it, and appreciated the nod.

Don't get me started on that one. And Piper and Phoebe suddenly got the power to glamour???

Anyway, I think both writers of the comics know that bringing Prue back and forming a Power of 4 wouldn't be a good idea.

[Criminally Vulgar]

May 3, 2010 10:08:10 GMT David said:

I hope this doesn't happen, and I hope I'm not alone in thinking that. I just think that so long has passed since her death I don't see how they could realistically (in the Charmed universe of course) bring her back without it seeming forced. Unless she comes back as part of a storyline where she is absolutely needed I don't want her to be like Grams and Patty who just pop in every now and then. Plus, I like the Power of 3 that we have now better than the original, and I am always against the idea of a Power of 4.

FORCED! That's the word. Exactly. It would be too forced if she was brought back just because she could be brought back. A nice The Witch is Back-esque plot (with Melinda being brought back because she was the only one who knew how to do the curse) would be awesome, but not so soon. I say wait a while until after AT LEAST the first few issues are released.

To be honest, I used to think a Power of Four would be awesome, but that was back during the fourth and fifth seasons, when we all still [really] missed Prue, and wanted her to meet Paige, etc. At this point, and thinking about it now, the thought of a dead sister popping out of nowhere and running around with the other three to fight demons sounds ridiculous. That, and there's never been a good rhyme for four. "Give us more"? Kinda lame.

[Active Engaged]

I can't really see why the sisters would need her back for anything. She doesn't really know how to do anything that the other two don't and it would be odd if something just came out of the blue. And anyway, I doubt that Shannen (and maybe CBS) would allow her to return. They said it themselves, they can't just do what they want.

[Criminally Vulgar]

May 3, 2010 16:46:47 GMT Active Engaged said:

I can't really see why the sisters would need her back for anything. She doesn't really know how to do anything that the other two don't and it would be odd if something just came out of the blue. And anyway, I doubt that Shannen (and maybe CBS) would allow her to return. They said it themselves, they can't just do what they want.

They said something more along the lines of "as long as we don't pitch anything outrageous" or something like that. Prue coming back is far from "outrageous" (or was it "ridiculous"? :s), compared to a baby elephant turning everyone into magical peanut butter jars and selling them in Chinatown.

Though, thinking about it now, I have to agree in saying that she wouldn't really be needed for anything. She used to be the most powerful, but in the five years she's been gone (six or seven in the comic's timeline), Piper and Paige had definitely become more powerful. Plus, a certain blonde chick was already stronger than Prue in less than a year... :s

By the way, I hope Phoebe either has her powers back in the comics already, or they give them back to her. She seems so... idk, pointless, without her powers.

[Glenn]

Raven Gregory twittered that the drawings for the first issue are completed. He says Dave Hoover did a wonderful job.

Paul Ruditis answered my tweet too. I asked him his favorite and least favorite episode. He tweeted back his favorite is Morality Bites and his least favorite... he said he didn't want to criticize someone else's work, even if that work has nymphs in it.

So I'm guessing they won't make a return.

[David]

Good news about the first issue being completed, I'm pretty excited for this, I just wish it wasn't so far away! But, at least we have the prequel issue to look forward to as well

[Terry]

May 4, 2010 8:10:49 GMT Glenn said:

Raven Gregory twittered that the drawings for the first issue are completed. He says Dave Hoover did a wonderful job.

Aha, this actually scared me Lol I was all "WTH, the book's due in less than two months and it's only been completed now?" Then David's post reminded me Issue #1 was 3 months away, not 2

But to go back to Prue, there is ONE plausible way to bring her back if only for a page or two, (an entire plot, really) but I won't share 'cause I could actually use it if that's not what they have in mind for the comic

What I'm scared of now is that each new book won't be like an episode in and of itself, with its own plot. There's already so many plots in just Issue #1 that I don't think it's possible: the curly-haired, round-lipped, barely dressed killer chick and her bargain; the plants attacking Piper; and that uber boarman monster at Magic School. Unless those are tiny "plotbunnies", it seems the girls are going to have their plates full.

[Glenn]

Well, the drawings are completed. I think they'll still have to color them.

May 4, 2010 14:06:33 GMT Terry said:

What I'm scared of now is that each new book won't be like an episode in and of itself, with its own plot. There's already so many plots in just Issue #1 that I don't think it's possible: the curly-haired, round-lipped, barely dressed killer chick and her bargain; the plants attacking Piper; and that uber boarman monster at Magic School. Unless those are tiny "plotbunnies", it seems the girls are going to have their plates full.

They could be connected.

[David]

What I'm scared of now is that each new book won't be like an episode in and of itself, with its own plot. There's already so many plots in just Issue #1 that I don't think it's possible: the curly-haired, round-lipped, barely dressed killer chick and her bargain; the plants attacking Piper; and that uber boarman monster at Magic School. Unless those are tiny "plotbunnies", it seems the girls are going to have their plates full.

I'm guessing that the format will be similar to the Buffy comics where a storyline plays out over a good few issues, I doubt they'll cover a whole story in about twenty-thirty pages. I think that what we have seen so far will play into the bigger storyline.