Charmed Comic coming in summer 2010

[Temporal Death]

I actually like the S8 promo-turned-comic cover, except they've screwed up Piper's face beyond no repair. I think the shadows could also be reduced a little. As for Issue #1's photo-cover, seriously, WTF? I've seen 7th graders make better art than that.

[Glenn]

The new photocover looks really cool. But I can't believe that drawn s8 photo cover is real!
Anyway, I don't care that much about that ugly cover, as long as the drawings inside are good.
I hope pre-ordering will be available for other countries.

[Quiet Desperation]

It's really cool that Charmed's back. The drawings look really cool. That S8 one is not that bad, but they could do better. It's a shame I won't get to read it when it comes out. I bet it's going to be amazing, though. Hopefully, they won't step away from the series' plot.

Hope we get some news soon.

[David]

I pre-ordered Issues #0 and #1 yesterday from Forbidden Planet since I won't actually have access to a comic shop when they come out since I'll be home for the summer, so if anyone wants them off there then they are pretty reasonably priced for UK buyers.

[Glenn]

Mar 28, 2010 23:00:22 GMT David said:

I pre-ordered Issues #0 and #1 yesterday from Forbidden Planet since I won't actually have access to a comic shop when they come out since I'll be home for the summer, so if anyone wants them off there then they are pretty reasonably priced for UK buyers.

Thanks for telling that. I'm gonna pre-oder them later today from there as well.

[David]

Mar 29, 2010 6:29:06 GMT Glenn said:

Thanks for telling that. I'm gonna pre-oder them later today from there as well.

Well HERE'S the link to the comics on there. They have all the covers up as well so take your pick

I was in the comic shop today and i was flicking through a couple of Zenescope comics and I saw the triquetra ad a few times in different comics so it's nice to see them advertising it.

[Active Engaged]

Thanks for posting that, David. I'll probably be in the UK at that time, so I'll pre-order. I just can't pick a cover!

Edit

I'm going with the Seidman ones. They're the best.

[Criminally Vulgar]

That was an awesome read! Ian, I was pretty much just trusting you when you said that the story was in good hands, but now I'm very much reassured. I won't get my hopes up too high for a return of Prue, though. It would be incredible, but I don't wanna "get all worked up just to let myself down", y'know?

Very excited about the artwork after hearing that praise. Can't wait! Thanks again for sharing!

[atlan]

Is anyone else getting told that Newsarama is an attack site? I visited there once with no problem but when I went back a second time to send the link elsewhere I got a warning.

[Nerf]

Yeah, I just got that warning, too. Tried to go to their home page as well, but got the same thing. So, for now, I have taken the link down. This has happened with other sites I frequent before and usually it returns to normal after awhile. So I will continue to check the link and, if it returns to normal, I will repost it. If not, I will find the article another way and post it in full here.

Thank you, atlan, for letting me know. Gonna go warn the twitter peeps now...

[Criminally Vulgar]

That's really weird, because usually I get those attack warnings (and they scare the sh!t out of me), but this time I didn't get anything... hmm. Hope it's fixed soon because that was a good read! :/

[David]

The Newsarama article has been posted HERE

Being a witch is never easy -- but when you're one of the Halliwell sisters, let's just say that your life is anything but Charmed.

Years after the magic-bearing sisters left their mark on the hit television series, Zenescope Entertainment will be bringing "The Power of Three" to comics, with a new Charmed book written by Raven Gregory and Paul Ruditis beginning in June. The original series followed sisters Piper, Phoebe and Prue as they protect innocents in San Francisco from evil witches and warlocks. When Prue was eventually killed in the show, half-sister Paige was brought into the magic-fighting fold.

"The series starts off about a year or so after the end of the last season," Gregory said. "The sisters are each off living their lives. They have had their well-deserved happily ever. But what they don't realize is that there might have been some serious consequences for vanquishing all that evil. Something is brewing in the Underworld. Something big!"

The acquisition of this series is a bit of a coup for the indie publisher, which has previously worked on licensed comics for the Se7en and Final Destination franchises. "Anybody will be able to pick up this series and follow it whether or not they ever watched the show before," Zenescope Editor-in-Chief Ralph Tedesco said when the series was first announced.

Handling the art duties for Charmed is The Wanderers's Dave Hoover. "His storytelling is really top notch," Gregory said. "He's done some pages so far that are just amazing. He can bring a character to life like no one else."

Of course, with the sisters' continuity, the writers were a bit coy with who was their favorite of the Charmed girls. "It has to be a toss up between Prue and Phoebe," Gregory said. "The character dynamic between the two was really fun. The older, cynical, overbearing sister versus the younger, more naive and outgoing younger sibling was always cool to watch. Too bad Prue's gone, eh, Paul?" To which Ruditis replied coyly: "Is anyone ever really gone?"

With splitting their duties, Ruditis has been handling the plotting of the series, while Gregory has worked on dialogue and polishing elements such as pacing and art direction. "It's always cool to see another writer dissect a story. Seeing their method behind the madness," Gregory said. "I always try to approach each story as something brand new and fresh and with a style that while my own, is always different and striving to be unique. With Paul, he makes that seem easy and exciting which makes my job that much more fun which I think is where the best writing comes from. When you're having fun."

"And we’re having a blast," Ruditis added. "The thing about being involved with the Charmed publishing program over several years is that you start to think very specifically about what can and cannot be done in that universe. Raven brings in a fresh voice, constantly asking me why don’t we do this? Why don’t we do that? It really opens up my view of their universe in new and fresh ways."

For the writing team, Charmed is a high-profile stop on the midst of their other creative works -- Ruditis is currently in the midst of working on an as-yet-unannounced licensed novel series, while Gregory is working on a creator-owned series with Rex Mundi's Eric J called Fly, along with finishing his zombie cop series The Waking as well as a story in Dynamite Entertainment's Red Sonja #50.

Currently, there's no word as to whether or not the original cast -- Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan, and Shannen Doherty -- will be involved in the book aside from their likenesses appearing, but Gregory confirmed that Zenescope would be working closely with CBS in terms of final approval for all the books. But Gregory said that for him, the humanity behind the magic is what sets Charmed apart as a viable franchise. "At the center of this story you have these three strong independent women dealing with the immense responsibility of being the Charmed ones," he explained. "Seeing how they develop and grow and still find time to stay close as a family I think is something that most people can relate to and find comforting."

Some interesting stuff in there, and the storyline actually sounds like it could be interesting. I have to admit, I was originally a bit stumped as to what they could do in terms of a believable follow-up story to Forever Charmed.

[Nerf]

Awesome! Thank you so much, David. ;D

[Terry]

Finally some piece of inside info! Thanks guys.

I do hope, though, that if they do bring Prue back, it'll only be for a lil' while, or like a regular like Patty and Grams, but NOT as a Power of Four thingie. Ew.

[Dom]

One of the perks of having a mac, is that you don't have to fear for your life with attacks like that.

And this sounds very promising. Does anyone know where we could pre-order it in the states? I want it. Badly.

[Nerf]

Yeah, I have a Mac, too, so I don't have to worry, but still. Better to be safe than sorry. Wouldn't want to give people a potentially evil link. Luckily, though, David came through and found us a new place and posted the article here just in case.

But no, Dom, haven't found any place for people in the States to pre-order it yet. I've been looking. I'm sure Amazon will have it at some point, but I'll continue looking for other reliable sites before then. And again, if anyone else finds a reliable site to order from, don't hesitate to let us know.

[David]

Apr 1, 2010 22:50:59 GMT Dom said:

One of the perks of having a mac, is that you don't have to fear for your life with attacks like that.

And this sounds very promising. Does anyone know where we could pre-order it in the states? I want it. Badly.

I have found it here on TFAW.com for pre-order. Not sure of anywhere else since this is the only US online comic store that I know of.

[Glenn]

A little confused.

You choose your favorite cover, but are the other covers still included at the end of the comic or not?

[David]

Apr 7, 2010 16:34:39 GMT Glenn said:

A little confused.

You choose your favorite cover, but are the other covers still included at the end of the comic or not?

I'm not sure since I've never read a Zenescope comic before. I know some comic companies include artwork in the backs of their comics but I'm not sure. I guess we'll have to wait until they are released to find out.

[Glenn]

Hopefully they'll do it to.

Has anyone found another site to pre-order and that allows PayPal?