other teaser today
So excited for the new Magdalena series to come out. I have my fingers crossed for a nice, long run.
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Aphrodite IV wields the Coin of Solomon pre-Rebirth, however Francesca Taylor is seen wearing the Coin during Witchblade #185.Yeah, a V appeared in Cyberforce Rebirth. Wasn't she wielding the Coin of Solomon? Could be something related to that.
Aphrodite V appeared in CyberForce and is getting her own series.
Aphrodite IV was last seen in Artifacts #13 after the universe reset, unless you count the version that appeared in the alternate future depicted in The Darkness: Hope one shot. This was set in a reality where Jackie Estacado never died.
However, Aphrodite IV will be reappearing, if only briefly, later this month in the CyberForce: Artifacts #0 one shot.
I hope you'll excuse the shameless self promotion, because the strip in question was written by me. It is a Talent Hunt Runners-Up book, however I did my continuity research and the strip has been drawn by Jim Towe who is the new artist for Youngblood.
So, it should be worth a look, even if it's simply because you'll get a chance to see Jim Towe draw Aphrodite.
I hope at least a few of you decide to pick it up on December 28th.
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If this is canon, then I'm all for it. Don't get me wrong, I think the entire Talent Hunt concept is great, but it's confusing when the resulting books contradict the continuity and have this almost fan-fiction feeling about them. That being said, I still enjoyed the Hope one-shot.
Anyway... There's something that is itching me a little bit -- the fact that in Aphrodite IX v2 and IXth Generation (set in 2800s) we've already seen the distant future of the Top Cow Universe and we've also seen the not-that-distant (2100s? Can't recall exactly) future in Cyberforce Rebirth. It produces the feeling of futility, that whatever we see now in the new incarnations of Witchblade, The Darkness and Magdalena is irrelevant as we already know what happens next. Unless the Top Cow folks already saw it through and are planning another reshaping of the Universe which will discard the Aphrodite-future as well
Its been a while since i read it but wasnt Cyber Force Rebirth set in present times - they just used those blinder things to hide their existence?
This is an excerpt from IXth Generation #1:
I suppose Cyberforce Rebirth was when the Protocol was initiated, which means it was taking place in the late 20th century. So yeah, you are right. So if the revamped Top Cow Universe books take place in the present times, they should already take those events under consideration.The Aphrodite Protocol was initiated in the late 20th Century in an attempt to save humanity from a predicted extinction level event that became reality in the year 2102 AD.
Aphrodite IX AND The Aphrodite Protocol TIMELINE
http://www.cbr.com/aphrodite-ix-the-hidden-files-1/
http://www.cbr.com/excl-hawkins-robe...gedy-of-dante/
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