REVIEW: Medieval Spawn and Witchblade #2

Writer: Brian Haberlin & Brian Holguin
Art: Brian Haberlin
Colors: Geirrod VanDyke
Letters: Francis Takenaga
Review: Art Bee

For a couple of months before the first issue hit the stands, I have been stewing in my own anticipation for the release of Medieval Spawn and Witchblade #1. As many of you already know, Spawn is my crack and my dealer loves me. Much like Madman is with Spider-Man, my money will be spent on anything flying the Spawn banner. On top of that information, it is also well known of me to have a soft spot for any of Silvestri’s Artifact stories.

Medieval Spawn and Witchblade #2 seems to run parallel with the first issue which focused on the Hellspawn of the series, King Valor.
The second issue leads to the founding of a new bearer of the Witchblade, Starling. The story zeros in on a blind man by the name of Sea Hawk, a member of the Guild of the Trusted. This guild is determined to track down artifacts and Sea Hawk has his mind set on the Witchblade. He is also a wizard of some kind and a powerful one by the looks of it.

Towards the end of this issue it begins to converge the two story paths. The big bad is introduced in the first issue and makes some big plays in both books. The big bad is King Valor’s wife, Queen Rielle and since the King’s death, she has taken a walk on the dark side and guess what she wants…
You guessed it. Just what every evil witch doesn’t need… a powerful item like the Witchblade. It is evident where the story is going, but much like the Smokey Mountains, it’s all about the trip. I am wondering how long of a series this is going to be. The answer is probably Googleable, but I would rather be surprised.

The artwork is not just good; it is so wonderful you feel like you should cleanse your eyeballs to be worthy of looking at such perfection. Every panel is perfection.
Brian Haberlin has a talent with detail that is not found anywhere else. The work done on faces is worthy of royal portrait oil paintings. If that was not enough, his detail even graces us with some the best drawn chainmail armor that has ever been in front of these eyeballs. Haberlins’ work is greatly enhanced by the amazing colors VanDyke lays down on the pages. The colors truly sell and complement the artistry here.

This new series is one of the best I have seen in the last year, and the Hammy Award for best new series is going to be a very hard one for me to decide on this year.
Medieval Spawn and Witchblade is a great read, and you don’t need to know anything about Spawn or Witchblade to enjoy it. You get the knowledge you need when you need it, but that information does not make people with it feel dumb.
I am making this a recommended read. Hop on this train while it’s running; you won’t regret it.