Witchblade #121

I'm really going to try not to gush like a fanboy, but I already know my noble attempt is doomed to fail from the beginning. I want to tell you about Witchblade #121, analyze the book so you know what to expect, but I can only say that if you're still insisting on not reading this series --well, you're not very smart. Either that, or you don't like great stories with amazing dialogue and eye-popping, jaw-dropping artwork.

Witchblade #121 is the first part (out of three) of Crown Heights, the new story arc concocted by Ron Marz and lavishly illustrated by Stjepan Sejic. In this issue, Detectives Sara Pezzini and Patrick Gleason are sent to investigate the brutal murder of a rabbi. At the same time, Gretch, the redheaded reporter, is back on Sara's case, and she is determined to find a story for her sensationalist rag. Sejic creates an incredibly real New York City at night, a place where every shadow seems potentially dangerous. There are mysterious Jews, old and unreliable witnesses, and a killer on the loose. There are questions Sara and Gleason must find answers for, and their search is beautifully rendered both by Marz's phenomenal dialogue and Sejic's mastery of facial expressions and body language. Do I really need to keep going? Do yourselves a favor and get this issue already!