Talking Top Cow's Rebirth With Matt Hawkins

[CBR News]

Top Cow President and C.O.O. Matt Hawkins spoke to CBR about fan reaction to Top Cow's recent Rebirth, a potentia "Darkness" film, and the just-announced departure of Publisher Filip Sablik.


Full article here.

[eh_ver]

Am I crazy or didn't Sarah actually sacrifice Hope, with Jackie using her power as the codex to recreate the universe in his image? Did this get retconned in Darkness or Witchblade or something? I've read 101 of Darkness and the fcbd issue of Witchblade, so I could be out of touch, but that IS what I took out of Artifacts #13.

[eh_ver]

Regardless, I've really enjoyed Artifacts. The event was pretty epic (though the middle trade got a little disjointed and hard to follow) and its become my favorite book now that its shifted into an ongoing. Its the only 20 page book I even consider paying $4 for on a regular basis (sorry, I know its not going away, but that is STILL too much). I kind of compare it to a kind of gathering of the JLA only with a horror theme.

[mhawkins]

Appreciate you reading the book thanks! Sara did make that choice, but Jackie countered it and the Rebirth universe was created with some of his design. He got Jenny back, etc. The Sara/Jackie thing is pivotal to the ongoing story =)

Thanks again for reading the book!

Matt Hawkins

[Ballistic27]

Did Jackie leave room for groups like Cyberforce and Hunter/Killer in the new universe? Will they play into the growing story?

That is a very good question.

I wish more was said on this. I'm really curious to know what is going on with both teams and how Rebirth has effected them.

[Arvandor]

Darkness and Artifacts seem the most closely tied together right now, they give a feeling of being written alongside each other, while Witchblade and Magdalena are off doing their own thing.

I'm really enjoying Artifacts. My favourite book of the rebirth.

[Hatiko]

I wish more was said on this. I'm really curious to know what is going on with both teams and how Rebirth has effected them.

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I wonder which one it is?

[Arvandor]

I wonder which one it is?

Almost certainly Cyberforce. They're constantly attempting to relaunch that, to limited success.

I'd personally rather that didn't, or at least ensure Cyberforce remains seperate from the more mystically focused TC universe.

[Comicbookfan]

give-me -cyberforce!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ballistic27]

Almost certainly Cyberforce. They're constantly attempting to relaunch that, to limited success.

I'd personally rather that didn't, or at least ensure Cyberforce remains seperate from the more mystically focused TC universe.

There's plenty of room for CF in the Top Cow Universe even though the Artifacts are the cornerstone. And chances are it will be CF returning. It's their 20th anniversary and I think Top Cow will capitalize on that with at least a mini.

[Dark-Flux]

Excited by all these announcements.

Id buy a new Cyberforce book :)

[Sean@CharitablePress]

I'd like to see a new Cyberforce book, too. I've never read Artifacts, so I'll have to give it a whirl next time I'm at the shop.

[rasx]

There's plenty of room for CF in the Top Cow Universe even though the Artifacts are the cornerstone. And chances are it will be CF returning. It's their 20th anniversary and I think Top Cow will capitalize on that with at least a mini.

Agreed, at Marvel and DC mystical and scifi characters share the same universe, so why not Topcow?

[mhawkins]

Almost certainly Cyberforce. They're constantly attempting to relaunch that, to limited success.

I'd personally rather that didn't, or at least ensure Cyberforce remains seperate from the more mystically focused TC universe.

Cyber Force has never been "relaunched." There was the mini-series that Ron Marz and Pat Lee did which was a continuation of the previous and there was the Cyber Force/Hunter Killer mini-series that Waid/Silvestri/Rocafort did that was also a continuation of the previous continuity. With Rebirth we would have a chance to reboot the thing from scratch and make it better and more accessible and less X-Men. =) Stay tuned!

[Arvandor]

Cyber Force has never been "relaunched." There was the mini-series that Ron Marz and Pat Lee did which was a continuation of the previous and there was the Cyber Force/Hunter Killer mini-series that Waid/Silvestri/Rocafort did that was also a continuation of the previous continuity. With Rebirth we would have a chance to reboot the thing from scratch and make it better and more accessible and less X-Men. =) Stay tuned!

Well why didn't you say that earlier?

NOW I'm interested.