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Zum Gebrauch Der Witchblade-Timeline (Stand: 15.04.2006) Zum Gebrauch der Witchblade-Timeline (Stand: 15.04.2006) 1. In diese Timeline sollen alle Geschichten aufgenommen werden, die zum Universum der Witchblade-Comics (Image/Top Cow, deutsch bei Infinity; wie auch alle anderen aufgeführten Comics, wenn nicht anders beschrieben) gehören. Das ein oder andere Heft mag jetzt noch fehlen (Herrschaft des Teufels oder Painkiller Jane/Darkness), kann aber jederzeit eingefügt werden. Die Angaben der Heftnummern beziehen sich der Einfachheit halber auf die US-Nummern. In Klammern dahinter findet sich aber die deutsche Veröffentlichung. Sollte diese in gleicher Nummerierung erfolgt sein (z.B. Destiny’s Child 1-3), entfällt die Klammer. Um Platz zu sparen fanden folgende Abkürzungen deutscher Hefte Verwendung: WB = Witchblade Erste Serie D = Darkness Erste Serie D2 = Darkness Neue Serie WneS = Witchblade Neue Serie WBOb TPB = Witchblade: Obakemono Tradepaperback TR = Tomb Raider (Infinity) e-C = Tomb Raider Ehapa (e-Comix) TRSaBa = Tomb Raider Ehapa Sammelband A-SB = Ascension Sammelband A = Ascension Heft Ov = Witchblade/Darkness/Tomb Raider: Overkill U = Universe DC-CO = DC Crossover (Panini) 2. Die Timeline wollte ich so einfach wie möglich gestalten. Aus diesem Grund habe ich auf eine Vielzahl verschiedener Pfeilarten oder anderer Verweismöglichkeiten verzichtet. Die richtige Lesereihenfolge ergibt sich lediglich aus zwei verschiedenen Zuordnungen: 1) Nebeneinander stehende Hefte beanspruchen im weitesten Sinne Gleichzeitigkeit. Das ist natürlich relativ. So gibt es keinerlei Hinweise darauf, dass sich Tomb Raider 1-24 parallel zu den Serien Witchblade oder Darkness ereignen. Wichtig war mir hierbei, dass die Serien Witchblade und Tomb Raider bis zum Zeitpunkt des Crossovers Endgame (US-WB 60 und US-TR 25) parallel laufen. Anders ist es bei Ascension. Die Hefte 9-14 handeln ganz offensichtlich parallel zu den nebenan stehenden Witchblade-Heften. Statt durch zusätzliche Pfeile das Gesamtbild zu komplizieren soll die Anordnung nebeneinander den Bezug herstellen. Nebeneinanderstehende Hefte sind also mit oder ohne Bezug zueinander „gleichzeitig“ zu lesen! 2) Pfeile markieren eine direkte zeitliche Aufeinanderfolge! Wenn man einer Serie (z.B. Darkness) den Pfeilen entlang folgt, hat man eine lückenlose, zeitlich korrekte Lesereihenfolge! 3. Die zeitliche Anordnung (vor allem bei Crossovern) kann nie völlig wasserdicht sein. Eins meiner Kriterien war der Veröffentlichungszeitpunkt. Es zeigte sich aber beispielsweise, dass Sara Pezzini zum Zeitpunkt der Veröffentlichung der Witchblade/Tomb Raider-Crossover in ihrer eigenen Serie gar nicht im Besitz der Witchblade war. Dieses Problem war relativ einfach lösbar. Ebenso der Umstand, dass Ian Nottingham, während sein Special „Nottingham“ veröffentlicht wurde, lückenlos bei Witchblade zugegen war. Kompliziert wurde es eher durch Jackie Estacados Aufnahme ins Zeugenschutzprogramm bei Darkness. In den Crossovern Overkill und Dark Crossings, die veröffentlicht wurden, während Jackie in seiner Serie durch Amerika reist, wird er als Sara 1 Pezzinis Informant in New York vorgestellt, was er in seiner eigenen Serie nie war, aus anderen Gründen aber nur zwischen seiner Aufnahme ins Zeugenschutzprogramm und seinem vorläufigen Ableben in Darkness 40 gewesen sein kann. Hier habe ich eine kurzfristige Rückkehr nach New York festsetzen müssen (nach Darkness 29-31, dem ersten Abenteuer außerhalb New Yorks), die in seiner eigenen Serie nie erwähnt wird, aber sämtliche Wiedersprüche beseitigt, die durch eine andere Einordnung entstanden wären. Er suchte in einer billigen Pension Unterschlupf, aus der ihn Sara Pezzini und Lara Croft während Dark Crossings abholen. Scheinbar verließ er New York wieder nach dem für ihn unbefriedigenden Ausgang der Mindhunter- Story. Auf diese Weise erfindet man bei Erstellung einer Timeline die Geschichte mit, was natürlich diskutierbar ist und sein muss. Ähnlich bin ich bei Tomb Raider: Journeys vorgegangen. Statt die Hefte umständlich in die monatliche TR-Serie einzubauen, habe ich sie schlicht zu „Jugendabenteuern“ erklärt, die nach dem Tod von Laras Eltern spielen. Dass sie sich in den Journey-Abenteuern sehr oft an Schulerlebnisse erinnert, half mir bei diesem Entschluss. Es steht jedem frei, sich einen x-beliebigen Zeitpunkt in der Monatsserie zu suchen und die Journeys dort einzubauen. 4. Die Auswahl der aufgenommenen Serien ist diskussionswürdig. Fathom Vol. 1 wird komplett aufgenommen, obwohl es nur eine Schnittstelle gibt, nämlich „Vanas Revenge“ (Fathom 12-14) mit Sara und Lara. Genausogut hätte man auch Darkchylde komplett aufnehmen oder beide weglassen können. Ein Kriterium für meine Vorgehensweise war, dass Witchblade und Fathom Vol. 1 aus demselben Stall stammen, und zwar in USA (Image/Top Cow) genauso wie in Deutschland (Infinity). Letztlich war die Entscheidung absolut willkürlich. In meinen handschriftlichen Aufzeichnungen ist Darkchylde komplett aufgeführt. Das Witchblade/Darkchylde-Crossover spielt zwischen „Darkchylde: Legacy“ und „Dreams of the Darkchylde“. Ich hatte durchaus zwischendurch die Idee, das ganze Projekt völlig auszuweiten und sogar Spawn und das Chaos!-Universum mit einzubeziehen, was ich aber nach kurzer Überlegung als unübersichtlich und nicht zweckdienlich wieder verworfen habe. 5. Bei den Vergangenheitsgeschichten (Tales of the Witchblade u. a.) gibt es leider viele Ungereimtheiten. Die Ägypten-Story aus Tales 7 und 8 spielt VOR Tales 5, in der die Witchblade von Außerirdischen zur Erde gebracht wird. Beide Geschichten wiedersprechen sich also. Die Ägypten-Story spielt aber in die Witchblade/Tomb Raider-Crossover hinein und die Außerirdischengeschichte ist für die Herkunft der Witchblade von Belang, deren außerirdische Herkunft in der monatlichen Serie mehrfach erwähnt wird. Ich habe es damit dokumentarisch gehalten und alle Episoden aufgenommen und chronologisch gelistet, ohne eine davon für „Out of Continuity“ zu erklären. Hier muss jeder selbst wissen, was davon er für offiziell erklärt und was er aus dem Witchblade-Kanon tilgt. Ich wünsche viel Spaß mit der Timeline und bin für Anregungen und Ergänzungen gerne zu haben. Christian Wetter (Timeline und mail-Adresse online auf comicgate.de) © 2006 Christian Wetter / comicgate.de. Alle Rechte vorbehalten. All characters are trademark and © of their respective owners. 2 Witchblade Timeline Ca. 2500 v. Chr.: Tales of the Witchblade 7 + 8 (dt. in Top Cow Sonderheft 4 + 6) ergänzt Witchblade/Tomb Raider 2 Ca. 50 v. Chr.: Tales of the Witchblade 5 (Top Cow Sonderheft 5) steht leider in Opposition zu Tales 7 + 8 Ca. 100 n.Chr.: Tales of the Witchblade 6 (Top Cow Sonderheft 5) 359 n. Chr.: Dark Crossings 1 (Flashback/ Top Cow Sonderheft 10) Ca. 600 n. Chr.: Darkness 39 (D 23/1) Ca. 800 n. Chr.: Tales of the Darkness ½ (Top Cow Sonderheft 9) Witchblade Obakemono 1-3 (WBOb TPB) Ca. 1174 n. Chr.: Lady Death / Medieval Witchblade (Chaos! Crossover) 1175 n. Chr.: Medieval Witchblade 1-3 (Top Cow Sonderheft 7) 1213 n. Chr.: Tales of the Witchblade 2 (Top Cow Sonderheft 1) ca. 1700 n.Chr.: Tales of the Witchblade 1 (Top Cow Sonderheft 1) ca. 1950 n. Chr.: Rahmenhandlung Tales 5 (Top Cow Sonderheft 5) (geschätzt) ca. 1980 n. Chr.: FATHOM: Killians Tide 1-4 (Fathom 7 + 8) Tomb Raider ½ Tomb Raider Journeys 0-12 (dt. Nur 1-5) Tomb Raider Origins © 2006 Christian Wetter / comicgate.de 3 Witchblade 1 (WB 1/1) alternative Zeitlinie: Witchblade Infinity (Witchblade Sonderheft 1) Witchblade 2 (WB 1/2) Witchblade 3 (WB 2/1) Witchblade 4 (WB 2/2) Witchblade 5 (WB 3/1) Rahmenhandlung Medieval Witchblade (Top Cow Sonderheft 7) Witchblade 6 (WB 3/2) Witchblade 7 (WB 4/1) Witchblade 8 (WB 4/2) Tomb Raider / Witchblade (TR/W 1) Witchblade 9 (WB 5/1) Witchblade 10 (WB 5/2) The Darkness 1 (D 1/1) Witchblade 11 (WB 6/1) The Darkness ½ (D 1/2) © 2006 Christian Wetter / comicgate.de 4 Tomb Raider / Witchblade ½ (e-C 3/2) Witchblade 12 (WB 6/2) The Darkness 2 (D 2/1) Witchblade 13 (WB 7/1) The Darkness 3 (D 2/2) Witchblade 14 (WB 7/2) The Darkness 4 (D 3/1) Witchblade / Tomb Raider (TR/W 2) Witchblade 15 (WB 8/1) The Darkness 5 (D 3/2) Witchblade 16 (WB 8/2) The Darkness 6 (D 4/1) Witchblade 17 (WB 9/1) The Darkness 7 (D 4/2) The Darkness 8 (D 5/1) Family Ties Crossover Witchblade 18 (D 5/2) Darkness 9 (D 6/1) © 2006 Christian Wetter / comicgate.de 5 Darkness 10 (D 6/2) Ascension 1 (A-SB 1/1) Witchblade 19 (D 7/1) Ascension 2 (A-SB 1/2) Witchblade 20 (WB 9/2) The Darkness 11 (D 7/2) Ascension 3 (A-SB 1/3) Witchblade 21 (WB 10/1) The Darkness 12 (D 8/1) Ascension 4 (A-SB 1/4) Witchblade 22 (WB 10/2) The Darkness 13 (D 8/2) Ascension 5 (A-SB 2/1) Witchblade 23 (WB 11/1) The Darkness 14 (D 9/1) Ascension 6 (A-SB 2/2) Fathom 0 Witchblade 24 (WB 11/2) The Darkness 15 (D 9/2) Ascension 7 (A-SB 2/3) Fathom 1 (1st Magdalena!) Witchblade 25 (WB 12/1) The Darkness 16 (D 10/1) Ascension 8 (A-SB 2/4) Fathom 2 (Magdalena) Witchblade 26 (WB 12/2) The Darkness 17 (D 10/2) Ascension 9 (A-SB 3/1) Fathom 3 (Magdalena) Witchblade 27 (WB 13/1) The Darkness 18 (D 11) Ascension 10 (A-SB 3/2) Fathom 4 (Magdalena) Witchblade 28 (WB 13/2) The Darkness 19 (D 12/1) Ascension 11 (A-SB 3/3) Fathom 5 Witchblade 29 (WB 14) The Darkness 20 (D 12/2) Ascension 12 (A-SB 3/4) Fathom 6 © 2006 Christian Wetter / comicgate.de 6 Witchblade 30 (WB 15/1) The Darkness 21 (D 12/3) Ascension 13 (A 12/1) Fathom 7 Witchblade 31 (WB 15/2) The Darkness 22 (D 13/1) Ascension 14 (A 12/2) Fathom 8 Witchblade 32 (WB 16/1) The Darkness 23 (D 13/2) Ascension 15 (A 13/1) Fathom 9 Witchblade 33 (WB 16/2) The Darkness 24 (D 14/1) Ascension 16 (A 13/2) Fathom 10 Witchblade 34 (WB 17/1) The Darkness 25 (D 14/2) Ascension 17 (A 14/1) Fathom 11 Witchblade 35 (WB 17/2) The Darkness 26 (D 15/1) Ascension 18 (A 14/2) The Darkness 27 (D 15/2) Darkness vs.
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