Tomb Raider / Witchblade #1

Top Cow ⋅ 1997
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Lara Croft, Tomb Raider in comic books

Adapted from the 1996 video game Tomb Raider

[January 2023 - Netflix developing a TV series with writer attached]

Issue Details

Publisher

Top Cow

Artist

Michael Turner

Writer

Michael Turner

Published

December 1997

Synopsis

A elderly women calls 911 calling to complain the next door neighbors are fighting and screaming.A loud banging noise emanates from the wall and smashes it open a weird gargoyle like creature comes out holding the next door neighbor....and throws him to the wall right next to the old women as if he was a rag doll...Then the door kicks open a women comes in guns blazing trying to kill the creature. But the dam thing flys off leaving lots of damage to clean up broken walls and even a dead bodies...Well few minutes later the cops come to respond to the 911 call. They find half eaten dead bodies,a whole apartment complex that looked big-foot came out from, and some lady with two automatic weapons.So, detective Sara Pezzini was called to the scene...Sara takes the young gun totting women downtown for questioning.They did a background check and turns out the girl's name is Lara Croft a multimillionaire archaeologist. Sara starts questioning lara:Sara - Ms.Croft, what sort of archeology were studying at Mr. Scarponi's this evening?Lara - *I was trying to save Mr.Scarponi and his family.*Sara - *oh, his family. Wanna see the Scarponi's photo album? (sara throws pictures of half eatten/torn apart bodies on the table) 7 dead dosen't seem your doing such a good job saving anyone. There pictures of kids among those photos Ms.Croft young kids. You gonna tell me whats going on?*Lara - You wouldn't believe it if I told you.Sara: Try me.Lara: Do you believe in the supernatural detective?Sara: You'd be surprised.

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