Witchblade



Witchblade is published by Image Comics under the Top Cow imprint. Current price per issue is $3.99.

Last Issue

 * Witchblade #17: 08 Jan 2020

Current Issue

 * Witchblade #18: 18 Mar 2020

Next Issue

 * none

Status
Irregular series. Final issue was #18.

Main Characters

 * Sara Pezzini

Trade Paperbacks

 * Witchblade Origins, vol. 1: Genesis - Collects vol. 1 #1-8. -


 * Witchblade Origins, vol. 2: Revelations - Collects vol. 1 #9-14. -


 * Witchblade Origins, vol. 3 - Collects vol. 1 #18-25. - [


 * Witchblade, vol. 1: Witch Hunt - Collects vol. 1 #80-85. -


 * Witchblade, vol. 2: Awakenings - Collects vol. 1 #86-92 . -


 * Witchblade, vol. 3: Gods & Monsters - Collects vol. 1 #93-100. -


 * Witchblade, vol. 4: Eternal - Collects vol. 1 #101-109. -


 * Witchblade, vol. 5: First Born - Collects vol. 1 #110-115, plus First Born #1-3. -


 * Witchblade, vol. 6 - Collects vol. 1 #116-120. -


 * Witchblade, vol. 7 - Collects vol. 1 #120-124. -


 * Witchblade, vol. 8: War of the Witchblades - Collects vol. 1 #125-130. -


 * Witchblade: Redemption, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #131-135. "Sara Pezzini is once more in sole control of the powerful, mystical gauntlet known as the Witchblade." -


 * Witchblade: Redemption, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 1 #137-141, plus Witchblade: Due Process. "Pezzini is once more in sole control of the powerful, mystical gauntlet known as the Witchblade. After a dangerous encounter with the emerald-haired robotic assassin Aphrodite IV, Pezzini is immediately pulled into the prelude for the earth-shattering events of Artifacts." -


 * Witchblade: Redemption, vol. 3 - Collects vol. 1 #140-143. "New York City Detective Sara Pezzini is once more in sole control of the powerful, mystical gauntlet known as the Witchblade. She is finally returning to normal, only Sara's version of "normal" includes investigating the city's strangest mystical crimes." -


 * Witchblade: Redemption, vol. 4 - Collects vol. 1 #145-150. "Sara Pezzini must defeat the ancient Babylonian goddess-queen Tiamat, who has returned after centuries with an ax to grind with the Witchblade bearer." -


 * Witchblade: Rebirth, vol. 1: Unbalanced Pieces - Collects vol. 1 #151-155. "Sara Pezzini has relocated from New York to Chicago and struggles to adapt to being a private detective. Pezzini quickly discovers that a change of scenery and occupation hasn't changed one thing… the Witchblade is still a magnet for the supernatural. Quickly drawn into a conflict between two mystical gangs, she must once again balance her responsibility as bearer of the Witchblade with her personal life." -


 * Witchblade: Rebirth, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 1 #156-160. "Even as Sara Pezzini tries to settle into her new life in Chicago, the Witchblade's talent for seeking out weirdness pulls her into bizarre case after bizarre case. This volume sees Pezzini dealing with mercenary mana-hunters, spirit realms, fantastical steampunk warriors, and the most distilled embodiment of evil she's ever encountered. And that's before the local cops and corrupt political system complicates her life..." -


 * Witchblade: Rebirth, vol. 3 - Collects vol. 1 #161-165. "Sara Pezzini moved to Chicago and started a new life as a private investigator to escape her past in New York. But instead of getting settled into her new career, Sara has felt like she has been running in circles chasing ghosts… or, is it the ghosts that have been chasing her? Sara will have to contend against mercenaries, gangsters, and power hungry leprechauns, all while suffering the drudgeries of trying to stay profitable. Maybe black cats really do bring quantifiable amounts of bad luck." -


 * Witchblade: Rebirth, vol. 4 - Collects vol. 1 #166-169. "After sealing off the main artery of an interdimensional black market trade in the supernatural, Witchblade-bearer Sara Pezzini wears a target on her back. Between Chicago's corrupt elite and common criminals, everyone wants a piece of the Witchblade–but who will get to her first?" -


 * Witchblade: Born Again, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #170-174. "Sara Pezzini has given up the Witchblade and taken up the life of a small-town Sheriff, but her past comes back haunt her in deadly fashion." -


 * Witchblade: Born Again, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 1 #175-179. "Sara takes up the case as to how Jenny, wife of the Darkness, became the Angelus, all while the Witchblade has plans for Sara of its own." -


 * Witchblade: Born Again, vol. 3 - Collects vol. 1 #180-185. "When a powerful collector of the supernatural offers Sara a job, she finds herself called back to where it all began: New York City." -


 * Witchblade, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 2 #1-6. "Gunned down and left for dead on a New York rooftop, Alex Underwood's life should have ended there-but instead, at the moment of death, she became host to the Witchblade, a mystical artifact that grants the woman wielding it extraordinary powers. But the power comes with a heavy cost, and Alex finds herself thrust into the center of an unseen battle raging on the snowy streets of NYC." - -


 * Witchblade, vol. 2: Good Intentions - Collects vol. 2 #7-12. "Breaking a demon's stranglehold on New York City was only the beginning for Alex and Team Witchblade. Now, somebody much worse than a demon wants the Artifact-and they'll do anything to get it." - -  -


 * Witchblade, vol. 3 - Collects vol. 2 #13-18. "Transported five years into the future by the shockwave of a failed spell, Alex, Ash, and Majil must find a way back home-but the New York they knew is gone, and an apocalyptic wasteland ruled by demons stands between them and their ticket back to the present." - -  -  - (forthcoming, April 2020)


 * The Witchblade Compendium, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #1-50. -
 * The Witchblade Compendium, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 1 #51-100. -


 * The Complete Witchblade, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #1-19, plus The Darkness #9-10 & Tales of the Witchblade #½ & 3. - -

Hardcovers

 * The Witchblade Compendium, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #1-50. -
 * The Witchblade Compendium, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 1 #51-100. -

Creative Team
Writer: Tim Seeley. Artists: Diego Bernard; Fred Benes; Arif Prianto. Covers: John Tyler Christopher. Creators: Marc Silvestri, David Wohl, Brian Haberlin, Christina Z., Michael Turner.

Publishing History

 * Volume 1: #1-185, 1995-2015
 * Volume 2: #1-18, 2017-2020

Future Publication Dates

 * Witchblade, vol. 3 TP: 22 Apr 2020

News & Features

 * 13 Nov 2015 - Requiem For Witchblade: Silvestri, Marz & More On Series Finale
 * 30 Oct 2013 - Marz Returns to Witchblade With an All-New Direction