WITCHBLADE (2024)

Series Premiere. Sara Pezzini is back in an all-new origin story! A reimagining of the classic storyline, this high-octane supernatural thriller starts at the beginning with familiar characters and new story arcs. New York City Police Detective Sara Pezzini's life was forever fractured by her father's murder. Cold, cunning, and hellbent on revenge, Sara now stalks a vicious criminal cabal beneath the city, where an ancient power collides and transforms her into something wild, magnificent, and beyond her darkest imaginings. From co-creator Marc Silvestri (The Darkness, Cyber Force, Batman and the Joker: The Dearly Duo) and writer Marguerite Bennett (Animosity, Batwoman, DC Bombshells) with artist Giuseppe Cafaro (Suicide Squad, Power Rangers, Red Sonja) comes a bold new era of Witchblade!

Fresh from the warehouse massacre, Detective Sara Pezzini is electrified with the power and sensory overload of the Witchblade. Strength, healing, pleasure, rage-every temptation lures her from her mission to find her father's killer. Sara thinks she possesses the Witchblade-but does really it possess her?

Sara Pezzini grapples with the deadly powers of the Witchblade while corrupt cops, human traffickers, and supernatural conspiracies tighten the noose around her neck. A terrifying new hunter emerges in the form of Ian Nottingham, but is he here to save her, sabotage her-or seduce her?

Detective Sara Pezzini is on the threshold of a world of monsters, demons, and hellspawn when the mysterious hunter, Ian Nottingham, promises to teach her to unlock her true terrifying potential. Will he guide her through the darkness-or let it devour her?

While trying to come to terms with the power of the Witchblade and its control over her, Detective Sara Pezzini delves deeper into the supernatural forces around her and the mystery behind the cover-up that destroyed her father. The path leads her and her partner into a life-or-death battle where the past and present collide!

End of Story Arc. New York Police Detective Sara Pezzini has dedicated her life to solving the mystery behind her father's murder. Along the way, she was endowed with the supernatural weapon known as the Witchblade, an ancient weapon wielded by one woman in a generation. The Witchblade's purpose and connection to her father's death remains a mystery. To guide Sara, a mysterious warrior named Ian Nottingham steps in to train her in its ways, but when Sara discovers who Ian has been working for, it sets the stage for an epic confrontation that will shake Sara to her core and set her on a direct path hurtling towards her father's killer and the nature of the Witchblade itself!

New Story Arc. New York City Police Detective Sara Pezzini is this generation's bearer of the Witchblade, a mystical gauntlet wielded by one woman in a generation meant to balance the forces of Darkness and Light. For years, Sara has been on the hunt for the identity of her father's killer, and the paths have led her to billionaire Kenneth Irons. Irons has money, power, and associates from the darkest corners of the underworld. Among them, a young member of the Franchetti crime family on the verge of his twenty-first birthday, enters the story, and Sara's world will never be the same as Jackie Estacado, this generation's bearer of The Darkness, makes his first appearance and rocks the Top Cow Universe to its core!

Left battered and beaten, Sara narrowly escapes from Kenneth Iron's arena and takes refuge by night in the mystical space of "The Keep" in order to stay off the billionaire's radar. By day, Sara gets back to the business of being a cop while her training with Ian Nottingham continues. Sara starts to piece together the connections between her father's murder and its ties to supernatural forces around her. One lead, the mob enforcer, twenty-year-old Jackie Estacado, has been on Sara's radar. Her brief encounter with him previously left her shaken and wondering what the true nature of this dark killer is and how he is connected to the forces of darkness and light that have shaped her life. Sara and Jackie finally clash, and the universe will never be the same!

New York City Police Detective Sara Pezzinni, this generation's bearer of the Witchblade, follows a series of leads not only procedural but supernatural that have brought her face to face with Jackie Estacado, the nascent bearer of The Darkness! Sara and Jackie clash in an explosive life-or-death battle where Sara must not only balance her duties as an officer but must also struggle against the will of the Witchblade itself. The fight that fans have been waiting for is here, and neither warrior will ever be the same!

New York City Police Detective Sara Pezzinni is this generation's bearer of the Witchblade. A supernatural relic meant to balance the forces of darkness and light. Following a savage clash with Mafia hitman Jackie Estacado, this generation's nascent bearer of The Darkness, Sara is on the prowl for the power behind the bloodthirsty inhuman traffickers-Sonatine! Sara's troubles with Jackie escalate, and the first appearance of Sonatine heralds something much bigger on the horizon.

As Sara descends into the Creosote hellscape, her own personal hell breaks loose as horrors of flesh and bone come to life around her. Sonatine and Irons, eternal rivals, make their moves at last, with Sara and Jackie as their pawns—and the fate of humanity is caught in the balance.

KEY ISSUE ALERT, Part 1 In an instant, everything can change. Sara’s partner Michael Yee has been shot and clings to life by a thread. To save her partner, Sara makes a deal with Kenneth Irons that plunges her deep into the supernatural world of “The Harrowing.” There, Sara will face trials that connect her future and her past, leading to a reckoning that brings together, or destroys, the supernatural forces that surround her and draws Jackie Estacado, the bearer of The Darkness, closer to realizing what he truly is. Irons has the upper hand, and Sara will be forever changed as his true goal is revealed. This jaw-dropping two-part story arc finale will send shockwaves through the Witchblade fandom and usher in a new era in the saga of Witchblade!

KEY ISSUE ALERT: Part 2 A New era for the Witchblade begins here! For the first time in the enigmatic weapon's history, Sara Pezzini unlocks an aspect of the ancient relic no wielder ever has before—transforming her into something strange, powerful, and NEW that will redefine the Witchblade legacy. Sara’s discovery of Irons’ plan for The Angelus child during her journey to “The Harrowing” left her mortally wounded. With the Witchblade brutally ripped from her body by Irons, Michael Yee left dying in a nest of monsters, Ian Nottingham's betrayal, and Jackie Estacado emerging as her mortal enemy, how can Sara survive, much less prevail?  Don’t miss the birth of a new embodiment of the Witchblade that will alter the course of the series forever!

Following the events of issue #13, New York City Police Detective Sara Pezzini returns to work while her partner clings to life, still reeling from the world-shattering events of last issue and coming to grips with the new nature of the Witchblade. In the City, a deadly serial killer is targeting the homeless, but the crime scenes reveal clues only Sara and the Witchblade can follow. How is a teenage conspiracy theorist involved in all of this, and will Sara be able to stop the killer before they strike again?

The popularity of the unknown vigilante is rising, including among Sara’s friends, allies, and victims of the deceased, who were much more sinister people than they first appeared. Adding fuel to the fire, the corrupt elements of Sara's precinct are tightening their grip on the city. Sara is caught between a criminal with no regard for the law and those entrusted with the law, whose abuses of power put them right in the vigilante's sights.

Paranoia grips the city as the vigilante cuts a bloody path through the grime-soaked streets. A subset of officers at Sara’s precinct have begun to make matters worse, escalating the tension by intimidating citizens with a small Military grade arsenal. Sara has followed the clues and is now face to face with the supernatural killer whose motives follow a warped sense of justice. Can the Witchblade bring balance back to the city before it erupts into riots or spirals into something even worse? Join Top Cow as we celebrate Witchblade's landmark 30th Anniversary issue!

The city is on fire as Police sweep into the streets to quell the paranoia and division caused by the vigilante whose targets all have a sinister connection. Sara's close encounter with the supernatural slayer left her wounded and with questions. Meanwhile, the slaughter count is about to rise as the homicidal force of nature has caught another potential victim and taunts Sara to step into the light. Sara is forced to make an impossible choice as the killer’s identity and motivations become clear.

The Grinteeth killer is revealed, and the city reels from the burning aftermath of the vigilante's final murder. In the wake of a brutal showdown, Sara confronts the purpose and history of the Witchblade itself - and doesn't like everything she finds. Being a supernatural force for balance is violent business, and the blood on her hands is drawing dangerous attention...

Sara Pezzini probably has the worst hangover in human history - and the mysterious, bloody corpse in bed beside her sure isn’t helping her headache! Where did the body come from? Who is the mysterious, green-haired assassin trying to kill her? And how can she investigate with her well-intentioned new partner, Jake McCarthy, watching her every move?

The safety of the people is the highest law." A philosophy Sara Pezzini can usually get behind, but coming from the lips of an enigmatic tech CEO, it sounds more like "the ends justify the means." What is his connection to the mysterious green-haired assassin that's hunting down Sara? The Witchblade is keeping silent, but supernatural or otherwise, Sara isn't a big believer in coincidence.

Who would build a machine that can suffer?" Jake and Sara's investigation into cyberterrorism and targeted murders begins to spiral, even as they close in on their prime suspect. And the enigmatic Aphrodite reveals herself to be far more than a simple killing machine...but does that make her any less dangerous? Plus, celebrating springtime, collect the pair of Camilla d’Errico variants for Witchblade and The Darkness!

Detective Jake McCarthy tracked a shadowy corporate conspiracy across the country...only to wind up partnered with that conspiracy's latest target. But is their cyborg assassin, Aphrodite, only targeting Sara in response? Or are there technological nightmares targeting the Witchblade, as well as magical ones? PLUS: Collect the pair of VALERIO GIANGIORDANO variants for WITCHBLADE and THE DARKNESS!

Jake and Sara follow a trail of breadcrumbs, further unravelling their vast technoconspiracy...but at this stage, Aphrodite isn't looking for answers. She's looking for revenge! Anyone who gets in her way is a fair target: Sara Pezzini is still very much included. Uncovering the truth behind Aphrodite's origin may not be enough to save her life...let alone theirs!