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href="/wiki/File:TheWitchblade.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e4/TheWitchblade.jpg" decoding="async" width="198" height="300" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="198" data-file-height="300" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Front cover to <i>Witchblade</i> Vol. 1 ("Witch Hunt") TPB (Feb 2008)</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Publication information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_comics_publishing_companies" title="List of comics publishing companies">Publisher</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Top_Cow_Productions" title="Top Cow Productions">Top Cow Productions</a> (<a href="/wiki/Image_Comics" title="Image Comics">Image Comics</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Schedule</th><td class="infobox-data">Monthly</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Format</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ongoing_series" title="Ongoing series">Ongoing series</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Superhero_comics" title="Superhero comics">Superhero</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publication date</th><td class="infobox-data">November 1995 – October 2015<br />December 2017 – January 2020</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of issues</th><td class="infobox-data">203</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Main character(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Witchblade<br /><a href="/wiki/Sara_Pezzini" title="Sara Pezzini">Sara Pezzini</a><br />Alex Underwood</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Creative team</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Created by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Marc_Silvestri" title="Marc Silvestri">Marc Silvestri</a><br /><a href="/wiki/David_Wohl" title="David Wohl">David Wohl</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Brian_Haberlin" title="Brian Haberlin">Brian Haberlin</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Christina_Z" title="Christina Z">Christina Z</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Michael_Turner_(comics)" title="Michael Turner (comics)">Michael Turner</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data">David Wohl<br />Marc Silvestri<br />Brian Haberlin<br />Christina Z<br /><a href="/wiki/Ron_Marz" title="Ron Marz">Ron Marz</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Artist(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Michael Turner<br />Marc Silvestri<br /><a href="/wiki/Stjepan_%C5%A0eji%C4%87" title="Stjepan Šejić">Stjepan Šejić</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Witchblade</b></i> is an American <a href="/wiki/Comic_book" title="Comic book">comic book</a> <a href="/wiki/Ongoing_series" title="Ongoing series">series</a> published by <a href="/wiki/Top_Cow_Productions" title="Top Cow Productions">Top Cow Productions</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Imprint_(trade_name)" title="Imprint (trade name)">imprint</a> of <a href="/wiki/Image_Comics" title="Image Comics">Image Comics</a>, which ran from November 1995 to October 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The series was created by Top Cow founder and owner <a href="/wiki/Marc_Silvestri" title="Marc Silvestri">Marc Silvestri</a>, editor <a href="/wiki/David_Wohl" title="David Wohl">David Wohl</a>, writers <a href="/wiki/Brian_Haberlin" title="Brian Haberlin">Brian Haberlin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Christina_Z" title="Christina Z">Christina Z</a>, and artist <a href="/wiki/Michael_Turner_(comics)" title="Michael Turner (comics)">Michael Turner</a>. </p><p>The <i>Witchblade</i> comic was adapted into a <a href="/wiki/Witchblade_(2001_TV_series)" title="Witchblade (2001 TV series)">television series</a> in 2001, as well as an <a href="/wiki/Witchblade_(2006_TV_series)" title="Witchblade (2006 TV series)">anime</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Manga" title="Manga">manga</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Novel" title="Novel">novel</a> in 2006. A <a href="/wiki/Feature_film" title="Feature film">feature film</a> based on the comic, titled <i>The Witchblade</i>, was announced for a 2009 release,<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated2_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but was never produced. A second <i>Witchblade</i> television series was announced for development in January 2017,<sup id="cite_ref-THR_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-THR-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but there has been no update since. </p><p>Top Cow relaunched <i>Witchblade</i> comic in December 2017 with the creative team of writer <a href="/wiki/Caitlin_Kittredge" title="Caitlin Kittredge">Caitlin Kittredge</a> and artist Roberta Ingranata. The series features journalist Alex Underwood as the main character.<sup id="cite_ref-Staley_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Staley-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Marston_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Marston-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first of a new <i>Witchblade</i> comic series was released in July 2024 featuring a new <i>Witchblade</i> creative team: writer <a href="/wiki/Marguerite_Bennett" title="Marguerite Bennett">Marguerite Bennett</a>, artist Ariel Kristantina, colorist Bryan Valenza and letterer Troy Peteri. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot_summary">Plot summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The series follows <a href="/wiki/Sara_Pezzini" title="Sara Pezzini">Sara Pezzini</a>, an <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Police_Department" title="New York City Police Department">NYPD</a> <a href="/wiki/Homicide" title="Homicide">homicide</a> <a href="/wiki/Detective" title="Detective">detective</a> who comes into possession of the Witchblade, a <a href="/wiki/Magic_in_fiction" title="Magic in fiction">supernatural</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sentience" title="Sentience">sentient</a> <a href="/wiki/Gauntlet_(glove)" title="Gauntlet (glove)">gauntlet</a> that bonds with a female host and provides her with a variety of powers in order to fight supernatural evil.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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Often described as being a male entity, though occasionally taking a feminine form whenever it manifests itself, the Witchblade symbiotically bonds itself to humans—typically women—to serve as its bearers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sara_Pezzini">Sara Pezzini</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Sara Pezzini"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A New York City detective, <a href="/wiki/Sara_Pezzini" title="Sara Pezzini">Sara</a> first encountered the Witchblade while on a case with her then partner, Michael Yee. After both officers were mortally wounded by criminal Ian Nottingham, the gauntlet suddenly left the possession of his employer, Kenneth Irons, and gave its power to Sara, healing her wounds. When Jackie Estacado, the host of <a href="/wiki/The_Darkness_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Darkness (comics)">the Darkness</a>, was possessed by its influence, he impregnated a temporarily comatose Sara as part of an effort to sway the Witchblade's balance. However, neither of them became aware of this until later. Eventually, Sara met and relinquished the Witchblade to Danielle Baptiste, to whom the artifact had a strong affinity. Amidst complications during the birth of her daughter, Hope, Sara's life was saved when she received half of the Witchblade from Dani. Sara now possesses the full Witchblade and Dani is now the host for <a href="/wiki/Angelus_(comics)" title="Angelus (comics)">the Angelus</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Danielle_Baptiste">Danielle Baptiste</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Danielle Baptiste"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Danielle_Baptiste" title="Danielle Baptiste">Danielle</a> is a young ballet dancer who was born in <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>. After moving to New York to pursue her career, she experienced a mysterious dream in which she saw herself inheriting great power by means of a mystical gauntlet. Dani found herself taking a walk and wandering to an antique shop the next day. It was there that she encountered Sara Pezzini, the current host of the Witchblade. Having become pregnant, Sara realized that the time had come for her to relinquish the artifact. Sara relinquished the Witchblade to Dani when she realized that she was meant to become its next host. While exploring her powers, Dani faced and overcame a number of mystical opponents. Eventually, Dani returned half of the Witchblade to Sara in order to save Sara's life following the birth of her child. She currently does not have any portion of the Witchblade as she is the present host to the Angelus. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Patrick_Gleason">Patrick Gleason</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Patrick Gleason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An NYPD detective, Sara's partner and boyfriend. Following Hope's birth, he serves as the baby's surrogate father and Sara's confidant in issues involving the Witchblade. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Curator/The_Survivor"><span id="The_Curator.2FThe_Survivor"></span>The Curator/The Survivor</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: The Curator/The Survivor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The owner of an antiques shop, the Curator is a sage-like spectator, occasional informant, and the second primary antagonist of the series. One of Sara and Dani's most trusted confidants, he knows much about the various Artifacts. The Curator later dies, spontaneously exploding after saying "all hope is lost". It was later revealed that the Curator was actually the Survivor, the mysterious mastermind behind all of the recent events in Sara's life. He is the sole survivor of the previous universe in which he was the "Codex", a being meant to ensure its survival in the event of Armageddon. Having failed in his duty and witnessed the destruction of his family, the Survivor has been gradually gathering and manipulating the Artifacts and their bearers throughout history as part of his plan to resurrect his universe. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tau'ma"><span id="Tau.27ma"></span>Tau'ma</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Tau'ma"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Curator's brother, Tau'ma has sided with the Darkness and can pull Darklings from out of his head to attack or spy on others. He also wields a powerful cane with a gem-encrusted hawk head. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hope_Pezzini">Hope Pezzini</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Hope Pezzini"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sara's daughter with Jackie Estacado. She is neither of the Darkness nor the Angelus, but has unknown powers that are dormant. Hope is the subject of a search by several Artifact bearers following her capture by the Survivor. Hope is the "Codex" for the entire universe, meant to survive and ensure its survival. The Survivor planned to kill Hope and replace her as the Codex in order to guarantee the resurrection of his own universe. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Julie_Pezzini">Julie Pezzini</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Julie Pezzini"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sara's sister. She was romantically involved with Jake, but the two broke up when Jake discovered that she was running drugs. Jake later returned and shot Julie, but she survived, leading to her arrest and imprisonment. Julie was later released after serving her sentence and was reunited with Sara. While taking Hope to a fair, Julie was surprised by Aphrodite IV, who killed her after shooting her in the head. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ian_Nottingham">Ian Nottingham</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Ian Nottingham"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Formerly a Captain of the British <a href="/wiki/Special_Air_Service" title="Special Air Service">Special Air Service</a>, Ian subsequently joined MI5. He underwent behavioural modifications for the purpose of infiltrating the Yakuza. Afterwards, he forgot his past and became Kenneth Irons' bodyguard. Ian has phenomenal skill with both ancient and modern weapons. Ian kills Sara's partner, Michael Yee. For a time he underwent a great change, allowing him the capability to absorb great quantities of energy and to drain energy from entities, even going so far as to temporarily host both the Witchblade and the Darkness. He also temporarily wielded <a href="/wiki/Excalibur" title="Excalibur">Excalibur</a>, the Witchblade's twin, but it was revealed that Excalibur was merely a shard of the Witchblade, which quickly reabsorbed it. After he lost Excalibur and was defeated by Sara, Ian was taken to prison, only to be freed later by Aphrodite IV. He then retrieved the Blood Sword from Michael Finnegan, gravely wounding the wielder of the Glacier Stone in the process, and left him in the river to die. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kenneth_Irons">Kenneth Irons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Kenneth Irons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first main antagonist of the series, <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Irons" title="Kenneth Irons">Kenneth Irons</a> is a wealthy entrepreneur who discovered the Witchblade in Greece. Irons' age is unknown. It was eventually revealed that he was a Templar Knight of the <a href="/wiki/Third_Crusade" title="Third Crusade">Third Crusade</a> and that he once drank from the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Grail" title="Holy Grail">Holy Grail</a>, granting him a healing factor and immortality, establishing his age as greater than 800 years. However, due to his exposure to the Witchblade during an attempt to host it, Irons does not age at a normal rate; he appears to be no older than 35. In a failed bid to gain control of the Witchblade, Irons lost his hand and sacrificed his wife. Later he was one of two characters left in the Deathpool. As a result, Chief Joe Siry killed Irons for all of the trouble that he had unleashed on Sara. Kenneth is the father of Geraud Irons. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Joe_Siry">Joe Siry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Joe Siry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sara's former captain when she served at the 18th Precinct. He was the partner of Sara's dead father, Detective Vincent Pezzini. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jake_McCarthy">Jake McCarthy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Jake McCarthy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An NYPD detective, Jake was Sara's best friend and former partner. He fell in love with Sara, but his feelings were <a href="/wiki/Unrequited_love" title="Unrequited love">unrequited</a>. A demon came to Earth and entered Jake's body, possessing him while he was wounded defending a weakened Sara. While in a coma he was placed in a hospital. When he woke up later, the god-like demon took full control of his body. The demon was bent on destroying the world to remake it into a hellish kingdom with him as ruler. Sara eventually drove the demon's influence out of Jake's mind, but Jake, still possessed by the demon, committed suicide to ensure that the demon could never control his body again. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lisa_Buzanis">Lisa Buzanis</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Lisa Buzanis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Daughter of Maria, a deceased friend of Sara's. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alex_Underwood">Alex Underwood</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Alex Underwood"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A journalist who bonds with the Witchblade.<sup id="cite_ref-Staley_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Staley-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Marston_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Marston-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Darkness">The Darkness</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: The Darkness"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/The_Darkness_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Darkness (comics)">Jackie Estacado</a> is a former mob hitman and later becomes the host for the Darkness. The Darkness is one of the parents of the Witchblade and one of the primordial forces of the Witchblade universe. He is a supporting character in the <i>Witchblade</i> series and is the main character in his own spin-off series. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Angelus">The Angelus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: The Angelus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Angelus_(comics)" title="Angelus (comics)">The Angelus</a> is the light counterpart of the Darkness and one of the parents of the Witchblade. The Angelus possesses many female hosts and is the arch-enemy of the Darkness. The Angelus was the primary antagonist of the <i>Darkness</i> series and the third primary antagonist of the <i>Witchblade</i> series. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Magdalena">Magdalena</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Magdalena"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Magdalena_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Magdalena (comics)">Magdalena</a> is a supporting character in the spin-off series <i>Darkness</i> and later in <i>Witchblade</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_other_media">In other media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: In other media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="TNT_series">TNT series</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: TNT series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Witchblade_(2001_TV_series)" title="Witchblade (2001 TV series)">Witchblade (2001 TV series)</a></div> <p>Following a pilot film in August 2000, <a href="/wiki/Turner_Network_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Turner Network Television">TNT</a> premiered a <a href="/wiki/Television_series" class="mw-redirect" title="Television series">television series</a> based on the comic book series which ran for two seasons from June 12, <a href="/wiki/2001_in_television" title="2001 in television">2001</a> to August 26, <a href="/wiki/2002_in_television" title="2002 in television">2002</a>. The series was directed by <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Hemecker" title="Ralph Hemecker">Ralph Hemecker</a>, written by <a href="/wiki/Marc_Silvestri" title="Marc Silvestri">Marc Silvestri</a> and J.D. Zeik, and starred <a href="/wiki/Yancy_Butler" title="Yancy Butler">Yancy Butler</a> as Sara Pezzini.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although critically acclaimed and popular with audiences, the series was canceled in September 2002, reportedly due to Butler’s issues with substance abuse.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Warner_Home_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Home Video">Warner Home Video</a> released <i>Witchblade: The Complete Series</i>—a seven-disc collector's set including the original made-for-TV movie, all 23 episodes of the series, and special features—on DVD on July 29, 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music">Music</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vevent haudio"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary album" style="font-style: italic; color: inherit; background-color: #BFE0BF; font-size: 125%;">Witchblade: The Music</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Witchblade.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bc/Witchblade.jpg/220px-Witchblade.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bc/Witchblade.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="316" data-file-height="316" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: #BFE0BF"><a href="/wiki/Compilation_album" title="Compilation album">Compilation album</a> by <div class="contributor" style="display:inline">Various Artists</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data published">2004</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">Rock music</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="duration"><span class="min">54</span>:<span class="s">20</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Edge Artists</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Gerard_McMahon" title="Gerard McMahon">G Tom Mac</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Witchblade the Music</b></i> is a <a href="/wiki/Compilation_album" title="Compilation album">compilation album</a> of music from/inspired by the <a href="/wiki/Witchblade_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Witchblade (U.S. TV series)">Witchblade TV series</a> and the comic book. The songs included on this album are performed by Various Artists. It was compiled and produced by <a href="/wiki/Gerard_McMahon" title="Gerard McMahon">G Tom Mac</a>, it was conceived by <a href="/wiki/Christina_Z" title="Christina Z">Christina Z</a> and released in 2004 on the Edge Artists record label. The album notes credit G Tom Mac a.k.a. <a href="/wiki/Gerard_McMahon" title="Gerard McMahon">Gerard McMahon</a> for the music and Eddie Kislinger for the lyrics for "Wicked Town", "Drop Dead Pretty", and "Was It Magic”. McMahon is also credited for "Greater Powers"; "Child of Mine" with Roger Daltrey; and "Cry Little Sister" which he wrote with Michael Maineri. In addition, McMahon and Kislinger are credited as the Executive Producers of the soundtrack. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="NBC_series">NBC series</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: NBC series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2017, <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> announced the development a <i>Witchblade</i> television series, with <a href="/wiki/Carol_Mendelsohn" title="Carol Mendelsohn">Carol Mendelsohn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Dries" title="Caroline Dries">Caroline Dries</a> serving as executive producers.<sup id="cite_ref-THR_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-THR-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Anime_series">Anime series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Anime series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Witchblade_(2006_TV_series)" title="Witchblade (2006 TV series)">Witchblade (2006 TV series)</a></div> <p>Top Cow and Japanese animation studio <a href="/wiki/Gonzo_(company)" title="Gonzo (company)">Gonzo</a> produced an <a href="/wiki/Anime" title="Anime">anime</a> adaptation of <i>Witchblade</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-animenewsnetwork2004_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-animenewsnetwork2004-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which began broadcast during April 2006 and ran for 24 episodes.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the anime features a new story with all new characters, it exists in the same continuity as the comic book and manga.<sup id="cite_ref-animenewsnetwork2006_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-animenewsnetwork2006-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The anime focuses on Masane Amaha, who has no recollection of her past beyond six years earlier.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Manga">Manga</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Manga"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2004, Top Cow made an agreement with manga publisher <a href="/wiki/Kodansha" title="Kodansha">Kodansha</a> to produce a <a href="/wiki/Manga" title="Manga">manga</a> adaptation of <i>Witchblade</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-animenewsnetwork2004_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-animenewsnetwork2004-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The subsequent adaptation, <i>Witchblade Takeru</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">ウィッチブレイド丈流</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Wicchibureido Takeru</i></span>)</span>,<sup id="cite_ref-heiseidemocracy2006_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heiseidemocracy2006-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was released in March 2006, written by the anime's main writer <a href="/wiki/Yasuko_Kobayashi" title="Yasuko Kobayashi">Yasuko Kobayashi</a> (<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%8F%E6%9E%97%E9%9D%96%E5%AD%90" class="extiw" title="ja:小林靖子">小林靖子</a>) and drawn by Kazuasa Sumita<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">隅田かずあさ</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Sumita Kazuasa</i></span>)</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-animenewsnetwork2006_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-animenewsnetwork2006-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The manga features a different plot and characters from the <i>Witchblade</i> anime and comic book but is set in the same continuity as both.<sup id="cite_ref-productions2006_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-productions2006-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The manga focuses on Takeru Ibaraki, an average Japanese high school girl raised in a Buddhist convent who experiences recurring nightmares about the Witchblade and eventually becomes its newest bearer.<sup id="cite_ref-heiseidemocracy2006_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heiseidemocracy2006-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The manga was released in the U.S. by Top Cow and <a href="/wiki/Bandai_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Bandai Entertainment">Bandai Entertainment</a> from February 2007 to February 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-animenewsnetwork2006_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-animenewsnetwork2006-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Japanese_novel">Japanese novel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Japanese novel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Witchblade: Ao no Shōjo</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">ウィッチブレイド碧の少女</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Witchibureido Ao no Shōjo</i></span>)</span> is a Japanese <a href="/wiki/Novel" title="Novel">novel</a> written by Satoshi Ichikawa (<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B8%82%E5%B7%9D%E6%99%BA%E5%A3%AB" class="extiw" title="ja:市川智士">市川智士</a>) with art and illustrations by Makoto Uno (<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%86%E3%81%AE%E3%81%BE%E3%81%93%E3%81%A8" class="extiw" title="ja:うのまこと">うのまこと</a>), who previously worked on the <i>Witchblade</i> anime as the lead art and character designer. It was published in August 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-productions2006_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-productions2006-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The protagonist is Yuri Miyazono, a sickly 15-year-old <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture" title="Okinawa Prefecture">Okinawan</a> girl who bonds with the Witchblade for her own survival.<sup id="cite_ref-productions2006_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-productions2006-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The novel is set the same continuity as the <i>Witchblade</i> anime and manga, with Yuri as the immediate successor of Takeru Ibaraki from <i>Witchblade Takeru</i> and the immediate predecessor of Masane Amaha from the <i>Witchblade</i> anime.<sup id="cite_ref-productions2006_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-productions2006-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cancelled_film_and_untitled_video_game_adaptation">Cancelled film and untitled video game adaptation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Cancelled film and untitled video game adaptation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Feature_film" title="Feature film">feature film</a> adaptation of the comic was announced in 2008 and scheduled for a 2009 release,<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated2_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but was never produced. The film was to have been produced by Platinum Studios, Top Cow Productions, and Arclight Media, with Top Cow's Matt Hawkins & Marc Silvestri, Platinum's Rich Marincic, and Greenberg Group's Randy Greenberg serving as executive producers. Production was planned for September 2008, with filming to be done in Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A video game was announced but was later scrapped.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Witchblade&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFAlbert_Ching2015" class="citation web cs1">Albert Ching (2015-06-26). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cbr.com/exclusive-witchblade-to-end-in-october-sejics-now-top-cow-exclusive/">"EXCLUSIVE: "Witchblade" to End in October, Sejics Now Top Cow-Exclusive"</a>. <i>Comic Book Resources</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170201234206/http://www.cbr.com/exclusive-witchblade-to-end-in-october-sejics-now-top-cow-exclusive/">Archived</a> from the original on 2017-02-01<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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