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Witchblade Collected Editions #3-6
The Complete Witchblade Volume 2
The saga continues, celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Witchblade! In this second absolute collection of the best-selling original series, New York cop Sara Pezzini falls further down the supernatural rabbit hole of ancient artifacts, illuminati industrialists, and all manner of occult outlaws. But while the mysterious power of the Witchblade has chosen Sara as its bearer, she's less convinced of her qualifications. When an opportunity to surrender the gauntlet and live a normal life presents itself, she just might take it! Plus, witness the birth of the shared Top Cow Universe, as the Darkness makes its first crossover appearance.
Collects WITCHBLADE #20-36, TALES OF THE WITCHBLADE #4-8, WITCHBLADE INFINITY one-shot, WITCHBLADE/DARKNESS #1, DARKNESS/WITCHBLADE #1, and DARKNESS #28.
Collects WITCHBLADE #20-36, TALES OF THE WITCHBLADE #4-8, WITCHBLADE INFINITY one-shot, WITCHBLADE/DARKNESS #1, DARKNESS/WITCHBLADE #1, and DARKNESS #28.
696 pages, Hardcover
First published April 14, 2021
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May 13, 2021
The Witchblade is a sentient gauntlet, itself the son of The Darkness and Angelus. The Witchblade possesses humans—typically women—as hosts on Earth.
Enter Sara Pezzini the caretaker of the Witchblade which is very much desired by certain men for whom Ian Nottingham is a tool to obtain the might and force of the Witchblade. Kenneth Irons is the puppet master who wants to obtain the Witchblade for himself and it eats his hand and yet he remains in hope that he will be able to assert his will on the possessor of the Witchblade.
Sara Pezzini a New York cop does chose to leave the Witchblade but is forced to take back the gauntlet and has in this second time a hard time of controlling the force which is more murderous than before. And she and the Darkness are targeted for their powers and this time again Jackie Estacado saves them .
This collection stars with an episode of "Tales of the Witchblad #4" and makes reading this volume a bit surprising and left me initially somewhat confused. The great thing about these new collections are that they are complete and you find the crossovers between the various Top Cow series included which makes the reading far more satisfying. Looking forward to the next instalments.
The art of this series is absolute gorgeous and yes the women look fantastic, which they are evil or heroines, Ian Nottingham is drawn as an absolute dish even Ken Irons is not too shabby. The art of the Witchblade and Darkness is absolute fabulous which is the purpose for me. I enjoyed the art in the Top Cow series a lot more than the art in those days from DC & Marvel, MacFarlane's Spiderman being the odd one out. But then again he launched the brilliant Spawn series.
Visually a feast and in story sometimes a bit overwhelming by the large amount of text, but still great comic collection.
Enter Sara Pezzini the caretaker of the Witchblade which is very much desired by certain men for whom Ian Nottingham is a tool to obtain the might and force of the Witchblade. Kenneth Irons is the puppet master who wants to obtain the Witchblade for himself and it eats his hand and yet he remains in hope that he will be able to assert his will on the possessor of the Witchblade.
Sara Pezzini a New York cop does chose to leave the Witchblade but is forced to take back the gauntlet and has in this second time a hard time of controlling the force which is more murderous than before. And she and the Darkness are targeted for their powers and this time again Jackie Estacado saves them .
This collection stars with an episode of "Tales of the Witchblad #4" and makes reading this volume a bit surprising and left me initially somewhat confused. The great thing about these new collections are that they are complete and you find the crossovers between the various Top Cow series included which makes the reading far more satisfying. Looking forward to the next instalments.
The art of this series is absolute gorgeous and yes the women look fantastic, which they are evil or heroines, Ian Nottingham is drawn as an absolute dish even Ken Irons is not too shabby. The art of the Witchblade and Darkness is absolute fabulous which is the purpose for me. I enjoyed the art in the Top Cow series a lot more than the art in those days from DC & Marvel, MacFarlane's Spiderman being the odd one out. But then again he launched the brilliant Spawn series.
Visually a feast and in story sometimes a bit overwhelming by the large amount of text, but still great comic collection.
August 15, 2025
Iconic art. Really fun premise. Often silly, regressive, and campy — to the point of being laughable. Some of the writers are great, like David Wohl; others, not so much. The art is inconsistent, but the likes of Michael Turner and David Finch really shine, even when the vampirella-like bodies are out of proportion! Nevertheless, it has an enjoyable cool factor. If you allow its dated aspects to wash over you, it is very fun.
July 19, 2022
I really wanted to enjoy this run but it turns out this is a very dated book. Its hard to follow and is constantly being interrupted with one shot stories about previous wielders and crossover stuff.
Narration is too heavy when there is little to no need for it to exist at all.
The portrait 2 page spreads also bugged me a lot.
I enjoyed a few moments here and there and the art is generally well done if a bit simplistic in the fact a lot of people look the same and are almost impossible to tell apart.
Narration is too heavy when there is little to no need for it to exist at all.
The portrait 2 page spreads also bugged me a lot.
I enjoyed a few moments here and there and the art is generally well done if a bit simplistic in the fact a lot of people look the same and are almost impossible to tell apart.
June 14, 2021
(Zero spoiler review) 2.5/5
I swear I actually wrote this review already, although Goodreads has seen fit to abolish it from my profile. And to be honest, I'm not sure I can bring myself to write another lengthy review for this book, so underwhelmed was I with it's lackadaisical storytelling. The same frustrating storytelling elements I mentioned in review number one appear here, such as characters speaking in fits and spurts. As if someone spilled white out on the page and only half of the spoken dialogue actually made it to print. Stories start and stop with alarming frequency, and characters motivations change on a dime as well. None of these characters are particularly well fleshed out or likeable, and I found myself reading just to punch through this thing, rather than out of any sense of enjoyment. Every now and then a few pages appear that capture my imagination, and have me hoping there will be more to come, although its quickly back to bland storytelling and errant character motivations.
The art, which is the strongest aspect of this book (I guess) can vary wildly in quality too. Sure, there is more TNA in this book than the first, but some of these panels look quarter assed, let alone half assed. I'll never get tired of scantily clad, buxom ladies in my picture books, but even that isn't enough to save this book from its alarming mediocrity. One for the die hard's only. 2.5/5
OmniBen
I swear I actually wrote this review already, although Goodreads has seen fit to abolish it from my profile. And to be honest, I'm not sure I can bring myself to write another lengthy review for this book, so underwhelmed was I with it's lackadaisical storytelling. The same frustrating storytelling elements I mentioned in review number one appear here, such as characters speaking in fits and spurts. As if someone spilled white out on the page and only half of the spoken dialogue actually made it to print. Stories start and stop with alarming frequency, and characters motivations change on a dime as well. None of these characters are particularly well fleshed out or likeable, and I found myself reading just to punch through this thing, rather than out of any sense of enjoyment. Every now and then a few pages appear that capture my imagination, and have me hoping there will be more to come, although its quickly back to bland storytelling and errant character motivations.
The art, which is the strongest aspect of this book (I guess) can vary wildly in quality too. Sure, there is more TNA in this book than the first, but some of these panels look quarter assed, let alone half assed. I'll never get tired of scantily clad, buxom ladies in my picture books, but even that isn't enough to save this book from its alarming mediocrity. One for the die hard's only. 2.5/5
OmniBen
August 30, 2021
Honestly, this book was never known for its writing and story. This series was known for its art (it was very slick for an indy book) back in the day. The art was dynamic, it was colorful, and the concept and aesthetic were a hit with consumers! The title, and others like it at Top Cow, was also known for its sexiness. As I stated in my review for book one, these collections are for established fans as the stories are products of their time.
December 9, 2021
More adventures with Sara Pezzini.- worth it for the artwork.
Sara continues her interactions with Ian Nottingham, Kenneth Irons, Jackie Estacado and others. There’s plenty of scantily clad attractive women (and men) as well as murder, mayhem and mystical content. The artwork is generally very good while the stories could be more interesting. There’s extra stories and the whole experience is worthwhile. I received a copy in exchange for an honest review.
Sara continues her interactions with Ian Nottingham, Kenneth Irons, Jackie Estacado and others. There’s plenty of scantily clad attractive women (and men) as well as murder, mayhem and mystical content. The artwork is generally very good while the stories could be more interesting. There’s extra stories and the whole experience is worthwhile. I received a copy in exchange for an honest review.
October 2, 2021
A little disjointed but fun to reread these.
January 19, 2022
I enjoyed this a little more than volume one although it gets a bit weird at times. Still very much a product of the 90s but fun for what it is.
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