[1] The series was created by Top Cow founder and owner Marc Silvestri, editor David Wohl, writers Brian Haberlin and Christina Z, and artist Michael Turner.

Top Cow relaunched Witchblade comic in December 2017 with the creative team of writer Caitlin Kittredge and artist Roberta Ingranata.

[citation needed] Sara struggles to hone the powers of the Witchblade and fend off those with a nefarious interest in it, such as entrepreneur Kenneth Irons and his bodyguard Ian Nottingham.

[citation needed] The Witchblade is a sentient gauntlet; described as being the offspring of the Darkness and Angelus and serving as the balance between the two forces.

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.

When Jackie Estacado, the host of the Darkness, was possessed by its influence, he impregnated a temporarily comatose Sara as part of an effort to sway the Witchblade's balance.

Amidst complications during the birth of her daughter, Hope, Sara's life was saved when she received half of the Witchblade from Dani.

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.

Following Hope's birth, he serves as the baby's surrogate father and Sara's confidant in issues involving the Witchblade.

The owner of an antiques shop, the Curator is a sage-like spectator, occasional informant, and the second primary antagonist of the series.

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.

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.

It was eventually revealed that he was a Templar Knight of the Third Crusade and that he once drank from the Holy Grail, 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.

[8] Although critically acclaimed and popular with audiences, the series was canceled in September 2002, reportedly due to Butler’s issues with substance abuse.

[9] Warner Home Video released Witchblade: The Complete Series—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.

It was compiled and produced by G Tom Mac, it was conceived by Christina Z and released in 2004 on the Edge Artists record label.

Gerard McMahon 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 January 2017, NBC announced the development a Witchblade television series, with Carol Mendelsohn and Caroline Dries serving as executive producers.

[18] 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.

[13] Witchblade: Ao no Shōjo (ウィッチブレイド 碧の少女, Witchibureido Ao no Shōjo) is a Japanese novel written by Satoshi Ichikawa (市川智士) with art and illustrations by Makoto Uno (うのまこと), who previously worked on the Witchblade anime as the lead art and character designer.