Witchblade: Samhain Special #1
(W) Marc Silvestri, Matt Hawkins, Ryan Cady (A) Laura Braga, Pat Boutin
On Halloween night, when the veil is thinnest, the Witchblade will be visited by three ghosts! But these spirits of past bearers come to help Sara Pezzini, not to haunt her, by sharing stories of their own untimely deaths. Featuring the Magdalena of the Dark Ages, the Darkness of the Renaissance, and the horrors of WW II!
The Darkness #8
(W) Marc Silvestri (A) Agustín Padilla, Raymond Gay
Tragedy. Betrayal. Helplessness. Jackie Estacado’s life is spiraling out of control, and it seems like all he can do is ride that spiral down to rock bottom. The Angelus’ forces are in disarray. The Brotherhood of the Darkness is scrambling. Amidst all the chaos and heartbreak, Sonatine makes Jackie one final offer…
Plus! Our WITCHBLADE TEAM-UP VARIANT for THE DARKNESS #8 connects with the landmark WITCHBLADE #25 COVER C!
Witchblade #26
(W) Marguerite Bennett (A) Giuseppe Cafaro
An internal affairs investigation, the threat of a new enemy, and the fallout of crossing the Chairwoman and ASI. Every bearer of the Witchblade struggles with mixed allegiances, but few more than Sara Pezzini, and the weight of these entanglements threaten to tear her apart.
Eclipse #1 10th Anniversary 2026 Edition
(W) Zack Kaplan (A) Giovani Timpano
Imagine if sunlight burned you alive. In the near future, a mysterious solar event has transformed the sun’s light into deadly, immolating rays. The world’s few survivors now live in nocturnal cities. But a killer emerges who uses sunlight to burn his victims, and when he targets the daughter of a solar power mogul, it falls to a disillusioned solar engineer to protect her.
Death Vigil #3
(W) Stjepan Šejić (A) Stjepan Šejić
The line between friend and foe blurs for Clara, and new trouble with Mia stirs up memories of Bernadette’s past. When your coworkers are as old as this cohort of Death Knights, the workplace drama goes waaaaay back.
Witchblade #25
(W) Marguerite Bennett (A) Giuseppe Cafaro
LANDMARK 25th ISSUE! In the wake of the Aphrodite IX case, Sara Pezzini — and her partner, Jake — could both use some R&R. But Sara has more responsibilities than most New York detectives, and bearing the Witchblade means serving as a magnet for supernatural powers… most of which are far from nice.
The landmark oversized issue #25 represents a key turning point in the WITCHBLADE saga, and to celebrate, we are reprinting the original WITCHBLADE#25 cover from 1998 by MICHAEL TURNER! And thanks to our amazing partners, the celebration spreads across Image titles with WITCHBLADE TEAM-UP VARIANTS, including this issue’s connecting cover that joins with THE DARKNESS #8, featuring art by PAT BOUTIN & STEVE FIRCHOW!
Death Vigil #2
(W) Stjepan Šejić (A) Stjepan Šejić
You never can tell with Necromancers. What seemed like an easy battle against some rookie recruits has Bernie, Sam, and the rest of the Vigil fighting for their lives! Well. Their afterlives, anyway. Oh, and don’t worry about Clara — she’s made a very interesting new friend!
Top Cow Productions has announced artist Zul Fadhli Kamarrudin as the winner of the 2026 Top Cow Talent Hunt, selected from more than 1,200 entries from around the world.
After Top Cow reviewed the submissions and narrowed the field, Top Cow founder Marc Silvestri personally selected Kamarrudin as the 2026 winner.
The 2026 Talent Hunt challenged previously unpublished artists to demonstrate their sequential storytelling skills using scripts featuring the current incarnations of Witchblade and The Darkness. The competition was designed to find one artist ready to make the leap into professional comics and give them their first opportunity to produce published work for Top Cow.
Kamarrudin was selected for his dynamic sequential storytelling and ability to balance large-scale action with character, pacing, composition, and clear visual storytelling. His submission demonstrated an ability to handle everything from complex action sequences and environments to quieter character moments, the skills required to tell a complete story rather than simply produce striking individual images.
As winner of the 2026 Talent Hunt, Kamarrudin will receive a paid assignment to illustrate a 20-page Top Cow story, marking his professional debut with the publisher. The Talent Hunt rules provide the winner with a paid assignment, which Top Cow will select.
Sometimes, the staff at Graphic Policy read more comics than we’re able to get reviewed. When that happens you’ll see a weekly feature compiling reviews of the comics, or graphic novels, we just didn’t get a chance to write a full one for.
These are Graphic Policy’s Mini Reviews and Recommendations.
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Concrete: Stars Over Sand #3 (Dark Horse) – Concrete: Stars Over Sand starts to ramp up as pieces of memories start to form in its amnesiac protagonist’s head. Paul Chadwick’s visuals depict the pure beauty and savagery of nature, and I love the details he spotlights for the different flora and fauna. This issue explores the monstrousness and humanity at the heart of Concrete and sets up a doozy of a penultimate issue. Overall: 8.5 Verdict: Buy
Badrock #2 (Image) – Badrock continues to punch above its weight as the titular character comes to grips with losing his power. Rob Liefeld’s captions capture the sadness Thomas feels when he’s powerless and then the triumph when he regains them temporarily. Artist Seth Damoose also gets to channel the Extreme Studios 90s with a massive double page pinup. However, the real emotional crux of this story is the relationship between Badrock and his mom. This is what made Badrock #2 sink its hooks into me along with big, explosive turn your brain off action. Overall: 8.3 Verdict: Buy
Witchblade/Vampirella #1 (Image) – Two 90s “Bad Girl” icons collide and wrestle with their cravings for revenge, violence, and of course, blood in Witchblade/Vampirella #1. Marguerite Bennett and Laura Braga focus on friendship and visceral ass kicking in this one-shot with several double page spreads full of kicking, biting, and the power of the Witchblade. I love how Vampirella acts as a kind of devilish guardian angel for Sara Pezzini while female friendship triumphs over the male gaze. Braga’s design for the vampiric Witchblade is very cool though. Overall: 7.9 Verdict: Buy
Black Tower: The Raven Conspiracy #1 (DC/Vertigo) – The occult, spycraft, and supernatural creatures all collide in the multi-layered first issue of Ram V and Mike Perkins’ Black Tower: The Raven Conspiracy #1. An American going to England to find magic is relatable to me, but not the chases and conspiracies. There’s quite a bit of exposition in Black Tower #1, but it’s tempered by the aforementioned chases and one bloody fight scene. V stays out of Perkins’ way and keeps the set pieces quiet before bringing his snarky, yet thoughtful dialogue to bear. I’m definitely lost in a maze after reading this first issue, but definitely want to see where the rabbit hole leads. Overall: 8 Verdict: Buy
Witchblade/Vampirella #1
(W) Marguerite Bennett (A) Laura Braga
Detective Sara Pezzini is no stranger to things that go bump in the night, but she gets more than she bargained for when a mutated vampire comes to town, wreaking havoc. With no hope for an end to the bloodshed and terror, lucky for Sara, an expert in all things Nosferatu is hot on its trail – the legendary Vampirella! But with Sara infected from the mutant bloodsucker’s bite, will Vampi stake first and ask questions later?
Two titans of comics clash in this oversized issue featuring two comics icons who must work together to battle a terror greater than themselves! From WITCHBLADE series writer MARGUERITE BENNETT (ODIN, Bombshells, Batwoman) with WITCHBLADE fan favorite artist and alumni LAURA BRAGA (Future State: The Next Batman, Captain Marvel, Dazzler) returns to bring these two warriors together in an epic one-shot!
