Witchblade #6
Witchblade #6 (Semic S.A., 1997) is significant primarily as a vehicle of cultural transmission: it brought the Top Cow/Image Comics Witchblade story arc to French-language audiences at the height of the property's mid-1990s popularity, representing Semic's early and sustained commitment to publishing American creator-owned Image titles in France. The source material it reprints — the original Image Witchblade #6 by David Wohl, Christina Z., and Michael Turner — contains the first appearance of Julie Pezzini, Sara's sister, a character whose arc would have lasting consequences for Sara's personal story across the entire run of the series. As the concluding issue of Semic's second collected album (issues #4–6), it also marks the endpoint of the introductory story block introducing the Witchblade's mythology to new readers via Kenneth Irons's revelations about the artifact's ancient history.
Witchblade #6 (1997) delivers a sharp turn in the mystery as Sara and Jake follow a new lead involving a Yakuza hit on a mob enforcer, deepening the web of violence tied to the supernatural artifact. Written by Michael Turner, Christina Z, David Wohl, and Nicole Duclos, with art by Turner and inks by D-Tron, Jose Guillen, and others, the issue builds tension with a haunting revelation: Joe confesses to Sara that the microwave killer once appeared in a past case—and was connected to her father’s death. The cover, penciled by Turner and inked by D-Tron, captures the series’ intense, noir-tinged edge.
In "null," Sara Pezzini and Jake McCarthy pause their pursuit of the microwave killer to unravel a new mystery: a mob enforcer slain by a Yakuza member. As tensions rise, Sara confronts a painful truth when her father’s old case resurfaces—linking the killer to a past tragedy and forcing her to face a connection she never expected.
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Semic S.A. began publishing Witchblade in France with issue #1 in November 1996, translating the original Top Cow Productions series — created by Marc Silvestri, David Wohl, Brian Haberlin, Christina Z., and artist Michael Turner — into French for the kiosque (newsstand) market. The series ran for 27 issues through January 2002, with a separate Witchblade Hors Série imprint launching in December 1997. The American source material for this approximate placement in the Semic run was produced under the editorial oversight of David Wohl and associate editor Sonia Im at Top Cow, with Michael Turner on art duties and D-Tron on inks.
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- Publisher: Semic S.A. (France), reprinting Image/Top Cow material in French for the kiosque (newsstand) market.
- The Semic Witchblade series launched in November 1996 and ran for 27 issues, concluding in January 2002.
- Semic #6 falls within the second collected album grouping (issues #4–6), published approximately September 1997 per French comics database records.
- The original Image Comics Witchblade #6 that this issue reprints marks the first appearance of Julie Pezzini, Sara's sister, a recurring character with a consequential long-term story role.
- In the source issue, Kenneth Irons explains to Sara that he discovered the Witchblade in Greece, and discloses that it was previously wielded by Joan of Arc, a member of Alexander the Great's army, and in Ancient Egypt — key worldbuilding exposition for the series.
- Sara is attacked by Ian Nottingham at the graveside of her partner Michael Yee in the source issue, and the Witchblade notably refuses to activate and help her during this confrontation.
- The creative team on the original Image issue: writers David Wohl and Christina Z., artist Michael Turner, inker D-Tron, with cover art by Michael Turner.
- The Witchblade property was adapted into a TNT live-action television series (2001–2002) starring Yancy Butler as Sara Pezzini, as well as a Japanese anime by studio GONZO — establishing the franchise's cross-media footprint that gave these early French reprints added cultural context.
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↩ Reprints Witchblade #11 (1996), Witchblade #12 (1997)
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