Blood-Stained Sword

Dan Wickline and Ben Templesmith teamed up for this single-issue IDW comic from 2005, a self-contained tale of a cursed blade and its bloody legacy. Templesmith's signature moody, textured art brings a visceral intensity to the story, making it a striking one-shot that showcases the creative duo's early work together. It stands as a compact, atmospheric horror-fantasy piece from the mid-2000s independent comics scene.