Witchblade:Tankobon 1

Witchblade has always been a comic series that has interested me. What attracted me to it was, the strong feminine character, the amazing artwork and the fact that it wasn't older than me. First editions wont cost you thousands. I promised myself, that once I was earning a nice income id start collecting. No.1 was only $45 at my local comic store.




However I got hooked on the trade paperback, I buy all my comic needs that way now, its cheaper, tidier and more durable. But I shied away from the Witchblade Tankobons. I thought that seeing as its the art I loved so much, having it in small black and white form just wasn't good enough. I got desperate, the comic store ordered one in for me, and I decided, what the hell, try it once, right?

And I did, I devoured it from cover to cover. The black and white did make the occasional word hard to read, but in a positive note, it made me concentrate on the story, and not get distracted by the art. And the story is quite impressive, I would not have wished Sarah's' introduction to be any different, we get to know her and the Witchblade, and then them as a joint product. The pace doesn't slow at any point and its very had to put down. Just wish I could actually read those pages at the climax....