THE REBIRTH OF WITCHBLADE CONTINUES! The upstart creative team of TIM SEELEY (HACK/SLASH, BLOODSTRIKE) and DIEGO BERNARD (The Man With No Name) continues their hot run on Top Cow's flagship title! Even as Sara Pezzini tries to settle into her new life in Chicago, the Witchblade's talent for seeking out weirdness pulls her into bizarre case after bizarre case. This volume sees Pezzini dealing with mercenary mana-hunters, spirit realms, fantastical steampunk warriors, and the most distilled embodiment of evil she's ever encountered. And that's before the local cops and corrupt political system complicates her life...? Featuring a complete cover gallery alongside a host of bonus content and extras, this trade is a must for anyone curious about Top Cow's REBIRTH! Collects WITCHBLADE #156-#160.

Collects THE DARKNESS #106-111 Jackie Estacado never feared much of anything, except the Darkness itself. Then the rules changed. Rival Bulgarian gangs are starting to encroach upon his turf. Jackie's wife, Jenny, is losing her mind. Jackie is no longer the host to the Darkness and with everything cracking at the seams he has neglected to notice that his daughter, Hope, has something terribly, terribly wrong with her. Jackie thought he was invincible, but he will soon learn that there are things in this world that even the Darkness should fear.

"APPARITIONS" Sara Pezzini moved to Chicago and started a new life as a private investigator to escape her past in New York. But instead of getting settled into her new career, Sara has felt like she has been running in circles chasing ghosts... or, is it the ghosts that have been chasing her? Sara will have to contend against mercenaries, gangsters, and power hungry leprechauns, all while suffering the drudgeries of trying to stay profitable. Maybe black cats really do bring quantifiable amounts of bad luck. Collects WITCHBLADE 161-165

In the wake of Top Cow's Rebirth, Sara Pezzini has relocated from New York to Chicago and struggles to adapt to being a private detective. Pezzini quickly discovers that a change of scenery and occupation hasn't changed one thing... the Witchblade is still a magnet for the supernatural! Quickly drawn into a conflict between two mystical gangs, she must once again balance her responsibility as bearer of the Witchblade with her personal life.

Ending her time spent separated from the Witchblade, Sara Pezzini retook possession of the ancient artifact to prevent it from falling into the hands of the Angelus. During her struggle to regain the Witchblade, Sara learned the new Angelus is Jenny Romano, Darkness bearer Jackie Estacado's wife. With that discovery, Sara takes up the case as to how Jenny, wife of the Darkness, became the Angelus, all while the Witchblade has plans for Sara of its own. Collects WITCHBLADE #175-179.

"TRUTHS & DESTINIES" To wage war with the Darkness, Rapture bearer Tom Judge will need to amass an army of Artifact bearers to back him up. Collects ARTIFACTS #25-29

ADVANCE SOLICIT In a perfectly ordered Utopia, Julia is the anomaly that signals change. The child of star- crossed lovers, raised in secret by a benevolent A.I., Julia„and the friends and foes she is about to encounter„present humanity with a golden opportunity for societal evolution...or an excuse to show its darkest nature. Collects SYMMETRY #5-8.

Small town. Big problems. Mark Shiffron is more than the mailman of Eden, Wyoming. Now he's the problem solver, working with his mother, the Mayor, to keep a town full of criminals from tearing itself apart. As ambition and desire grow within him, Mark uses his unique perspective to try and keep Eden under his mother's control. But can the Mayor keep her son under her control? The second arc of the controversial and unflinching POSTAL once again journeys into the strange darkness of human nature, making one thing clear: every paradise comes at a price. Collects POSTAL #5-8.

Upon arriving at her new workplace, and meeting her new boss under some rather unflattering circumstances, Elly tries desperately to make a good impression on her first day on the job. The only problem is, both she and her new employer seem to be clueless as to what her job is supposed to be.

Eight centuries in the future, a group of cybernetic deities the IXth Generation have awakened to find themselves in charge of a world kneeling at their feet and faced with an ancient evil known as the Darkness. But instead of unifying against this common enemy, the IXs have fallen into bitter infighting and territorial battles, risking the fate of the world they were meant to rule. Will the discovery of other ancient Artifacts„including Aphrodite IX's wielding of the Witchblade bring hope to this barren future? And will the Protocol be fulfilled... or subverted?