Witchblade Manga #1

(February 2007)

[Cover B] (Table of Contents)

Witchblade Takeru Manga / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Christian Gossett

Inks:

Steve Firchow

Colors:

?

Editing:

Phil Smith (Managing Editor)

Content Information

Genre:

occult; superhero

[Cover C] (Table of Contents)

Witchblade Takeru Manga / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Makoto Uno

Inks:

Makoto Uno

Colors:

?

Editing:

Phil Smith (Managing Editor)

Content Information

Genre:

occult; superhero

[Fantastic Realm Wizard World Los Angeles Exclusive Cover] (Table of Contents)

Witchblade Takeru Manga / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Marc Silvestri

Inks:

Marc Silverstri

Colors:

?

Editing:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult; superhero

Characters:

Witchblade Manga

Indexer Notes

Fantastic Realm Exclusive for Wizard World Los Angeles 2007.

[Wizard Authentic NYCC Sketch Variant Cover] (Table of Contents)

Witchblade Takeru Manga / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Marc Silvestri

Editing:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult; superhero

Indexer Notes

Signed by Marc Silvestri. Limited to 1000.

[Title page] (Table of Contents)

credits / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Chaz Riggs (design)

Colors:

Kevin Senft [as Blond]

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Creator credits and indicia information. Features the Witchblade Manga logo top of page and the Witchblade Takeru Managa masthead logo at bottom of page against an interwoven backdrop pattern.

[Editorial] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Top Cow Staff

Pencils:

?

Colors:

Page colors

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Editorial features information regarding the logistics of creating this series for the American reader.

Indexer Notes

Right portion of page features a delicate illustration of leaves on a branch of a tree. Top Cow logo in full color below editorial.

["No...don't let her go near it...."] (Table of Contents)

Witchblade / comic story / 35 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Yasuko Kobayashi

Pencils:

Kazasa Sumita

Inks:

Kazasa Sumita

Colors:

Kevin Senft [as Blond]

Letters:

Troy Peteri

Content Information

Genre:

occult; superhero

Characters:

Witchblade [Takeru]; Sister Senshuu; Grandma; Kou; Ayaka

Synopsis:

Takeru is an average schoolgirl being raised in a Buddhist monastery by a group of nuns. Except for the forbidden wicked-looking claw locked in a box that keeps appearing in her dreams! That would make a relationship with cute Kou hard enough, but when a group of mysterious, black clad monks show up at the monastery, the Witchblade chooses its newest bearer! [per solicitation]

Reprints:

• Originally published by Akita Shoten as "Witchblade Takeru" in Japan's popular magazine Champion Red.

Indexer Notes

Top Cow worked with Studio Gonzo, Akita Shoten and Kazasa Sumita to bring this new, colorized version that reads left to right for the standard American comic size.

World Moos (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ron Marz; ?

Pencils:

Eric Basaldua; Stjepan Sejic; Mark A. Robinson

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

The Top Cow World Moos takes on the format of a Bullpen Page of news and releases.

Keywords:

news

Indexer Notes

Features: FROM THE DESK OF RON MARZ; ON SALE IN FEBRUARY (with small thumbnail house ads): THE DARKNESS: LEVEL #3, WITCHBLADE #106, CITY OF HEROES #18; THE DARKNESS TAKES OVER IN 2007 (information surrounding the anticipated Darkness video game); NEXT ISSUE: WITCHBLADE MANGA #2.

Top Cow Store Limited Editions (Table of Contents)

(backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

House ad for the following limited edition comic books: HUNTER-KILLER #7 BALTIMORE CONVENTION VARIANT COVER, WITCHBLADE #98 PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION VARIANT COVER, WITCHBLADE: BEARERS OF THE BLADE WIZARD WORLD CONVENTION VARIANT COVER.