Review by Chris Partin

“War of the Witchblades: Part 4”

Writer: Ron Marz

Artist: Stjepan Sejic

Letters: Troy Peteri

Published by Image Comics/Top Cow

“War of the Witchblades” continues with this issue as the Angelus take Dani and try and convince her that their fight to combine the Witchblade is the only way to save Sara as well as bring balance to all of the conflict that surrounds all of them.

Last issue the Angelus’s Sabine stabbed Sara and nearly killed her in the process. As we’ve learned, Sara’s not one to die so easily and this time she is rescued by Patrick and Hope. I want to say I felt disappointed by this turn of events because I feel that Sara’s death would be the natural course for this storyline, but we haven’t gotten to that point in the story. I trust that Ron Marz is moving all of the players in place for a huge climax that will change this series.

This current arc has been one of the most entertaining in a while. This is something that has been building for a while and to see if finally playing out is pretty cool. I think Marz is having a good time with this story, but I’m not sure where he’s taking these characters. There are directions I’d like to see him go, but what fun is that? Marz continues to push these characters to their limits and then pushing just a little more to see if they fall or catch their balance. I think that’s great storytelling.

Stjepan Sejic continues to be a work horse and giving readers such a great looking comic book. You cannot deny that there is such care being put into this series by Sejic. I have run out of words to say about Sejic’s work on this series. It’s good! It’s great!

“War of the Witchblades” is an epic tale that has been building in the pages of Witchblade for a while and it has begun to spill out for readers to take in. I am really excited to see how this story arc ends and what the status quo will be once the smoke settles.

Rating: 7 out of 10 (Above Average)