Witchblade #16

In Witchblade #16 (1999), Sara confronts the escalating danger as Ian delivers Siry to Irons after the police chief refuses to comply with the villain’s demands. As Sara shares a fragment of her past with Jake, her new partner Eric overhears—unaware of the weight behind her words. When she finally tracks down the revenge killer Jeanrene Pironi, she arrives too late to stop a brutal murder orchestrated by Jackie Estacado on his father’s orders. The Witchblade reacts violently, freezing her in place. Meanwhile, Irons gives Ian a chilling directive: eliminate Setsuke. Written by David Wohl and Nicole Duclos, with art by Randy Green, Dan Fraga, Artemus Studio, and inks by D-Tron, Jeff De Los Santos, Andy Kim, Jose Guillen, and Joanna Grace, and colored by J. D. Smith, the issue’s cover by Michael Turner and D-Tron captures the tension in a striking, moody portrait.