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1''Witchblade'' is a franchise based around a magical sentient gauntlet called the Witchblade and its chosen host/wielder.
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3!!Comic Books
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5* ''ComicBook/{{Witchblade}}'' (1995–2015): The original comic book series by Creator/TopCowProductions, featuring Sara Pezzini as host.[[/index]]
6* ''Witchblade: Demon'' (2003): A miniseries.
7* ''Battle of the Planets/Witchblade'' (2003): A crossover with ''Anime/BattleOfThePlanets''.
8* ''First Born'' (2007): A miniseries.
9* ''Broken Trinity'' (2008): A Top Cow crossover event.
10* ''Witchblade/Red Sonja'' (2012): A crossover with ''ComicBook/RedSonja''.
11* ''Witchblade: Demon Reborn'' (2012): Followup to ''Witchblade: Demon''.
12* ''Witchblade: Day of the Outlaws'' (2013): A comic set in TheWildWest featuring Sheriff Enola as host.
13* ''Witchblade Case Files'' (2014): A recap of the main series up until issue 170.
14* ''Witchblade: Shades of Gray'' (2015): A crossover with Creator/DynamiteEntertainment.
15* ''Devi/Witchblade'' (2016): A crossover with Creator/ShekharKapur's ''ComicBook/{{Devi}}''.
16* ''Witchblade'' (2017–2020): Featuring Alex Underwood as host.
17* ''Medieval Spawn and Witchblade'' (2018): Crossover with ''ComicBook/{{Spawn}}''.[[index]]
18* ''ComicBook/Switch2015'': An AlternateContinuity comic book series, featuring a host named Mary.
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20!!Live-Action Film and TV
21* ''Series/{{Witchblade}}'': A live-action television adaptation, featuring Sara Pezzini as host. Ran from 2001–2002, following a 2000 pilot film.
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23!!Anime and Manga
24* ''Anime/{{Witchblade}}'': A 2006 anime adaptation, featuring Masane Amaha as host.
25* ''Manga/WitchbladeTakeru'': A 2006 manga adaptation, featuring Takeru Ibaraki as host.
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28!!Literature
29* ''Witchblade: Ao no Shōjo'': A 2006 Japanese novel set between the anime and manga and featuring Yuri Miyazono as host.
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31!!''Witchblade'' provides examples of:
32* ActionGirl: The Witchblade tends to take female hosts, granting them great power.
33* CharacterTitle: Most works in the franchise are titled after the Witchblade itself, an EmpathicWeapon.
34* HeroicHost: The Witchblade-wielding heroines of the franchise. The Witchblade forms a symbiotic relationship with its host, granting them powers.
35* OurWitchesAreDifferent: A WeaponTitle, that implies that all of its wielders are witches. It has {{Evil Knockoff}}s and all their wielders are women.
36* WeaponTitle: Most works in the franchise are titled after the Witchblade itself, a living weapon.

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