Witchblade is a franchise based around a magical sentient gauntlet called the Witchblade and its chosen host/wielder.
Comic Books
- Witchblade (1995–2015): The original comic book series by Top Cow Productions, featuring Sara Pezzini as host.
- Witchblade: Demon (2003): A miniseries.
- Battle of the Planets/Witchblade (2003): A crossover with Battle of the Planets.
- First Born (2007): A miniseries.
- Broken Trinity (2008): A Top Cow crossover event.
- Witchblade/Red Sonja (2012): A crossover with Red Sonja.
- Witchblade: Demon Reborn (2012): Followup to Witchblade: Demon.
- Witchblade: Day of the Outlaws (2013): A comic set in The Wild West featuring Sheriff Enola as host.
- Witchblade Case Files (2014): A recap of the main series up until issue 170.
- Witchblade: Shades of Gray (2015): A crossover with Dynamite Entertainment.
- Devi/Witchblade (2016): A crossover with Shekhar Kapur's Devi.
- Witchblade (2017–2020): Featuring Alex Underwood as host.
- Medieval Spawn and Witchblade (2018): Crossover with Spawn.
- Switch (2015): An Alternate Continuity comic book series, featuring a host named Mary.
Live-Action Film and TV
- Witchblade: A live-action television adaptation, featuring Sara Pezzini as host. Ran from 2001–2002, following a 2000 pilot film.
Anime and Manga
- Witchblade: A 2006 anime adaptation, featuring Masane Amaha as host.
- Witchblade Takeru: A 2006 manga adaptation, featuring Takeru Ibaraki as host.
Literature
- Witchblade: Ao no Shōjo: A 2006 Japanese novel set between the anime and manga and featuring Yuri Miyazono as host.
Witchblade provides examples of:
- Action Girl: The Witchblade tends to take female hosts, granting them great power.
- Character Title: Most works in the franchise are titled after the Witchblade itself, an Empathic Weapon.
- Heroic Host: The Witchblade-wielding heroines of the franchise. The Witchblade forms a symbiotic relationship with its host, granting them powers.
- Our Witches Are Different: A Weapon Title, that implies that all of its wielders are witches. It has Evil Knockoffs and all their wielders are women.
- Weapon Title: Most works in the franchise are titled after the Witchblade itself, a living weapon.