Image Comics and Dynamite Entertainment are joining forces for a two-issue crossover one-shot featuring Witchblade and Vampirella. Detective Sara Pezzini faces a mutant vampire spreading chaos in the city, but when Vampirella comes to her aid, Sara has already been bitten. This infection puts the trust between the two heroines to the test. The first issue, Witchblade/Vampirella #1, is handled by Marguerite Bennett and Laura Braga, while Vampirella/Witchblade #1 is written by Erica Schultz and Valentina Pinti.
Two creative teams for two perspectives on the conflict 🦇
The crossover structure bets on a dual approach that allows exploring the conflict from each protagonist's point of view. Marguerite Bennett and Laura Braga open the story from Sara Pezzini's perspective, showing her struggle against the infection and her distrust of Vampirella. The second installment, with Erica Schultz and Valentina Pinti, reverses the perspective to focus on the vampire huntress. This narrative scheme, common in classic crossovers, seeks to balance the development of both heroines without favoring one over the other, offering a complete view of the clash between the magical artifact and the nocturnal creature.
Bitten and distrustful: the drama of having a bloodsucking partner 🩸
Sara Pezzini already had enough to deal with a magical gauntlet that talks to her, but now it turns out a vampire with more cleavage than survival instinct shows up to save her skin. The worst part: Sara is already infected, so trust between them is at an all-time low. More than a crossover, it seems like the worst blind date in the world: a homicide detective starting to crave blood and a guest who doesn't know whether to offer a handshake or a stake.