'Witchblade' goes back to roots with Tim Seeley

Witchblade's new writer Tim Seeley has unveiled his plans for the title.

The Hack/Slash writer will take over the Top Cow Productions series after the departure of the long-time creative team of Ron Marz and Stjepan Sejic on issue #150.

Seeley told Comic Book Resources: "I've now got plenty of practice doing long form stories after seven years on Hack/Slash, and I suppose the fact that Hack/Slash deals with a female lead and supernatural stuff should help me out a tad."

He discussed Witchblade-bearer Sara Pezzini's character and his plans to take her back to her roots following the major Artifacts event.

"Sara is motivated to do what's right," Seeley said. "She knows what's right and good, and she doesn't doubt it ever. But, she lives in a very morally grey world, filled with shades of morality, supernatural and natural.

"She has to navigate all this stuff, at the same time keeping this insanely powerful artifact attached to her wrist in check. My take is going to be taking that sensibility and applying it to a crime noir-type world."

Seeley went on to explain: "First off, we're moving out of New York to the quaint little town of Chicago. Then, we're going to change genres just a bit, giving Sara plenty of new and different stories to live through.

"The idea, at least in the beginning is to go all-new. New threats, and new kinds of baddies. Really, besides Jackie and the Angelus, we haven't seen a 'Rogue's Gallery' for Sara. I'll fix that up right quick."

Seeley will debut on the series in October's Witchblade #151 alongside artists Diego Bernard and Fred Benes.

Marz and Sejic recently released a mysterious teaser for an unnamed project that will be unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con.