I read Witchblade #175 and it seems to unfold as a renegotiation between the Blade and Sarah. Parts of it read like a scorned lover, or "petulant child" as Sarah put it, acting out and being angry about how she'd abandoned him. Apparently the Blade identifies itself as male, it took a masculine shape to address her.
I enjoyed the short backup story spotlighting a centuries old Japanese wielder of the Blade.
From Dark Horse:
X#14 - This is one of those hidden gem titles that I think people who like these type heroes are missing out on. I saw some sales figures posted and its #13 sold 3,700 issues. Not sure how DH keeps it going but I'm glad they do. X was captured by the Mob lords assassin thugs, beaten, nearly killed, escaped and in the weeks he's been healing new parties are at play in the town, HIS town. The issue ended with him setting up new digs at an abandoned police precinct while calling out the leader, Archon, of a new vigilante group in town.
Blackout #3 - it's a mini from DH and created, or co-created, by Mike Richardson the founder/owner of DH and this is one of those books of discovery for both you and the title character. I hope they put the DHP material into a #0 issue like they did Brain Boy cause the mini starts with him having the suit. It's clear he took it cause he realized the company was going to use if for ill intent but he's not entirely sure how it works. I keep thinking it has Scott Lang/Ant-Man overtures with it. Good read.
