Since the Top Cow Rebirth, we have been wanting to see Sara and Jackie "reunite." Not so they can get together, but so that Sara can confront him and put him in his place. This is a satisfying chapter of the Progeny crossover, and it brings plenty of action in the midst of major internal conflict for Sara. What takes place is a classic fight between the Darkness and the Witchblade, only to end with a feeling of "to be continued later."

This issue is notable for Top Cow fans, as a previously unknown event from the ending of the initial Artifacts mini-series is revealed and makes us question everything we have known thus far. The Top Cow Universe continues to crack under pressure, and Sara is beginning to remember what her life held in the past.

Witchblade 164 is a solid chapter following Artifacts 25 and leading nicely into Darkness 111.