Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose

    (Broadsword, 2000-Present)
™ and ©1999-2000 Jim Balent

In Old Salem town, two sisters, both disciples of Wicca, or witchcraft, fight an epic battle in a centuries-long war for the acceptance and ascendance of witchcraft on earth. Raven Hex seeks to destroy nonbelievers while resurrecting her dead father, using any magical means necessary. Meanwhile Tarot, the “good witch,” aided by the strange Skeleton Man (a cemetery worker who can see the dead), hopes to stop her evil sister and all those who serve the powers of darkness.

Jim Balent, who made his mark as an artist on DC’s Catwoman, writes and draws this modern day ghost story. He spins an interesting and spooky tale, and his women are, as always, beautiful (although almost ridiculously buxom). But more than the art and story, Balent is to be commended for his efforts to portray witchcraft and Wicca in a positive light, as his letter column and bonus interviews with real-life practicing witches attest.
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#1 (2nd printing with new cover)

October, 2000
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#6 Variation B


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#7 Variation B

March, 2001
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#8 Variation A

May, 2001
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#9 Variation A

July, 2001
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#9 Variation B

July, 2001
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#10 Variation A

September, 2001
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#11 Variation A

November, 2001
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November, 2001
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#12 Variation A

January, 2002
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#12 Variation B

January, 2002
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#13 Variation A

March, 2002
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March, 2002
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#14 Variation B

May, 2002
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#15 Variation A

July, 2002
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July, 2002
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#17 Variation A

November, 2002
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#17 Variation B (Frost Farie Queen Cover B by Jim Balent)

November, 2002
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#18 Variation A (Cover A by Jim Balent)

January, 2003
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#19 Variation B

March, 2003
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#20 Variation A

May, 2003
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May, 2003
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#22 Variation A

September, 2003
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#22 Variation B

September, 2003
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#23 Variation B

November, 2003
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#24 Variation A (Cover A by Jim Balent)

January, 2004
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#24 Variation B (Cover B: Murmaid)

January, 2004
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#25 Variation A (Fairy Cover A by Jim Balent)

March, 2004
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#25 Variation B (Sexy Cover B by Jim Balent)

March, 2004
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#25 Variation C (Photo cover C - website edition)

March, 2004
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#33 Variation A

July, 2005
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#33 Variation B

July, 2005
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#35 Variation B

November, 2005
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#37 Variation B (Spellarella Cover B by Jim Balent)

March, 2006
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#38 Variation B

May, 2006
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#41 Variation B

November, 2006
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#43 Variation A (Character holding sword on Cover A by Jim Balent)

March, 2007
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#43 Variation B (Skull faced leaves surrounding character on Cover B by Jim Balent)

March, 2007
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#44 Variation A (Purple Cover A by Jim Balent)

May, 2007
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#44 Variation B (Cover B by Jim Balent)

May, 2007
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#46 Variation B (White Cover B by Jim Balent)

September, 2007
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#47 Variation A (4 female drawn characters on Cover A by Jim Balent)

November, 2007
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#48 Variation A (4 women drawn on Cover A by Jim Balent)

January, 2008
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#48 Variation B (Woman with a Skull Mug on Cover B by Jim Balent)

January, 2008
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#50 Variation B

May, 2008
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#53 Variation B

November, 2008
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#55 Variation A (Cover A by Jim Balent)

March, 2009
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#59 Variation A

November, 2009
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#59 Variation B

November, 2009
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#63 Variation B (Vera Vanguard Cover B by Jim Balent)

July, 2010
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#64 Variation A (Tarot Cover A by Jim Balent)

September, 2010
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#67 Variation B (Raven Hex Cover B by Jim Balent)

March, 2011
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#68 Variation A (Tarot Cover A by Jim Balent)

May, 2011
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#68 Variation B (Jon Cover B by Jim Balent)

May, 2011
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#69 Variation B (Raven Hex x-ray Cover B by Jim Balent)

July, 2011
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#70 Variation D

September, 2011
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#71 Variation A (Mermaid and Tarot Cover A by Jim Balent)

November, 2011
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#75 Variation A

July, 2012
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#75 Variation B

July, 2012
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#75 Variation E (Studio Cover E by Jim Balent)

July, 2012
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#77 Variation B (Cover B by Jim Balent)

November, 2012
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#78 Variation A (Cover A by Jim Balent)

January, 2013
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#78 Variation B (Cover B by Jim Balent)

January, 2013
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#79 Variation A (Cover A by Jim Balent)

March, 2013
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#79 Variation C

March, 2013
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#79 Variation D (13th Anniversary Photo Cover D by Jim Balent)

March, 2013
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#80 Variation A (Cover A by Jim Balent)

May, 2013
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#80 Variation D

May, 2013
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