Warren Ellis's run would refocus the stories and redefine the cast of characters while tying-up the first volume (with issue #50) and spanning the entire 12-issue run of the second volume. His version of "Stormwatch" injected sexual and horror elements, thinly-disguised political commentary and criticism of the United States government into the stories. The accompanying art was toned down from the more-exaggerated 1990s superhero-style, which dominated the early Image Comics, helping to emphasize the science fiction aspect of the storylines. During this period Ellis used "Stormwatch" to introduce the concept of the Bleed, a space between parallel universes which later featured in "Planetary" and other comics set in the Wildstorm Universe. By the end of volume one Ellis made Henry Bendix a manipulative villain.