Release #1 - Episode 1

In a world consumed by shadows...one man becomes The Darkness. Jackie Estacado is back! Thrust into a supernatural war between the dark and the light in a no-holds-barred adventure where the edge of our reality grinds against supernatural forces grappling for control over each other and the waking world. Mafia Hitman Jackie Estacado was both blessed and cursed on his 21st birthday when he became the bearer of The Darkness, an elemental force that allows those who wield it access to an otherworldly dimension and control over the demons who dwell there. Forces in the world rise up to face Jackie and the evil his gift represents. There is one small problem in this story…evil is good. From co-creator Marc Silvestri (The Darkness, Cyber Force, Batman and the Joker: The Deadly Duo) with the universe-shattering first issue art by Ed Benes_ _(Birds of Prey, Superman, Justice League of America), followed in issue #2 with ongoing series artist Raymond Gay (Gunsligner Spawn, Bloodletter, TMNT, Medieval Spawn), comes an explosive new era of The Darkness!

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Paulie 3 weeks ago

Whaaaaaaa? is this the new thing? I thought it was supposed to premiere in December 😮

philsmith 3 weeks ago (edited 3 weeks ago)

Hey Paulie, This is a Preview in advance of the release and final order cutoff which is on Monday! Live long and Prosper-Phil (@TopCow)

Diamondo 2 weeks ago

is this based off the official games? if so that’s hype af

philsmith 2 weeks ago

Hi Diamondo. The game is based on the original c1996 comic. This is a reboot/relaunch of the original comic series. This is technically, in comics terms, volume 4 of the series. There is something here for everyone, fans of both the comic and the game. Take a look and see if it grabs you! Live long and Prosper -Phil @TopCow

Paulie 2 weeks ago

@philsmith: Excellent, thanks for the reply.

Moefad 2 weeks ago

wow just wow

jerichomason 2 weeks ago

Glad the lettering is bigger here (and on Witchblade and the other Darkness) than a lot of the other GC Toons. Most are too small to read, which is a shame, and I’m on an iPhone Air (decent sized phone!). I still have to zoom in a tiny bit to read comfortably here, but it’s doable. Would love for other Toons to be reworked with bigger lettering.

Oh, and the story is starting off fun too!

sainfinitum 2 weeks ago

As a distributor, I have had the chance to preview this in full, and it only gets better from here! The art and the story are paired to perfection! Love to see Silvestri in full stride again with a new chapter of Darkness!!