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The Complete Darkness, Volume 1

The Complete Darkness, Volume 1

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  • Create Date：2021-09-10 09:50:55
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  • Author：Garth Ennis
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Summary

The criminal underworld of New York City is a dark and brutal place， but it's never seen horror like this。。。
In the opening salvo of this best-selling series created by industry legends MARC SILVESTRI and GARTH ENNIS， up-and-coming mobster Jackie Estacado discovers a nightmarish new inheritance - the supernatural power known only as the Darkness！ Weighing his conscience against the ability to mould the shadows to his will， Jackie finds himself dealing with worse than the usual wiseguys: an ancient cult， an angelic archenemy， and the corrupting consequences of the demonic entity empowering him。
All this and more， gorgeously rendered and painstakingly assembled in the first of a series of absolute collected editions

Collects DARKNESS #1-18， TALES OF THE DARKNESS #1-4 & 1/2， WITCHBLADE #18 & 19

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Reviews

Matt Acree ，

Just starting to collect older comics since the majority of new comics are pretty garbage。 The Darkness though is sort of a refreshing read due to the fact that the main character， Jackie Estacado is essentially a villain， someone who abuses the power he has been given to continue down his dark path， despite all that though it is kind of one note in it's delivery of it's story and not as interesting or complex as i was hoping。 However it is still overall an entertaining comic with damn good art Just starting to collect older comics since the majority of new comics are pretty garbage。 The Darkness though is sort of a refreshing read due to the fact that the main character， Jackie Estacado is essentially a villain， someone who abuses the power he has been given to continue down his dark path， despite all that though it is kind of one note in it's delivery of it's story and not as interesting or complex as i was hoping。 However it is still overall an entertaining comic with damn good art that really boots it up in my rating， as many have mentioned too it is very much 90's cheese but that's what makes it fun。 A worthy addition to my collection， now i just have to get The Complete Witchblade Volume 1 & 2。 。。。more

Tomer ，

{3。5 rounded up} This was a fascinating read， more thanks to the highly detailed blazing artwork rather than the story。 It was a bit strange reading the story， while being against the main protagonist and hoping for it to lose。 The collection had a few crossover with the likes of The Witchblade along with various time jumps both into the past as well as to the future， which were an interesting surprise。

Brian Ferguson ，

Started reading this a long time ago when I was into Witchblade。 Now I remember why I decided to drop it。 First off， the art is incredible。 The detail of the Darkness and the demons and such was quite impressive。 However， it was male Witchblade， with not much of a personality。 I didn’t really care about him， didn’t feel any sympathy with his “plight” that for the most part he seemed to enjoy。 2。5

Yaroslav Chernovol ，

Збірка історій про персонажа Darkness， спіноф серії коміксів Witchblade。Було цікаво познайомитись із першоджерелом ігор Darkness та Darkness 2。 Сам комікс виходив у 1997 році。 Тут аж віє духом серіалів 90-х， головний герой Джекі Естокадо - кримінальний авторитет， його оточують жінки， автомобілі та постійні кримінальні війни。 Що казати， тут навіть є жарти типу Думаєш Баз Лайтер врятує тебе？ Чи кого б ти поцілувала Метта Леблана чи Девіда Швіммера （персонажі телесеріалу Друзі）。 Комікси зазвичай ро Збірка історій про персонажа Darkness， спіноф серії коміксів Witchblade。Було цікаво познайомитись із першоджерелом ігор Darkness та Darkness 2。 Сам комікс виходив у 1997 році。 Тут аж віє духом серіалів 90-х， головний герой Джекі Естокадо - кримінальний авторитет， його оточують жінки， автомобілі та постійні кримінальні війни。 Що казати， тут навіть є жарти типу Думаєш Баз Лайтер врятує тебе？ Чи кого б ти поцілувала Метта Леблана чи Девіда Швіммера （персонажі телесеріалу Друзі）。 Комікси зазвичай розказують про боротьбу сил темряви та світла， боротьба з таємним культом темряви， ну і розбірки чий кримінальний клан кримінальний клан кращий。 Ще дуже здивувало， що у цьому омніку вкраплюються синглові історії поміж сюжетних。 Напевно це все ж пов'язано з тим що це антологія розповідей。 Міньйони， які були фішкою у грі тут не дуже добре розкрито。 P。S。 Чого у коміксу не віднімеш， так це жінок。 Цицьки є， обладунки що ледь щось трохи прикривають є， неймовірні пози як у якогось Валеджо теж є。 Особливо， коли у тебе ангел з цицьками на розвороті。 І таких розворотів тут дуже багато。 。。。more

OmniBen ，

（Zero spoiler review）A few pages in， and I honestly thought this might be a little better than Witchblade。 A few more pages， however， and I quickly changed my mind。 This is basically boy Witchblade， and I， rather unfortunately didn't enjoy the Witchblade series， despite buying and reading both complete volumes currently available。 All the major criticisms I had with that series carry over here， seeing as how it was basically the same creative team， there really is little to be surprised about。 W （Zero spoiler review）A few pages in， and I honestly thought this might be a little better than Witchblade。 A few more pages， however， and I quickly changed my mind。 This is basically boy Witchblade， and I， rather unfortunately didn't enjoy the Witchblade series， despite buying and reading both complete volumes currently available。 All the major criticisms I had with that series carry over here， seeing as how it was basically the same creative team， there really is little to be surprised about。 What was surprising however， was just how impotent and toothless Ennis' opening was。 Confession time， I only made it to the end of Ennis' 8 issue opening before giving up on this。 Having only recently forced my way through Witchblade two， and seeing all the same nonsense here， wasn't about to force another 4-500 pages of this。 Bland characters and dialogue rule the day here。 I mentioned that your average 14 year old was likely all over this in the 90's， and likely that nostalgia will kick in， and it would be those fans of yesteryear who want to pick this up。 This really is TnA without anything of substance or style to back it up。 If that's your biscuit， than that's fine。 But there is an whole world of attractive ladies out there to look at。 I don't need to read rubbish stories in the process。 For fans only。 2/5OmniBen。 。。。more

Edward Davies ，

Great fun reading these again after so many years。

Zachary Blake ，

This is a fun representation of nineties comics from a strong team of Garth Ennis， Mark Silvestri and others to name a few creators。 I was drawn to the collection after getting back into the Darkness universe via the xbox 360 games。 This isn't a complicated story by any stretch and is a pretty quick read。 I'm looking forward to volume 2 and also want to collect Witchblade as well。 This is a fun representation of nineties comics from a strong team of Garth Ennis， Mark Silvestri and others to name a few creators。 I was drawn to the collection after getting back into the Darkness universe via the xbox 360 games。 This isn't a complicated story by any stretch and is a pretty quick read。 I'm looking forward to volume 2 and also want to collect Witchblade as well。 。。。more

Mark ，

The Darkness is an American comic series published by Top Cow Productions。 The concept was created by Marc Silvestri， Garth Ennis， and David Wohl in 1996。 The main storyline followed Jackie Estacado， a New York Mafia hitman who upon turning 21 years of age inherited the curse of the Darkness。 The character first appeared in Witchblade #10 （Nov。 1996）。The son of hitman Danny Estacado and an unnamed prostitute， Jackie was taken in by Saint Gerald's Orphanage。 Despite being a mere boy， Jackie prote The Darkness is an American comic series published by Top Cow Productions。 The concept was created by Marc Silvestri， Garth Ennis， and David Wohl in 1996。 The main storyline followed Jackie Estacado， a New York Mafia hitman who upon turning 21 years of age inherited the curse of the Darkness。 The character first appeared in Witchblade #10 （Nov。 1996）。The son of hitman Danny Estacado and an unnamed prostitute， Jackie was taken in by Saint Gerald's Orphanage。 Despite being a mere boy， Jackie protected his friend Jenny from their cruel treatment。 At the age of six， Jackie was adopted by upcoming Mob boss Frankie "Kill-The-Children-Too" Franchetti， claiming to be his uncle。 This Mobman only did so after being persuaded by one Sonatine of the Brotherhood of Darkness that bringing Jackie into his inner circle would make Frankie powerful。Life in the Mob provided Jackie both with a home as well as a sense of safety and family， but also made him more violent and and fairly good in illegal activities。 Losing his virginity at age fourteen to a female officer during interrogation， he disregarded the law and developed a sex habit。 Making his first hit at age sixteen， Jackie soon became Frankie's chief enforcer; skyrocketing the Franchettis into one of the top Mob families in New York City and fulfilling Sonatine's prophecy。 Living a playboy lifestyle， Jackie would often visit his remaining friend from the orphanage Jenny's club to keep in touch。Both the Angelus and Sonatine kept watch over the course of Jackie's life; both of them waiting for him to manifest the Darkness at the time when Jackie turns 21 years old。 the Brotherhood wishing to exploit his power for their own ends while the Angelus wished only to annihilate the wielder while at his most vulnerable just after regaining his powers and not yet knowing what is going on。 When he turned 21， his dark powers awakened and he learned of his evil heritage。 Jackie spent much of his time escaping from or fighting the Angelus， Sonatine， and the Brotherhood of the Darkness。This comic was first released 25 years ago and together with the comic "Witchblade" were both given a release in Dutch translation， which I how I first ran into these publications。 Their art was rather intriguing and spectacular together with an interesting story they were good fun for comic lover who was looking for something else than the DC/Marvel suspects。I found Jackie Estacado an interesting character and his troubles with "The Darkness" and its demons very graphic and while his demons do make some delightful banter for the lighter yet dark humour in the comics the whole affair does remain a dark tale nonetheless。I was interested in this comic with the re-release of this comic in various volumes with the crossovers with the "witchblade"comics being delivered as well even some of the Tales of the Darkness which offered some different Estacado's through time （scifi story and one in the world of Don Quixote） which are splendid fun。 Another favorite of mine pops up namely "the Magdalena"， ladies who are in service of the church and fight the evil of this earth of course they aim their weapons at this evil manifestation called the Darkness。This comic is still as much fun as when I encountered it 25 years ago and of course much can be said of the presentation of women and men in these pages but the come from another time when people has less issues or smaller toes to step on。I am looking forward to the next volume。 。。。more

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