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"The darkness created by Marc Silvestri, Garth Ennis and David Wohl
About the author
Phil Hester has been writing and drawing comics since the dawn of time.
He has drawn Kevin Smith's
Green Arrow, Mark Millar's
Swamp Thing, Robert Kirkman's
Ant-Man, and Jeff Lemire's
Family Tree, as well as notable runs on
Nightwing,
The Flash,
Batman Beyond,
Justice League, and Kevin Smith's
Tales from the Quick Stop. His recent assignments include
Gotham City: Year One with Tom King, CREEPSHOW, and a return to
Green Arrow. Phil has written
Wonder Woman, THE DARKNESS,
Deathstroke, MYTHIC,
Titans Giant, Swamp Thing Giant, INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE, and his co-creations
The Coffin with artist Mike Huddleston, and FIREBREATHER with artist Andy Kuhn, which became an Emmy-winning feature on Cartoon Network.
He wrote and drew
The Wretch, which was nominated for an Eisner Award. He lives in the sticks.
Rob Levin is a producer, writer, editor, and creative consultant. He began his career with Top Cow Productions and oversaw the company's entire publishing output, including the development of the innovative Pilot Season initiative (which received more than 4 million votes in its initial campaign). After a stretch as a freelance writer, editor, and consultant, he joined DC Comics, editing everything from top-selling titles including
Batman,
Justice League, and
The Flash to digital-first titles like Injustice. He became the Executive Editor at Humanoids in 2019, developing and producing original comic books, bandes dessinées, and graphic novels for the U.S. and French markets. In July 2021 he joined Valiant Entertainment as Executive Editor to oversee their shared superhero universe. In September 2022, he formed Authentic Impostor, Inc. where he consults for a wide variety of clients, produces video games, and writes & edits comics.
His comics editing covers everything from shared universe superhero titles to licensed projects, manga translations to European albums, and custom comics to webcomics.
His solo writing credits include
Bushido,
Witchblade,
The Darkness, and the
DC Comics Holiday Special. He co-wrote
7 Days From Hell, Netherworld, and
Broken Trinity: Pandora’s Box (all with Bryan Edward Hill), and
Abattoir (with Troy Peteri). He has worked with Radical Publishing and Archaia Entertainment on original projects, as well as editing
Nailbiter,
Mind the Gap,
Severed,
Lost Vegas, The Last of the Greats, and
Firebreather for Image Comics.
He is a graduate of USC's School of Cinema-Television.
Michael Broussard is a freelance concept artist and illustrator currently living and working in Los Angeles, CA. He's been in the business for over a decade, with eight years as a professional illustrator and five years as a concept artist in the video game industry.
Jorge Lucas is a Uruguayan/Argentine comic book artist. He was born in Salto, Uruguay, where he lived till the age of 10, when he moved to Argentina. He is well known both in his country, as the creator of the classic adult comic
Cazador ("Hunter"), as well as internationally, for his work at Marvel Comics.
Summary
- The groundbreaking relaunch by writer Phil Hester (Firebreather,
Green Arrow) continues with this third blockbuster volume. Jackie
Estacado, the current bearer of The Darkness, has found himself cut off from his
power and his soul and has to make a deal with a devil who calls himself The
Sovereign to get both back.
- Collects issues #76-79 plus the stand alone Tales of The Darkness
story entitled "Lodbrok's Hand."
- Features art by regular series artist Michael Broussard (Dark
Avengers/X-Men), Nelson Blake II (Broken Trinity: Witchblade), Jorge
Lucas (Broken Trinity: Aftermath), and Michael Avon Oeming (Mice
Templar).
