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OverviewFor the complete collector, comes the highly anticipated second volume in The Darkness Compendium series! This volume picks up where the first one left off, as Jackie Estacado, bearer of The Darkness, returns from Hell itself to gain revenge on his former mob family for the death of his one true love, Jenny. It contains the seminal run by Paul Jenkins and Dale Keown which inspired The Darkness video game, along with story arcs by noted authors including David Lapham (Stray Bullets), Scott Lobdell (X-Men), and Ron Marz (Artifacts), and the first twenty-five issues of Phil Hester's revolutionary relaunch of the series to coincide with The Darkness video game. Join Jackie as he goes from resurrected assassin to mob boss to drug kingpin to bagman for an ancient demon! The Darkness Compendium Volume 2 collects The Darkness Volume 2 #1-24, The Darkness Volume 3 #1-10, and the ""Legacy Numbering"" issues #75-89 for a total of 50 complete issues collected into one deluxe hard cover volume. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul Jenkins , Phil Hester , Scott Lobdell , David LaphamPublisher: Image Comics Imprint: Image Comics Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 5.10cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 3.175kg ISBN: 9781607062189ISBN 10: 1607062186 Pages: 1280 Publication Date: 12 June 2012 Recommended Age: From 16 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock ![]() The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationPaul Jenkins is a British comic book writer, who in the past worked as an editor, production designer, and other roles behind the scenes. As a writer, he's worked for the biggest publishers in the industry, and revitalized superhero franchises. He wrote The Darkness for Top Cow Productions. 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. David Lapham is an American comic book writer, artist, and cartoonist, best known for his work on the independent comic book STRAY BULLETS. Ron Marz is an award-winning comics industry veteran, having created and written several different fan-favorite stories, including a long-running stint on Witchblade. 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. Dale Keown is a Canadian comic book artist known for his runs on The Incredible Hulk and his creator-owned comic book Pitt. 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. Francis Manapul is a New York Times best seller and an award-winning artist and writer based in Toronto, Canada. Best known for his work relaunching The Flash for DC Comics, and following it up with the company's namesake title, Detective Comics. He is the co-creator and artist of Clear, a Comixology Original series. In the past he has written and illustrated Trinity which stars Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. He has also illustrated Justice League, Legion of Super-Heroes, and Adventure Comics accompanied by a prolific career as a cover artist on such titles as The Walking Dead, Shang-Chi, and Green Lantern, just to name a few. In the past, Francis has also dabbled in the world of television as one of the hosts on History Channel's ""Beast Legends."" 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. One of the seven co-founders of Image comics, Whilce Portacio is an American Comic book writer and artist. His work includes The Punisher, X-Factor, Uncanny X-Men, Iron Man, Wetworks and Spawn. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |