The Darkness (1996)

The Darkness (1996)

The Darkness (1996)

The Darkness (1996)

Volume 1

Name:

The Darkness

Start year:

1996

Publisher:

Image

Aliases:

First issue:

The Darkness #1 Coming of Age

Last issue:

The Darkness #40

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First two issues published by Top Cow Productions, and from #3 onward by Image. Created by Marc Silvestri, Garth Ennis, and David Wohl. Jackie Estacado is the wielder of The Darkness, a power that allows him to create objects and beings from the dark. He is in constant battle with his nemesis, The Angelus, which is a force of the Light. Continued into The Darkness Vol.2.

Collected Editions

The Darkness: Compendium
The Darkness Origins Vol 1 (Volume 1 #1-6)
The Complete Darkness Volume One (#1-18)
The Darkness Origins Vol 2 (Volume 1 #7-10 and Witchblade #18-19)
The Darkness Origins Vol 3 (Volume 1 #11-18)
The Darkness Origins Vol 4 (Volume 1 #19-25)
The Complete Witchblade Volume Two (#28)

Issues

#0 Prelude October 31st, 1997

#½ The Darkness 1/2 March 1st, 2001

#1 Coming of Age December 31st, 1996

#2 Underworld January 31st, 1997

#3 Almost an Angel March 31st, 1997

#4 Brought to Light May 31st, 1997

#5 Apocalypse Shortly June 30th, 1997

#6 End of an Era July 31st, 1997

#7 Playing God August 31st, 1997

#8 Issue 8 October 31st, 1997

#9 Family Ties, Part 2 November 30th, 1997

#10 Family Ties, Part 3 December 31st, 1997

#11 Hearts of Darkness, Part One January 31st, 1998

#12 Hearts of Darkness, Part 2 February 28th, 1998

#13 Hearts of Darkness, Part 3 March 31st, 1998

#14 Hearts of Darkness, Part 4 April 30th, 1998

#15 Spear of Destiny, Part 1 June 30th, 1998

#16 Spear of Destiny, Part 2 July 31st, 1998

#17 Spear of Destiny, Part 3 September 30th, 1998

#18 Spear of Destiny, Part 4 November 30th, 1998

#19 January 31st, 1999

#20 April 30th, 1999

#21 Wyrmwood, Part 1 May 31st, 1999

#22 Wyrmwood, Part 2 June 30th, 1999

#23 July 31st, 1999

#24 August 31st, 1999

#25 September 30th, 1999

#26 October 31st, 1999

#27 November 30th, 1999

#28 Witchblade/The Darkness, Part 4 January 31st, 2000

Characters in volume

Jackie Estacado Appeared in 41 issue(s)

Frankie Franchetti Appeared in 24 issue(s)

Sonatine Appeared in 20 issue(s)

Jenny Romano Appeared in 19 issue(s)

Wenders Appeared in 17 issue(s)

The Angelus Appeared in 14 issue(s)

Appolonia Franchetti Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Capris Castiglione Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Butcher Joyce Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Lauren Franchetti Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Witchblade Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Angelus's Familiar Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Carla Denton Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Cull Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Ricardo Amratto Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Ripclaw Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Todd Cabarello Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Cardinal Innocent Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Dr. Kimberly Fang Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Sister Mariella Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Cristofano De Vesci Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Danny Estacado Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Darkus Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Jake McCarthy Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Sara Pezzini Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Vinnie Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Bruce Wilder Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Don Marchianni Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Ian Nottingham Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Joe Siry Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Died in volume

Angelus's Familiar

Cull

Don Marchianni

Frankie Franchetti

Jackie Estacado

Jenny Romano

Mo

Takata

The Angelus

Vinnie

Concepts in volume

Modern Age of Comics Appeared in 42 issue(s)

The Darkness Appeared in 41 issue(s)

Variant Cover Appeared in 14 issue(s)

Homage Covers Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Cyborgs Appeared in 5 issue(s)

American Entertainment Exclusive Variant Cover Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Dynamic Forces Exclusive Variant Cover Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Top Cow Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Jay Company Comics Exclusive Variant Cover Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Museum Edition Exclusive Variant Cover Appeared in 2 issue(s)

#0 Issues Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Between the Legs Shot Appeared in 1 issue(s)

End of the World Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Nudity Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Organized Crime Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Reprinted Material Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Sex Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Wizard ½ Comics Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Locations in volume

New York City Appeared in 30 issue(s)

New York State Appeared in 30 issue(s)

Long Island Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Italy Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Rome Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Statue of Liberty Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Vatican City Appeared in 4 issue(s)

India Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Las Vegas Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Manhattan Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Miami Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Nevada Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Wyrmwood Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Alaska Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Anchorage Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Berlin Appeared in 1 issue(s)

California Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Central Park Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Detroit Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Florida Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Germany Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Israel Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Jerusalem Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Los Angeles Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Michigan Appeared in 1 issue(s)

New Jersey Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Queens Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Russia Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Times Square Appeared in 1 issue(s)

United Nations Headquarters Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Objects in volume

Spear of Longinus Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Authors in volume

Dennis Heisler Appeared in 41 issue(s)

Matt Nelson Appeared in 34 issue(s)

David Wohl Appeared in 33 issue(s)

Raul Arroyo Appeared in 30 issue(s)

Robin Spehar Appeared in 29 issue(s)

Victor Llamas Appeared in 28 issue(s)

Nick Chun Appeared in 26 issue(s)

Sonia Im Appeared in 24 issue(s)

Joe Weems Appeared in 22 issue(s)

Renae Geerlings Appeared in 20 issue(s)

Joe Benitez Appeared in 18 issue(s)

Marc Silvestri Appeared in 18 issue(s)

Marco Galli Appeared in 17 issue(s)

Peter Steigerwald Appeared in 16 issue(s)

Scott Lobdell Appeared in 16 issue(s)

John Livesay Appeared in 15 issue(s)

Matt Banning Appeared in 15 issue(s)

Richard Isanove Appeared in 15 issue(s)

Tyson Wengler Appeared in 15 issue(s)

Billy Tan Appeared in 14 issue(s)

Clarence Lansang Appeared in 14 issue(s)

Garth Ennis Appeared in 13 issue(s)

Steve Firchow Appeared in 13 issue(s)

John Starr Appeared in 12 issue(s)

Malachy Coney Appeared in 12 issue(s)

Marlo Alquiza Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Brad Foxhoven Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Dreamer Design Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Liquid! Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Brian Selzer Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Story arcs in volume

"Witchblade/The Darkness" Family Ties

"Witchblade/The Darkness" Witchblade & Darkness

Teams in volume

Darklings Appeared in 40 issue(s)

The Franchetti Family Appeared in 25 issue(s)

New York Police Department Appeared in 12 issue(s)

The Brotherhood Of Darkness Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Angelus Warriors Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Federal Bureau of Investigation Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Yakuza Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Zombies Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Nazis Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Characters first appearance

Adrienne Estacado In issue #20

Angelus's Familiar In issue #1

Antonio Estacado In issue #22

Appolonia Franchetti In issue #11

Belasco Estacado In issue #12

Butcher Joyce In issue #3

Capris Castiglione In issue #25

Cardinal Innocent In issue #15

Carla Denton In issue #23

Cristofano De Vesci In issue #19

Cull In issue #23

Danny Estacado In issue #5

Darkus In issue #5

Don Marchianni In issue #1

Dr. Kimberly Fang In issue #23

Emil Cruikshank In issue #22

Frankie Franchetti In issue #½

Jedidiah McMahon In issue #22

Jenny Romano In issue #1

Lauren Franchetti In issue #11

Mandolin In issue #21

Manx In issue #19

Miguel Estacado In issue #2

Mo In issue #1

Nicoletta De Vesci In issue #19

Ricardo Amratto In issue #2

Rosalia In issue #15

Setsuke Hirata In issue #10

Shandi In issue #1

Sister Mariella In issue #15