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The Darkness Collected #3
The Darkness: Origins, Volume 3
Go back to the beginning and rediscover what made The Darkness one of the most talked about titles of the last 10 years! Jackie Estacado, mafia hitman, blessed and cursed on his 21st birthday with the ancient power of The Darkness. Only as Estacado begins to gain control over the power of his newfound power, a new enemy emerges in the form of -- The Magdalena! The Catholic Church sees Estacado as an abomination and sends their holy demon hunter to eliminate his line from the Earth. Collects The Darkness Volume 1 #11-18, including the introduction of the Magdalena in the Top Cow Universe, along with a cover gallery.
208 pages, Paperback
First published March 22, 2011
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About the author
Garth Ennis
2,633 books3,193 followersEnnis began his comic-writing career in 1989 with the series Troubled Souls. Appearing in the short-lived but critically-acclaimed British anthology Crisis and illustrated by McCrea, it told the story of a young, apolitical Protestant man caught up by fate in the violence of the Irish 'Troubles'. It spawned a sequel, For a Few Troubles More, a broad Belfast-based comedy featuring two supporting characters from Troubled Souls, Dougie and Ivor, who would later get their own American comics series, Dicks, from Caliber in 1997, and several follow-ups from Avatar.
Another series for Crisis was True Faith, a religious satire inspired by his schooldays, this time drawn by Warren Pleece. Ennis shortly after began to write for Crisis' parent publication, 2000 AD. He quickly graduated on to the title's flagship character, Judge Dredd, taking over from original creator John Wagner for a period of several years.
Ennis' first work on an American comic came in 1991 when he took over DC Comics's horror title Hellblazer, which he wrote until 1994, and for which he currently holds the title for most issues written. Steve Dillon became the regular artist during the second half of Ennis's run.
Ennis' landmark work to date is the 66-issue epic Preacher, which he co-created with artist Steve Dillon. Running from 1995 to 2000, it was a tale of a preacher with supernatural powers, searching (literally) for God who has abandoned his creation.
While Preacher was running, Ennis began a series set in the DC universe called Hitman. Despite being lower profile than Preacher, Hitman ran for 60 issues (plus specials) from 1996 to 2001, veering wildly from violent action to humour to an examination of male friendship under fire.
Other comic projects Ennis wrote during this time period include Goddess, Bloody Mary, Unknown Soldier, and Pride & Joy, all for DC/Vertigo, as well as origin stories for The Darkness for Image Comics and Shadowman for Valiant Comics.
After the end of Hitman, Ennis was lured to Marvel Comics with the promise from Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada that he could write The Punisher as long as he cared to. Instead of largely comical tone of these issues, he decided to make a much more serious series, re-launched under Marvel's MAX imprint.
In 2001 he briefly returned to UK comics to write the epic Helter Skelter for Judge Dredd.
Other comics Ennis has written include War Story (with various artists) for DC; The Pro for Image Comics; The Authority for Wildstorm; Just a Pilgrim for Black Bull Press, and 303, Chronicles of Wormwood (a six issue mini-series about the Antichrist), and a western comic book, Streets of Glory for Avatar Press.
In 2008 Ennis ended his five-year run on Punisher MAX to debut a new Marvel title, War Is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle.
In June 2008, at Wizard World, Philadelphia, Ennis announced several new projects, including a metaseries of war comics called Battlefields from Dynamite made up of mini-series including Night Witches, Dear Billy and Tankies, another Chronicles of Wormwood mini-series and Crossed both at Avatar, a six-issue miniseries about Butcher (from The Boys) and a Punisher project reuniting him with artist Steve Dillon (subsequently specified to be a weekly mini-series entitled Punisher: War Zone, to be released concurrently with the film of the same name).
Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Ennis
Another series for Crisis was True Faith, a religious satire inspired by his schooldays, this time drawn by Warren Pleece. Ennis shortly after began to write for Crisis' parent publication, 2000 AD. He quickly graduated on to the title's flagship character, Judge Dredd, taking over from original creator John Wagner for a period of several years.
Ennis' first work on an American comic came in 1991 when he took over DC Comics's horror title Hellblazer, which he wrote until 1994, and for which he currently holds the title for most issues written. Steve Dillon became the regular artist during the second half of Ennis's run.
Ennis' landmark work to date is the 66-issue epic Preacher, which he co-created with artist Steve Dillon. Running from 1995 to 2000, it was a tale of a preacher with supernatural powers, searching (literally) for God who has abandoned his creation.
While Preacher was running, Ennis began a series set in the DC universe called Hitman. Despite being lower profile than Preacher, Hitman ran for 60 issues (plus specials) from 1996 to 2001, veering wildly from violent action to humour to an examination of male friendship under fire.
Other comic projects Ennis wrote during this time period include Goddess, Bloody Mary, Unknown Soldier, and Pride & Joy, all for DC/Vertigo, as well as origin stories for The Darkness for Image Comics and Shadowman for Valiant Comics.
After the end of Hitman, Ennis was lured to Marvel Comics with the promise from Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada that he could write The Punisher as long as he cared to. Instead of largely comical tone of these issues, he decided to make a much more serious series, re-launched under Marvel's MAX imprint.
In 2001 he briefly returned to UK comics to write the epic Helter Skelter for Judge Dredd.
Other comics Ennis has written include War Story (with various artists) for DC; The Pro for Image Comics; The Authority for Wildstorm; Just a Pilgrim for Black Bull Press, and 303, Chronicles of Wormwood (a six issue mini-series about the Antichrist), and a western comic book, Streets of Glory for Avatar Press.
In 2008 Ennis ended his five-year run on Punisher MAX to debut a new Marvel title, War Is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle.
In June 2008, at Wizard World, Philadelphia, Ennis announced several new projects, including a metaseries of war comics called Battlefields from Dynamite made up of mini-series including Night Witches, Dear Billy and Tankies, another Chronicles of Wormwood mini-series and Crossed both at Avatar, a six-issue miniseries about Butcher (from The Boys) and a Punisher project reuniting him with artist Steve Dillon (subsequently specified to be a weekly mini-series entitled Punisher: War Zone, to be released concurrently with the film of the same name).
Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Ennis
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August 21, 2022
Wow, by far, this volume was so much better!
We got two stories on this one: Angelus is back, in a turn of events that i wasn't expecting, and we see some priests that brings the next Magdalena that will expurge our world from evil, and, of course, Jackie is her first mission.
Gritty, violent, with some nice religious touch and the art is just unbelieveble. Silvestre and Benitez are on top of their games, bringing everything that we loved in the 90's, with beautifil clothes, garments, gold and all.
The Darkness is a book so close to Spawn in a lot of ways, but, in this one, we see what it can make it better.
We got two stories on this one: Angelus is back, in a turn of events that i wasn't expecting, and we see some priests that brings the next Magdalena that will expurge our world from evil, and, of course, Jackie is her first mission.
Gritty, violent, with some nice religious touch and the art is just unbelieveble. Silvestre and Benitez are on top of their games, bringing everything that we loved in the 90's, with beautifil clothes, garments, gold and all.
The Darkness is a book so close to Spawn in a lot of ways, but, in this one, we see what it can make it better.
November 9, 2024
The Darkness keeps up the edgy 90's funness with a lot of cheese.
This one we have a better more comprehensive story than last volume with Jackie getting cornered, tricked, by his basically cousin. As he looks up to his "uncle" as a actual uncle even though more just his boss. But the Boss's daughter has another idea and wants to take down Jackie and run everything, for revenge on her mom. So get some fun moments, and cool fights. Second half feels more disjointed but some really fun fights regardless.
A 3 out of 5.
This one we have a better more comprehensive story than last volume with Jackie getting cornered, tricked, by his basically cousin. As he looks up to his "uncle" as a actual uncle even though more just his boss. But the Boss's daughter has another idea and wants to take down Jackie and run everything, for revenge on her mom. So get some fun moments, and cool fights. Second half feels more disjointed but some really fun fights regardless.
A 3 out of 5.
August 19, 2017
Wasn't a bad story, got a little confused at times as the story would jump to another location almost in the middle of a speech bubble. I still don't know where Ian Nottingham came from, maybe he was more prevelent in the Witchblade books.
August 15, 2022
Some interesting ideas, but don’t cut yourself on the edge.
August 23, 2012
The third Volume in a series that gives readers - especially newcomers - a sufficient glimpse into the origins of a celebrated series is easily one of the highlights of The Darkness Origins collection. Great artistry and writing are a mainstay as usual, with our favorite villains - Sonatine - scheming as usual while new forces enter the fray, further complicating Jackie Estacado's difficult life. There's nary a disappointing moment.
As usual, carnage, horror, and graphic violence is intertwined with tension and a growing sense of anticipation. However, most of the other conflicts aren't a laughing matter. The Angelus finally returns in a surprising new development, forcing Jackie to his wit's end, while the introduction of a new enemy - the Magdalena - introduces yet another conflict that Jackie's forced to deal with in a destiny he never chose to bear.
Excellent writing tempers the signature dark tone of the story with humor that will more than tickle your spine as the story progresses, and a new angle introduced to the story provides a much needed layer of complexity through mystery and hidden motives. Things are coming to a head for our hero, and the only drawback is that the Origins series is yet another reminder of how far Jackie's grown - and how vividly his story has changed with the shift of writers. If you're interested in the series but don't have the money to fork over for the Compendium, this edition in the Origins series is a nice primer for the casual reader.
As usual, carnage, horror, and graphic violence is intertwined with tension and a growing sense of anticipation. However, most of the other conflicts aren't a laughing matter. The Angelus finally returns in a surprising new development, forcing Jackie to his wit's end, while the introduction of a new enemy - the Magdalena - introduces yet another conflict that Jackie's forced to deal with in a destiny he never chose to bear.
Excellent writing tempers the signature dark tone of the story with humor that will more than tickle your spine as the story progresses, and a new angle introduced to the story provides a much needed layer of complexity through mystery and hidden motives. Things are coming to a head for our hero, and the only drawback is that the Origins series is yet another reminder of how far Jackie's grown - and how vividly his story has changed with the shift of writers. If you're interested in the series but don't have the money to fork over for the Compendium, this edition in the Origins series is a nice primer for the casual reader.
January 2, 2017
The Magdalena is a power passed down from mother to daughter since the time of Christ. The current one is tasked by cardinal Innocent to target the wielder of the Darkness. For a nun she is gratuitously sexy, but I'm not complaining, and she speaks in a bombastic style more fitting for the 18th century. The background here focuses on the world's decadence and the Church's attempt to cleanse it. Jackie makes some good points against the Church, though, when he mentions the Inquisition, that people are forced to serve God and that the Magdalena was ordered to kill.
May 29, 2014
La loca y divertida macarrada de Ennis y Silvestri es menos loca, menos divertida y bastante menos macarra cuando Ennis y Silvestri no están. Un cómic en la linea de lo que se publicaba en los 90 al que le salva el componente autoparódico.
En el siguiente tomo empieza la etapa de Scott Lodbell. TERROR.
En el siguiente tomo empieza la etapa de Scott Lodbell. TERROR.
February 6, 2016
Sex and violence.
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