Malachy Coney

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

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

Discover the origin of the Magdalena! Patience was not the first Magdalena. Not even the first to make her presence known in the modern Top Cow Universe. Go back and rediscover the origins of the Order of the Magdalena in this first of two "Origin" trade paperback volumes.

ORIGIN COMPLETED! In this final volume of The Darkness: Origins tradepaperback line, Jackie Estacado puts his house in order and assumes control ofhis life with the Darkness. First, Jackie's family life in the Franchettis isthrown into upheaval when his uncle Cristo and cousin Nicoletta return and bringold feuds with them. Then Jackie discovers he has a twin sister he never knew— right before the Angelus and Sonatine return for a climacticshowdown!

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.