The Darkness 5

by Hester, Phil; Mitchell, Sheldon; Fialkov, Joshua Hale; Molenaar, Romano

• ISBN13: 9781607062165
• ISBN10: 160706216X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-11-29
• Publisher: Diamond Comic Distributors

Summary

Jackie Estacado, the current bearer of The Darkness, was blackmailed and lied to by a devil who calls himself The Sovereign. Now free from The Sovereign's grip, Jackie has assembled a motley crew of criminals with one goal - destroy every last one of The Sovereign's reliquaries! His quest will pit him against a former Russian mob boss turned art collector, a mute mystic, countless of The Sovereign's statues, and even traitors within his midst! Collecting The Darkness #85-89, this volume concludes the second year of writer Phil Hester's (Firebreather, Wonder Woman) epic run with Estacado confronting The Sovereign. Featuring art by Sheldon Mitchell (Pilot Season: Stealth) and Romano Molenaar, and a special stand-alone "Tale of The Darkness" issue set in the Wild West by Joshua Hale Fialkov (Tumor, Echoes) and Matt Timson (Impaler, Popgun).

Author Biography

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.