The Complete Darkness Volume 4 - by Phil Hester & Rob Levin (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Jackie Estacado, having relocated to the secluded nation of Sierra Muñoz, teams with a scientist to elevate his powers but must face the Darkness itself, leaving a lasting impact on his soul. On his journey home, Jackie battles witches, wannabe gangsters, and even Aphrodite IV along the way. All without the power of the Darkness to help him. But can the devil known as the Sovereign, help return his soul and powers from the depths of Hell? Find out in this fourth complete volume of the Darkness.

Featuring the beginning of the landmark run by writer Phil Hester and a myriad of all star artists.

Collects THE DARKNESS Vol 3 #1-10 (Legacy #65-74), #75-88, The Darkness: Butcher, The Darkness: Lodbrok's Hand, & The Darkness: Shadow and Flame

About the Author

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.

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.

Marc Silvestri made history as one of the founding partners of Image comics in 1992. Creator, businessman, savant, writer, teacher, artist... these are only a few of the words that one would associate with Marc. His characters, artwork, and creations have made billions of dollars for Marvel Comics as well as his own company, Top Cow Productions, that he founded in 1992, as a partner of Image Comics. He is well known for his work on iconic Marvel titles such as The X-Men, Wolverine and The Incredible Hulk. As CEO of Top Cow Productions, his mandate was specific; produce the next generation of heroes and do it different than everyone else. Marc masterminded the Top Cow Universe through properties like Cyber Force, Witchblade, and The Darkness. When Hollywood started its love affair with comic book characters in the mid-1990s Marc helped position Top Cow as a vital production company in film and television. In addition to comic books, Marc has acted as Executive Producer in a variety of other media including the Witchblade television series and anime series, the Wanted feature film, the A-Team feature film, and two successful video games based off of The Darkness. Marc's much anticipated Batman/Joker team up book for DC comics will no doubt showcase his ongoing commitment to innovate and strive to always evolve as a creator and artist.

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.

Dale Keown is a Canadian comic book artist known for his runs on The Incredible Hulk and his creator-owned comic book Pitt.

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.

Stjepan Sejic is a Croatian artist known for works like WITCHBLADE, APHRODITE IX, and the smash-hit BDSM romance comic SUNSTONE.