Storm Dogs #4
Story by: David Hine
Art By: Doug Braithwaite & Ulises Arreola
Cover By: Doug Braithwaite, Sue Braithwaite
Price: $3.50
What are the Wireheads? And why is a godforsaken frontier planet so important to the future of the human race? The stakes are raised as the murder team heads into the forbidden lands of the Elohi.
The Darkness #111
Story by: David Hine
Art By: Jeremy Haun
Price: $2.99
“WRATH OF THE WITCHBLADE!”
Jackie crafted the world as he saw fit. For the longest time, nobody noticed. As master of the shadows, he knows that he must operate outside of the spotlight if he wants to get what he truly wants. But there are those who know the unbalance Jackie caused. Witchblade bearer Sara Pezzini knows what Jackie stole from her and the time has come for her to make Jackie pay.
The events of Top Cow‘s vanguard titles have been building to the climactic confrontation in a universe-changing four-issue crossover event: Progeny. Jackie Estacado, wielder of the ancient power The Darkness, has remade the world according to his own wishes. His daughter with Witchblade bearer Sara Pezzini, Hope, sacrificed as a baby to save the universe from obliteration, is, in his new world, on the verge of adolescence, and Jackie’s high school girlfriend who had died tragically, Jenny, is her mother — and alive.
Now, the hero of the series Artifacts, Tom Judge, has unraveled the truth of what happened to the world. Ron Marz, Stjepan Sejic, and Marco Turini on Artifacts, Tim Seeley and Diego Bernard on Witchblade, and David Hine and Jeremy Haun on The Darkness unite to form an interlocking story as Judge gathers together his fellow Artifact bearers for a final clash with Estacado.
Progeny began with Artifacts #25, continues in Witchblade #164 and The Darkness #111, and will come to a dramatic conclusion in Artifacts #26.
Jackie Estacado, crime boss and wielder of an ancient force called the Darkness, seemed to have his life under control. In the unfolding “Breaking Dark” story arc of Top Cow‘s long-running series The Darkness, Jackie has used the power endowed by the Darkness to remake the world according to his will. But this act has had disastrous consequences. Jackie’s doppelganger has taken over his crime organization, his wife’s mind is slowly unraveling, and his daughter Hope is the most powerful vessel for the Darkness to ever have existed.
In this decaying world, Hope embarks on her own journey in The Darkness #112, the first half of a two-part story that is a perfect jumping-on point for readers who want to enter the world of The Darkness. Following a trail of blood that leads to a forest bordering her father’s estate, Hope encounters all manner of monsters, sprung to life out of her favorite fairy tales — and the immortal forces known as the Ancient Ones.
And as the true extent of her powers begins to manifest, Hope starts to wonder if she is the scariest creature in the deep, dark woods.
Written by David Hine and drawn by Jeremy Haun, Hope’s story will widen the universe of The Darkness even further, asking what role a girl coming of age will play in the eternal struggle of the forces Light and Darkness.
The Darkness #112 will be in stores on April 10, to be followed by the second half of Hope’s story in #113 in stores in May.
Storm Dogs #3
Story by: David Hine Art By: Doug Braithwaite & Ulises Arreola Cover By: Doug Braithwaite
Price: $3.50
A witness to one of the murders is found, but will he survive long enough to reveal what he knows? More secrets and lies are uncovered as Cassandra Burroughs and her team dig deeper into the deadly mysteries of Amaranth.
The Darkness #110
Story by: David Hine Art By: Jeremy Haun
Price: $2.99
“BREAKING DARK” CONCLUSION!
There is something terribly, terribly wrong with Jackie Estacado’s daughter Hope. But with Jenny’s fragile mental state and the empire he created for himself crumbling around him, Jackie has failed to notice that his greatest problem isn’t the Bulgarian mob, Aram the Witch King, or the ancient powers he’s allowed back into the world – it’s Hope!
The Darkness #109
Story by: David Hine Art By: Jeremy Haun
Price: $2.99
“BREAKING DARK,” Part Four
Jackie Estacado has made a lot of enemies, but he has no idea how powerful the gangster Balakov has become. Without the Darkness at his command, will Jackie be able to protect his family? DAVID HINE (THE DARKNESS: FOUR HORSEMEN, THE BULLETPROOF COFFIN) and JEREMY HAUN (ARTIFACTS, Detective Comics) conclude their second story arc that will question everything you think you know about the Top Cow universe.
Two acclaimed Image Comics miniseries are getting free first issues! The debut issues of two Image Comics science fiction miniseries, Storm Dogs and Comeback, are now free at comiXology and on the Image Comics digital site and app. The two issues have sold out in print at the distributor level.
Storm Dogs by David Hine and Doug Braithwaite has been hailed for its sophisticated depiction of an alien world, futuristic technology, and taut procedural mystery story. The issues I have read are solid and it’s definitely worth checking out the first issue, even if it wasn’t free.
Storm Dogs #2 was in stores on December 5 and continued the roll of positive reviews. Issue #3 will be in stores on January 16, 2013.
Comeback is a stylish time-travel thriller by Ed Brisson and Michael Walsh, published under Image Comics’ Shadowline imprint. It’s another example of the excellent comics Image has been publishing this year.
Comeback has also continued its great reception with the release of its second issue on December 19.
Storm Dogs #2 (of 6)
Story by: David Hine Art By: Doug Braithwaite Colored By: Ulises Arreola Cover By: Doug Braithwaite
Price: $3.50
Jered’s story: The crime team’s forensic pathologist performs an autopsy that reveals a new mystery, a meeting with the native aliens leads to violence and the second day on Amaranth ends in a close encounter with an enigmatic character called…Doll.
The Darkness #108
Story by: David Hine Art By: Jeremy Haun
Price: $2.99
“BREAKING DARK,” PART Three
Jackie Estacado’s world has been crumbling around him and he fears recent events may drive his wife, Jenny, to the brink of insanity. But will Jackie be able to hold it together when he receives even more tragic family news? DAVID HINE (THE DARKNESS: FOUR HORSEMEN, THE BULLETPROOF COFFIN) and JEREMY HAUN (ARTIFACTS, Detective Comics) follow up their horrific first arc with a four-part story that will make you question everything you think you know about the Top Cow universe.
