By Phil Hester (Writer), Michael Broussard (Pencils), Ryan Winn (Inks), and Sheldon Mitchell (Colors)
I am generally not a fan of shock-value, but the latest issue of the Darkness shows how it can be correctly delivered in service to a compelling story. All things come to a head this month as Jackie and his “team” come face to face with the Darkness born (and Darkness carrying) Elle. Telling anything more about the story would spoil things so let me just say that this one left me shocked, awed, and ready for more. For an action-horror story, things really don’t get a whole lot better than this.
Phil Hester, along with Michael Broussard and his art team continue to completely reinvent an idea that, quite frankly, was getting a bit stale. The new direction for Jackie and the new uses for the Darkness concept elevate a fairly basic storyline into something much more exciting than it has any right to be. If you aren’t reading the Darkness, you should be. (Grade: B+)
-Kyle Posluszny
Filed under: Image Comics, Reviews, Top Cow Tagged: | Elle, Image, Image Comics, Jackie Estacado, Michael Broussard, Phil Hester, Reviews, Ryan Winn, Sheldon Mitchell, The Darkness #5, Top Cow
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