DARKNESS #4

[MattBrady]

Jackie Estacado's self-created problems with women continue next month in Top Cow's , and the publisher has provided us with a look at five penciled and inked pages from the issue.

The solicitation for Darkness #4 reads:

The Darkness #4
(W) Phil Hester (P) Michael Broussard (I) Ryan Winn (Col) Matt Milla (Cov) Dale Keown, Stjepan Sejic

The “Empire” storyline continues from writer Phil Hester (Superman: Confidential, Green Arrow) and artist Michael Broussard (Unholy Union) as Jackie is finally confronted with the reality of his use of The Darkness power in Sierra Muñoz at the hands of the rebels.

Cover A – Dale Keown
Cover B – Stjepan Sejic

Full Color 32 pages $2.99 ongoing series

The issue is due in stores on June 18th.

[C.Grimlock]

Good stuff. These pencils look fantastic! Taking forever to come out but I'm really liking the new direction the series has taken.

[Wormdrink]

the shipping schedule has me thinking of dropping this book. i love the darkness but if the book only comes out every 6 - 8 weeks, it makes it difficult to follow for me. im also not too impressed with broussard's art. it reminds me of a really, really sketchy silvestri.

[Frankfurt]

Amazing. It's a shame that The Darkness (and every other Top Cow book) had to struggle through so many bad pencillers and fill-ins (sometimes multiple artists in the same issue!). I wish we didn't live in a market where artists changed so much.

[Marius665]

Originally Posted by Wormdrink

the shipping schedule has me thinking of dropping this book. i love the darkness but if the book only comes out every 6 - 8 weeks, it makes it difficult to follow for me. im also not too impressed with broussard's art. it reminds me of a really, really sketchy silvestri.

volume 2 was bi-monthly

which is sad because alot of people drop books in situations like this

[eggie]

The writing, art and direction of this volume of The Darkness is so good that I don't mind its 6-8 week shipping schedule...each issue keeps me wanting more. I cant wait to see where Hester & Broussard take this volume!!!

Eggie

[Jay_Bird7]

Michael Broussard

geez this guy came out of nowhere and started kicking ass


darkness story is getting so good right now

see how jackie go on with fighting his own power

[Kolimar]

Nice art..

[MR2525]

Look out Silvestri - Michael's catching up!!!

[Wade Wilson]

Top Cow normally moves on a 10 issues a year program so only shipping 9 issues a year isn't a big deal. So far I love this book and hope it gets a chance to show off the creative team and an awesome character.

Now about that Deadpool/Darkness crossover....

[EMeadow]

I'm still wondering if Matt Hawkins has been writing checks out to the Hero Initiavve every month.

His promise to keep the books on time or pay up should be costing him some good money by now. I think only the first issue of the Marz/Sejic run has actually come out on time. (Oh and last week's Twilight Guardian).

Magdalena/Daredevil alone must be costing him some good money.

[aquilar]

second witchblade by ron and me was supposed to come on time but diamond effed up shipping, and 118 is late cause i had a tour of 2 cons, and got sick cause of it, and guess what once i got better i made 119 and am mauling thru broken trinity 1 so, as far as my part is concerned, im doin my thing on time and now far ahead of it.


i love these little comments, they remind me again and again that internet is a whineorama of righteous indignation gone wild lol, ah well im off to work now, do my 2 pages for today keep mat hawkings happy and get him more money, cya

[holeycrullers]

Originally Posted by EMeadow

I'm still wondering if Matt Hawkins has been writing checks out to the Hero Initiavve every month.

His promise to keep the books on time or pay up should be costing him some good money by now. I think only the first issue of the Marz/Sejic run has actually come out on time. (Oh and last week's Twilight Guardian).

Magdalena/Daredevil alone must be costing him some good money.

I actually got on my ol' donkey Pedro and took the copies of Twilight Guardian #1 to each comic shop individually.

That's why they say Troy Hickman's work won't ever be finished until he finally gets off his ass...

[EMeadow]

Originally Posted by aquilar

second witchblade by ron and me was supposed to come on time but diamond effed up shipping, and 118 is late cause i had a tour of 2 cons, and got sick cause of it, and guess what once i got better i made 119 and am mauling thru broken trinity 1 so, as far as my part is concerned, im doin my thing on time and now far ahead of it.


i love these little comments, they remind me again and again that internet is a whineorama of righteous indignation gone wild lol, ah well im off to work now, do my 2 pages for today keep mat hawkings happy and get him more money, cya

Well I'm first and foremost sorry if I came off too negative with what I said. Not my intention.

Just honestly wondering if Matt's been keeping up with what he said would happen if/when any lateness would occur. Besides, after I typed that stuff and went to bed, it dawned me on me this morning that your 2nd issue of your run also came out on time and I needed to make a correction in that regard.

And one should never apolgize for being sick, being on the signing tours, life, etc. they're par for the course. It just always seems the publishers don't take some of that stuff into account when soliciting the issues and it becomes something of an annoyance.

I don't always see the internet as a whineorama of righteous indignation as you call it (though it certainly does exist) but I see a lot more of it as fans asking questions about what's going on in the industry with certain things and the industry telling us "You don't need to know, shut up and buy our product and like it." and the fans yelling back "No."

Now how they choose to express themselves as I said, certainly is up to interpretation.

But again, wanted to apoligize again if I insinuated that you're just plain old late or anything like that. Not my intent.

[EMeadow]

Originally Posted by holeycrullers

I actually got on my ol' donkey Pedro and took the copies of Twilight Guardian #1 to each comic shop individually.

That's why they say Troy Hickman's work won't ever be finished until he finally gets off his ass...

LOL what do you do for the at home subscription customers?

Seriously though, can't wait to read your issue. My shipment from DCBS won't be here for another week but I look forward to it.

[aquilar]

Originally Posted by EMeadow

Well I'm first and foremost sorry if I came off too negative with what I said. Not my intention.

Just honestly wondering if Matt's been keeping up with what he said would happen if/when any lateness would occur. Besides, after I typed that stuff and went to bed, it dawned me on me this morning that your 2nd issue of your run also came out on time and I needed to make a correction in that regard.

And one should never apolgize for being sick, being on the signing tours, life, etc. they're par for the course. It just always seems the publishers don't take some of that stuff into account when soliciting the issues and it becomes something of an annoyance.

I don't always see the internet as a whineorama of righteous indignation as you call it (though it certainly does exist) but I see a lot more of it as fans asking questions about what's going on in the industry with certain things and the industry telling us "You don't need to know, shut up and buy our product and like it." and the fans yelling back "No."

Now how they choose to express themselves as I said, certainly is up to interpretation.

But again, wanted to apoligize again if I insinuated that you're just plain old late or anything like that. Not my intent.

nah man im m sorry im a lil snapoffish these last few days as the damn heat is gettin to me so i get pissed off more easily, but i got my ac hooked up now so im alot cooler lol

[holeycrullers]

Originally Posted by aquilar

nah man im m sorry im a lil snapoffish these last few days as the damn heat is gettin to me so i get pissed off more easily, but i got my ac hooked up now so im alot cooler lol

"Snapoffish"?

[aquilar]

new englishfrom a croatian guy... were ____in up our own language and now... its spreading