…because The Darkness #75 from Top Cow/Image comics kicked my @$$. This book is the absolute PERFECT comic book. I have less than zero negative things to say about it. What’s that you say? What’s the Darkness? For shame, my friend. For shame. The Darkness tells the tale of Jackie Estacado, mob hitman and all-around bastard. Well, turns out that Jackie is destined to turn into The Darkness, pretty much the antithesis of good, on his 21st birthday. When it happens, it’s messy. So now Jackie’s been possessed by the darkest being in the universe, should be pretty gravy, right? Not so much. His powers only actually work IN the dark. Jackie can’t have sex. If he has sex, he dies. Pretty tough for a guy who used to sleep with a different woman every night. Jackie, despite being a jerk, is also not EVIL. Well, the Darkness is. It’s pretty much evil incarnate, so it sways him towards the dark side, which he tried hard to fight. In addition, there is a counterpoint to the darkness, known as the Angelus, that pretty much wants him dead. More after the jump. So you probably thinking…how can I jump on to The Darkness at issue #75? I have no clue what’s happened in the last 74 issues? Well, funny thing about that. The Darkness #75 is, in actually issue #11 of the new series. Confusing, right? Well, not really. It happens all the time in comic land – they love to....
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