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The Darkness Accursed Volume 5


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No. of pages 160

Published: 2011

Great for age 12-18 years

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Jackie Estacado, the current bearer of The Darkness, was blackmailed and lied to by a devil who calls himself The Sovereign. Now free from The Sovereign's grip, Jackie has assembled a motley crew of criminals with one goal destroy every last one of The Sovereign's reliquaries! His quest will pit him against a former Russian mob boss turned art collector, a mute mystic, countless of The Sovereign's statues, and even traitors within his midst! Collecting The Darkness #85-89, this volume concludes the second year of writer Phil Hester's (Firebreather, Wonder Woman) epic run with Estacado confronting The Sovereign. Featuring art by Sheldon Mitchell (Pilot Season: Stealth) and Romano Molenaar, and a special stand-alone "Tale of The Darkness" issue set in the Wild West by Joshua Hale Fialkov (Tumor, Echoes) and Matt Timson (Impaler, Popgun).

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 16 years.

There are 160 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2011 by Image Comics .

Joshua Hale Fialkov is one the comics most impressive up and coming writers. In his short career, he has already authored comics for IDW, Top Cow and DC Comics, mostly in the horror genre. His most recent work includes SUPERMAN/BATMAN and the monthly series I, VAMPIRE, as a part of DC Comics--The New 52.