Includes The Darkness Volume 1 Special Preview Edition and The Darkness #1-6. Mafia hitman Jackie Estacado was both blessed and cursed on his 21st birthday when he inherited the power of The Darkness, an elemental force that allows those who wield it access to an otherworldly dimension and control over the demons who dwell there. Forces for good in the world rise up to oppose Jackie and what his gift represents, but in this story, they are the bad guys. The sold out origin story by Garth Ennis (Punisher, Preacher) and Marc Silvestri (X-Men: Messiah Complex) is presented here.

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Image Comics and the 20th anniversary of THE DARKNESS, this special volume collects THE DARKNESS ORIGINS (Issues one through six and Preview), THE DARKNESS/BATMAN, and THE DARKNESS/SUPERMAN! This is a one-time printing in honor of the anniversaries, so donêt miss out!

With the highly anticipated The Darkness video game from 2K just around the corner, Top Cow is releasing a collection of the best of The Darkness to bring fans of the video game into the fold. This video game collection reprints the essential "Coming of Age" origin story arc by Garth Ennis and Marc Silvestri, which introduced the world to Jackie Estacado, the terrible power and curse known as The Darkness as well as reprinting "Resurrection," the critically acclaimed story arc by Paul Jenkins and Dale Keown. Also included in the volume is bonus material for The Darkness video game. The volume includes first appearances by Top Cow favorites such as The Angelus, The Brotherhood of the Darkness and more.

"Contains material originally published in single magazine form as Darkness 1-18, & 1/2, Tales of the darkness #1-4 & 1/2, Darkness: Prelude, Witchblade #10, #18 & 19."

"Mafia hitman Jackie Estacado was both blessed and cursed on his 21st birthday when he bacame the bearer of The Darkness, an elemental force that allows those who wield it access to an otherworldly dimension and control over the demons who dwell there. Forces for good in the world rise up to face Jackie and the evil his gift represents. There is one small problem, in this story... they are the bad guys." -- P. [4] of cover.

On his 21st birthday, mafia hitman, Jackie Estacado inherits a weapon of vast power-The Darkness. An other-worldly suit of armor that manifests demons to do his bidding.