The Darkness - Volume 3 # 5 - Empire, Part Five: The Blue Hour

is a comic book published by Top Cow & released on 9 / / 2008

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Plot Summary

After having lost control of his Darkness powers, Jackie is wracked with guilt, but a near-death experience may prove his true mettle once and for all. Meanwhile, the pregnant Elle may be suffering from complications due to the fact she is carrying a Darkbaby!

Writer Phil Hester (Green Arrow) and rising star Michael Broussard (Unholy Union) continue their re-defining run on The Darkness with this shocking issue!

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Chaz Riggs
other

Dale Keown
artist, cover

Michael Broussard
penciler

Phil Hester
writer

Rob Levin
editor

Ryan Winn
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Sheldon Mitchell
colorer

Stjepan Sejic
artist, cover

Troy Peteri
letterer

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Dr. Kirchner

Elle

Major White

Marisol

The Darkness

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Darklings

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Sierra Muñoz

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The Darkness

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Empire

User Reviews

Embrace the Darkness
Reviewed by Baal Zak on Sept. 11, 2008.
Baal Zak has written 10 reviews. His/her last review was for .
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Jackie died once, and he came back. Jackie loved once, and poor little Jenny had to die. So this story arc it's like a déjà vu of everything that's wrong with Jackie and his strong desire to live a normal life. This impossibility is the beauty of this character, his inner and outer darkness is not a gift but a curse that forces him to live alone, sorrounded by death, hate and darkness. And in this issue, when there was a tiny chance of hope and love once again in his life, he had to die (kinda gross but very cool) to be reborn as the true bearer of the Darkness.

I think that in the near future we will see a twisted family reunion between Jackie and his newborn baby, and I hope to see more guts and gore when Dr. Kirchner is finally taken out.

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Is This The End For Jackie?
Reviewed by G-Man on Sept. 9, 2008.
G-Man has written 158 reviews. His/her last review was for .
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It's been a little while since issue #4. There is an explanation by Phil Hester. I'm fine with that. I'd rather wait (a little) than have an issue rushed out.

Things don't look too good for Jackie in this issue. We've seen him out of Sierra Muñoz already so we have to assume he makes it through this arc. Michael Broussard does an amazing job drawing Jackie after a certain incident occurs. There's almost too much detail. Very nicely done.

As for Empire, we are nearing the end of the arc. I do have to say that it feels like it could've gone on a little longer. I would've like to see more of his infiltration of Sierra Muñoz. It's almost like it was over and done with before it started. We did get flashbacks but I feel like it would've been interesting to see Jackie as the head of a country after being the head of a mob family.

I am glad that (hopefully) we'll be seeing the last of Dr. Kirchner. I'm not too crazy about him. Maybe that's the point, he's not a nice guy so we're not supposed to like him. I don't like how he's managed to get the upper hand on Jackie. I suppose that shows his brilliance and Jackie's weakness.

And let's not forget about Jackie and Elle's 'baby.' There's a lot going on here.

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