THE DARKNESS PRELUDE

By: Rob Allstetter
Date: Monday, October 21, 2002
Source: Dynamic Forces

Top Cow and Dynamic Forces are teaming up for THE DARKNESS PRELUDE, a comic that sets the way for DARKNESS #1 in November.

"When Dynamic Forces president Nick Barrucci approached us about creating an exclusive lead-in story to the new DARKNESS #1, it seemed like a good idea," Top Cow president Matt Hawkins said. "When he told me he had Jae Lee already signed up to do the art and Paul Jenkins on board to write, how could I refuse? Jae and Paul are gods in their respective crafts and putting them together as a precursor to one of our biggest books of the year works out perfectly for us."

THE DARKNESS PRELUDE begins the process of reintroducing mobster Jackie Estacado.

"The Darkness is about atmosphere: there is a character in every shadow, and this is what I have tried to portray in this script," Jenkins said. "I need say nothing more about Jae and Jose (Villarubia, colorist) than that they drew every single character I asked for."

"This is a great chance to work with Paul on a totally different type of character," Lee said. "I feel like I'm creating some of my best work between this and the CAPTAIN AMERICA story I'm working on right now, so I am really happy to be doing this!"

Dynamic Forces also announced it is teaming up with Top Cow for projects with stories by Mark Millar, Bill Sienkiewicz, John Cassaday, Peter Milligan, Geoff Johns and Mark Texeira.

THE DARKNESS PRELUDE will have two covers, with each limited to 5,000 copies.