The Darkness

The Darkness (Jackie Estacado) is a fictional superhero created by Marc Silvestri, Garth Ennis and David Wohl, who first appeared in an American comic series published by Top Cow Productions in 1996. The character first appeared in Witchblade #10 (Nov. 1996), set in the Image Universe. Jackie Estacado is a New York mafioso who, after turning 21, inherited the curse of the Darkness. Top Cow relaunched The Darkness comic title in 2019 with Matt Hawkins as writer and Tom Grindberg as artist, featuring Jackie Estacado and Sara Pezzini in supporting roles. Fictional biography The Darkness In the Top Cow Universe, the Darkness is depicted as a cosmic entity predating recorded history. It is the embodiment of the empty void of chaos that existed prior to the coming of God's light – embodied as the Angelus. As the cosmos formed in its place, the Darkness grew to resent God and His creation. Conjuring a legion of demons, the Darkness declared war upon the Angelus and her host. This lasted for eons until a truce was found to prevent mutual destruction; to seal the covenant, the two powers mated and conceived the Witchblade.