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Review: ‘The Darkness’ #110
A major change will take place in The Darkness #110, which will definitely surprise the readers. With incredibly creepy writing and illustrations, “The Darkness” is one of the most consistent horror comics around.
WRITTEN BY: David Hine
ART BY: Jeremy Haun
PUBLISHER: Top Cow Productions, Inc.
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: January 30th, 2013
David Hine has developed the split personalities of Jackie Estacado masterfully. Composed of Jackie’s evil half, the Doppelganger is in command and his henchmen follow his ever direction. The real Jackie is left shaken and defeated, supposedly because of his drinking. Hine is able to create an anti-hero who makes the wrong choices for the right ones. Even though he is a cold-hearted killer and a tough gangster, Jackie cares so much about his family and is afraid to lose them. The Doppelganger shares this characteristic and makes it his priority to protect Hope at all costs.
I’m really interested in seeing what Hine does with Jenny, who has completely lost her mind. Jenny isn’t meant to exist, because her role in the grand scheme has already reached its final destination. After Jackie altered reality, the universe is trying to fix itself and undo everything he did. Jackie will do anything for Jenny, but he will not take any responsibility if the whole world falls apart.
Jeremy Haun’s mind-blowing illustrations are a major reason why you should buy this issue. With just one look at Hope, you will definitely find something odd and creepy about her. With her wide eyes and freckles, Hope has the face of a spoiled and deranged child. Her mental breakdown is highlighted when she manifests her dark powers. Her skin looks fractured and splintered, as if to symbolize that Hope is “cracked in the head.”
Towards the climax, take a close look at how Haun depicts the garden outside of Estacado’s mansion. Notice how the plant life is actually dead and the flower vines slowly turn into long tentacles. The Gothic architecture of the mansion gives off an ominous vibe, as if the building is haunted. Haun gives the impression that there is a dead body buried in the garden, underneath the swarming bugs and beetles.
A major twist occurs in “The Darkness” #110 that will definitely change Jackie’s life forever.
4/5 skulls
Reviewed by Jorge Solis
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‘You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive’ – IDW Dark’s Next Horror Comic Will Make You Question Reality
Five friends. Four houses. One perfect life. Bloody Disgusting is excited to exclusively announce You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive, a brand new horror comic from IDW Dark.
From Eisner-Nominated writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, and rising horror artist Heather Vaughan, You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive is described as a “paranoia-laced, socially-conscious, horror mystery that will leave you questioning reality, and reveal that this crafted world is more of a nightmare than the idealistic dream they were expecting.”
Phoebe Joplin has never questioned the world her parents built: a secluded community where she and her friends were raised to be smarter, stronger, and better than anyone else. No distractions. No dangers. No secrets. Until the night of their graduation.
When one of them dies under impossible circumstances, Phee starts to pull at the edges of her perfect life—and what she finds is something far more terrifying than she ever imagined.
Because this place isn’t a sanctuary. It’s a cage. And no one who discovers the truth ever leaves it alive.
Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing (Batman – One Bad Day: Clayface, Star Trek: The Last Starship) co-write the upcoming IDW Dark horror comic, featuring art by Heather Vaughan.
Jackson Lanzing said in a statement to Bloody Disgusting, “You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive is in many ways a spiritual successor to our last creator-owned horror, The Principles of Necromancy – a dive into the promise and consequence of playing god with the blood of innocents. But the Hivemind book this reminds me of most is Clayface: One Bad Day. This is a deeply human story with intensely raw emotions – five best friends and their five mysterious parents, tearing one another apart for the promise of some impossible glory that’s waiting just beyond their darkest actions. We’re thrilled to be bringing this story to life with our long-time partner in crime, editor Heather Antos, at IDW Dark – and we’re particularly excited to give our Clayface fans a new, brutal and emotional horror made just for them.”
Adds Collin Kelly, “We’re deconstructing a feeling that seems universal these days; our elders have a death grip on their power, without any intention of giving it up to the generations that come next. YNLTPA is about growing up with the limitless potential of the future… and realizing how much it’s a lie we’ve been fed to keep us under the yoke of the past. Bringing this brutal experience to life is our artist and co-creator, Heather Vaughan, who brings an incredible amount of humanity to our cast. But it’s in our youthful leads that Heather’s art really shines – you are going to fall in love with these young people, even as they go through the worst experience of their lives. What we’ve all crafted together is going to be tragic, painful, but above all else, sincere – with a future so uncertain, there’s only one thing we can trust: you’ll never leave this place alive.”
“Some horror stories are about monsters in the dark. YNLTPA is about realizing the monsters raised you,” previews Senior Group Editor Heather Antos. “Working with Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly on this series has been a dream in the darkest possible way. They’ve built a story that’s layered, brutal, and deeply emotional, and every issue gives artist Heather Vaughan opportunities to push the art into places that feel both haunting and deeply personal. Some horror comics will keep you up at night…this is one that will stick with you for years to come.”
The first issue of You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive goes on sale October 14, 2026! Make sure to pre-order at your local comic shop by September to guarantee a copy.
Exclusively check out the various covers for Issue #1 down below.
IDW Publishing’s horror imprint IDW DARK features comics like A Quiet Place: Storm Warning, Smile: For the Camera, The Exorcism at 1600 Penn, Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees, The Twilight Zone, Event Horizon: Dark Descent & Event Horizon: Inferno, and more.
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