| Vol. 3 Issue 115 | |
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| Writer(s): |
David Hine |
| Colorist(s): |
John Rauch |
| Letterer(s): |
Troy Peteri |
| Editor(s): |
Matt Hawkins |
| Cover by: |
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| Published: |
September 2013 |
Vol. 3 Issue 115 is the fiftieth issue of the third The Darkness comic series volume and 115th issue overall. This is the second part of The Age of Reason story arc.
Synopsis[]
Hope Estacado is very much her father's daughter. But Jackie Estacado was raised to be a hired killer for a crime family before he inherited the curse of the Darkness. As she matures to take care of her mentally unstable mother, what terrible rites of passage await Hope?
Characters[]
- Jackie Estacado
- Doppelganger
- Aram
- Hope
- Jenny Romano
- Cathead
- Charlotte
- Dean
- Paris Safaya
- Athena Jones
Plot Summary[]
With the Darkness in his possession, Aram summons his Darklings. The Darklings surround Jackie and the Doppelganger and prepare to kill them. Aram calls Jackie weak and unworthy of this power. When one of the Darklings tries to lick the Doppelganger, he cuts his tongue off. Realising that without the Doppelganger he's incomplete, Aram tries to absorb him. The Doppelganger pleads Jackie to do something and Jackie tries to convince Aram to let go of the Darkness. He says that the Estacado bloodline is the perfect host for the Darkness as a corrupt man cannot be corrupted. Jackie then swears that if Aram gives back to him the Darkness, he will stop the Ancient Ones and restore the balance between Darkness and light. Aram's Darklings then try to convince him into keeping the Darkness for himself and take over the world. Remembering how much pain and destruction he brought to the world as the Darkness host, Aram gives it to Jackie. The Doppelganger then assumes his true form as small Darkling and merges with Jackie. With the Darkness back in his possession, Jackie destroys the Mask of Mana and tells Aram to get out of his sight.
Jackie then goes to check on Hope and Jenny. Hope apologises for choosing the Doppelganger over Jackie and the latter forgives her. When he goes to check on Jenny, she recognises Jackie and hugs him. Elsewhere, Charlotte travels to the city to meet with Dean. The city is now full of the infected. Trusting Dean, she goes to meet him. As he goes down the elevator, Charlotte is horrified to see Dean, Paris and Athena infected with the Darkness. They then proceed to surround her. To be continued...