Solicitation[]
DON’T FEAR YOUR DEMONS… FIGHT THEM!
Orphaned at birth and raised on the margins of society, Jack Boniface never knew his place in the world. Until he discovered it waiting for him… in a darkness far older than the reign of men…
Unbeknownst to him, Jack was fated to become the next in a long lineage of Shadowmen – mortals bound to violent voodoo spirits of immense power – that could safeguard our world against incursions from realms beyond.
For years, he struggled to control the loa's murderous urges – a battle he eventually lost. But now, after years of self-imposed exile, the man once known as Shadowman is returning home to sharpen the weapon within…and unleash a reckoning on the evils of our world that will soon send shockwaves through heaven and hell alike…
In the epic tradition of X-O MANOWAR and BLOODSHOT REBORN, Shadowman storms to the forefront of the Valiant Universe – more powerful, more terrifying, and more relentless than ever before – in an adrenaline-fueled ongoing series from superstar writer Andy Diggle (Green Arrow: Year One, The Losers) and high-octane artist Stephen Segovia (Action Comics)!
Fear of the Dark, Part One[]
Appearances[]
Featured Characters:
- Jack Boniface / Shadowman / Magpie (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Alyssa Miles
- Damballah (God-like Loa)
- Isiah (First appearance)
Villains:
- Baron Samedi (Loa of the Dead)
- Master Darque (Flashback only)
- Ziwanda (First appearance)
- Zombies (Flashback and main story)
Other Characters:
- Josiah Boniface (body of Jack's deceased father; off-screen)
- Papa Legba (Mentioned only)
- Punk Mambo (Mentioned only)
- Voodoo Pantheon (Behind the scenes)
Locations:
Items:
- Eggs, flour, milk, rice
- Gris-gris (voodoo amulet)
- Magpie costume (Flashback only)
- Shadow Loa (Mentioned only)
- Shadow Scythe
- Veve (voodoo symbol)
- Voodoo drum
Vehicles:
- Boat
- Jeep
Credits[]
- Writers: Andy Diggle
- Pencilers: Stephen Segovia
- Inkers: Stephen Segovia
- Colorists: Ulises Arreola
- Letterers: Simon Bowland
- Cover Artists:
- Regular: Tonci Zonjic (A / Gold / 2nd)
- Variants: Renato Guedes (B), Raul Allen (Pre-Order)
- Incentives: Juan Jose Ryp & Andrew Dalhouse (1:20), Travel Foreman & Diego Rodriguez (1:50), Tonci Zonjic (1:250)
- Exclusives: Megan Hutchison (Brave New World), Raymund Bermudez (Bulletproof), Stephen Segovia (C2E2), Picasso Dular (Cloud City), Greg Smallwood (Comic Cult), Bob Hall (Fenix), Mike Rooth (EH!), Bob Layton (Larry's), Meghan Hetrick (SC Comicon), Francesco Mattina (Scott's & Comic Mint), Marco D'Alfonso (Stadium), Philip Tan & Elmer Santos (Third Eye), Chris Giarrusso (Twin City)
- Editors: Benjamin Peterson (assistant), Warren Simons
- Editor-in-Chief: Warren Simons
- Logo-Design: Raul Allen & Patricia Martin
Synopsis[]
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Notes[]
- One copy of the "Glow-in-the-Dark" variant may be ordered by retailers who order 250 copies of Shadowman 2018 #1 or more. The "Glow-in-the-Dark" variant is strictly limited to one copy per qualifying store.
- Homage covers (see below):
- Cloud City Comics Exclusive Cover by Picasso Dular is a homage to Jim Lee's cover for X-Men (Volume 2) #7 (April, 1992).
- Gotham Central/EH! Variant Exclusive Cover by Mike Rooth is a homage to Frazer Irving's variant cover for Batman and Robin #15 (November, 2010).
- Larry's Comics Exclusive Cover by Bob Layton is a homage to his cover for Amazing Spider-Man #220 (September, 1981). For the black-and-white, throwback-logo, and throwback-logo black-and-white versions of this homage cover, see Shadowman (Volume 5) #2, #3, and #4, respectively.
- SC Comicon Exclusive Cover by Meghan Hetrick is a homage to Gil Kane & Al Milgrom's cover for Werewolf by Night #32 (August, 1975).
- Stadium Comics Exclusive Cover by Marco D'Alfonso is a homage to Jim Lee's second printing cover for Batman #608 (December, 2002).
Quotes[]
You playing with fire, girl. Dangerous thing they say, a little knowledge.
- -- Isiah
You want my money or we done talking?
- -- Alyssa Miles
Ease up, I'll take you. Nobody knows these waters like Ol’ Isiah... best damn guide in the Big Easy, that's me!
- -- Isiah
New Orleans may be big... but it ain't never been easy.
- -- Alyssa Miles
But you're still the Shadowman, right? You've got the power inside of you. A power like no-one else...
- -- Alyssa Miles
Eggs. Flour. Milk. Rice. White food for Damballah.
- -- Alyssa Miles
Jesus, Jack. For a guy bound to a Loa, you don't know one whole hell of a lot about voodoo.
- -- Alyssa Miles
You dare sssummon me in the presssence of thisss... outcassst?
- -- Damballah
You listen up now. Deadside is my province. Ain't no playground to come and go as you please. And the Pantheon do love their rules and regulations, yes they do...
- -- Baron Samedi
To teach you a lesson. And there's plenty more lessons to come, you'll see. -- You need to toughen up, son. War is coming. You best be ready.
- -- Baron Samedi
I did warn you about that temper, son. Might be there's consequences...
- -- Baron Samedi
Gallery[]
Cover Art[]
Regular Covers[]
Exclusive Covers[]
For more information about the homage covers, see Notes.
Textless Cover Art[]
Promotional Art[]
Preview (colored)[]
Preview (b/w)[]
Panels[]
Related[]
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