A curious confluence of forces will occur at the moment of the millennium... even the charlatans and dabblers in the mystic speak-stupidly-about it. But it's real... an opportunity for one who knows how to seize it.
Darque Designs[]
Full title: "The Valiant Deaths of Jack Boniface: Omega - Darque Designs"
A prelude to UNITY 2000 (part 2 of 2).
Appearances[]
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Daphne (First appearance)
- Norbert (Dies)
- Sandria Darque
Villains:
- Jack Boniface (multiple versions) (Deceased)
- Jack Boniface / Shadowman (Valiant Comics) (Deceased)
- Michael LeRoi / Shadowman (Acclaim Comics)
- Solar / Man in the Red Suit (Valiant Comics) (Cameo)
Other Characters:
- Chauffeur
- Messenger
- Nettie (Valiant Comics) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- California
- Deadside
- England
- London
- Whitechapel (Mentioned only)
- London
- Louisiana
- New Orleans
- The Bayou (Mentioned only)
- Multiverse
Items:
- Crown
- Darque Power
- Darque Specs
- Photo
- Mask of Shadows
- Urn (with the ashes of Jack Boniface)
Vehicles:
- Limousine
Credits[]
- Writers: Jim Shooter
- Pencilers: Jim Starlin
- Inkers: Joe Rubinstein
- Colorists: Digital Broome
- Letterers: Chris Eliopoulos
- Cover Artists: Bob Hall (Back Cover)
- Editors: Omar Banmally
- Editor-in-Chief: Fabian Nicieza
Synopsis[]
Norbert has finally collected all the Jack Boniface's of all alternate realities in the multiverse and Master Darque is ready for the new millennium and the "darque" forces it will bring with it. Daphne kills Norbert upon his return as Darque had sent her pictures of Norbert with other women along with the "darque" specs. Darque's certainly a man of his word as he promised Norbert all of his problems would go away.
Notes[]
- The issue was shipped with Shadowman (Volume 3) #4 as a double issue (flipbook) with the Shadowman title being the main feature.
- It is the second of two preludes to Unity 2000. Each prelude is five story pages long.
- The cover is a homage to Shadowman #43.
Quotes[]
- It's a photo essay on multiversal murder, Norbert... celebrating the first time that the same individual has been exterminated in every single alternate reality that exist..
- Now, please give me the specs before you hurt someone who isn't dead, Norbert.
- Cute. No, Sandria. You've been oddly disinterested in my plan...
- I knew you'd bore me with the details when you were ready.
- A curious confluence of forces will occur at the moment of the millennium... even the charlatans and dabblers in the mystic speak-stupidly-about it. But it's real... an opportunity for one who knows how to seize it.
- Hail, seize-er.
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