TOP COW PRODUCTIONS FOR JANUARY

THE DARKNESS: SHADOWS AND FLAME ONE-SHOT

Written by Rob Levin, art and coer by Jorge Lucas.

A Tale of The Darkness! Go back to the turn of the 20th Century and read a tale of lost love, the depravity of man and powers beyond our understanding in the tradition of H.P. Lovecraft! Salvador Gomes is a broken man. He has lost his beautiful wife and young daughter in a fire and now spends restless days and sleepless nights looking for solace. In desperation, he makes a bargain with "The Shadow God," but every bargain has its price...

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Jan. 27.

ANGELUS #2

Written by Ron Marz, art and cover by Stjepan Sejic.

Guest Appearance by The Darkness! Danielle Baptiste, the newest bearer of The Angelus, begins to explore what this new role means for her, learning what the Angelus truly is, and how it ties into our notions angels and even Heaven itself. But as she uncovers these truths, Dani begins to realize she might have surrendered any control she has over her own life.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Jan. 13. (Signed by Ron Marz edition, $14.99)

PILOT SEASON: STEALTH #1

Written by Robert Kirkman, art by Sheldon Mitchell, cover by Marc Silvestri.

Todd Carey is recovering from a nasty divorce, his daughter is flunking out of college and he's just learned that his father has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Unable to really take care of himself, Todd has allowed his father to move in with him. What Todd doesn't know, is that his father is the masked vigilante Stealth... and has been his entire life. Stealth has many enemies and his erratic behavior could easily get him killed -- and all this trouble falls squarely in Todd's lap.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Jan. 20.

TRACKER #3

Written by Jonathan Lincoln, art and cover by Francis Tsai.

The first property from Top Cow and Heroes and Villains Entertainment is here! FBI tracker Alex O'Roark and his partner Jezebel Kendal race against the clock to capture the serial killer Herod before he kills again. When Herod drags Alex's fiancé, Tory, into their game of cat and mouse, Alex may unleash the beast caged within...

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Jan. 20.

WITCHBLADE #134

Written by Ron Marz, art by Stjepan Sejic, covers by Sejic and Michal Ivan.

"Pantheon" Part 1 of 3, Guest-starring Aphrodite IV! Back in New York City, Detective Sara Pezzini, bearer of the Witchblade, still struggles to come to grips with her inhuman actions during "War of the Witchblades." But introspection might just get Sara killed when she finds herself in the crosshairs of the mysterious and deadly Aphrodite IV!

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Jan. 6.

THE DARKNESS ORIGINS VOLUME 2 TRADE PAPERBACK

Written by David Wohl and Christina Z., art by Marc Silvestri, Joe Benitez, Michael Turner, cover by Marc Silvestri.

"Family ties." Go back to the beginning and see 21-year-old mob hitman Jackie Estacado struggle with the power and the burden of The Darkness. Also collected in this edition is the first crossover between The Darkness and Witchblade in the fan favorite "Family Ties" storyline. Collects The Darkness #7-10 as well as Witchblade #18-19.

176 pages, $14.99, in stores on Jan. 27.