Ariel Chylde, the nightmare-cursed main character from Randy Queen’s fan-favorite series Darkchylde, returns alongside none other than Jackie Estacado in an upcoming The Darkness/Darkchylde crossover this December. Bundled with the double dose of monsters from dark realms and nightly imaginations comes an eight-page preview of Randy and colorist Sarah Queen’s upcoming sci-fi comic, Starfall, and the premiere of Jackie’s corrupted Darkness armor.
“We didn’t just want to offer up an appetizer,” explains Randy Queen, “we wanted it to matter. So it was decided that, because the crossover sort of brings Ariel back to the marketplace, that art should imitate life and the story should reflect this.”
The 48-page standalone will blend the two characters in a unique way, and the similarities and differences between them will stand as the centerpiece for the comic.
“Jackie inhabits Ariel’s Nightmares and is responsible for awakening her from a seven year, self imposed exile. Inversely, because he is in her Nightmare world, when he summons his Darkness Armor, it comes over corrupted, and reconfigured by the place. You get two fresh perspectives on fan favorite characters, and it’s the kind only seven years of distance, and objectivity can bring.”
The Darkness/Darkchylde will mark Randy Queen’s first take on The Darkness as well as the initial return of Darkchylde since 2002.
September 10th, 2009 at 7:01 am
I’m not a regular reader of The Darkness but I’ve picked up other crossovers with it and I enjoyed them. It works well when they get the pairing right.