{"id":4415,"date":"2018-02-26T20:21:50","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T02:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=4415"},"modified":"2018-02-26T20:21:50","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T02:21:50","slug":"first-look-shadowman-2-andy-diggle-stephen-segovia-fuel-fear-of-the-dark-on-april-25th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/02\/26\/first-look-shadowman-2-andy-diggle-stephen-segovia-fuel-fear-of-the-dark-on-april-25th\/","title":{"rendered":"First Look: SHADOWMAN #2 \u2013 Andy Diggle & Stephen Segovia Fuel “FEAR OF THE DARK” on April 25th!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Valiant is proud to present your first look inside\u00a0SHADOWMAN (2018) #2\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 the second adrenaline-fueled installment of\u00a0A POWERFUL NEW ONGOING SERIES\u00a0<\/strong>from superstar writer\u00a0Andy Diggle<\/strong>\u00a0(Green Arrow: Year One, Daredevil<\/em>) and high-octane artist\u00a0Stephen Segovia\u00a0<\/strong>(NINJAK,\u00a0Action Comics<\/em>)! A brand-new beginning for New Orleans’ supernatural icon continues here with the next awe-inducing, 30-page chapter of\u00a0“FEAR OF THE DARK”<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Diggle and Segovia’s introductory storyline \u2013 as Jack Boniface retakes his rightful place in the vanguard of Valiant’s most powerful heroes…even as an otherworldly force prepares to drag him to the\u00a0damned darkness he thought he’d left behind…<\/p>\n

Jack Boniface has only just returned home to New Orleans\u2026but the Deadside won\u2019t let him stay gone! From across the veil of life and death, the malignant presence of Baron Samedi \u2013 a ravenous voodoo deity bent on consolidating power at all costs \u2013 now seeks to infiltrate the mortal plane and claim the legacy of Shadowman for himself! But even as Jack and Alyssa marshal a defense to Samedi\u2019s inhuman agenda, a monstrous new force \u2013 driven by killer instinct and a rabid hatred of the Shadowman \u2013 is about to turn the Big Easy\u2019s back alleys into a hunting ground\u2026<\/p>\n

In the tradition of\u00a0X-O MANOWAR\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0BLOODSHOT REBORN<\/strong>, the must-read ongoing series of 2018 hits the rooftops running on\u00a0April 25th<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>as Andy Diggle and Stephen Segovia cry\u00a0“FEAR OF THE DARK”<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0SHADOWMAN\u00a0#2<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 featuring covers by\u00a0Tonci Zonjic<\/strong>\u00a0(Who is Jake Ellis?<\/em>),\u00a0Renato Guedes<\/strong>\u00a0(BLOODSHOT SALVATION),\u00a0Juan Jos\u00e9 Ryp<\/strong>\u00a0(BRITANNIA, NINJA-K), and\u00a0Ben Templesmith<\/strong>\u00a0(30 Days of Night<\/em>)!<\/p>\n

But first: The saga begins on\u00a0March 28th<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>in\u00a0SHADOWMAN #1<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the\u00a0FIRST ISSUE\u00a0<\/strong>of\u00a0“FEAR OF THE DARK,”\u00a0<\/strong>a tense and gripping three-issue introduction pushing Jack Boniface to the farthest edge of fear itself\u2026and into a startling fight for survival as Shadowman takes command of the birthright he was born to uphold!<\/p>\n

Then: Shadowman\u2019s inaugural year will soon spiral into\u00a0\u201cDEAD AND GONE\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 an epic exploration into the true power and impact of the Shadowman legacy across the ages, spanning\u00a0SHADOWMAN\u00a0#4-7\u00a0<\/strong>and featuring a rotating cast of all-star artists, including\u00a0Shawn Martinbrough<\/strong>\u00a0(Thief of Thieves, Black Panther<\/em>),\u00a0Doug Braithwaite<\/strong>\u00a0(X-O MANOWAR,\u00a0Journey into Mystery<\/em>), and\u00a0Renato Guedes\u00a0<\/strong>(BLOODSHOT SALVATION), on each issue!<\/p>\n

For years, Jack Boniface believed that he knew the true story of the Shadowman loa \u2013 the true story of the curse inside him. He was wrong.<\/p>\n

For the first time, Jack Boniface is about to discover the long-hidden history of the supernatural power that became his birthright… Unmoored in time and space, the loa is about to reveal its untold dimensions…and now, the last defender of the wall between our realm and the Deadside is falling backwards through the astral void, finding himself face to face with his forebears across the centuries \u2013 from the paranoia-addled alleyways of 1940s New York to the fire-scorched plantations of the Civil War…all the way back to the primeval height of the African savannah in 40,000 B.C.!<\/p>\n

And finally: Just in time for Halloween, the battle for the legacy of Master Darque erupts into civil war for\u00a0\u201cRAG AND BONE,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0an all-new jumping-on point encompassing\u00a0SHADOWMAN #8-11<\/strong>\u00a0and featuring the return of high-octane artist\u00a0Stephen Segovia!<\/strong><\/p>\n

For some men \u2013 like the sadistic necromancer Nicodemo Darque, whose eternal conflict with the Boniface family’s lineage of Shadowmen was bound in blood nearly two centuries ago \u2013 the true path to power lies beyond death\u2026 And even the last relics of their earthly remains can become a doorway themselves…<\/p>\n

As Shadowman returns to New Orleans with a revelatory new understanding of the immense abilities within himself, he won’t have long to adjust…because a war for control of the ultimate magical artifact \u2013 the bones of Master Darque, his old arch-nemesis \u2013 is about to erupt out of the underground and into the harsh view of day!<\/p>\n

On one side: The Brethren, a society of wealthy and powerful occultists obsessed with Darque’s resurrection and ushering in a millennia-long reign of darkness. On the other: Shadowman’s old allies from The Abettors…and Darque’s own sister, Sandria, who would like nothing more than to grind her brother’s bones to dust…<\/p>\n

It all starts here on\u00a0March 28th<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0\u201cFEAR OF THE DARK\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0draws first blood with\u00a0Andy Diggle<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Stephen Segovia<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0SHADOWMAN (2018) #1\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 featuring covers by\u00a0Tonci Zonjic<\/strong>\u00a0(Who is Jake Ellis?<\/em>),\u00a0Renato Guedes<\/strong>(BLOODSHOT SALVATION),\u00a0Juan Jos\u00e9 Ryp\u00a0<\/strong>(BRITANNIA), and\u00a0Travel Foreman<\/strong>\u00a0(Animal Man, The Ultimates<\/em>)!<\/p>\n

For more information, visit Valiant on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Tumblr,<\/a>\u00a0Instagram<\/a>, and\u00a0ValiantEntertainment.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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SHADOWMAN (2018) #1<\/strong>
\nWritten by ANDY DIGGLE
\nArt by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
\nCover A by TONCI ZONJIC (JAN182001)
\nCover B by RENATO GUEDES (JAN182002)
\nInterlocking Variant by JUAN JOS\u00c9 RYP (JAN182003)
\nShadowman Icon Variant by TRAVEL FOREMAN (JAN182004)
\nGlow-in-the-Dark Brushed Metal Variant by TONCI ZONJIC (JAN182005)
\n$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale\u00a0MARCH 28th<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(FOC \u2013\u00a03\/5\/18<\/span><\/span>)<\/p>\n

SHADOWMAN (2018) #2<\/strong>
\nWritten by ANDY DIGGLE
\nArt by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
\nCover A by TONCI ZONJIC (FEB181885)
\nCover B by RENATO GUEDES (FEB181886)
\nInterlocking Variant by JUAN JOS\u00c9 RYP (FEB181888)
\nShadowman Icon Variant by BEN TEMPLESMITH (FEB181889)
\nBlank Cover Also Available (FEB181887)
\n$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale\u00a0APRIL 25th<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(FOC \u2013\u00a04\/2\/18<\/span><\/span>)<\/p>\n