Archie Comics is continuous to dig deep into its steady of characters, bringing them again to fashionable audiences with new and up to date twists. Late final week the writer introduced Darkling, a new one-shot for older readers starring the supernatural superhero from the ’80s. The subject is written by Sarah Kuhn, illustrated by Carola Borelli, coloured by Ellie Wright, and lettered by Jack Morelli. Maria Sanapo gives the primary cowl for the one-shot.
Here’s how Archie describes Darkling #1:
From the surface, Darla Lang seems like a standard school pupil—save for the peculiar voluminous black cloak she wears in every single place. Her friends and professors chalk this as much as Darla’s eccentric, introverted, barely creepy persona, however Darla is a younger girl with a secret… and a mission. Darla’s cloak is definitely a mystical artifact that she will be able to use as a melee weapon, trapping her enemies inside and teleporting them away. Darla’s energy and connection to the supernatural world have all the time been a curse, and now she’s enrolled in Ivy Hollow University which harbors some darkish secrets and techniques of its personal. Will Darla discover inside its hallowed halls the solutions to the questions on herself and her powers that she’s been in search of? Darkling mixes superheroics with darkish academia from author Sarah Kuhn (Shadow of the Batgirl, Girl Taking Over: A Lois Lane Story) and artist Carola Borelli (Spider-Woman).
Along with Sanapo’s fundamental cowl, Darkling #1 may even sport a variant cowl by David Mack.
Introduced forty years in the past in The Mighty Crusaders #3, Darkling has not too long ago reappeared in quite a lot of classic-style tales as a part of Archie’s anthology titles. In an announcement saying the new one-shot, Archie Comics Senior Director of Editorial Jamie L. Rotante described the considering behind the character’s return, and praised what Kuhn and Borelli are bringing to the story:
“Darkling’s been popping up not too long ago in a few of our classic-style titles as Riverdale’s resident goth queen—who simply so occurs to have powers that always put her at odds with supernatural entities and monsters. We wished to take that vitality and convey it to a new viewers.’
“Sarah Kuhn’s impressive work on Shadow of the Batgirl and Girl Taking Over: A Lois Lane Story made her a perfect choice to tell the story of Darla Lang. This one-shot explores more of her life, demystifying the character who was once defined by being cloaked in shadows. And we’re excited to work once again with artist Carola Borelli, who has a wonderful grasp of character designs and setting the right mood to tell a story.”
Check out Mack’s variant cowl for the one-shot beneath. Darkling #1 is due out in shops and digitally on Wednesday, November twenty second.
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