THE DARKNESS: FOUR HORSEMEN #4
The first issue was released on August 25, 2010 and the pacing of the story suffers as the third issue was released in February 2011. Now five months later David Hine reaches the conclusion of his Darkness story. This is a terrific story with a final twist bringing the story to an unpredictable ending.
Lucio Franchetti sends Jackie Estacado to take out the Demon Riders who killed two of his brothers in the sixties. The Demon Riders are possessed by the Four Horsemen as the Darkness has no effect on them since they cannot be killed because they are Death. Now the Dark Magnus arrives ready to unleash their powers and bring Apocalypse to Earth. The Darkness holds back the Dark Magnus just as the Light Magnus arrives in Ginsberg to save the day. However the Light Magnus wishes to bring the Apocalypse while the Dark Magnus wanted to contain the Four Horsemen in their vessels.
The Horsemen Pestilence saves the day as the Darkness destroys her body and her soul is lost for now. Jackie talks to the Charlie who hosts the Horsemen Pestilence and he reveals Lucio Franchetti was the one who hired the Demon Riders to kill his brothers. Charlie is freed from hosting the Horsemen Pestilence as he is trapped within Lucio Franchetti. The afterword reveals David Hine’s view of how he constructed the story of The Darkness: Four Horsemen and playing on the twist within the final issue of the story.
RECOMMENDED – 4 OUT OF 5
