![]() ![]() Despite cataloguing in exquisite detail the depths to which he sinks to achieve his goals, Darkness's largest emotional appeal is the humanization (a term he would find terribly specist) of Redcloak and the goblins. Though the story switches around the perspectives, the primary focus is Redcloak. As a prequel, the end fate of the (an)tagonists is a known factor as Burlew mentions in his introduction, the villainy demonstrated by Redcloak and Xykon go largely unpunished. ![]() From a boy crying about his dead dog and a young man defending his village, Darkness chronicles their descent into two of the most ruthless characters in comics. How do villains become monsters? Are they born evil, or are they shaped by their experiences? In this prequel to the Internet sensation Order of the Stick, Burlew explores the origins of the lich Xykon and Redcloak, high priest of the god of goblins. ![]()
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