Behold the end of the Empire:

If you ever thought that Jackie Estacado had something good still left in his heart, wake up. He's tired of seeing his friends dying just because they were near him, and in this issue he will show everyone why he's called The Darkness beginning a rampaging and bloody path of vengeance and the first name on his list is Dr. Kirchner, the man responsible for Marisol's death.

What Jackie didn't know, is that someone just stole his chance. His new-born "son", who seems to be the Darkness made flesh, will do anything to get rid off his daddy and terminate the Estacado lineage once and for all. Talking about family values...