Wraparound variant cover by Roberto De La Torre. Story by Justin Jordan with art by Diego Bernard, Mico Suayan, and Lewis LaRosa.
The secret origin of all Shadowmen, past and present, stands revealed. Unveil the next macabre chapter in the lives of Nicodemo and Sandria Darque! Long ago, in the antebellum South, Master Darque's evil spawned the one thing that could stop him: the Shadowman. Discover how the Darques' depravity has intertwined with Shadowman for more than a century and the betrayal forged them both in this special standalone prelude to Shadowman's next shocking story arc. -- a place that has ways of making sure its secrets stay kept...