Straight out of the pages of Shadowman #0 -- the secret origin all Shadowmen, past and present, stands revealed as Justin Jordan and Roberto De La Torre 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...