The adventures of the turn of the century Shadowman, Maxim St. James, chronicled at last! Danger awaits as a Shadowman goes abroad, with an adventure in merry old blighty side by side with the immortal Armstrong, bare knuckle prize fights, high tech airships, steam powered cars, and a colonialist English necromancer!

As the souls of the dead burst forth and revolt, the Night Monster's reign of terror comes to an explosive conclusion—but another evil is waiting to rise from under the black channels of the Bayou.

"The End?" Smilin' Jack is on the edge of the ledge when he decides to kill Shadowman. He can only think of one way to do it, and Shadowman fans will discover the answer to the question, "Can Shadowman die before 1999?"

Collecting Shadowman's legendary first appearance in the original Valiant Universe - featuring classic work by Steve Ditko, Steve Englehart, Bob Hall, David Lapham, Jim Shooter and more! Jack Boniface nearly died one night - attacked by something out of a nightmare. But since that terrifying experience something has changed. Now, when darkness falls, a feeling comes over him, an urge to destroy the demons that would defile the New Orleans night. Wild, reckless, and hell-bent on eliminating evil in all its forms, Jack is now his city's new protector - the nocturnal avenger simply called Shadowman. This Valiant Masters volume collects SHADOWMAN (1992) #0-7 and material from DARQUE PASSAGES (1994) #1.