Top Cow has two issues coming out this holiday week, and Santa’s brought you Quarterbingers a few preview pages from each one. Hit the jump to get a look at Cyblade #2 and The Darkness #9/73, both in stores tomorrow–also known as Christmas Eve! Stay tuned for reviews of both issues later in the week.

Cyblade #2
(W) Joshua Hale Fialkov (A) Rick Mays, Lee Ferguson Afua Richardson (Cov) Rick Mays

It’s “episode 2” of this Pilot Season 2007 winner!

In the time before she became a member of Cyberforce, Dominique, a.k.a. Cyblade, is still on the hunt for her former trainer, Stephen Rashell, who has been revealed to be a double agent! With her new mentor at Cyberdata determined to turn Dominique into the killer she’s destined to become, the superpowered teenager must make a hard decision from which there is no turning back.

Rick Mays (LIVEWIRES) and Lee Ferguson (SUPERGIRL) collaborate on art, while Afua Richardson (PILOT SEASON: GENIUS) contributes a flashback sequence!

Full Color 32 pages $2.99 ongoing series

The Darkness #9/73
(W) Phil Hester (A) Jorge Lucas (Cov) Jorge Lucas, Matt Timson

Jackie Estacado is in Hell…literally! Jackie’s soul has been condemned to eternal damnation and his assigned tormentor happens to be an ages-old enemy who bears a centuries-long grudge against The Darkness. But this enemy has a proposition for Jackie, a bargain that may prove more terrible than Hell itself. Meet The Sovereign, a powerful, new nemesis who may prove to be Jackie’s undoing.

This is issue #9 of the new volume of The Darkness series but Legacy Number #73 overall, regardless of volume. Beginning with #11, the numbering shall revert to the Legacy Number of #75 on a permanent basis.

Cover A – Jorge Lucas
Cover B – Dale Keown

Full Color 32 pages $2.99 Ongoing Series