Chicago Bears' Lance Briggs Names Pitt and Darkness as Favorite Comics

Briggs is seriously into comics

Lance Briggs has dreamt up a comic book character, a man named Marco Marciano — named after, of all people, his publicist.

The Chicago Bears linebacker doesn't sketch or draw or paint, but he knows plot. He's plotting his own comic book.

Briggs, who signed a 6-year, $36 million deal in 2008, laughs that he doesn't talk to his Bears about his favorite comics— Pitt, a human-alien hybrid, and The Darkness, about a power manifested on the 21st birthday of its owner.

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Top Cow Comics For October

Our friends at Top Cow have announced their comics for October and through the miracle of the modern Internets, we can bring you the list right here. Check out all the solicitations for October coming from Top Cow via their official press release. And also, don’t forget we’ve got cool cover art for some of these books after the jump as well so check ‘em out! Witchblade #131 — Ron Marz/Stjepan Sejic/Chris Bachalo/John Tyler Christopher
Witchblade “War of the Witchblades” Set — Ron Marz/Stjepan Sejic
Pilot Season 2009: Declassified — Robert Kirkman/Marc Silvestri
Tracker: First Look San Diego Exc — Jonathan Lincoln/Francis Tsai
Berserker #4 — Rick Loverd/Jeremy Haun/Dale Keown
Berserker #2 Keown “Rage” Edition — Rick Loverd/Jeremy Haun/Dale Keown
Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer #4 — Mark Waid/Kenneth Rocafort/Joe Benitez
Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer #1 SDCC Variant — Mark Waid/Kenneth Rocafort
The Darkness/Pitt #3 — Paul Jenkins/Dale Keown/Eric Basaldua
Darkness Accursed Volume 3 TPB — Hester/Broussard/Blake/Lucas/Oeming
Top Cow Bible TPB — Marc Silvestri/Top Cow’s Finest

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Top Cow Announces The Darkness/Pitt #1 To Be Released in August

Top Cow Productions, Inc. proudly announced today that Dale Keown’s classic hero, Pitt, will make his return to comics in the long awaited crossover event The Darkness/Pitt. The three-issue mini-series reunites Pitt creator and artist Dale Keown (Hulk: The End) with writer Paul Jenkins (Captain America, Mythos), who worked together on the second volume of The Darkness. The first issue of The Darkness/Pitt is scheduled for release in August 2009.

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Advance Image Solicits, August 2009

Image Comics has provided CBR with a first look at cover artwork and solicitation information for brand new titles debuting in August 2009. The full August solicitations will be released on CBR later this week.

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FIRST LOOK - 'The Darkness/Pitt #1'

Top Cow has provided Newsarama readers with a first look at the cover to this summer's The Darkness/Pitt #1, the first issue of a 3-issue limited series by Paul Jenkins and Pitt creator Dale Keown...

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EXCLUSIVE: Stjepan Sejic's Darkness/Pitt #1 Cover

Top Cow Productions has provided CBR with an exclusive first look at Stjepan Sejic's variant cover of "The Darkness/Pitt" #1. Written by Paul Jenkins with art by Dale Keown, this issue (the first of three) goes on sale August 26. When you're done checking out this exciting preview, don't forget to visit CBR's Image Comics forum to discuss "The Darkness/Pitt" with fellow readers.

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