(W) John Layman (A) Noah Salonga (CA) Various. by John Layman & Noah Salonga Writer John (Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness) Layman returns* joined by artist Noah Salonga* as they present the return of "Dark Xena!" Taking place some time after the TV series finale of Xena: Warrior Princess (and before the events of the "Contest of Pantheons" story arc featured in Dynamite's Xena #1-4)* "Dark Xena" finds Gabrielle making a request of the Gods* and learning that you must be very* very careful what you wish for... and how you wish for it! Xena is Dead. Long Live Xena... er... Dark Xena that is! And by Dark* we mean just plain Evil* Mean and Nasty! This Xena event is capped off with a trio of awesome covers from Aaron (Incredible Hulk) Lopresti* Fabiano (Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness) and Stjepan (The Darkness) Sejic!