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The Deadside story arc starts with an autopsy of mutilated body of Jack Boniface, who ( as we later find out ) was sadistically and somewhat humorously butchered by four dead men who have somehow escaped from Deadside.

From this we know that Jack Boniface didn't die from jumping off of a skyscraper like it was speculated in the last Shadowman issue in the original comic ( Even though, it has been stated it was an alternate universe, as stated in Unity 2000 ).

Nettie too has been injured by the dead men, she was barely able to escape death, but was reduced to a skeleton, forced to stay alive by using voodoo.

Nettie also stars as a much more menacing and manipulative character, not to mention her newfound distinguishing accent.

As the story progresses we are introduced to Jaunty, an Irish skullheaded serpent wearing a top hat, who is Nettie's eyes and ears in Deadside.

We are also introduced to Zero, a black man who works as a hitman for a local barman and struggles with the fact that he doesn't remember his past ; excluding five years after his awakening from a coma and running away from a hospital.

All Zero has left after his awakening is a tattered teddy bear and a seemingly inborn knowledge of killing.

Once the new characters have been introduced and old ones reintroduced.

The story centers itself on Zero and his unwilling yet unavoidable fate of becoming the next and true Shadowman, as well as rediscovering his past and Nettie's connection to him.

Not to mention the four dead men on the loose wreaking havoc.