Birth Rites (1-4). A good new start to Shadowman. I like the cosmology that's being created, with Deadside and Lyceum, and I like the new Jack Boniface. His big foe was a bit icky and the fights with him a bit dull, but overall this was still a nice introduction [7/10]. 
 Darque Reckoning (5-9). Building on the previous arc, this one offers a nice confrontation with Master Darque. It's also got great artwork and more interesting cosmology. But I just didn't love something about it. I think he characters were too distant, and the story was too focused on the plot, making the result just OK [6/10]. 
 Masters of the Art (0, 10). Jordan's last two issues, detailing the origins of the Darques and the Shadowman are terrific: his best work on the book. #0 is particularly good with its heavy focus on horror, but the introduction of Boniface in #10 is quite interesting as well. The only problem is that the art gets really erratic in the last issue, with some of it being quite bad [8/10]. 
 I'd a bit offended that Valiant opted to exclude issues 11 + 12 from their Deluxe editions, but if they're as bad as a heard, no great loss, I suppose. 
 Overall, Shadowman is one of the weaker Valiants that I've read to date, but I still love the concept, and this is an interesting new rendition.