Auctions: comic books February 2017

Gamora (2017 Marvel) 1F CGC 9.8 Torque Hip Hop Variant

Paper: White

Variant Edition.

Label #4618713002

Hip Hop Variant by Elizabeth Torque - Written by Nicole Perlman. Art by Marco Checchetto. Cover by Elizabeth Torque. Before the Guardians…there was Gamora! From screenwriter Nicole Perlman-co-writer of the Guardians of the Galaxy screenplay-and Marvel superstar artist Marco Checchetto comes a killer new ongoing series! Once upon a time she was Thanos' heartless pet assassin and favorite daughter. Today, she is the backbone of the Guardians of the Galaxy, putting her life on the line to defend the innocent. What was it that transformed her from being used as a tool of her oppressor, to a champion of the powerless? Embark on a journey of revenge and redemption, and witness how Gamora earned her reputation as the Deadliest Woman in the Galaxy. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Ghost in the Shell HC (2017 Kodansha) Deluxe Edition 2-1ST VF 8.0

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Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Shirow Masamune.

This deluxe edition will mark the first time the book has been published in its original Japanese right-to-left format in English. Supervised by the creator, this will be the definitive edition of The Ghost in the Shell. Released simultaneously with new deluxe editions of the other two books in the original series.

The long-awaited sequel to Shirow Masamune's groundbreaking The Ghost in the Shell, and one of the most highly anticipated graphic novel events in many years, Man-Machine Interface is Shirow's most ambitious and complex story yet, with deep forays into philosophy and the meaning of artificial life, intelligence, and existence. Utilizing awe-inspiring digital effects on a level never before seen in the annals of graphic fiction, Shirow has raised the bar for what can be achieved, page after page!

Tokyo: Following World Wars III and IV a Japanese-led Asian block dominates the world. A key element in the maintenance of the block's position is the elite Japanese security police, the SHELL task force. To give them an edge in their ruthless battles against terrorist groups, most of the force have had extensive cybernetic transplants that have left them only questionably human. This is an exciting and skillful work that realistically probes uses of artificial intelligence and "direct interfacing" with machines, and which questions where mankind's technological and medical progress will lead.

Hardcover, 328 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $29.99.

Hawkeye (2016) 1E CGC 9.8 Rudy Hip Hop Variant

Paper: White

Variant Edition.

Label #4618713004

'Blazing Arrow' by Blackalicious Hip-hop variant cover by Marco Rudy

Written by Kelly Thompson. Art by Leonardo Romero. Remember Hawkeye? No not that Hawkeye, our favorite Hawkeye, the chick who puts the hawk in Hawkeye, the butt-kicking hero who had to save the other Hawkeye's butt all the time. Yup, you know her, it's the dazzling Kate Bishop making her solo comics debut! Kate is heading west and returning to Los Angeles, with her bow and arrow and P.I. badge in tow. There are crimes to solve and she's the best archer to handle 'em! The City of Angels has a new guardian angel. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Hulk (2017 Marvel) 1HOC.CBCS.A CGC 9.8 McGuinness Homage Variant

Paper: White

Hall of Comics/CBCS Edition A.

Label #4216806021

Hall of Comics/CBCS Edition A. Incredible Hulk #181 Homage Variant without Deadpool. Deconstructed: Part 1 - Written by Mariko Tamaki. Art by Nico Leon. Cover by Ed McGuinness. JENNIFER WALTERS has survived the Civil War…barely…and having risen from the rubble, she re-enters the world a different kind of hero. Fueled by a quiet rage, she is determined to move forward, to go on with her life, but the pain of the past and all she's lost is always there - an undercurrent, a pulse, waiting to quicken and trigger Jen's transformation into the one thing she doesn't have control over… 28 pages, full color. Rated T+

Hulk (2017 Marvel) 1HOC.CBCS.B CGC 9.8 McGuinness B&W Homage Variant

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Hall of Comic/ CBCS Edition B

Label #4216806022

Hall of Comics/CBCS Edition B. Incredible Hulk #181 B&W Homage Variant. Deconstructed: Part 1 - Written by Mariko Tamaki. Art by Nico Leon. Cover by Ed McGuinness. JENNIFER WALTERS has survived the Civil War…barely…and having risen from the rubble, she re-enters the world a different kind of hero. Fueled by a quiet rage, she is determined to move forward, to go on with her life, but the pain of the past and all she's lost is always there - an undercurrent, a pulse, waiting to quicken and trigger Jen's transformation into the one thing she doesn't have control over… 28 pages, full color. Rated T+

Invincible (2003 Image) 133A CGC 9.8 Ottley

Paper: White

Label #4659541009

The End of All Things: Part 1 of 12 - Written by Robert Kirkman. Art and Cover by Ryan Ottley and Nathan Fairbairn. NEW STORY ARC! 'THE END OF ALL THINGS': Part One-RYAN OTTLEY returns as 'THE END OF ALL THINGS' begins. This twelve-part mega-story will touch every corner of the INVINCIBLE Universe, and when it's over... IT'S OVER. Every single story for the past thirteen years has been leading up to this. 20 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $0.25.