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Violent comic books issue 1

  • Issue #1A
    Violent Love (2016 Image) 1A

    Written by Frank J. Barbiere. Art and Cover by Victor Santos. American Southwest. And then they fell in love. Join FRANK J. BARBIERE (FIVE GHOSTS, The Revisionist) and VICTOR SANTOS (THE MICE TEMPLAR, Polar) for a pulp-infused criminal romance oozing with style and action! Double-sized debut issue! 36 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #1B
    Violent Love (2016 Image) 1B

    Written by Frank J. Barbiere. Art and Cover by Victor Santos. SERIES PREMIERE Daisy Jane and Rock Bradley were two of the most notorious bank robbers in the American Southwest. And then they fell in love. Join FRANK J. BARBIERE (FIVE GHOSTS, The Revisionist) and VICTOR SANTOS (THE MICE TEMPLAR, Polar) for a pulp-infused criminal romance oozing with style and action! Double-sized debut issue! 36 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #1C
    Violent Love (2016 Image) 1C

    2nd Printing. Written by Frank J. Barbiere. Art and Cover by Victor Santos. American Southwest. And then they fell in love. Join FRANK J. BARBIERE (FIVE GHOSTS, The Revisionist) and VICTOR SANTOS (THE MICE TEMPLAR, Polar) for a pulp-infused criminal romance oozing with style and action! Double-sized debut issue! 36 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #1
    Chromium Man Violent Past (1994) 1

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    $2 The Chromium Man: Violent Past #1 Direct Edition Cover (1994) Defiant
    $2 The Chromium Man: Violent Past #1 Direct Edition Cover (1994) Defiant Comics
    $9 THE CHROMIUM MAN Violent Past #1 Triumphant Comics 1994 11979 of 22000 NM
    6 days left Auction THE CHROMIUM MAN Violent Past #1 Triumphant Comics 1994 16708 of 22000 NM
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  • Issue #1
    Hyper Violents (2000) 1

    Cover by Byron Winton. Stories and art by Byron Winton, Frank Forte, Charles Yates, Robert Schneider, Michael Peters, R.A. Jones, Thomas Derenick and Joe Monks. A horror anthology from Joe Monks, former publisher of Joseph Michael Linsner. Magic; War Crime; Chronicles: Stephanie; Bad Moon; Malice Aforethought. 40 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #1A
    Violent Messiahs Lamenting Pain (2002) 1A

    (W) Joshua Dysart (P) Tone Rodriguez (I)Digital Chameleon Cover A by Tone Rodriguez. FC 32pp $2.95 Four issue finite series In stores the week of September 25th. The Concept Rankor Island, a carnival of social ills, a tilt-a-whirl of manic violence, vigilante justice and police-corruption . . . the end harvest of civilization. Through this madness staggers Lieutenant Cheri Major (a criminal profiler, who specializes in apprehending vigilantes) and Detective Earnest Houston (a perpetual screw-up). Two cops unwittingly on the verge of discovering the unseen forces that imprison us all. Violent Messiahs, a sci-fi mystery love story about criminal politics, man's search for individuality, and the nature of violence. This Issue Citizen Pain has disappeared from Rankor Island. In his wake the urban spiral of decay accelerates. Riots erupt, unemployment skyrockets, police meet civil unrest with panicked violent force, the streets are paved in broken glass. Into this asphalt jungle comes a new broken soul. A murderer who carves the word "scalpel" into her victims. Now Cheri Major is called in to bring this neoteric killer down before the whole island becomes a battlefield. Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #1B
    Violent Messiahs Lamenting Pain (2002) 1B

    (W) Joshua Dysart (P) Tone Rodriguez (I)Digital Chameleon. Cover B by Michael Turner. FC 32pp $2.95 Four issue finite series In stores the week of September 25th. The Concept Rankor Island, a carnival of social ills, a tilt-a-whirl of manic violence, vigilante justice and police-corruption . . . the end harvest of civilization. Through this madness staggers Lieutenant Cheri Major (a criminal profiler, who specializes in apprehending vigilantes) and Detective Earnest Houston (a perpetual screw-up). Two cops unwittingly on the verge of discovering the unseen forces that imprison us all. Violent Messiahs, a sci-fi mystery love story about criminal politics, man's search for individuality, and the nature of violence. This Issue Citizen Pain has disappeared from Rankor Island. In his wake the urban spiral of decay accelerates. Riots erupt, unemployment skyrockets, police meet civil unrest with panicked violent force, the streets are paved in broken glass. Into this asphalt jungle comes a new broken soul. A murderer who carves the word "scalpel" into her victims. Now Cheri Major is called in to bring this neoteric killer down before the whole island becomes a battlefield. Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Thunderbolts Violent Rejection TPB (2011 Marvel) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Thunderbolts (1997-2012 Marvel) #152-157. Written by JEFF PARKER. Art by KEV WALKER and DECLAN SHALVEY. Cover by GREG LAND. At the request of Steve Rogers, Luke Cage must lead his hardened team into battle to deal with a doomsday scenario unleashed in the pages of HULK! With the squad a man short, Cage recruits another prisoner to duty - and his pick will shock you! Will the Thunderbolts accept this new member, or will this heavy-duty wildcard tip the balance of power? Plus: An old friend breaks the Man-Thing out of the Raft to return to duty at the borders of our world. What danger awaits the Man-Thing, and what will the Thunderbolts say to losing their favorite plant? Then, the Raft is full of action as candidates vie for selection for the second squad of Thunderbolts! Out of the Marvel Universe's vast pool of powerhouse criminals, who will make the cut? Many are called, but few are chosen! Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $15.99.

  • Issue #1
    Violent (2015 Image) 1

    Written by Ed Brisson. Art and Cover by Adam Gorham. Meet Mason, an ex-con and former drug addict who's trying hard to give up his old life. He's got more important things to live for now: a wife struggling to contain her own addiction and a young daughter who needs them both. When threatened with losing his daughter, Mason falls into old habits, stumbling through a string of desperate criminal acts whose repercussions quickly become deadly serious. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $2.99.

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    4 days left Auction VIOLENT #1, 2015 Image Comics. By Ed Brisson. Cool Cover!

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  • Issue #1A
    Pretty Violent (2019 Image) 1A

    Written by Derek Hunter and Jason Young. Art and Cover by Derek Hunter. SERIES PREMIERE! Gamma Rae wants to be a superhero, and why shouldn't she!? She's been strong since she was a baby. The only problem is, all her siblings are notorious hero-murdering criminals! Join artist DEREK HUNTER (DuckTales, Adventure Time), and writer JASON YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND) for this all-new ongoing, gore-filled, laugh-out-loud comedy for mature readers that explores one girl's journey through the rift between personal and family identity. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #1B
    Pretty Violent (2019 Image) 1B

    Written by Derek Hunter and Jason Young. Art by Derek Hunter. Cover by Ryan Ottley. SERIES PREMIERE! Gamma Rae wants to be a superhero, and why shouldn't she!? She's been strong since she was a baby. The only problem is, all her siblings are notorious hero-murdering criminals! Join artist DEREK HUNTER (DuckTales, Adventure Time), and writer JASON YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND) for this all-new ongoing, gore-filled, laugh-out-loud comedy for mature readers that explores one girl's journey through the rift between personal and family identity. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #1C
    Pretty Violent (2019 Image) 1C

    2nd Printing. Written by Derek Hunter and Jason Young. Art and Cover by Derek Hunter. SERIES PREMIERE! Gamma Rae wants to be a superhero, and why shouldn't she!? She's been strong since she was a baby. The only problem is, all her siblings are notorious hero-murdering criminals! Join artist DEREK HUNTER (DuckTales, Adventure Time), and writer JASON YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND) for this all-new ongoing, gore-filled, laugh-out-loud comedy for mature readers that explores one girl's journey through the rift between personal and family identity. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

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    $8 42263: Image PRETTY VIOLENT #1 NM Grade

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  • Issue #1
    Riot Gear Violent Past (1994) 1

    Written by John Riley with art by James Webb. Cover by Fred E. Harper. Full color, 32 pages, standard paper stock. Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #1A
    Subtle Violents (1991) 1A
    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back
    • Label #4047928019
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    "Rhyder" by Joseph Michael Linsner, "Ahryssia 1 Out of the Black" by Joseph M. Monks, "The New Order" by Kevin J. Taylor, and an interview with Tim Conrad. 48 pgs. B&W with color covers by Linsner. Mature readers; sexual themes. Cover price $2.50.

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    3 days left Auction SUBTLE VIOLENTS NO 1
    5 days left Auction Comic: 1991 Subtle Violents #1 (9.4) LINSNER STORY/ART / 1ST PRINTING

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    Published 1991 by Cry for Dawn.
    • CGC Qualified
    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case
    • San Diego Edition. 2 names written on cover in marker (2 names & "377" written on interior cover in marker.)
    • Label #0250693005
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Paper: White
    • 2 names and "426" written on interior cover in marker. San Diego Comic-Con Edition.
    • Label #3839361004
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    1991 San Diego Edition Nude Sketch Cover by Linsner. This edition is limited to 1,000 copies and is signed and numbered by the creators. "Rhyder" by Joseph Michael Linsner, "Ahryssia 1 Out of the Black" by Joseph M. Monks, "The New Order" by Kevin J. Taylor, and an interview with Tim Conrad. 48 pgs. B&W with color covers by Linsner. Mature readers; sexual themes.

  • Issue #1A
    Violent Messiahs (2000) 1A
    • Signed by artist Tone Rodriguez and inker Mostafa Moussa. No certification is included.

    An Image Comic (W) Joshua Dysart (P) Tone Rodriguez (I) Mostafa Moussa (C) Travis Smith A mysterious door hides something old and alive. A hyper-violent vigilante prowls the streets. A serial killer leaves only a poem for a clue. A female cop tries desperately to understand how it all connects. Welcome to Rankor Island, a carnival of social ills. Lt. Cheri Major has been on the trail of the vigilante dubbed "Citizen Pain" by the press. For months she has hunted his shadow, now the time to set a trap has come. Tonight everything she believes will be proven false and her descent into hell will begin. All the while, across town, the enigmatic serial killer, Family Man strikes once more. Experience the neo-realism and existential mayhem of VIOLENT MESSIAHS. Retailer Note: Ships with a 50/50 alternate cover by Sam and Twitch/Kiss Psycho Circus Artist - Angel Medina. FC, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #1B
    Violent Messiahs (2000) 1B

    An Image Comic (W) Joshua Dysart (P) Tone Rodriguez (I) Mostafa Moussa (C) Travis Smith A mysterious door hides something old and alive. A hyper-violent vigilante prowls the streets. A serial killer leaves only a poem for a clue. A female cop tries desperately to understand how it all connects. Welcome to Rankor Island, a carnival of social ills. Lt. Cheri Major has been on the trail of the vigilante dubbed "Citizen Pain" by the press. For months she has hunted his shadow, now the time to set a trap has come. Tonight everything she believes will be proven false and her descent into hell will begin. All the while, across town, the enigmatic serial killer, Family Man strikes once more. Experience the neo-realism and existential mayhem of VIOLENT MESSIAHS. Retailer Note: Ships with a 50/50 alternate cover by Sam and Twitch/Kiss Psycho Circus Artist - Angel Medina. FC, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

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    19 hours left Auction Violent Messiahs #1 - Joshua Dysart story, Tone Rodriguez art - Image

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  • Issue #1A
    Violent Messiahs Genesis (2001) 1A

    (W) Joshua Dysart (P) William O'Neill (P) Tone Rodriguez (c) Travis Smith (Cover) Dave Johnson A year ago Image comics published the first issue of a book that seemed to be just another damn dark vigilante comic. But slowly Violent Messiahs revealed it's true nature. Image had unleashed nothing short of a genre bending theological sci-fi mystery love story about criminal politics, man's search for individuality and the nature of violence. Now, to celebrate the ending of the first story arc, we are proud to present VIOLENT MESSIAHS: IN THE BEGINNING. 56 pages combining the original B&W VM, and the VM WIZARD 1/2 with pages of hard to find material including: * Wizard 1/2 reprinted using Tone Rodriguez's gorgeous pencils, uninked, and uncolored! (One of Wizard's most successful *s ever!) * The original, hard to find, Black and White Hurricane comic "VIOLENT MESSIAHS", published in '97 and pencilled by co- creator William O'Neill! * Pages from William O'Neill's unpublished 2nd issue! * The original '97 Dave Johnson cover, recolored by Travis Smith! (both nominees for this year's Wizard Awards) * A joint piece by Tone and William (donated to ACTOR for auction)! * And a plethora of other never before published pin-ups and sketches! BW 56pp $4.95 Cover price $5.95.

  • Issue #1B
    Violent Messiahs Genesis (2001) 1B

    Variant cover by Tone Rodriguez and Hi-Fi colour. (W) Joshua Dysart (P) William O'Neill (P) Tone Rodriguez (c) Travis Smith (Cover) Dave Johnson A year ago Image comics published the first issue of a book that seemed to be just another damn dark vigilante comic. But slowly Violent Messiahs revealed it's true nature. Image had unleashed nothing short of a genre bending theological sci-fi mystery love story about criminal politics, man's search for individuality and the nature of violence. Now, to celebrate the ending of the first story arc, we are proud to present VIOLENT MESSIAHS: IN THE BEGINNING. 56 pages combining the original B&W VM, and the VM WIZARD 1/2 with pages of hard to find material including: * Wizard 1/2 reprinted using Tone Rodriguez's gorgeous pencils, uninked, and uncolored! (One of Wizard's most successful *s ever!) * The original, hard to find, Black and White Hurricane comic "VIOLENT MESSIAHS", published in '97 and pencilled by co- creator William O'Neill! * Pages from William O'Neill's unpublished 2nd issue! * The original '97 Dave Johnson cover, recolored by Travis Smith! (both nominees for this year's Wizard Awards) * A joint piece by Tone and William (donated to ACTOR for auction)! * And a plethora of other never before published pin-ups and sketches! BW 56pp $4.95 Cover price $5.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Pretty Violent TPB (2020 Image) 1-1ST


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    Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Pretty Violent (2019 Image) #1-6.

    Written by Derek Hunter and Jason Young. Art and cover by Derek Hunter.

    Gamma Rae wants to be a superhero, and why shouldn't she?! She's been strong since she was a baby! The problem is, her siblings are all notorious criminals who would be delighted to see her fail...with all of her new friends dead at their feet. Will she be able to win the respect of the hero community without alienating her family? She's going to try!

    Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Mature Readers

    Cover price $14.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Violent Cases GN (1991 Tundra) 1-1ST

    Tundra Edition - 1st printing. Written by Neil Gaiman. Art by Dave McKean. An exploration of the trappings of violence and the failings of memory, Violent Cases marks the beginning of the astonishing and award-winning collaboration between author Neil Gaiman and artist Dave McKean. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Violent Cases GN (1991 Tundra) 1-REP

    Tundra Edition - 2nd and later printings. Written by Neil Gaiman. Art by Dave McKean. An exploration of the trappings of violence and the failings of memory, Violent Cases marks the beginning of the astonishing and award-winning collaboration between author Neil Gaiman and artist Dave McKean. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Violent Cases GN (2003 Dark Horse) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Written by Neil Gaiman. Art by Dave McKean. An exploration of the trappings of violence and the failings of memory, Violent Cases marks the beginning of the astonishing and award-winning collaboration between author Neil Gaiman and artist Dave McKean, offered again in its original softcover format. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., full color. Cover price $14.95.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Violent Cases GN (2003 Dark Horse) 1-REP

    2nd and later printings. Written by Neil Gaiman. Art by Dave McKean. An exploration of the trappings of violence and the failings of memory, Violent Cases marks the beginning of the astonishing and award-winning collaboration between author Neil Gaiman and artist Dave McKean, offered again in its original softcover format. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., full color. Cover price $14.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Violent TPB (2016 Image) 1-1ST
    Published Sep 2016 by Image.

    Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Blood Like Tar!" Collects Violent (2015 Image) #1-5. Written by Ed Brisson. Art and cover by Adam Gorham. When threatened with losing his daughter, ex-con and former drug addict Mason falls into old habits, stumbling through a string of desperate criminal acts whose repercussions quickly become deadly serious. Softcover, 120 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

  • Issue #1
    Ximos Violent Past (1994) 1

    Violent Past part 1 of 2. Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Killing ReaganThe Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency HC (2015 Henry Holt and Co.) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    By Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard.

    From the bestselling team of Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard comes Killing Reagan, a page-turning epic account of the career of President Ronald Reagan that tells the vivid story of his rise to power -- and the forces of evil that conspired to bring him down.

    Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan lay near death after a gunman's bullet came within inches of his heart. His recovery was nothing short of remarkable -- or so it seemed. But Reagan was grievously injured, forcing him to encounter a challenge that few men ever face. Could he silently overcome his traumatic experience while at the same time carrying out the duties of the most powerful man in the world?

    Told in the same riveting fashion as Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, Killing Jesus, and Killing Patton, Killing Reagan reaches back to the golden days of Hollywood, where Reagan found both fame and heartbreak, up through the years in the California governor's mansion, and finally to the White House, where he presided over boom years and the fall of the Iron Curtain. But it was John Hinckley Jr.'s attack on him that precipitated President Reagan's most heroic actions. In Killing Reagan, O'Reilly and Dugard take readers behind the scenes, creating an unforgettable portrait of a great man operating in violent times.

    Hardcover, 320 pages, Text (with B&W Photos).

    Cover price $30.00.

  • Issue #1
    Violent Lifestyle (2000) 1
  • Issue #1-1ST
    Violent Love TPB (2017-2018 Image) 1-1ST

    Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Stay Dangerous!" Collects Violent Love (2016 Image) #1-5. Written by Frank J. Barbiere. Art and cover by Victor Santos. Daisy Jane and Rock Bradley were two of the most notorious bank robbers in the American Southwest. And then they fell in love. Join FRANK J. BARBIERE (FIVE GHOSTS, The Revisionist) and VICTOR SANTOS (THE MICE TEMPLAR, Polar) for a pulp-infused criminal romance oozing with style and action! Softcover, 160 pages, fill color. Cover price $9.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Violent Messiahs TPB (2002 Image) 1-1ST

    Image Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Book of Job!" Written by Joshua D.M. Dysart. Art and cover by Tone Rodriguez. A mysterious door hides something old and alive. A hyper-violent sentinel prowls the streets. A serial killer leaves only a poem for a clue. A female cop tries desperately to understand how it all connects. Welcome to Rankor Island, a carnival of social ills. Into this wasteland come two men, saviors for a nihilistic age, the serial killer "Family Man" and the hyper-violent vigilante "Citizen Pain". Now Lieutenant Cheri Major (an outcast amongst her peers) and Detective Earnest Houston (a perpetual screw-up) must follow the clues into the heart of a great house where a mysterious door hides the truth... to everything. In June 2002 Image will release the long awaited Violent Messiahs trade paperback. The hefty tomb entitled "THE BOOK OF JOB" will collect the exciting first 8-issue story arc, including a bonus of previously unpublished art. Image Comics is proud to unleash the cult hit that could only be described as a genre bending, theological, sci-fi love story about criminal politics, the nature of violence and man's search for individuality. Softcover, 224 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.