Auctions: comic books June 2021

Black Knight Curse of the Ebony Blade (2021 Marvel) 2C CGC 9.8 Lim Variant

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Lim Variant Cover.

Label #4008166018

Written by Simon Spurrier. Art by Sergio Davila. Cover by Ron Lim. THE BLACK KNIGHT'S DARKEST TRUTH OR DANE WHITMAN'S ULTIMATE SALVATION? Dane Whitman wields the magical Ebony Blade as the BLACK KNIGHT! A new enemy leaves a murderous trail as they hunt down magical artifacts tied to the Black Knight's origin and to the dark truth behind King Arthur's court and Camelot itself. A trail leading ELSA BLOODSTONE straight to Dane's door! If Dane is to stop the coming death and destruction, he must face the secrets of his own past as well as shocking new revelations about the Black Knight's entire history. Dane has only just begun to realize the Ebony Blade's true potential and power… Will its unending lust for destruction finally consume Dane forever?! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Detective Comics (2016 3rd Series) 1035B CGC 9.8 Bermejo Variant

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Variant Cover.

Label #3942231020

Written by Mariko Tamaki. Art by Dan Mora and Clayton Henry. Cover by Lee Bermejo. Introducing Mr. Worth! When his daughter is killed during the brutal crime wave gripping Gotham City, eight-foot-tall stack of muscle and money Roland Worth sets out on a path of revenge toward the prime suspect in the crime: Batman! The Dark Knight has been framed for murder, and to make matters worse, this grisly deed seems to be connected to yet another emerging villainous force on the horizon. Its a rogues gallery explosions and this time theres no mansion on the hill for Bruce Wayne to mount his counterattack! Plus, part one of Huntress and the Hunted! This two-part story zeroes in on Gothams own Violet Vengeance! In this chapter, her world is rocked by the gruesome murder of a dear friend...but theres more to this sinister scene than meets the eye! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.

Red Room (2021 Fantagraphics) 2D CGC 9.8 Rugg 1:15 Variant

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Rugg Variant Cover.

Label #4685377008

Limited 1 for 15 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Story and Art by Ed Piskor. Cover by Jim Rugg. Grooming victims to be slaughtered on the DARK WEB for the enjoyment of psychopaths requires lots of work to keep them from being identified. The Poker Face organization, one of the most successful black market Red Room companies on the internet, goes to great lengths to fulfill their customers' depraved fantasies while avoiding law enforcement every step of the way. From the creator of Hip Hop Family Tree and X-Men: Grand Design comes this ALL-NEW monthly comic book series! A cyberpunk, outlaw, splatterpunk deep dive into the subculture of criminals who live-stream and patronize webcam murders for entertainment in the darkest corners of the web with nearly untraceable crypto-currency. As seen on Piskor's YouTube channel sensation, Cartoonist Kayfabe! 32 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $3.99.

Tankers (2021 Bad Idea) 2 CGC 9.8

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Label #3883553017

Story by Robert Venditti. Art by Juan Jose Ryp. Cover by Lewis LaRosa and Laura Martin. The CEO of global energy conglomerate Greenleaf Oil has just discovered a terrifying secret: the planet only has a decade or less of petroleum left before it's gone forever. But he has a plan to make sure his great-great grandchildren can continue to generate maximum shareholder value – and secure his own legacy in the process. Rather than develop a game-changing renewable energy source through the power of corporate innovation, Greenleaf has perfected the next best thing – time travel (duh) – so that a team of six field-rat contractors armed to the teeth in individually customized mech suits can go back to the Cretaceous Period, tweak the trajectory of the meteor that killed the dinosaurs, and give mankind another 500 millennia worth of oil reserves. What could go wrong? Only all of human history, of course – because when Greenleaf's team of Tankers come home, they'll discover that not only did the dinosaurs never die out, theyve kept evolving for another 60 million years...and theyre more pissed off than ever. 48 pages full color. Cover price $5.99.

Tankers (2021 Bad Idea) 2 CGC 9.8

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Label #3859790014

Story by Robert Venditti. Art by Juan Jose Ryp. Cover by Lewis LaRosa and Laura Martin. The CEO of global energy conglomerate Greenleaf Oil has just discovered a terrifying secret: the planet only has a decade or less of petroleum left before it's gone forever. But he has a plan to make sure his great-great grandchildren can continue to generate maximum shareholder value – and secure his own legacy in the process. Rather than develop a game-changing renewable energy source through the power of corporate innovation, Greenleaf has perfected the next best thing – time travel (duh) – so that a team of six field-rat contractors armed to the teeth in individually customized mech suits can go back to the Cretaceous Period, tweak the trajectory of the meteor that killed the dinosaurs, and give mankind another 500 millennia worth of oil reserves. What could go wrong? Only all of human history, of course – because when Greenleaf's team of Tankers come home, they'll discover that not only did the dinosaurs never die out, theyve kept evolving for another 60 million years...and theyre more pissed off than ever. 48 pages full color. Cover price $5.99.

Wonder Woman (2016 5th Series) 771B CGC 9.8 Middleton Variant

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Variant Cover.

Label #3852356018

Written by Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad, and Jordie Bellaire. Art by Travis Moore and Paulina Ganucheau. Cover by Joshua Middleton. Wonder Womans adventures through the Sphere of the Gods continue as she embarks on a quest with the cunning Ratashok to search for answers. Something is changing the rules of the Norse afterlife, and its up to our hero to set things right. Now she must face warriors and beasts of mythic proportions, starting with the Nidhogg! Can our Amazon Princess survive this staggering serpent? Meanwhile, in a seemingly simpler time in our heros life, a younger Diana continues her journey to uncover the secret behind the scriptures that hold the hidden history of Themyscira. Is she ready for the truth? Or will it change her perception of paradise forever? 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.