Auctions: comic books September 2021

Arc Athena HC (2021 Iconic Comics) 1-1ST NM 9.4

1st printing. Book One - Neon Gods - Written and illustrated by Eric Canete. Hardcover, 64 pages, full color. Cover price $40.00.

Denbu (Japanese 2021 Propeller Prompt) 1B CGC 9.9

Paper: White

Japan/Second Printing.

Label #4667698020

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Second Printing. Japanese Doujinshi Art book. Art and Cover by Matsuzaki Miyuki. "Girls Hip Illustration Book". 7 1/4" X 10". Japanese Language.

Extreme Carnage Alpha (2021 Marvel) 1THE616.A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Meyers Variant Cover.

Label #4060170010

The 616 Comics and Jolzar Collectibles exclusive cover by Jonboy Meyers. Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson. Art by Manuel Garcia. VIOLENCE RUNS IN THE FAMILY! As the dust continues to settle after the species-redefining KING IN BLACK saga, Eddie Brock and his son, Dylan, won't be the only ones learning to adjust to a new normal. Collectively called the Life Foundation, symbiotes SCREAM, PHAGE, RIOT, LASHER and AGONY have tried to reconcile the sometimes-noble intentions of their hosts with their often-bloodthirsty impulses. But the Life Foundation symbiotes aren't the only ones with a part to play in this story, and they aren't the only symbiotes who find themselves reinvented after KING IN BLACK. They have an older sibling who may be reinvented in its own right: CARNAGE. 36 pages, full color. Rated T+

Extreme Carnage Phage (2021 Marvel) 1E CGC 9.8 SS Young Young Variant

Paper: White

Signed by Skottie Young on 1/29/22. Young Variant Cover.

Label #2689207016

Written by Steve Orlando. Art by Gerardo Sandoval. Cover by Skottie Young. FLASH THOMPSON IS BACK! After the shocking revelations of EXTREME CARNAGE: SCREAM, Carnage sets its sights on the PHAGE symbiote. Carnage isn't the only familiar face on the board though! After a rendezvous with his student, Andi Benton, FLASH THOMPSON is back and ready for a fight! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Eyrie Magazine HC (2020 Mike Hoffman) 6 VF- 7.5

Hardcover Edition. September 2021. Cover by Mike Hoffman. Stories by Mike Hoffman, Jason Crawley, and H.G. Wells. Art by Mike Hoffman and Rock Baker. "Fogbound", "Jimmy Goggles, The God", "Green Fingers", and "Blackout". Hardcover, 8-3/4" x 11-1/4", 48 pages, B&W, mature readers.

Joker (2021 DC) 5SOC CGC 9.8

Paper: White

State of Comics Edition.

Label #4584634017

State of Comics Exclusive Variant Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. Written by James Tynion IV, Matthew Rosenberg & Sam Johns. Art by Francesco Francavilla & Sweeney Boo. The never-before-seen tale of The Jokers first night in Arkham Asylum is finally revealed! When a lunatic in a clown suit tries to poison Gotham Citys reservoir and is placed in Arkham Asylum before his trial, Detective Jim Gordon realizes somethings different about this new inmate that could forever change the future of Gotham. Backup: Rising-star artist Sweeney Boo joins the series as things get worse and worse for Punchline and Bluebird. Punchlines prison war against the Queen of Spades escalates, and no prisoner at Blackgate Penitentiary will be exempt from choosing sides. And after barely escaping death at the hands of Punchlines former accomplice, will Bluebird have the will to continue her investigation and find the mysterious woman from Punchlines past who has the answers shes looking for? 40 pages, full color. Rated T+

Nice House on the Lake (2021 DC) 1D CGC 9.8 Bueno Variant 2nd Printing

Paper: White

Second Printing.

Label #3934491018

2nd Printing. Written by James Tynion IV. Art and Cover by Alvaro Martinez Bueno. Everyone who was invited to the house knows Walter—well, they know him a little, anyway. Some met him in childhood; some met him months ago. And Walters always been a little…off. But after the hardest year of their lives, nobody was going to turn down Walters invitation to an astonishingly beautiful house in the woods, overlooking an enormous sylvan lake. Its beautiful, its opulent, its private—so a week of putting up with Walters weird little schemes and nicknames in exchange for the vacation of a lifetime? Why not? All of them were at that moment in their lives when they could feel themselves pulling away from their other friends; wouldnt a chance to reconnect be…nice? With Something Is Killing The Children and The Department of Truth, James Tynion IV has changed the face of horror in modern comics — now get ready for his most ambitious story yet, alongside his Detective Comics partner Álvaro Martínez Bueno! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Primordial (2021 Image) 1HIVE CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Hive Comics Edition.

Label #3964990021

Hive comics exclusive Virgin cover by Martin Simmonds. Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Andrea Sorrentino. Mind-bending sci-fi collides with Cold War thriller in this six-issue miniseries by the bestselling and Eisner-winning creative team behind GIDEON FALLS! In 1957, the USSR launched the dog, Laika, into Earth's orbit. Two years later, the USA responded with two monkeys, Able and Baker. These animals never returned. But, unbeknownst to everyone, they did not die in orbit…they were taken. And now they are coming home. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Red Room (2021 Fantagraphics) 4A CGC 9.4 Piskor

Paper: White

Label #4629651009

Story and Art by Ed Piskor. The breakout smash hit of 2021 wraps up its debut four-issue monthly 'season' with a trio of tales inspired by the great EC Comics such as Tales from the Crypt and focusing on Donna Butcher, the original Queen of the Red Rooms! 'Cyclical Territory,' 'Pure Evil,' and 'Snuff Said' explore Butcher's origins in the VHS/Betamax era of torture porn before twisting into a contemporary revenge fantasy gone wrong. Another stand alone masterpiece from creator of X-Men: Grand Design and Hip Hop Family Tree! As seen on Cartoonist Kayfabe (YouTube)! 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Red Sonja (2021 Dynamite) 1THE616.B VF+ 8.5 Khamunaki 616 Partial B&W Virgin Variant

The 616 Comics and Comic Connection exclusive partial B&W cover by Sun Khamunaki - Limited to 500 copies. Written by Mirka Andolfo. Art by Giuseppe Cafaro. MOTHER, PART ONE. Industry icon MIRKA ANDOLFO presents an all-new vision for the She-Devil With A Sword, in a thrilling new ongoing series! Our story begins in a village on fire, set by members of the dreaded Three-Eyed Shezem. When Red Sonja arrives, the only survivor of the flame is a lively child with curious white tattoos. The child will become Sonja's travel companion, on a journey from hardened ice to imposing forests, where dangerous secrets wait to be revealed… Begin a trailblazing adventure with MIRKA ANDOLFO (Unnatural, Mercy) and incredible artist GIUSEPPE CAFARO (Suicide Squad)! Neapolitan artist and writer, Mirka Andolfo is one of the most complete and eclectic Italian creators in the international field. Her Mercy series was published almost simultaneously in Italy (November 2019, Panini Comics), France (January 2020, Éditions Glénat) and United States (March 2020, Image Comics). Her ControNatura (Panini Comics) is one of the most successful Italian series of the last few years. Published in the USA by Image Comics under the title Unnatural, it's a best-selling hit with several reprints already. Andolfo has been collaborating with DC Comics since 2015, having lent her pencils to such titles as Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, Catwoman, Bombshells, Teen Titans, Green Arrow, R.W.B.Y. and Hex Wives. Also as an artist, she's drawn comics for Dynamite and Aspen, as well as some short stories for Vertigo and DC's Young Animal, and she's working on covers for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Valiant, BOOM! Studios, Aspen, Zenescope. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Something Is Killing the Children (2019 Boom) 20A CGC 9.8 Dell'Edera

Paper: White

Label #4646318010

Written by James TynionIV. Art and Cover by Werther Dell'Edera. Can Erica withstand the final stages of the mysterious Order of St. George initiation? Erica finally faces her official initiation into the Order of St. George, a tortuous process that pits a child against an unrestrained monster… and bonds them to it for the rest of their life. Does Erica have what it takes to earn the Mark of St. George, embody the oath of secrecy each member of the House of Slaughter makes, and take her rightful place among the Order? 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars War of the Bounty Hunters Jabba the Hutt (2021 Marvel) 1C CGC 9.8 Coello 1:25 Variant

Paper: White

Coello Variant Cover.

Label #4038319008

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. (NOTE: front cover black saturation varies from copy to copy; some appear darker, others more washed out.) Written by Justina Ireland. Art by Luca Pizzari & More. Cover by Iban Coello. JABBA NEVER FORGIVES! JABBA NEVER FORGETS! JABBA THE HUTT is one of the most powerful and ruthless gangsters in the galaxy-and BOBA FETT, his most trusted bounty hunter, has failed him. How will Jabba deal with betrayal? VIOLENTLY. And what does this have to do with a bounty hunter with ties to the HIGH REPUBLIC? Justina Ireland and Luca Pizzari's hutt-sized spectacular is the first of four action-packed 'War of the Bounty Hunters' tie-ins about the criminal underworld's most notorious hunters and scoundrels, all told by the best Star Wars writers and illustrators in the galaxy. 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

X-Men (2021 Marvel) 1ILLUMINATI.C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Nakayama Variant Cover B.

Label #4637441003

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Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, Comic Traders, and Street Level Hero) exclusive Yellow cover by David Nakayama. Written by Gerry Duggan. Art by Pepe Larraz. THESE X-MEN ARE... FEARLESS! The heroes of Krakoa are here to save the planet! Things might be complicated between the nation of Krakoa and the rest of the world, but to the X-MEN, things are simple - you do what's right, you protect those who need protecting and you save the world we all share. Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Sunfire, Rogue, Wolverine, Synch and Polaris are the chosen champions of mutantkind, and they will not shrink from any battle for their home planet. Writer Gerry Duggan (MARAUDERS, DEADPOOL, UNCANNY AVENGERS) reteams with superstar artist Pepe Larraz (HOUSE OF X, X OF SWORDS, UNCANNY AVENGERS) to chart the course of the X-Men in a world of the Reign of X! 44 pages, full color. Rated T+

X-Men (2021 Marvel) 1ILLUMINATI.D CGC 9.8 Nakayama Illuminati Virgin Yellow Variant

Paper: White

Nakayama "Virgin" Edition B.

Label #4637441004

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Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, Comic Traders, and Street Level Hero) exclusive Yellow virgin cover by David Nakayama. Written by Gerry Duggan. Art by Pepe Larraz. THESE X-MEN ARE... FEARLESS! The heroes of Krakoa are here to save the planet! Things might be complicated between the nation of Krakoa and the rest of the world, but to the X-MEN, things are simple - you do what's right, you protect those who need protecting and you save the world we all share. Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Sunfire, Rogue, Wolverine, Synch and Polaris are the chosen champions of mutantkind, and they will not shrink from any battle for their home planet. Writer Gerry Duggan (MARAUDERS, DEADPOOL, UNCANNY AVENGERS) reteams with superstar artist Pepe Larraz (HOUSE OF X, X OF SWORDS, UNCANNY AVENGERS) to chart the course of the X-Men in a world of the Reign of X! 44 pages, full color. Rated T+