Messiah comic books issue 1

First Printing. Story, Art, and Cover by Vaughn Bode. A post-humous collection of prose and cartoons created by and dedicated to the legendary underground cartoonist, Vaughn Bode. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 12 1/4". 88 pages. B&W and Color.

US Edition

1st printing.

Story and art by Vaughn Bode.

Includes prose, sequential art, and character designs for Vaughn Bode's Deadbone Erotica.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Canadian Edition

1st printing.

Story and art by Vaughn Bode.

Includes prose, sequential art, and character designs for Vaughn Bode's Deadbone Erotica.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Canadian Edition

2nd and later printings.

Story and art by Vaughn Bode.

Includes prose, sequential art, and character designs for Vaughn Bode's Deadbone Erotica.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

NOTE: Northern Comfort Communications uses the word Edition instead of printing. 2nd Edition means reprint in this case.

IDW Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Book of Job!" Written by Joshua D.M. Dysart. Art and cover by Tone Rodriguez. Long sold out, IDW is proud to present the newly formatted edition of Hurricane Entertainment's critically acclaimed Violent Messiahs: The Book of Job. Violent Messiahs can 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. VM is a loose and fast urban retelling of the "Frankenstein" story complete with conspiracy theories, indestructible clones, and a tragic love story. IGN.com calls it "Jean Paul Sartre meets Frank Miller" and Jeph Loeb said "Dynamic art and intriguing storytelling." Softcover, 224 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Collects X-Men: Times and Life of Lucas Bishop (2009) #1-3, Cable (2008 2nd Series) #11-15, X-Force (2008 3rd Series) #14-16, X-Force/Cable: Messiah War (2009) and X-Men: Future/History - Messiah War Sourcebook (2009).

Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI, CRAIG KYLE, and CHRISTOPHER YOST. Art by LARRY STROMAN, JAMIE McKELVIE, ARIEL OLIVETTI, CLAYTON CRAIN, MIKE CHOI and SONIA OBACK. Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI.

It's the exciting sequel to 2007's Messiah Complex!

The birth of a single mutant child forever changed the landscape of the X-Universe. Some see the baby as the last hope for mutantkind's survival; others see it as the bringer of the Apocalypse...No one knows which side is right because Cyclops handed the newborn over to Cable, believing his son could save both the child and mutantkind. But Cable never came back. Now, months later, Cyclops has found his son hiding in the FUTURE...and he's sending in the one team that will do what needs to be done in order to ensure the survival of their species...X-FORCE.

The X-Men event of the decade, "MESSIAH COMPLEX," reverberates here as the past, present and future converge.

Softcover, 368 pages, full color. PGS./Rated T+

Cover price $34.99.

2nd and later printings. Collects X-Men: Times and Life of Lucas Bishop (2009) #1-3, Cable (2008 2nd Series) #11-15, X-Force (2008 3rd Series) #14-16, X-Force/Cable: Messiah War (2009) and X-Men: Future/History - Messiah War Sourcebook (2009).

Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI, CRAIG KYLE, and CHRISTOPHER YOST. Art by LARRY STROMAN, JAMIE McKELVIE, ARIEL OLIVETTI, CLAYTON CRAIN, MIKE CHOI and SONIA OBACK. Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI.

It's the exciting sequel to 2007's Messiah Complex!

The birth of a single mutant child forever changed the landscape of the X-Universe. Some see the baby as the last hope for mutantkind's survival; others see it as the bringer of the Apocalypse...No one knows which side is right because Cyclops handed the newborn over to Cable, believing his son could save both the child and mutantkind. But Cable never came back. Now, months later, Cyclops has found his son hiding in the FUTURE...and he's sending in the one team that will do what needs to be done in order to ensure the survival of their species...X-FORCE.

The X-Men event of the decade, "MESSIAH COMPLEX," reverberates here as the past, present and future converge.

Softcover, 368 pages, full color. PGS./Rated T+

Cover price $34.99.

1st printing. Collects X-Men: Messiah Complex (2007), Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) 1st Series #492-494, X-Men (1991-2008 1st Series) #205-207, New X-Men (2004-2008) #44-46, and X-Factor (2005-2013 3rd Series) #25-27.

Written by ED BRUBAKER, MIKE CAREY, CRAIG KYLE, CHRIS YOST, and PETER DAVID. Art by MARC SILVESTRI, BILLY TAN, CHRIS BACHALO, HUMBERTO RAMOS, and SCOT EATON. Cover by MARC SILVESTRI.

The biggest event to hit the X-Men in ten years is here! Just when it looked like there was no possibility of a future for mutants, hope arrives. But the X-Men aren't there to meet it - the Marauders and Purifiers beat them to it. Now the race is on to get the first new mutant since HOUSE OF M!

Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 352 pages, full color.

Cover price $39.99.

1st printing. By Eric Hoffman. In December 1977, struggling Canadian comic book artist Dave Sim self-published the first issue of Cerebus the Aardvark, a Conan the Barbarian satire featuring a foul-tempered, sword-wielding creature trapped in a human world. Over the next 26 years, Sim, and later collaborator Gerhard, produced an epic 6,000-page graphic novel, the longest-running English language comic series by a single creative team. This in-depth work, the first collection of critical essays on Cerebus, provides a multifaceted approach to Sim and Gerhard's complex and entertaining oeuvre. Softcover, 238 pages, B&W. Cover price $45.00.

1st printing. Collects Disturbed: Dark Messiah (2022 Opus Comics) #1-5. Written by Llexi Leon and Tim Seeley. Art by Angel Hernandez. Cover by Ryan Christensen. In the not so distant future, firefighter Griffin DeSanto has found himself a man out of time, stumbling into a harsh world of poverty, automation, and subjugation. Technology rules and a tech empire built on suffering keeps the population in check through surveillance and mechanized policing. Though lost, Griffin is never alone, he was brought here for a reason, and The Vengeful One is his guide. Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

2nd Edition - 1st printing. Collects Jenny Finn: Doom (2005) and Jenny Finn: Messiah (2005).

Written By Mike Mignola. Art by Troy Nixey and Farel Dalrymple.

Finally collected in one volume for the first time! From the mind of Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy, comes this Lovecraftian tale of a mysterious girl who arrives in Victorian England leaving carnage in her wake. Is she evil incarnate or a misled child?

Jenny Finn: Doom Messiah hits the shelves ready to take advantage of the Hellboy 2 film release!

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $32.00 View scan Cover detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

First Printing. Story, Art, and Cover by Vaughn Bode. A post-humous collection of prose and cartoons created by and dedicated to the legendary underground cartoonist, Vaughn Bode. Softcover. 9 1/4" X 12 1/4". 88 pages. B&W and Color.

1st printing. Story and art by Vaughn Bode. Includes prose, sequential art, and character designs for Vaughn Bode's Deadbone Erotica. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Add to cart Very Fine $10.00

Add to cart Very Fine $14.00

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.

1st printing. Collects X-Men: Times and Life of Lucas Bishop (2009) #1-3, Cable (2008 2nd Series) #11-15, X-Force (2008 3rd Series) #14-16, X-Force/Cable: Messiah War (2009) and X-Men: Future/History - Messiah War Sourcebook (2009).

Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI, CRAIG KYLE, and CHRISTOPHER YOST. Art by LARRY STROMAN, JAMIE McKELVIE, ARIEL OLIVETTI, CLAYTON CRAIN, MIKE CHOI and SONIA OBACK. Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI.

It's the exciting sequel to 2007's Messiah Complex!

The birth of a single mutant child forever changed the landscape of the X-Universe. Some see the baby as the last hope for mutantkind's survival; others see it as the bringer of the Apocalypse...No one knows which side is right because Cyclops handed the newborn over to Cable, believing his son could save both the child and mutantkind. But Cable never came back. Now, months later, Cyclops has found his son hiding in the FUTURE...and he's sending in the one team that will do what needs to be done in order to ensure the survival of their species...X-FORCE.

The X-Men event of the decade, "MESSIAH COMPLEX," reverberates here as the past, present and future converge.

Hardcover, 368 pages, full color. PGS./Rated T+

Cover price $39.99.

1st printing. Collects X-Men: Messiah Complex (2007), Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series) #492-494, X-Men (1991-2008 1st Series) #205-207, New X-Men (2004-2008) #44-46 and X-Factor (2005-2013 3rd Series) #25-27.

Written by Ed Brubaker, Mike Carey, Christopher Yost, Craig Kyle, and Peter David. Art by Marc Silvestri, Billy Tan, Chris Bachalo, Humberto Ramos, Scott Eaton, Joe Weems, Danny Galli, Sheldon Mitchell, Allan, Martinez, Andrew Hennessy, Dave Meikis, Jon Sibal, Victor Olazaba, and Al Vey. Cover by Marc Silvestri. Back Cover by David Finch.

The biggest and best adventures of Marvel's mighty mutants - these are the X-Men Milestones!

With no more mutants being born, the future of Homo superior has never looked bleaker. At the seeming end of their evolutionary cycle, a miracle arrives - in the form of the first child born with the X-gene since the tragic events of M-Day! But this sudden source of hope spawns a bloody, violent and tragic conflict for control over the baby girl's fate. It is a battle in which every mutant on the planet has a stake. The fight is on!

Messiah Complex mines the rich tapestry of X-Men history for a dizzying thrill ride of suspense that sets a new course for the future of mutantkind!

Softcover, 352 pages, full color. Rated T+

Cover price $34.99.

1st printing. Collects X-Force/Cable: Messiah War (2009), Cable (2008-2010 2nd Series) #13-15, X-Force (2008-2010 3rd Series) #14-16 and X-Men: Future History - The Messiah War Sourcebook (2009).

Written by Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost, and Duane Swierczynski. Art by Mike Choi, Sonia Oback, Dave Wilkins, Ariel Olivetti, and Clayton Crain. Cover by Mike Choi. Back Cover by Kaare Andrews.

The biggest and best adventures of Marvel's mighty mutants - these are the X-Men Milestones!

Months ago, Cyclops gave Cable custody of the first mutant born since M-Day, an infant many see as mutantkind's last hope. Cable took her into the future but soon found himself trapped there - with the relentless Bishop in hot pursuit, intent on killing the child. Now Cyclops has finally located Cable and is sending the black-ops squad X-Force forward in time to help - but Bishop has a horrifying new ally, and X-Force will find a death trap waiting for them! Is the child called Hope the savior of mutantkind or the bringer of the Apocalypse?

The past, present and future converge in one blockbuster blowout!

Softcover, 248 pages, full color. Rated T+

Cover price $24.99.