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Transaction Details for (Past Purchase) - Crow (1989) Issue# 1, Page: Inside Front Cover

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Transaction Type: Past Purchase

Date: 5/23/2013

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Price : $1,400.00

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Location: ComicLink

Optional Details: ComicLink Comments: In the deluge of the late 1980s independent comic boom, James O’Barr’s Crow rose to the top of the tide. With its often brutal, unabashed angst and deeply emotional introspection, it captured the imagination of a generation of comic readers and presaged the mainstream emergence of many of the "Goth" and "Emo" motifs in the 1990s and beyond. In also spawned an immense entertainment franchise that has ranged from several follow up and spin-off series to feature films, books, and a television series. The original Crow story itself is reported to have been translated into almost a dozen languages, selling over a quarter-million copies worldwide, an exceptional achievement for any independently produced graphic novel. Like many independent creators, O’Barr worked over an extended period of time on his brainchild before it ever saw the light of day in print. Though the very first published segment of the Crow was not released until 1989 in Caliber Presents #1, O’Barr began working on the story at the start of the decade. The offered illustration is from issue #1 (Tundra) inside front cover and is an excellent image of the Crow. This gorgeous piece of Crow history is not only historically significant to the graphic novel, but visually appealing and the perfect frame and display piece for the true fan. With a new Crow feature film in development talks and the newly released “master edition” of the original, the visibility of the original story and interest in the closely held original art should continue to increase. This art has an image area of approximately 8.5" x 10" and is on a standard 11" x 17" board.

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