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Image+ #1

Aug 2017 · Image · 1.99 USD
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★ 1st appearance — Lucille

From Action Lab's Little Vast Studios comes Mage II #1, taglined "The adventure begins where science ends" — a promising setup for a fantasy-sci-fi blend that immediately sparks curiosity. The cover, rendered with moody blue-twilight atmosphere, presents three young heroes mid-action in a jungle clearing: a blue-haired boy channeling glowing energy from his hands, a dreadlocked girl wielding a staff, and an older male companion brandishing a serpent-headed spear — all three dwarfed by a looming stone giant with burning orange eyes emerging from the shadows behind them. It's a striking opening image that sets an urgent, adventurous tone from page one.

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Raw (NM) $4
CGC 9.8 $34
CGC 9.6 $22*
CGC 9.4 $20*
CGC 9.2 $20*
CGC 9.0 $20*
CGC 8.5 $20*
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CGC 8.0 $20*
CGC 7.5 $20*
CGC 7.0 $20*
CGC 6.5 $20*
CGC 6.0 $20*
CGC 5.5 $20*
CGC 5.0 $20*
CGC 4.5 $20*
CGC 4.0 $20*
CGC 3.5 $20*
CGC 3.0 $20*
CGC 2.5 $20*
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Trivia · 7 facts

  • Image+ #1 was published by Image Comics and released on April 27, 2016 (the series ran through issue #16 in July 2017; a user-entered date of '2017' likely refers to the run's conclusion or a catalog-year variant).
  • The issue contains Chapter 1 of 'Here's Negan!' — a four-page installment written by Robert Kirkman with art by Charlie Adlard and inks/gray tones by Cliff Rathburn — marking the first chronological/in-story appearance of Negan before the zombie apocalypse.
  • Image+ #1 also contains the first appearance of Lucille — Negan's wife and the human source of his bat's name — establishing foundational backstory for one of The Walking Dead's defining characters.
  • The 64-page magazine was edited and produced by David Brothers (Image's Branding Manager) and designer Sasha Head, with a stated editorial philosophy of in-depth, enthusiast-level comics coverage rather than straight solicitation copy.
  • The 'Here's Negan!' serial was originally planned as a 12-part, 48-page story; it was later extended to 16 chapters (announced in The Walking Dead #161's letters column in December 2016), expanding the total page count accordingly.
  • The complete 'Here's Negan!' serial, first introduced in Image+ #1, was collected and published as a standalone 72-page hardcover in October/November 2017, with a limited edition bookplate variant featuring art by Charlie Adlard.
  • The launch of Image+ #1 coincided with actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan's debut as Negan on AMC's The Walking Dead television series, giving the debut chapter of the Negan origin story an unusually broad cultural moment.

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Reprinted in Wytches Bad Egg Halloween Special #[nn] (2018)

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