Providence: Act 1 [Signed Hardcover]

Moore, Alan and Jacen Burrows

Publication: [Rantoul, IL]: Avatar Press, [2016]. First Edition.

Notes: The hardcover graphic novel edition of the first four installments in Alan Moore's 12-issue comic book series based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft. This is one of about 200 copies signed by Moore and the artist, Jacen Burrows, on an inserted sheet.

This signed issue was a premium in the Kickstarter for Moore's Cinema Purgatorio graphic novel. Contributors pledging the higher levels received signed copies of Providence. By my count, 189 people made purchases that included the signed issue. In any case, it's scarce. The entire edition was just 6,666 copies. A second printing was issued when Avatar published the complete set of four Providence graphic novels alongside a single volume compendium.

Alan Moore is probably the most important writer for modern comics. His Watchmen is almost universally credited as the finest graphic novel. His work on Batman, Swamp Thing, V for Vendetta, and the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen have been hugely popular and influential.

Edition + Condition: First edition (identified by no statement of second printing). This limited edition has a variant cover of the seated character Willard Wheatley available only to Kickstarter supporters; the trade issue has the character Robert Black standing amid monsters). A fine copy in illustrated boards; no dust jacket, as issued. Accompanied by a COA from the publisher.

Item No: #365971

Price: $300