Stores commission exclusive covers for books all the time. It is awesome when they commission the exclusives and offer them at a low price. That is where the inexpensive variant alerts come in, spotlighting cool books at low prices. Farmhand #1 is a new Image series by Chew artist, Rob Guillory. I have had a chance to read issue 1, being a fan of Chew, and loved it.
Farmhand #1 Jesse James Variant is limited to 500 copies, total. They are up on eBay for $6.98 plus $1 shipping ($7.98 total and out the door.)
So what is Farmhand about?
Jedidiah Jenkins is a farmer-but his cash crop isn’t corn or soy. Jed grows fast-healing, plug-and-play human organs. Lose a finger? Need a new liver? He’s got you covered. Unfortunately, strange produce isn’t the only thing Jed’s got buried. Deep in the soil of the Jenkins Family Farm, something dark has taken root, and it’s beginning to bloom. From ROB GUILLORY, Eisner-winning co-creator and artist of Image Comics’ CHEW, comes a new dark comedy about science gone sinister and agriculture gone apocalyptic. Nature is a Mother.
500 copies + Image + Guillory, $8.00 = why the heck not!
It looks like this is part of a connecting cover between multiple shops for #1.
Pair it up with this inexpensive variant, also a 500 print run!
https://bigtimecollectibles.com/products/farmhand-1-btc-exclusive-ltd-to-500-copies-raw-cgc-blue-label-options
Rob is from Lafayette, LA my hometown. He handed out ashcans to my lcs for those that preordered farmhand. He will be doing a signing sometime in July. My lcs went heavy on chew 1 and I reaped the benefits. 🙂
Also is the reason I look up the artists hometown anytime a new book gets heat. That’s a freebie to all of you out there.
@ Cody…How did looking up his hometown benefit you?
Call the local shops. They order heavy on their hometown people. Did well on manifest destiny 1 that way too
Rob will be at my LCS is the next week or two. Will have signed copies of Farmhand #1 available.
batman 50 spoilers are out…….just saying
Not really spoilers… I knew this would happen all along…. 😉
What are the chances Dr. Manhattan was involved?
I think it’s just simply typical Catwoman and not very typical Bruce Wayne/Batman.
None.
Yeah, could we maybe get an article on that guys?
Yeah. It’s been covered but still going to do one.
Got one. Thanks.
I didn’t pre-order this, but I will grab a copy or two.