{"product_id":"briar-1-raw-vf-nm-boom-studios-yanick-paquette-virgin-incentive-variant-cover","title":"Briar #1 (Raw VF\/NM) - BOOM! Studios (Yanick Paquette Virgin \/ Incentive Variant Cover)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdd a dark fantasy key issue to your inventory with \u003cb\u003eBriar #1\u003c\/b\u003e, published by \u003cb\u003eBOOM! Studios\u003c\/b\u003e! Created and written by Eisner Award-nominated author \u003cb\u003eChristopher Cantwell\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eIron Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Flame\u003c\/i\u003e) with interior art by \u003cb\u003eGerman Garcia\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eKa-Zar: Lord of the Savage Land\u003c\/i\u003e), colors by \u003cb\u003eMat Lopes\u003c\/b\u003e, and variant cover art by master illustrator \u003cb\u003eYanick Paquette\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eWonder Woman: Earth One\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSwamp Thing\u003c\/i\u003e), this series delivers a gritty post-apocalyptic dark fantasy reimagining of Sleeping Beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis issue features a full-bleed \u003cb\u003eVirgin Variant Cover\u003c\/b\u003e completely free of issue numbers, price tags, and publisher brand logos, allowing Yanick Paquette's illustration to take center stage alongside the white gothic-script title dress \u003cb\u003eBriar\u003c\/b\u003e and creator credits (\u003ci\u003eCANTWELL • GARCIA • LOPES\u003c\/i\u003e) at the top left.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dramatic cover artwork—signed \u003ci\u003ePaquette 2022 \/ Mat\u003c\/i\u003e in the bottom right corner—depicts Princess Briar Rose in a torn, blood-stained white dress standing triumphantly atop a giant defeated wolf, leaning on a broadsword driven into its corpse against a backdrop of thorn vines, dark forest ruins, and a distant fairytale castle illuminated under a purple night sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat happens after \"happily ever after\" turns out to be a nightmare. Sleeping Beauty didn't wake up to a prince's kiss saving the kingdom—she slept for a hundred years while the world fell to ruin around her. Waking up in a grim, post-apocalyptic wasteland where her kingdom is gone and her legend is forgotten, Briar Rose must learn to wield a blade and fight to survive in a brutal fantasy realm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis unslabbed raw comic issue is in top-tier collectible condition (estimated VF\/NM 9.0 or better), with sharp corners, a flat spine, and vibrant color saturation—making it an essential pickup for fans of Christopher Cantwell, Yanick Paquette, BOOM! Studios, dark fantasy, and virgin incentive variant cover collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BOOM! Studios\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Briar (Issue #1 \/ Miniseries 2022)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e September 2022 (Modern Age)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrade:\u003c\/b\u003e Raw (Estimated VF\/NM 9.0+)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrinting\/Format:\u003c\/b\u003e Direct Edition Virgin Incentive Variant Cover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Significance:\u003c\/b\u003e Key Issue #1 Premiere; Debut Dark Fantasy Series; Yanick Paquette Virgin Variant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Characters:\u003c\/b\u003e Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCreative Team:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Cantwell (Writer), German Garcia (Artist), Mat Lopes (Colorist), Yanick Paquette (Variant Cover Art)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_54c8bbb6b7431394-835\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hazel comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46979379200197,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/2892\/8453\/files\/WhatsApp_Image_2026-09-18_at_3.08.32_PM_2.jpg?v=1789970016","url":"https:\/\/hazelcomics.com\/products\/briar-1-raw-vf-nm-boom-studios-yanick-paquette-virgin-incentive-variant-cover","provider":"Hazel comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}