DC’s Year of the Villain #1 (Raw VF/NM) - DC Comics Artgerm Variant Cover B (Cheetah / Stanley Artgerm Lau 2019)

Expand your DC event and iconic villain inventory with DC’s Year of the Villain #1 (Variant Cover B), published by DC Comics! Written by superstar creators Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, and Brian Michael Bendis, with interior artwork by Jim Cheung, Francis Manapul, and Alex Maleev, featuring cover art by master illustrator Stanley "Artgerm" Lau.

The top-left corner features the yellow circular DC logo box, while the bottom trade dress banner displays YEAR OF THE VILLAIN #1 alongside the special promotional 25¢ cover price, UPC barcode, and VARIANT COVER designation.

The breathtaking portrait cover art—crafted and signed by Stanley "Artgerm" Lau—presents Wonder Woman's arch-nemesis, The Cheetah (Barbara Ann Minerva), crouching fiercely in a sunlit jungle setting with vivid, photorealistic detail and piercing eyes.

This landmark 32-page one-shot launches DC's major 2019 crossover event! Following Lex Luthor's transformation into an apex predator, he reaches out to iconic villains across the DC Universe—including Cheetah, Captain Cold, and the Batman Who Laughs—offering them upgraded powers to eliminate their superhero rivals once and for all.

This unslabbed raw comic issue is in top-tier collectible condition (estimated VF/NM 9.0 or better), featuring clean edges, sharp corners, a flat spine, and brilliant golden-yellow jungle tones—making it an essential pickup for Artgerm cover collectors, Wonder Woman / Cheetah fans, DC event completionists, and key #1 issue builders.