{"product_id":"maestros-1-raw-vf-nm-image-comics-steve-skroce-cover-premiere-issue","title":"Maestros #1 (Raw VF\/NM) - Image Comics (Steve Skroce Cover - Premiere Issue)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdd a standout indie fantasy key issue to your inventory with \u003cb\u003eMaestros #1\u003c\/b\u003e, published by \u003cb\u003eImage Comics\u003c\/b\u003e in October 2017! Written and illustrated by acclaimed storyboard artist and comic creator \u003cb\u003eSteve Skroce\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWe Stand On Guard\u003c\/i\u003e), with vivid colors by award-winning colorist \u003cb\u003eDave Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e and lettering by \u003cb\u003eFonografiks\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe top trade dress features the ornate gold-and-yellow \u003cb\u003eMAESTROS\u003c\/b\u003e title logo set against a cosmic backdrop, with creator credits (\u003ci\u003eSTEVE SKROCE • DAVE STEWART • FONOGRAFIKS\u003c\/i\u003e) running across the upper margin. The lower left corner displays the \u003cb\u003eImage Comics 25th Anniversary\u003c\/b\u003e seal above issue designation \u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e and the $3.99 cover price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surreal, intricate cover illustration—crafted by \u003cb\u003eSteve Skroce\u003c\/b\u003e—depicts Willy Little lounging comfortably on a zebra-patterned couch while tentacles pour a champagne glass, framed by a mysterious cosmic wizard silhouette towering over a fantasy cityscape and a heavily tattooed woman in high heels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this explosive premier issue, Willy Little, a banish-born millennial living on Earth, suddenly inherits ultimate magical power and the throne of the universe after his father, the Maestro, and the entire royal family are brutally assassinated. Now, Willy must navigate gods, monsters, and magical assassins aiming to claim the spell that created the cosmos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis unslabbed raw comic issue is in top-tier collectible condition (estimated \u003cb\u003eVF\/NM 9.0 or better\u003c\/b\u003e), featuring clean edges, sharp corners, a flat spine, and brilliant color saturation—making it an essential pickup for Steve Skroce fans, indie fantasy collectors, and Image Comics premiere issue completionists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hazel comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46984924889285,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/2892\/8453\/files\/WhatsApp_Image_2026-09-22_at_12.29.16_PM.jpg?v=1790076967","url":"https:\/\/hazelcomics.com\/products\/maestros-1-raw-vf-nm-image-comics-steve-skroce-cover-premiere-issue","provider":"Hazel comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}