{"product_id":"maestros-1-variant-cover-b-raw-vf-nm-image-comics-steve-skroce-crown-bat-variant","title":"Maestros #1 Variant Cover B (Raw VF\/NM) - Image Comics (Steve Skroce Crown \u0026 Bat Variant)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdd an essential variant key issue to your inventory with \u003cb\u003eMaestros #1 Cover B\u003c\/b\u003e (Steve Skroce Variant Cover), published by \u003cb\u003eImage Comics\u003c\/b\u003e in October 2017! Written, drawn, and created by renowned 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 Eisner 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 textured dark background, with creator credits (\u003ci\u003eSTEVE SKROCE • DAVE STEWART • FONOGRAFIKS\u003c\/i\u003e) running across the top 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 striking Cover B illustration—crafted by \u003cb\u003eSteve Skroce\u003c\/b\u003e—features main protagonist \u003cb\u003eWilly Little\u003c\/b\u003e in a sharp dark suit jacket and open collar, holding a red apple in one hand and a wooden baseball bat with a flaming shoulder in the other, under a spray-painted yellow crown drawn above his head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this premier issue of the dark fantasy comedy series, Willy Little—a banished, millennial slacker living on Earth—suddenly inherits God-like magical powers and the throne of the universe after his father (the Maestro) and the entire royal court are brutally murdered. Now, Willy must take the reins of infinite creation while warding off deadly magical assassins, otherworldly beasts, and court conspirators looking to steal his crown.\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 crisp color contrast—making it an essential pickup for Steve Skroce fans, variant cover collectors, and Image Comics premiere issue completionists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hazel comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46984942158021,"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_12.29.32_PM.jpg?v=1790077538","url":"https:\/\/hazelcomics.com\/products\/maestros-1-variant-cover-b-raw-vf-nm-image-comics-steve-skroce-crown-bat-variant","provider":"Hazel comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}