Maw #1 (Raw VF/NM) - BOOM! Studios (A.L. Kaplan Main Cover A, Key Issue)

Maw #1 (Raw VF/NM) - BOOM! Studios (A.L. Kaplan Main Cover A, Key Issue)

Product Description Add a chilling body-horror key issue to your inventory with Maw #1, published by BOOM! Studios! Written by acclaimed journalist and author Jude Ellison S. Doyle with interior and cover art by A.L. Kaplan and colors by Sarah Stern, this 5-issue miniseries explores trauma, transformation, and monstrous feminist horror.

The top trade dress displays the BOOM! STUDIOS logo box in the upper-left corner, creator credits (JUDE ELLISON S. DOYLE and A.L. KAPLAN) across the top center, and the issue marker NO. 1 in the upper-right corner. The vivid pink, hand-drawn-style title dress MAW rests directly over an open mouth in the center of the illustration.

The surreal, unsettling cover illustration—crafted by A.L. Kaplan—features a close-up portrait of lower face and jaw featuring an open, gasping mouth framed by swirling, dark blue tentacles and a bed of vibrant pink, orange, and yellow lily blossoms emerging along the bottom.

The story follows Marion, a survivor of a traumatic sexual assault on a remote island retreat who discovers her body is undergoing a terrifying, grotesque metamorphosis. As her physical form shifts to reflect her inner rage and pain, she transforms into a monstrous entity capable of wreaking terrifying vengeance.

This 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 contrast—making it an essential pickup for fans of Jude Ellison S. Doyle, A.L. Kaplan, BOOM! Studios, horror comics, and modern indie key issues.

• Publisher: BOOM! Studios

• Series: Maw (Issue #1 / 5-Issue Miniseries 2021)

• Release Date: September 2021 (Modern Age)

• Grade: Raw (Estimated VF/NM 9.0+)

• Printing/Format: Direct Edition Main Cover A ($3.99 Cover Price)

• Key Significance: Key Issue #1 Premiere; Debut Body Horror Series by Jude Ellison S. Doyle

• Key Characters: Marion, Wendy

• Creative Team: Jude Ellison S. Doyle (Writer), A.L. Kaplan (Artist & Cover Art), Sarah Stern (Colorist)