Shaft #1 (Raw VF/NM) - Dynamite Entertainment Variant Cover (David F. Walker / Bilquis Evely)

Add a landmark crime noir debut to your online storefront with Shaft #1, published by Dynamite Entertainment! Written by Glyph Award-winning writer David F. Walker (Bitter Root, Power Man and Iron Fist), featuring interior artwork and cover illustration by acclaimed artist Bilquis Evely (The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow).

The yellow header banner displays 1ST ISSUE! in the top left corner and DYNAMITE #1 in the top right, with creator credits—DAVID F. WALKER • BILQUIS EVELY—positioned above the bold 3D block title logo SHAFT. The bottom left corner includes the official UPC barcode, $3.99 US cover price, and Rated Mature rating designation.

The striking, portrait-style cover artwork—crafted by Bilquis Evely—presents a detailed, intense close-up of John Shaft set against a green patterned background, capturing the grit and determination of the iconic private investigator.

In this origin story series premiere, David F. Walker and Bilquis Evely explore the early years of John Shaft as he returns from the Vietnam War to 1970s New York City. Navigating a city rife with corruption, crime, and racial tension, Shaft takes on his first cases, laying the foundation for his legendary career as a private detective.

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 bold color depth—making it an essential pickup for Shaft fans, David F. Walker readers, Bilquis Evely art collectors, and crime noir completionists.