Stray Dogs #1 (Raw VF/NM) - Image Comics (Tone Rodriguez Virgin / Incentive Variant Cover)

Add a rare, highly sought-after suspense variant to your inventory with Stray Dogs #1, published by Image Comics! Created and written by Tony Fleecs with interior artwork and colors by Trish Forstner, this smash-hit 5-issue miniseries blends classic Don Bluth-style animated aesthetics with chilling Silence of the Lambs-style thriller suspense.

This release features a full-bleed Virgin Variant Cover completely free of title logos, trade dress, issue numbers, and publisher branding, allowing the stark artwork to speak for itself.

The evocative cover illustration—crafted by artist Tone Rodriguez—features a dramatic low-angle perspective looking up at a open chain-link fence gate. An open padlock tumbles through the air against a clear blue sky as stray cats and dogs leap through the opening in a desperate break for freedom, with snarling guard dogs pursuing them from behind.

The story follows Sophie, a gentle Papillon who arrives at a rural home full of other dogs after being taken by a seemingly kind man. But as Sophie's memories slowly return, she begins to realize that her new owner is actually a serial killer—and the previous owners of every dog in the house met a grim fate. Together, the dogs must pool their instincts to survive and expose the truth.

This unslabbed raw comic issue is in top-tier collectible condition (estimated VF/NM 9.0 or better), featuring sharp corners, a flat spine, and vibrant color contrast—making it a prized centerpiece for fans of Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner, Tone Rodriguez, Image Comics, horror/thriller keys, and virgin incentive variant cover collectors.

• Publisher: Image Comics

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

• Release Date: February 2021 (Modern Age)

• Grade: Raw (Estimated VF/NM 9.0+)

• Printing/Format: Direct Edition Virgin Incentive Variant Cover

• Key Significance: Key Issue #1 Premiere; Debut Horror/Thriller Hit Series; Tone Rodriguez Virgin Variant

• Key Characters: Sophie, Earl, Victor, Rusty

• Creative Team: Tony Fleecs (Writer), Trish Forstner (Interior Art), Tone Rodriguez (Variant Cover Art)