{"product_id":"appleseed-v3-1-original-cover-comic-art-adam-warren-1989-masamune-shirow","title":"APPLESEED V3 #1 ORIGINAL COVER COMIC ART ADAM WARREN 1989 MASAMUNE SHIROW","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAPPLESEED BOOK THREE #1 ORIGINAL PUBLISHED COVER ART\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADAM WARREN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eECLIPSE COMICS \/ STUDIO PROTEUS – 1989\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffered here is the \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal hand-drawn and hand-colored cover artwork for Appleseed Book Three #1\u003c\/strong\u003e, created by \u003cstrong\u003eAdam Warren\u003c\/strong\u003e and published by Eclipse Comics \/ Studio Proteus in \u003cstrong\u003eAugust 1989\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the \u003cstrong\u003eactual one-of-a-kind original artwork used to produce the published cover\u003c\/strong\u003e — not a print, reproduction, preliminary drawing or recreation. Manga comics have boomed in value and demand recently and Original Manga artwork is very scarce!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAppleseed Book Three #1\u003c\/em\u003e was the first of five issues adapting Book Three, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Scales of Prometheus\u003c\/strong\u003e, from Masamune Shirow's landmark Japanese manga series. Adam Warren provided the covers for the five-issue Eclipse Comics presentation of Book Three. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE ORIGINAL COVER\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork features \u003cstrong\u003eDeunan Knute\u003c\/strong\u003e at the center of an explosive science-fiction battle scene, surrounded by futuristic powered armor and weapons fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is an exceptionally strong example of Warren's early manga-influenced work: a fully developed cover composition filled with machinery, weapons, movement and explosive color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original is executed by hand in \u003cstrong\u003eink and color on art board\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the artwork extending across nearly the entire image area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal \u003cstrong\u003ecrop\/registration marks\u003c\/strong\u003e remain visible around the illustration, documenting its use in the comic-production process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is prominently \u003cstrong\u003esigned by Adam Warren\u003c\/strong\u003e along the lower margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePUBLISHED BY ECLIPSE COMICS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis artwork was published as the cover to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppleseed Book Three #1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEclipse Comics \/ Studio Proteus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAugust 1989\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover Artist: Adam Warren\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStory \u0026amp; Interior Art: Masamune Shirow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Three: The Scales of Prometheus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Eclipse serialization of \u003cem\u003eAppleseed\u003c\/em\u003e ran for 19 issues across four books, with Book Three beginning with this issue in August 1989. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat makes this artwork particularly significant: it is the \u003cstrong\u003efirst Adam Warren cover from Appleseed Book Three\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eADAM WARREN \u0026amp; APPLESEED\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdam Warren was one of the pioneering American comic artists to embrace and bridge Japanese manga into American comics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis connection with \u003cem\u003eAppleseed\u003c\/em\u003e predates much of the manga-influenced work for which he would later become widely known.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Eclipse's American publication, the cover assignments changed as the series progressed. \u003cstrong\u003eMasamune Shirow supplied the Book One covers, Arthur Adams handled Book Two, and Adam Warren created all five Book Three covers.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat places this cover at an especially interesting intersection in the history of \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican comics and the early American manga market\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWarren would go on to become closely associated with manga-influenced American comics through work including \u003cstrong\u003eThe Dirty Pair\u003c\/strong\u003e and later his creator-owned series \u003cstrong\u003eEmpowered\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMASAMUNE SHIROW'S APPLESEED\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated by \u003cstrong\u003eMasamune Shirow\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAppleseed\u003c\/em\u003e became one of the important Japanese science-fiction manga properties introduced to American comic readers during the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe series follows \u003cstrong\u003eDeunan Knute and Briareos Hecatonchires\u003c\/strong\u003e through the technologically advanced city of Olympus, combining cyberpunk, military science fiction, political intrigue, robotics, artificial intelligence and Shirow's famously intricate mechanical designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEclipse's American edition was produced in conjunction with \u003cstrong\u003eStudio Proteus\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the pioneering organizations responsible for introducing Japanese manga to American comic readers during this period. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eONE-OF-A-KIND PUBLISHED COVER ART\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike a copy of the comic itself, \u003cstrong\u003eonly one original exists\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the physical artwork from which the published cover was reproduced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Original hand-drawn artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Original hand-colored artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Published cover art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Adam Warren artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Signed by Adam Warren\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Cover to Appleseed Book Three #1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Published by Eclipse Comics in 1989\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is \u003cstrong\u003eNOT a print, lithograph, poster, production proof, reproduction or recreation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComic Cover shown for reference only, comic not included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease examine the high-resolution photographs carefully. 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