Issue #1 "Ash Can" (March 2007)
Cover A - Joe Jusko $free
Artist - Stephen Segovia / Writer - Joshua Hale Fialkov
Vengeance of Vampirella
This is a reproduction of the first seven pages of issue 1 of the 2007 Vampirella Quarterly series.
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There is some question as to whether this counts as an "official" publication
or not. It may not have been intended as an ash can, but I saw this advertised on eBay with
the following description.
"ULTRA RARE "VAMPIRELLA QUARTERLY: SPRING 2007" # 1 Promotional ASHCAN
Preview comic from Harris Comics 2007! This SEXY 7-page FULL COLOR Ashcan edition of VAMPIRELLA
QUARTERLY # 1 was sent out to retailers to promote interest in the series and is EXTREMELY
RARE! This ashcan comic preview, printed on 8.5" x 11" paper, had an EXTREMELY
small print run and is VERY scarce! If you're a VAMPIRELLA fan, don't miss out on this RARE
collectible! SOLD OUT from the publisher ... "
Bon Alimagno, Harris Editor, has a few words to say on the topic ...
"I don't know why someone is calling the packet we sent out to retailers an ashcan.
I guess it is the classic old school definition of what an ashcan is, but it's nothing that's
in any way collectible: We printed out the first seven pages, went to a copy center and
had many more copies printed up. They were bound together only by a staple in the upper
right corner and sent out to retailers with a press release and a letter by me. And that's
it -- definitely not what we used to sell as an ashcan."
Well, I suppose you pays your money and you takes your choice! I will leave it up to you,
gentle reader, as to whether this counts as a true "ash can" or not.
Whatever. A big "Thank You" to Bon for letting me have a copy for my collection! |