Kronen's Kaiju #1A
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Monster Master, Dan Parsons, delivers his stark grey tone creature feature - Jade Vampyre - in a single glorious issue! The story originally serialized in American Mythology Monsters is told the way it was meant to be read, in a single horrifying sitting. Dr. Jade Jones is a dedicated scientist sworn to find a cure for a rare blood disease that has afflicted her family for generations. When her own son develops a severe case of the disease, Jade does the unthinkable and injects herself with a highly dangerous experimental vaccine. Jade's motives are noble, but she is killed by the experimental vaccine. Her lifeless form is entombed in her family crypt on the outskirts of New Orleans, only to arise a week later as a full-fledged vampire, complete with all of the unique characteristic qualities of that dread creature of the night! This issue comes with three covers - Main Cover Dan Parsons, Vamp Variant by Buz Hasson & Ken Haeser, & a 350 copy limited edition Black & White collector's cover also by Parsons.
Release Date: 2017
Monster Master, Dan Parsons, delivers his stark grey tone creature feature - Jade Vampyre - in a single glorious issue! The story originally serialized in American Mythology Monsters is told the way it was meant to be read, in a single horrifying sitting. Dr. Jade Jones is a dedicated scientist sworn to find a cure for a rare blood disease that has afflicted her family for generations. When her own son develops a severe case of the disease, Jade does the unthinkable and injects herself with a highly dangerous experimental vaccine. Jade's motives are noble, but she is killed by the experimental vaccine. Her lifeless form is entombed in her family crypt on the outskirts of New Orleans, only to arise a week later as a full-fledged vampire, complete with all of the unique characteristic qualities of that dread creature of the night! This issue comes with three covers - Main Cover Dan Parsons, Vamp Variant by Buz Hasson & Ken Haeser, & a 350 copy limited edition Black & White collector's cover also by Parsons.
Release Date: 2017
THE HIGH GRADES (Investment Quality)
- 9.9 – 10.0 MINT: Near perfect. No discernible defects.
- 9.8 NM/MT: High-end; negligible stress or bindery tears.
- 9.6 NM+: Nearly perfect; very minor surface wear.
- 9.4 NM: Standard high-grade; minor corner blunting.
- 9.2 NM-: Excellent; small stress lines (no color break).
- 9.0 VF/NM: Great eye appeal; minor spine stress.
THE MID GRADES (Collector Quality)
- 8.5 VF+: Clean copy; small amount of wear/creasing.
- 8.0 VF: Very attractive; minor surface wear or foxing.
- 7.5 VF-: Slight accumulation of defects; minor blunting.
- 7.0 FN/VF: Solid copy; minor creases or color breaks.
- 6.0 FN: Average mid-grade; small spine splits or tears.
- 5.0 VG/FN: Significant wear; small pieces may be missing.
THE LOW GRADES (Reader Quality)
- 4.0 VG: Average used copy; heavy creasing or scuffing.
- 3.0 GD/VG: Heavily read; major creases or staple rust.
- 2.0 GD: Well-worn; covers may be detached but present.
- 1.0 FR: Heavily damaged; large chunks missing.
- 0.5 PR: Fragile; missing pages or severe degradation.
Our raw grading is an opinion based on 30+ years of experience. We do not guarantee a specific numeric grade from 3rd party services (CGC/CBCS) but strive for maximum accuracy.
