{"product_id":"bloodstar-1976-signed-numbered-hardcover-74756","title":"Bloodstar (1976) Signed \u0026 Numbered Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Robert E. Howard sword \u0026amp; sorcery novel made into a classic 1976 graphic novel by the great Richard Corben.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book was a limited edition of 5000 numbered copies, of which the first 2000 copies were signed by the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is #659 and it is signed by the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the best copies I've seen. The front panel, with Corben's painting of Bloodstar, shows brilliantly. The back panel, often scuffed, is pure black.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dust jacket reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBLOODSTAR is a new, revolutionary concept -- a graphic novel, which combines all the imagination and visual power of comic strip art with the richness of the traditional novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis graphic novel features Corben's black \u0026amp; white painted artwork throughout, with a color painting on the dustjacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Wikipedia:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story is an adaptation of Robert E. Howard's original short story \"The Valley of the Worm\", which appeared for the first time in Weird Tales (February 1934). According to an interview with Corben in Heavy Metal magazine, Armand Eisen and Gil Kane contacted Corben and asked him if he wanted to work on the book. Gil Kane changed the hero's name from \"Niord\" to \"Bloodstar\" and created the design of a star mark on his forehead. John Jakes expanded the story and then Richard Corben revised, rewrote it and added further content.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morning Star Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53485586972970,"sku":"74756","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/2879\/4922\/files\/90943706-88E3-4A75-B15B-BAF2A0AF228C.jpg?v=1794012877","url":"https:\/\/stuartngbooks.com\/products\/bloodstar-1976-signed-numbered-hardcover-74756","provider":"Stuart Ng Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}