The Crow (Caliber)

    (Caliber, 1989-1990, 2017)
©1981, 1989, 1992, 1993 J. O’Barr

Pain. Fear. Irony. Despair. Death. The Crow may be the ultimate comic about loss. It’s James O’Barr’s incredibly intense tale of about having it all—and having it torn away from you.

It’s about a couple named Eric and Shelley, two people who were romantically and completely in love. They were to be married, but had the bad fortune to have their car break down at the wrong place and at the wrong time. A band of wilding punks came upon them and shot Eric in the head, then brutalized and killed Shelley. In his final moments, however, Eric saw a crow…a crow who somehow ferried his soul back from death to allow him his revenge.

One of the rare comics that was successfully translated to the silver screen, the film itself was marked by the tragic accidental death of star Brandon Lee, son of Bruce Lee.
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  • 1
    #1
    Feb 1989
    Cover: $1.95
    W: James O’Barr  ·  A: James O’Barr
    B&W; B&w (10, 000 print run)
    No copies available
  • 1-2
    #1 - 2nd printing
    2nd Printing Cover by James O’Barr
    Cover: $1.95
    W: James O’Barr  ·  A: James O’Barr
    B&W
    No copies available
  • 1-3
    #1 - 3rd printing
    3rd Printing Cover by James O’Barr
    Jun 1990
    Cover: $1.95
    W: James O’Barr  ·  A: James O’Barr
    B&W
    No copies available
  • 2
    #2
    Mar 1989
    Cover: $1.95
    W: James O’Barr  ·  A: James O’Barr
    (7000 print run); B&W
    No copies available
  • 2-2
    #2 - 2nd printing
    2nd Printing Cover by James O’Barr
    Dec 1989
    Cover: $1.95
    W: James O’Barr  ·  A: James O’Barr
    B&W
    No copies available
  • 2-3
    #2 - 3rd printing
    3rd Printing Cover by James O’Barr
    Jun 1990
    Cover: $1.95
    W: James O’Barr  ·  A: James O’Barr
    B&W
    No copies available
  • 3
    #3
    Aug 1989
    Cover: $1.95
    W: James O’Barr  ·  A: James O’Barr
    (5000 print run); B&W
    No copies available
  • 3-2
    #3 - 2nd printing
    2nd Printing Cover by James O’Barr
    Jun 1990
    Cover: $1.95
    W: James O’Barr  ·  A: James O’Barr
    B&W
    No copies available
  • 4
    #4
    Cover: $1.95
    W: James O’Barr  ·  A: James O’Barr
    B&W
    No copies available
  • Bk 1
    Book #1
    Cover: $15.95
    W: James O’Barr  ·  A: James O’Barr
    Collects The Crow #1-4
    No copies available
  • Bk 1-2
    Book #1 - 2nd printing
    Cover: $18.95
    W: James O’Barr  ·  A: James O’Barr
    Published by Pocket Books
    No copies available
  • Bk 1/A
    Book #1 Variation A
    Cover: $15.95
    W: James O’Barr  ·  A: James O’Barr
    Collects The Crow #1-4, Published by Kitchen Sink
    1 copy for $49.95
  • Bk 1/A-3
    Book #1 Variation A - 3rd printing
    Cover: $15.95
    W: James O’Barr  ·  A: James O’Barr
    Collects The Crow #1-4, Published by Kitchen Sink
    No copies available
  • Bk 1/B
    Book #1 Variation B
    Jul 2011
    Cover: $18.99
    W: James O’Barr  ·  A: James O’Barr
    Collects The Crow #1-4 with new material by James O’Barr
    No copies available
  • Dlx 1/HC
    Deluxe Set #1 Hardcover
    Hardcover Edition with cover by James O’Barr
    Oct 2017
    Cover: $29.99
    W: James O’Barr  ·  A: James O’Barr
    Collects The Crow #1-4 with new material by James O’Barr
    No copies available