Aria

    (Image, 1998-2000)
™ and ©1998 Avalon Studios

This series began with a predominantly black-and-white preview edition of writer Brian Holguin and artist Jay Anacelto’s Aria which is simply beautiful; it’s a quick look at the characters who will populate an intriguing new series from Image Comics and Avalon Studios. In Aria, myth mixes with reality; gods and Faeries walk the streets of contemporary Manhattan, and a 900-year-old expatriate Faerie princess named Kildare operates a bookstore called Otherworld in Greenwich Village.

Anacelto’s artwork is haunting and lovely, and Brian Holguin’s excellent writing is showcased in an engaging short story starring Kildare and other creatures from the “[other] side of the metaphysical fence.”

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#1

  1/1/1999
  $2.50
  $1.75
10 copies available from $1.25 		  Brian HolguinJay Anacleto

#1 Variation A

  1/1/1999
  $2.50
  $2.50
12 copies available from $1.75 		White background cover Brian HolguinJay Anacleto

#1 Variation B

  1/1/1999
  $2.50
  $2.50
2 copies available from $2.75 		Woman looking from balcony on cover Brian HolguinJay Anacleto

#1 Variation C

 
  $0.00
  $27.00
2 copies available from $26.90 		Gold Foil Cover Brian HolguinJay Anacleto

#1 Variation D

 
  $2.50
  $2.50
No copies available 		Holguin Hologram Autographed VariantSolicted by Wizard MagazineBrian HolguinJay Anacleto

#1 Variation E

 
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No copies available 		Michael Turner Autograph Variant Brian HolguinJay Anacleto

#2

  4/1/1999
  $2.50
  $1.75
13 copies available from $1.00 		  Brian HolguinJay Anacleto, Roy Martinez

#2 Variation A

  4/1/1999
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  $2.50
No copies available 		 Convention SpecialBrian HolguinJay Anacleto, Roy Martinez

#3

  5/1/1999
  $2.50
  $1.75
18 copies available from $0.75 		  Brian HolguinRoy Martinez

#4

  11/1/1999
  $2.50
  $2.00
11 copies available from $1.00 		 Close-up shot of woman in green pointing at chestBrian HolguinJay Anacleto

#4 Variation A

  11/1/1999
  $2.50
  $1.75
No copies available 		Textured cover stockClose-up shot of woman in green pointing at chestBrian HolguinJay Anacleto

#4 Variation B

  11/1/1999
  $2.50
  $3.50
3 copies available from $1.75 		Variant Cover with Angela Brian HolguinJay Anacleto

#4 Variation C

  11/1/1999
  $0.00
  $4.75
No copies available 		Glow-in-the-Dark cover Brian HolguinJay Anacleto

Ashcan #1

  11/1/1998
  $2.95
  $5.00
3 copies available from $4.50 		 Preview issue, B&WBrian HolguinJay Anacleto

Ashcan #1 Variation A

  11/1/1998
  $2.95
  $3.50
No copies available 		White Textured CoverPreview IssueBrian HolguinJay Anacleto

Book #1

  7/1/2000
  $13.95
  $18.00
1 copy available for $6.00 		 The Magic of Aria; Collects Aria #1-4Brian HolguinJay Anacleto