Crow No. 0 by James O'Barr & others

THE CROW No. "0" by JAMES O'BARR and others.

Though numbered "Zero," this was the first of what was to be a new series of CROW stories by creator J. O'Barr along with guest artists and writers. O'Barr himself contributed the front cover and fifteen new pages of Eric Draven art and text: "The Crow" (6 pgs), "October" (2 pgs), "Shadowplay" (1 pg), "She Smiles in Pain and Glory" (2 pgs), "Spine of the Snake" (1 pg) and "Three Dreams from 'The Book of Dreams'" (3 pgs). Other contributors include: John Wagner, Alexander Maleev, James Vance, Phil Hester, Jerry Prosser, Christopher Golden and Charles Adlard, all of whom contributed to earlier CROW spin-off comics. Also includes 2 pages of Letters from fans ("Crow's Feet") and a couple of curiosties.

Crow #0 was published in December 1998 and publisher Kitchen Sink Press died in January 1999, so this was one of its very last publications. Two full-color ads will intrigue and frustrate serious CROW fans: The inside front cover advertises "The Author's Edition" of the original Crow graphic novel "with thirteen previously unpublished, fully restored pages of artwork"!! And the inside back cover shows the front cover of the never-published Crow: Demon in Disguise, by science fiction writer John J. Miller, Jerry Beck (Crow/Razor) and Phil Hester.

Crow #0 is 48 pages. NM/Mint condition.