Lot #191: "Stone: The Awakening #3" Comic Book -- 1998 Image

"Stone: The Awakening #3" is a modern-age supernatural action comic book published by Image Comics in November 1998. Created and written by Brian Haberlin and Whilce Portacio with interior art and cover by Whilce Portacio and Gerry Alanguilan, this issue is the third chapter of the debut four-part miniseries. The narrative reaches a fever pitch as Stan Hanani begins to fully embrace his destiny as the Stone, a mystical protector destined to battle the ancient, demonic Agimat. In this issue, Stan is forced into a brutal confrontation within a hidden subterranean temple in the Philippines, where he must protect his family from the Red Sect while learning to control the volatile elemental energies that grant him his superhuman strength and stone-like skin. The issue is a showcase for Whilce Portacio’s signature "shredded" art style, which utilized extremely fine, dense hatching to create a sense of raw power and texture. The penultimate chapter in this landmark exploration of Filipino folklore in mainstream comics. Dimensions: 26 cm Pickup category timeslot {A}