Lot #291: "DV8 #2" Comic Book -- 1996 Image

"DV8 #2" is a modern-age superhero team comic book published by Image Comics through WildStorm Productions in November 1996. Written by Warren Ellis with interior art and a cover by Humberto Ramos and Sal Regla, this issue titled "The Neighborhood" continues the gritty, cynical origin of the "Deviants." The narrative follows the team of Gen-Active outcasts—comprising Copycat, Freestyle, Frostbite, Powerhaus, Rainmaker, Savage, Sublime, and Threshold—as they are manipulated by the ruthless Ivana Baiul of Internal Operations. In this installment, the team is "deployed" into a suburban environment to test their combat readiness and psychological stability, leading to a series of darkly humorous and violent vignettes as the teenagers struggle with their destructive powers and lack of moral guidance. The story is noted for its sharp, satirical dialogue and for the debut of the Humberto Ramos "hyper-stylized" aesthetic that became a hallmark of the late 1990s WildStorm era. A key entry for collectors of Warren Ellis's early American comic work and fans of the interconnected Gen13 universe. Dimensions: 26 cm Pickup category timeslot {A}