Coven # 1 NM DFE Chrome Cover Dynamic Forces Awesome Jeph Loeb Churchill w COA

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Coven (1997 1st Series) #1A.DF.CHROME

Published 1997 by Awesome
Rob Liefeld cover
Written by Jeph Loeb
Penciled by Ian Churchill

Dynamic Forces Exclusive Chrome Edition. Limited to 5000 copies, numbered 2101. Includes Certificate of Authenticity. Cover price $2.50.

Christina Baker is in the Philadelphia State University library trying to wrte her Sociology Term paper and begins to have a bad migraine. She decides to go home, and while she was walking, she notices someone in one of the building and decides to investigate it. She sees one of the guards unconscious and continues to investigate. She comes across this woman and red-skinned man doing something. Christina is then greeted by Blackmass from behind. Meanwhile, Spellcaster is woken up from her beach shore home by her owl, who shows her something. Back to Christina, she gets a headache and then the Coven are greeted by Pentacle (A traitor to the Coven) and Golem. The Coven battle Pentacle and Golem until they are interrupted by Grimoire (Blackmass’ brother), who saves Pentacle and Golem and leaves.

The Coven travels around the globe in search of a series of mystic artifacts that would change the world forever if they fell in the hands of the malevolent organization called the Pentad.

At first glance this resembles another entry in the “Angels against Demons, Heaven vs. Hell” series of titles that have dominated the output of many 1990s publishers. On closer inspection, though, there’s more in common with Doctor Strange and Marvel’s horror characters than with Spawn et al.

Created by Ian Churchill, who draws and co-writes the series with Jeph Loeb, there’s a strong sense that the characters have purpose and that there’s an interesting world being laid out. There’s also a healthy mix of lightheartedness and horror. While the artwork improves with each issue Churchill clearly enjoys drawing scantily clad people (men and women, though the latter are rather ubiquitous) and this might have been off-putting except he’s made sure it’s within context for the characters. Overall, a title to try if you enjoy the supernatural.

Created by Ian Churchill with collaboration with Jeph Loeb. The unique series was publishe by Awesome Entertainment. The Coven was by far one of their most popular titles. While the rest of the Awesome Universe focused on the Super side of comics, the Coven explored the mystic underworld of this universe. Unfortunately as the company folded the Coven was one of the first titles to cease publication. But many fans still remember it as some of Jeph Loeb’s and Ian Churchil’s best work.Cain and Abel…everyone knows the story…Cain killed Abel….and the Lord marked him for all to see that it was he that brought murder into the world. centuries later….

Christina Baker is your average college student that suffers from deadlines, school, loans, the lack of a good guy in her life but what she doesnt lack are headaches…upon walking back to her dorm she has a severe headache. This leads her to discover two people stealing from a museum. They are Scratch (a possessed priest) and Fantom (a vampire). Upon their discovery she sees the Pentad enter the fray and there battle begin.

That night Christina is introduced to the world of The Coven. Their leader arrives to help turn the tide in their favor (to some degree). Blackmass introduces Christina to the world of magic and mysticism and explains how the Coven are the first best and last line of defense for the world. He also explains that the Pentad are there counterparts.

The Coven consist of:

Blackmass : The seventh son of a seventh son. He is the leader of the Coven and can manipulate his bodies density.

Scratch: A possessed priest who constantly battles the demon within to keep him at bay.

Fantom: A vampire with a heart, she has known Blackmass longer than anyone

Spellcaster: She loses her mother early in the series (killed by the Pentad) and inherits her spell book and seeks revenge against them.

Phenomena: A college student with the ability to see the supernatural.

We discover during the series that the Pentad and Coven have ties to Cain and Able….but the twist at the end will shock you.

The Coven’s allies include: Lionheart and Supreme among others.

Near mint, 1st print. Bagged & Boarded.