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"DIVINITY #1 (of 4)"
(Sketch Edition)
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Submitted via ComicSketcArt
CGC Sketch by Adam Gorham
Signed by Adam Gorham Matt Kindt at NYCC 2015.
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GENERAL:
Page Quality: White
Notes: Indica reads "February 2014"
Significance: 1st DIVINITY
Appearance:
Writer: Matt Kindt
Page Art: Trevor Hairsine & Ryan Winn
Cover Art: Adam Gorham
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: 11 Feb 2015
Print Run: 12,079 Copies
(Comichron Feb 15 sales data)
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CENSUS REPORT: 08 JUN 19
| GRADE | Univ- | Qual- | Sign- | Rest- | Total |
| CGC 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CGC 9.8 | 30 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 56 |
| CGC 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
*DOUBLE SIGNED SIGNATURE SERIES COPY*
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SYNOPSIS:
At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union – determined to win the Space Race at any cost – green lit a dangerously advanced mission. They sent a man farther into the cosmos than anyone has gone before or since. Lost in the stars, he encountered something unknown. Something that…changed him.
Long thought lost & erased from the history books, he has suddenly returned, crash-landing in the Australian Outback. The few that have been able to reach him believe him to be a deity – one who turned the scorched desert into a lush oasis. They say he can bend matter, space, & even time to his will. Earth is about to meet a new god; & he’s a communist.
How long can it be before the first confrontation between mankind & DIVINITY begins?
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COLLECTOR'S NOTES:
While building this set, it was clear that a CGC Sketch (ideally graded 9.8+) would be vital to achieving the most competitive set possible.
I also own a (Universal) CGC 9.8 copy that covered as a temporary placeholder, so I contacted my friend & art-dealer "Sonic" Dan Moler who represents Adam Gorham for commissions & art sales. I own Adam's original cover art for Dead Drop #1 (Cover B), so the relationship was already in-place.
Adam agreed to the project, & Doug Peters from ComicSketchArt facilitated everything else. Series writer Matt Kindt signed directly under Adam's artwork, which enhances this solid presentation. The result was a fantastic addition to this set, & also my collection.
Early in 2016 it was announced that Adam would create a cover for each issue of Divinity II. Adam's original cover art for Divinity II #1 is pictured below (courtesy of Sonic Dan).
