Jade Warriors Zettai No Edition (C: 0-1-2)
In an alternate history of Japan, dragons created its islands from which they ruled the world. Warriors defeated them and claimed the islands as their own. But they were petty heroes, and others saw past them to prepare for the dragons' return. Wives and daughters invoked rituals in service to the dragons; over time, they became powerful weapons. Their efforts splintered by men with differing agendas, those women became an elite assassins' guild, Jade Warriors in service of the Yakuza -enhanced assassins much feared throughout the world. Now, as the dragons return, one of the Jade Warriors escapes after discovering terrible truths and fleeing from her life's mission. The hunter becomes the hunted as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. Superstar artist Mike Deodato's Jade Warriors saga began at Image Comics in the late '90s but was never completed. Now, for its 25th anniversary, Deodato and Vincenzo Cucca have completed the adventure in a 192-page oversized hardcover Zettai No (Absolute format) edition with slipcase and dust jacket. Available as both an unsigned edition and an autographed edition with color book plate. Limited to 1,000 signed and 500 unsigned copies.