{"product_id":"karman-blade-1-ashcan-promo","title":"Karman Blade #1 Ashcan Promo","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rare pre-release ashcan for one of the fall's most anticipated dark fantasy launches. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Karman Blade\u003c\/strong\u003e comes from Darcy Van Poelgeest and Ian Bertram, the Eisner Award-winning team behind \u003cem\u003eLittle Bird\u003c\/em\u003e. In a dying desert world ruled by a water-hoarding god, a young man is chosen by a blade forged from the stars to slay the tyrant deity and free his people.\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAshcans are miniature, low-print promotional editions distributed ahead of a series launch to build advance buzz among retailers and collectors — scarce by design, not by chance. Image Comics is distributing this ashcan through limited convention channels, including SDCC 2026, keeping print runs tight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries specs:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Karman Blade #1 releases September 9, 2026, launching a four-issue dark fantasy miniseries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy it matters for collectors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Van Poelgeest and Bertram's last collaboration, Little Bird, won an Eisner and built a strong secondary-market following on its own promo editions. Ashcans tied to a proven Eisner-winning creative team's next book are a classic speculative pickup — get in before word spreads past the direct market.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Image Comics","offers":[{"title":"Karman Blade #1 Ashcan Promo","offer_id":43671225696346,"sku":"0526IM8140","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/3359\/4458\/files\/C3431505-1096-4916-A43E-7C42122B6669.jpg?v=1784327785","url":"https:\/\/epic-panels-comics.com\/products\/karman-blade-1-ashcan-promo","provider":"Epic Panels Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}