{"product_id":"exquisite-corpses-1-alessandro-micelli-minimal-trade-dress-exclusive-ltd-500","title":"Exquisite Corpses #1 Alessandro Micelli Minimal Trade dress Exclusive LTD 500","description":"\u003ch2\u003eExquisite Corpses #1 — Alessandro Micelli Exclusive · Ltd 500 Per Format\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA Collector Cartel shared exclusive on the launch issue of \u003cstrong\u003eExquisite Corpses\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cstrong\u003eImage Comics\u003c\/strong\u003e. Painted cover by \u003cstrong\u003eAlessandro Micelli\u003c\/strong\u003e, with both Foil and Minimal Trade Dress treatments capped at \u003cstrong\u003e500 copies each\u003c\/strong\u003e — not 500 across both formats, but 500 per format, separately registered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe listing offers five SKU configurations: standalone \u003cstrong\u003eMinimal Trade Dress\u003c\/strong\u003e, standalone \u003cstrong\u003eFoil\u003c\/strong\u003e, the bundled \u003cstrong\u003eMin + Foil Set\u003c\/strong\u003e, plus optional \u003cstrong\u003eCGC submission tiers\u003c\/strong\u003e on either Minimal or Foil. The optional \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Walsh signature add-on\u003c\/strong\u003e can be combined with any tier at checkout — Walsh is the cover artist on Exquisite Corpses' standard editions and a recognised modern Image-line cover name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePre-orders are final sale — no cancellations, no returns. Books ship up to 21 days from official release. CGC-graded SKUs add up to 90 days for grading turnaround, handled through Bearmax Comics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle: Exquisite Corpses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIssue: #1 (Launch Issue)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Image Comics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCover Artist: Alessandro Micelli\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Cover: Michael Walsh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrint Run: Ltd 500 \/ Format\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNetwork: Collector Cartel Shared Exclusive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Brand New · NM\/M\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssue #1 anchor position.\u003c\/strong\u003e Series-launch issues are anchor positions in any title's collected run — Exquisite Corpses #1 with a sub-thousand exclusive locks the slot before the title's wider trajectory plays out.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePer-format 500 cap.\u003c\/strong\u003e Each cover treatment is separately capped at 500. The Foil register and Minimal Trade Dress register run independently, so set-completion buyers actually need two separate sub-thousand pulls — not one pooled allocation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollector Cartel network.\u003c\/strong\u003e One of the most established modern shared-exclusive networks. Cartel-network exclusives form a defined collector lane with a documented retail-clearance and aftermarket history — recognised across the modern Image-line variant ecosystem.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlessandro Micelli name.\u003c\/strong\u003e Painted-figure cover artist with a defined modern Image-line catalogue. His exclusives sit in the same collector lane as Mico Suayan, Skan, Lesley \"Leirix\" Li and other painted Image cover names.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWalsh signature add-on.\u003c\/strong\u003e Optional Michael Walsh signature locks an additional collector-tier signal onto the slot — yellow-label slab path if combined with the CGC submission tier.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFive-SKU buying matrix.\u003c\/strong\u003e Min \/ Foil \/ Set \/ Min CGC \/ Foil CGC + optional sig — gives collectors the full configuration matrix from raw single-book to slabbed-and-signed at the same drop, instead of forcing post-drop CGC sourcing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSKU Options\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe drop offered five base configurations, each separately allocated against the 500-per-format register. Optional \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Walsh signature\u003c\/strong\u003e add-on combines with any tier at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinimal Trade Dress — Single book · 500 cap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFoil — Single book · 500 cap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMin + Foil Set — Both books · matched pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinimal · CGC — Submitted via Bearmax\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFoil · CGC — Submitted via Bearmax\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e+ Walsh Sig (any tier) — Yellow Label path on CGC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors anchoring a title from launch, the matched \u003cstrong\u003eMin + Foil Set\u003c\/strong\u003e is the standard build — locks the issue's two flagship cover formats into a single allocation. For slabbed-portfolio builders, the \u003cstrong\u003eCGC + Walsh signature\u003c\/strong\u003e tier is the strongest single-book configuration in the drop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCollector Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree structural factors converge on this drop. First, \u003cstrong\u003eIssue #1 anchor position\u003c\/strong\u003e — the launch issue of an Image-line title is a defined collector slot regardless of the title's later trajectory. Second, the \u003cstrong\u003eper-format 500 cap\u003c\/strong\u003e — set-completion buyers need two separate sub-thousand pulls to close the matched pair, not one pooled allocation. Third, the \u003cstrong\u003eCollector Cartel network\u003c\/strong\u003e — one of the most established shared-exclusive networks in modern Image-line variant collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors building a Cartel-network sub-set: this slot pairs naturally with the network's other 500-cap Image-line exclusives. For collectors building a Micelli full-artist run: this is one of the harder-to-source international examples in the painted-cover Image-line catalogue. For slabbed-portfolio builders: the CGC + Walsh signature tier locks both a yellow-label slab path and the issue's signature artist into a single allocation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCompanion piece to other Cartel-network and sub-thousand exclusives in our lane — sits in the same buy-cycle as the BRZRKR Bleeding Tide #1 Foil + Virgin Set (Cartel × Frostymug, Ltd 250) and the G.I. Joe #20 C2E2 Foil (Ltd 500).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePre-order books ship up to 21 days from official release. CGC SKUs add up to 90 days for grading turnaround (Bearmax Comics). UK insured tracked dispatch from Canterbury, Kent. 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