Chachu #1
Series premiere · Cover A by Marianna Ignazzi · Iman Vellani solo writing debut · Collect Forever Soft Slab
5 August 2026
First issue and original-release Cover A of Iman Vellani's creator-owned five-part neo-noir series Chachu, illustrated by Marianna Ignazzi and coloured by Jordie Bellaire. Set in 1979, it follows 19-year-old Pakistani-Canadian Leila as she travels to California to meet her estranged private-investigator uncle, or 'Chachu'.
Read the catalogue note →- Issue
- #1 of 5
- Publisher
- Image Comics · United States
- State
- Collect Forever Soft Slab · sealed/encapsulated collecting state · not numerically graded
- Condition
- Near Mint appearance, provisional and ungraded, assessed through the Collect Forever Soft Slab.
- Completeness
- Complete under the standing TMR completeness rule. No missing issued component is indicated; the comic remains enclosed in its Collect Forever Soft Slab.
Catalogue note
First issue and original-release Cover A of Iman Vellani's creator-owned five-part neo-noir series Chachu, illustrated by Marianna Ignazzi and coloured by Jordie Bellaire. Set in 1979, it follows 19-year-old Pakistani-Canadian Leila as she travels to California to meet her estranged private-investigator uncle, or 'Chachu'. The issue is especially notable as Vellani's solo comics-writing debut and as a creator-owned project drawing on her own coming-of-age experiences in the entertainment industry. This copy is preserved in a Collect Forever Soft Slab.
Writer: Iman Vellani
Artist: Marianna Ignazzi · Jordie Bellaire (colour) · Lucas Gattoni (lettering, printed credit)
Cover: Marianna Ignazzi
Edition: Original release / first printing · Cover A · Lunar code 0626IM0256 · UPC 70985304829000111
Why this object matters
Vellani’s solo writing debut and the Pakistani-Canadian coming-of-age perspective give Chachu a specific authorship and representation context. The Ignazzi/Bellaire collaboration merits strong 8.0 status, while celebrity association and launch publicity do not establish an outstanding archival landmark.
Evidence limits: Complete under the standing TMR completeness rule. No missing issued component is indicated; the comic remains enclosed in its Collect Forever Soft Slab.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8 / 10.
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Recorded contributions · 3
- Iman VellaniWritingCatalogue credit
Writing credit: Iman Vellani Original catalogue credit
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Artwork credit: Marianna Ignazzi · Jordie Bellaire (colour) · Lucas Gattoni (lettering, printed credit) Original catalogue credit
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Cover artwork credit: Marianna Ignazzi Original catalogue credit
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