# Is "Archangel" by William Gibson (with Michael St. John Smith; art Butch Guice) a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Archangel by William Gibson (with Michael St. John Smith; art Butch Guice) (IDW Publishing, 2017) is identified by: First book-form edition: the collected hardcover graphic novel from IDW Publishing, ISBN 978-1-63140-875-5, 144 pages, gathering the five-issue IDW comic mini-series. Story written by William Gibson with Michael St.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First book-form edition: the collected hardcover graphic novel from IDW Publishing, ISBN 978-1-63140-875-5, 144 pages, gathering the five-issue IDW comic mini-series
- The hardcover was released in October 2017; the first printing is identified on the indicia, where the print date reads 2017
- Written by William Gibson with Michael St
- John Smith and illustrated by Butch Guice; the series was nominated for an Eisner Award
- Publisher imprint reads IDW Publishing
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | William Gibson (with Michael St. John Smith; art Butch Guice) |
| Publisher | IDW Publishing |
| Year | 2017 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First book-form edition: the collected hardcover graphic novel from IDW Publishing, ISBN 978-1-63140-875-5, 144 pages, gathering the… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First book-form edition: the collected hardcover graphic novel from IDW Publishing, ISBN 978-1-63140-875-5, 144 pages, gathering the five-issue IDW comic mini-series. The hardcover was released in October 2017; the first printing is identified on the indicia, where the print date reads 2017. Written by William Gibson with Michael St. John Smith and illustrated by Butch Guice; the series was nominated for an Eisner Award.

## Is this the true first?
Story written by William Gibson with Michael St. John Smith, illustrated by Butch Guice. The five single comic issues (IDW, 2016 series, running 2016 to 2017) precede the collected book; the 2017 hardcover is the first collected book-form edition. A separate German-language edition also exists and is not the first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None. Watch the indicia for a later-printing line on subsequent trade printings.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Archangel* by William Gibson (with Michael St. John Smith; art Butch Guice) a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/archangel
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.