A key issue noted for First appearance of John Wick and First appearance of Maria. John Wick #1 was published by Dynamite Entertainment on November 1, 2017, as part of a series that began in 2017. Greg Pak writes, and art comes from Bill Sienkiewicz, David Curiel and Denys Cowan. It features Billy, Buffalo, Charon, John Wick and Maria, among 7 characters cataloged on VerseDB.