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Ennis, Gage, Hickman, Hine And More – Avatar Press December Solicitations
Garth Ennis shows the world is going to the dogs, David Hine ends Gore Angels story but Crossed gets a new Daniel Way and a seventh trade, Christos Gage finds a Happy Kitty, Jonathan Hickman rolls out the End of Days, Max Brooks' parade goes to all out war, Kieron Gillen ups the arms race, and Mike Wolfer starts the final showdown. Its yours new Avatar Press solicitations:
AVATAR PRESS- OCT13 PRODUCTS SHIPPING: December 2013
ROVER RED CHARLIE #1
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Writer: Garth Ennis
Cover & Art: Michael Dipascale
MR, Color, 32 pages, 1 of 6
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: When a worldwide epidemic suddenly rids the Earth of all humans, what happens to man's best friend? GARTH ENNIS – the master wordsmith of Preacher and Crossed – delivers a story like no other, as a band of canines set out to survive on their own for the first time. This is the story of three best friends at the end of the World. Charlie was a helper dog and he was good at getting his feeders safely around. Now he and his pals Rover and Red must escape the failing New York City and find their way in this new order. Ennis applies his incredible talent for creating rich and complex characters to a whole new species, with this shockingly original tale that is fully painted by Michael Dipascale. Available with a Regular, Wraparound, and a Dog Days Order Incentive cover by series artist Michael Dipascale.
ROVER RED CHARLIE #1 WRAPAROUND COVER
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Writer: Garth Ennis
Cover & Art: Michael Dipascale
MR, Color, 32 pages
ROVER RED CHARLIE #1 DOG DAYS RETAILER ORDER INCENTIVE COVER
Writer: Garth Ennis
Cover & Art: Michael Dipascale
MR, Color, 32 pages
CROSSED VOL 7 TPB
Retail Price: $19.99 US
Cover: Jacen Burrows
Writer: Christos Gage, David Lapham
Artist: Christian Zanier, Miguel Ruiz
MR, Color, 192 pages
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: From the boundary-pushing world of Crossed come two master storytellers who take you into the depraved depths of uncensored grueling survival horror. CHIRSTOS GAGE tells the tale of ultimate betrayal as one of the survivors betrays his own kind to live among the monsters in "Quisling" with the luscious art of Christian Zanier. DAVID LAPHAM reveals the final chapter in the trilogy of stories digging into the deepening insanity overtaking the mind of Crossed: Psychopath survivor Amanda. This volume of Crossed collects issues #29 – 36 of the Crossed: Badlands series.
CROSSED VOL 7 HARDCOVER
Retail Price: $27.99 US
Cover: Christian Zanier
Writer: Christos Gage, David Lapham
Artist: Christian Zanier, Miguel Ruiz
MR, Color, 192 pages
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: A Direct Market Exclusive! The Hardcover edition will not be available in book stores or on Amazon!
ABSOLUTION: HAPPY KITTY SPECIAL #1
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Writer: Christos Gage
Cover & Art: Paul Duffield
MR, Color, 32 pages,
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: CHRISTOS GAGE rocked the comics' community with the events of Absolution: Rubicon! From the ashes of the Polymath's rampage comes the first special origin issue of fan-favorite character, Happy Kitty! Gage is joined by fan-favorite artist Paul (Freakangels) Duffield who illustrates and colors this issue. She's just an average teenage girl who likes to play violent video games… with one small exception. She's also an Enhancile with the gift of agility and precognition that was raised by killers and likes to cut bad people up into tiny cat nip sized bits. Before Happy Kitty finds her new way in life as an enforcer for John Dusk, we are treated to a unique story that reveals how a special little girl became the most ruthless assassin Japan has ever known. I bet the story is killer… hehehehe. Available with Regular, Video Game, Japanese Art, and Character Design Retailer Incentive covers by series artist Paul Duffield.
ABSOLUTION: HAPPY KITTY SPECIAL #1 VIDEO GAME COVER
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Writer: Christos Gage
Cover & Art: Paul Duffield
MR, Color, 32 pages
ABSOLUTION: HAPPY KITTY SPECIAL #1 JAPANESE ART COVER
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Writer: Christos Gage
Cover & Art: Paul Duffield
MR, Color, 32 pages
ABSOLUTION: HAPPY KITTY SPECIAL #1 DESIGN ORDER INCV COVER
Writer: Christos Gage
Cover & Art: Paul Duffield
MR, Color, 32 pages
GOD IS DEAD #4
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Cover: Jonathan Hickman
Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Art: Di Amorim
MR, Color, 32 pages, 4 of 6
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The End of Days has come! As the Asgardians destroy pantheon after pantheon in their quest for total domination, the human race's last hope is a desperate gamble to create their own god weapon. But when the divine turns out to be the Anti-Christ… it leaves very few options other than obliteration for all of human-kind. JONATHAN HICKMAN delivers a story like no other where the hubris of man is the only thing standing between freedom and eternal subjugation. The Book of Revelations is open before us and the end of the world can't be far behind. Available with a Regular cover by Jonathan Hickman, End of Days cover, a premium Iconic card stock cover that is limited to just 5000 copies by Jacen Burrows, and a Pantheon Order Incentive cover by series artist Di Amorim.
GOD IS DEAD #4 END OF DAYS COVER
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Cover: Jacen Burrows
Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Art: Di Amorim
MR, Color, 32 pages, 4 of 6
GOD IS DEAD 4 ICONIC COVER
Retail Price: $4.99 US
Cover: Jacen Burrows
Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Art: Di Amorim
MR, Color, 32 pages, 4 of 6
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Limited to just 5000 copies!
GOD IS DEAD #4 PANTHEON RETAILER ORDER INCENTIVE COVER
Cover: Di Amorim
Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Art: Di Amorim
MR, Color, 32 pages, 4 of 6
CROSSED BADLANDS PATIENT ZERO ASHCAN
Retail Price: $2.99 US
Writer: Garth Ennis
Cover & Art: Christian Zanier
MR, B&W, 16 pages
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: C-Day is just around the corner and GARTH ENNIS has a little holiday present for you! It's an exclusive sneak peek ashcan for his new Crossed: Badlands #50 arc "Patient Zero." That's right, Garth is finally visiting the first breakout of the virus and it could mean that some of the biggest questions finally get answered! Also included is a special Jacen Burrows advance-look cover gallery. Get ready for the most eagerly anticipated Crossed story ever and you can have a front row seat for the insanity with this special preview limited to just 5000 copies!
CROSSED: BADLANDS #43
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Cover: Jacen Burrows
Writer: David Hine
Art: German Erramouspe
MR, Color, 32 pages
***In Stores December 11, 2013
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The end of the "Gore Angels" story arc is one of the most devastating final chapters of Crossed ever told! Horror master, DAVID HINE has taken us into the broken mind of an abused girl and spun out her revenge fantasies across the page. But are you ready for bloody misery that comes with the Crossed infection spreading across Japan? No one is safe from the horror and misery of the Crossed… no one. Available with a Regular and Torture covers by Jacen Burrows, Wraparound cover by Gabriel Andrade, and special Red Crossed Incentive cover also by Burrows.
CROSSED: BADLANDS #43 WRAPAROUND COVER
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Cover: Gabriel Andrade
Writer: David Hine
Art: German Erramouspe
MR, Color, 32 pages
***In Stores December 11, 2013
CROSSED: BADLANDS #43 TORTURE
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Cover: Jacen Burrows
Writer: David Hine
Art: German Erramouspe
MR, Color, 32 pages
***In Stores December 11, 2013
CROSSED: BADLANDS #43 RED CROSSED ORDER INCV CVR
Cover: Jacen Burrows
Writer: David Hine
Art: German Erramouspe
MR, Color, 32 pages
CROSSED: BADLANDS #44
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Cover: Gabriel Andrade
Writer: Daniel Way
Art: Emiliano Urdinola
MR, Color, 32 pages
**In Stores December 18, 2013
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Crossed: Badlands welcomes a new scribe, as Deadpool writer DANIEL WAY joins the ranks of the damned with a new tale of Crossed misery in "Grave New World." In a story that spans the length of the Crossed infection, a naval captain and his loyal crew attempt to outlast the monsters that have overtaken the world. But aboard the vessel there is little joy and the remaining crew wonder if perhaps their leader has gone mad. When two very strange survivors are brought on board a world of hate and vengeance begins to destroy this carefully preserved oasis. In a world of maniacs, there is no help, there is no hope, there is only the Crossed. Available with a Regular, Torture, Wraparound, and a special Red Crossed Incentive cover all by Gabriel Andrade.
CROSSED: BADLANDS #44 WRAPAROUND
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Cover: Gabriel Andrade
Writer: Daniel Way
Art: Emiliano Urdinola
MR, Color, 32 pages
***In Stores December 18, 2013
CROSSED: BADLANDS #44 TORTURE COVER
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Cover: Gabriel Andrade
Writer: Daniel Way
Art: Emiliano Urdinola
MR, Color, 32 pages
***In Stores December 18, 2013
CROSSED: BADLANDS #44 RED CROSSED ORDER INCV CVR
Cover: Gabriel Andrade
Writer: Daniel Way
Art: Emiliano Urdinola
MR, Color, 32 pages
EXTINCTION PARADE #5
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Writer: Max Brooks
Cover & Art: Raulo Caceres
MR, Color, 32 pages, 5 of 11, bi-monthly
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Horror doesn't get any bigger than having New York Times Bestselling Author; MAX BROOKS deliver a one-of-a-kind masterpiece like Extinction Parade! Brooks' zombie fiction has been a staple of the bestsellers lists but this new comic book project ups the ante with a whole new set of creatures to fear. And this issue begins the all-out war of the undead as the vampire race is finally thrust into the center of the subdead zombie epidemic. Three species in mortal conflict – Extinction Parade: This is how a species dies! Available with Regular, Wraparound, End of a Species and Bloodwashed Retailer Incentive covers by Raulo Caceres. Also, available with a special black Leather cover, limited to just 1000 copies!
EXTINCTION PARADE #5 WRAPAROUND COVER
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Writer: Max Brooks
Cover & Art: Raulo Caceres
MR, Color, 32 pages, 5 of 11, bi-monthly
EXTINCTION PARADE #5 END OF A SPECIES COVER
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Writer: Max Brooks
Cover & Art: Raulo Caceres
MR, Color, 32 pages, 5 of 11, bi-monthly
EXTINCTION PARADE #5 LEATHER COVER
Retail Price: $14.99 US
Writer: Max Brooks
Cover & Art: Raulo Caceres
MR, Color, 32 pages, 5 of 11, bi-monthly
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Limited to 1000 copies.
EXTINCTION PARADE #5 BLOODWASHED ORDER INCV CVR
Writer: Max Brooks
Cover & Art: Raulo Caceres
MR, Color, 32 pages, 5 of 11, bi-monthly
UBER #8
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Writer: Kieron Gillen
Cover & Art: Caanan White
MR, Color, 32 pages, ongoing
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The Pacific Theater of war has changed dramatically with the deployment of Japanese super soldiers. Their use of this new technology alongside their Kamikaze terror strategy is starting to turn the tides of Allied power on the seas. Join KIERON GILLEN in an epic tale of the evolution of horror in World War II with the arms race now focused upon developing super human warriors. Is there an answer to the misery of war that will allow for a victor or will both sides be devastated by the amplified violence and destruction? Available with Regular or Wraparound cover by Caanan White, Propaganda Poster cover by Michael Dipascale, and a special Blitzkrieg Incentive cover by Caanan White
UBER #8 WRAPAROUND COVER
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Writer: Kieron Gillen
Cover & Art: Caanan White
MR, Color, 32 pages, ongoing
UBER #8 PROPAGANDA POSTER COVER
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Writer: Kieron Gillen
Cover: Michael Dipascale
Art: Caanan White
MR, Color, 32 pages, ongoing
UBER #8 BLITZKRIEG ORDER INCV CVR
Writer: Kieron Gillen
Cover & Art: Caanan White
MR, Color, 32 pages, ongoing
STITCHED #18
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Writer: Mike Wolfer
Cover & Art: Fernando Furukawa
MR, Color, 32 pages, ongoing
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: It's all been leading to this! The final showdown between the Shinju-kai and the newly transformed "Stitches" begins here. Kenji Nakamura leads his supernatural samurai into the very heart of the Shinju-kai office building, but he doesn't know that the Shinju-kai have prepared for the assault. Betrayal is the order of the day and no one but Katsumi knows the hideous secrets of the Stitched! Available with a Regular, Wraparound, Gore, and special Slashed Incentive cover by series artist Fernando Furukawa.
STITCHED #18 WRAPAROUND
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Writer: Mike Wolfer
Cover & Art: Fernando Furukawa
MR, Color, 32 pages, ongoing
STITCHED #18 GORE
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Writer: Mike Wolfer
Cover & Art: Fernando Furukawa
MR, Color, 32 pages, ongoing
STITCHED #18 ANCIENT EVIL ORDER INCENTIVE
Writer: Mike Wolfer
Cover & Art: Fernando Furukawa
MR, Color, 32 pages, ongoing
CROSSED SPECIAL 2013 HEADS COVER
Retail Price: $5.99 US
Cover: Matt Martin
Writer: Simon Spurrier
Art: Gabriel Andrade
MR, Color, 48 pages
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Simon Spurrier delivers and oversized tale of terror down under in this special fifth year issue with exclusive new cover by Matt Martin! This first printing edition is limited to only 850 copies.
GOD IS DEAD #1 GODDESS OF CATS COVER
Retail Price: $5.99 US
Cover: Jacen Burrows
Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Art: Di Amorim
MR, Color, 32 pages, ongoing
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Jacen Burrows unveils this stunning new cover of Bast! Now you can add this very limited, first printing, edition of just 1500 copies to your collection in time for the end of the world.
GOD IS DEAD #1 WHITE LEATHER COVER
Retail Price: $19.99 US
Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Art: Di Amorim
MR, Color, 32 pages, ongoing
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Avatar's line of rare Leather covers have been super-hot, immediately selling out and for multiples on eBay. This very limited 1000 copy White Leather edition of God Is Dead will be the perfect addition to any collection.
UBER #5 WAR CRIMES
Retail Price: $5.99 US
Cover: Michael Dipascale
Writer: Kieron Gillen
Art: Caanan White
MR, Color, 32 pages, ongoing
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The Uber War Crimes cover series continues its line of rare collectible images of the brutal war. Now you can add this very limited 1500 copy edition to your collection, with an exclusive new cover by Michael Dipascale.
ABSOLUTION: RUBICON #1 CATFIGHT WRAPAROUND
Retail Price: $9.99 US
Cover: Michael Dipascale
Writer: Christos Gage
Art: Daniel Gete
MR, Color, 32 pages
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: It all kicks off when Alpha and Happy Kitty see each other! Don't miss this very limited 500 copy edition, with an exclusive new cover by Michael Dipascale.