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Earlier this month, Avatar Press announced its upcoming publication of Fashion Beast, the long-lost collaboration between Alan Moore and Malcolm McLaren (founder of the Sex Pistols) The debut issue of this 10-issue series hits stores in September. Fashion Beast was written in 1985, during one of the most celebrated periods of Moore's career He'd just begun[...]

You know what you'll find in your local comic shop today? Terror... sheer, senses-shattering terror! Stitched #6 hits shelves today, bringing Garth Ennis'

I'm going to make this short and sweet, on account of my need to catch a plane! Tomorrow marks the fear-fraught conclusion to Jamie Delano's epic "Homo

Here's a first look at the cover images from Avatar's upcoming August Previews catalog solicitations. David Hine (X-Men: The 198, Civil War: X-Men) will

David Lapham's Dan the Unharmable has everything a mature reader could want out of comics: bad-ass characters, explosive violence, completely unexpected

Look for them at your LCS tomorrow! Also, as a special note for retailers: a rare SIGNED variant edition is available for purchase directly from Avatar Press Please visit our previous coverage of the Hero Worship #1 SDCC Signed Variant for more information.   Hero Worship #1 Regular Edition $3.99, Diamond Item Code: MAY120886 Cover by Michael DiPascale   Hero Worship #1[...]

Alasdair Stuart writes for Bleeding Cool The new Crossed: Wish You Were Here interlude chapter has just gone up. Crossed remains one of my favorite end of

I'm not just saying it because I have to.  I truly do believe that the Crossed epic known as Wish You Were Here is crafted with more heart and soul than

We would be remiss if we didn't point out that the Crossed: Wish You Were Here Volume 1 graphic novel, which is available for fan and retailer pre-order

Hitting this week from your friends at Avatar Press is the penultimate installment of Jamie Delano and Leandro Rizzo's story arc from CROSSED: Badlands  It's all the weirdness and depravity in a world gone horribly wrong that you've come to expect from CROSSED, topped off with more than a little extra that you didn't expect[...]

Bleeding Cool reported last week about the case of a young teenage girl taking a copy of Alan Moore and Jacen Burrow's Neonomicon, published by Bleeding Cool's own publisher Avatar Press, from her library in South Carolina, and the news coverage that span out of this The library's two copies were withdrawn while it is[...]

Today, we're happy to announce the top three winners of the Crossed Retailer Contest, sponsored by Avatar Press and Bleeding Cool We're also pleased to announce that all retailers that submitted C-Day post-event contributions will receive a special prize, in gratitude for their awesome efforts. A little background, and then we'll have our drum roll to[...]

Get ready for War Goddess #8, in stores today! In issue #8, the war goddess Pandora is hunting for the dark matter entity that ripped its way into our

This $#&% just got real. Garth Ennis and Mike Wolfer proudly present Stitched #5, due in stores worldwide tomorrow. Continuing a terrifying tale first

David Lapham has built a home for himself at Avatar Press, mostly out of severed limbs, entrails, and skulls It's more like a nice little summer cottage, actually But in all seriousness, his horror contributions to the company's output have been numerous and exceptional over the past few years (his three Crossed outings on Family[...]

Michael DiPascale is a name that's been on the periphery for the past few years, especially if you've been paying attention to Avatar Press and its sister company, Boundless Comics He has a slick painted style that's perfectly suited for pin-up artwork, which is why he's so frequently contributing covers to the Lady Death and[...]

He's been a major creative force in how comics are translated to the big screen. Now, Penn is shifting focus back to the comic market with his new series Hero Worship, a six-issue miniseries being published by Avatar Press Avatar's no stranger to the superhero genre, with groundbreaking series by such industry stalwarts as Warren Ellis[...]

Wolverine by Jonathan Maberry (Marvel) Baltimore Volume I: The Plague Ships by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden (Dark Horse) Neonomicon by Alan Moore (Avatar Press) From this fine list of projects, Alan Moore was recipient of the award In absentia, Alan Moore's acceptance was read with good humor by award presenters Scott Edelman and Rocky Wood: If I may,[...]

The cover story features the return of Valiant Entertainment, and its regular features will provide ample coverage of all the top publishers, including Dark Horse, DC Comics, Marvel, Image, IDW, Boom, Avatar Press, Top Cow, and more The full-length regular magazine launch will take place in October, featuring over one hundred pages of insightful features,[...]

Welcome to the second installment of Dealing Cool, our new regular feature which shares retailer perspectives from among the racks and at the register. 

Talk about an aggressive convention schedule!  Avatar Press will be setting up at tons of shows across the United States and Canada in 2012, and they're kicking off the year next week with a trip to sunny California for WonderCon (March 16-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center). Conventions can be pretty overwhelming at times, with thousands[...]

For the past two years, David Lapham has terrified horror fans with his work at Avatar Press, delivering taut, visceral tales of bloodshed and brutality with such titles as CROSSED: PSYCHOPATH, CALIGULA, and FERALS (to name just a few) Beginning in May, Lapham will return to the genre that started his career: crime noir (or[...]

The latest edition of Previews is just around the bend, and we're giving you a head start at looking at the March 2012 solicitation artwork for Avatar Press (corresponding to items shipping in May). Caligula Volume 1 Softcover Edition (Cover by Jacen Burrows) David Lapham and German Nobile's tale of the infamous Roman emperor.  To mock one[...]

Lady Death has come a long way in twenty years. Created by Brian Pulido in December of 1991, she's traversed the industry at a variety of different

If you haven't guessed, it's a big release week for Avatar Press and its sister company, Boundless Comics The stars have aligned perfectly to give their fans a whole lot o' reading material for Hump Day tomorrow And speaking of humping, let's check in on the fearsome canine villains of this next Avatar Plug and[...]

You've seen Bleeding Cool's plugs for War Goddess, a comic book series plotted by Mike Wolfer (Lady Death, Stitched), before.  If you haven't picked it up

A classic science fiction conspiracy written by Warren Ellis gets new life, in fully-painted color, thanks to the brand-new, remastered edition of

Staff writer Keith Davidsen writes for Bleeding Cool. The final chapter of Crossed: Psychopath hits comic shops today with issue #7, written by David

Staff writer Keith Davidsen writes for Bleeding Cool. One of the greatest strengths of David Lapham as a writer is his ability to be unpredictable. When

Staff Writer Keith Davidsen writes for Bleeding Cool. Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows are kicking off the new ongoing Crossed: Badlands series in March with