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Spinning out of the Avatar panel, with Hannah Means-Shannon reporting from NYCC — Mike Costa will take the reins and continue the God is Dead series beyond the original 6-issue arc which was written by  Jonathan Hickman, and Costa, with art by Di Amorim. God is Dead has been a huge hit for Avatar them, "too good to stop",[...]

In December, Bleeding Cool publisher Avatar Press is launching a new six-issue series written by Garth Ennis and drawn by Michael Dipascale, Rover Red Charlie About three dogs trying to survive together in New York City, during the end of the world The end of the human world, that is.   ROVER RED CHARLIE #1 (OF[...]

From the new August figures; PUBLISHER MARKET SHARES RETAIL MARKET SHARE PUBLISHER SHARE MARVEL COMICS 33.70% DC COMICS 30.16% IMAGE COMICS 7.86% IDW PUBLISHING 5.70% DARK HORSE COMICS 5.47% DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT 3.01% BOOM! STUDIOS 2.05% EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS LTD 1.34% AVATAR PRESS INC 0.95% ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC 0.94% OTHER NON-TOP 10 8.83% UNIT MARKET SHARE PUBLISHER SHARE MARVEL COMICS 36.30% DC COMICS 33.14% IMAGE COMICS 8.51% IDW PUBLISHING 4.98% DARK HORSE COMICS 4.80% DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT 2.93% BOOM! STUDIOS 2.07% ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC 1.03% VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC 0.97% ASPEN MLT INC 0.65% OTHER NON-TOP 10 So that's the marketshare, divided into Units, the amount of titles sold and[...]

There was a notice that Moore would only sign Avatar titles, but a few Lost Girls and From Hells sneaked in there But nothing that might upset the very genial mood. It was as if Alan was taking a small throne in the store as Waterstones' staff ran the event with military precision They even gave[...]

Alasdair Stuart writes for Bleeding Cool. I thought Avatar was beautiful, technically brilliant and almost entirely toothless At the time it struck me as odd because Cameron is a director – and scriptwriter – whose previous work all sits* very high on my list of all time greats He's very smart, technically brilliant and he doesn't deliver[...]

Oh, plus my big series launching next Easter with… :) — Mark Millar (@mrmarkmillar) August 16, 2013 But there's one that's still missed off. The Unfunnies, by Mark Millar and Anthony Williams, published by Avatar, Bleeding Cool's owners A particularly nasty comic about cartoon archetypes undergoing extreme life crises, masterminded by a real life paedophile. I emailed publisher William[...]

Could it all have been his fault? Everything else was… The last pages also give previews of the creative team for the next year of Crossed: Badlands. The first is in solicitations now, David Hine and German Erramouspe. But we also get the announcement of Daniel Way, better known for his work on Deadpool and Punisher, working with[...]

I think it's what Amy Chu and Steve Morris are expecting from me. Avatar are publishing a number of exclusive cover variants for Toronto Fan Expo this week And they are truly shameful, representing the very worst of humanity So let's all have a look at them, just in case you need any more persuasion about[...]

Heidi MacDonald on The Beat, posted a piece criticising Avatar's covers for the series Crossed, after fellow Beat writers Amy Chu and Steve Morris called me out for bias asking why I wasn't calling out Avatar over Crossed covers such as this. Why are peeps all over @mrmarkmillar and no one's calling out stuff like this[...]

By Hannah Means-Shannon The Avatar Press comic Skin Trade is an adaptation of George R R Martin's 1989 Fantasy Award-winning novella by the same name, and one that he's been involved in discussing and promoting rather than taking a more remote stance Maybe that's because Martin is a lifelong comics fan, but it's also because he's[...]

So he's playing to a home crowd. But still, in an industry where UK orders are generally between 5-15% of a US title's total, for Fashion Beast's UK orders to make up around 75% of the total number of orders is a little peculiar. It may indicate the UK retailers expect a rather massive boom on sales[...]

Uber and Absolution are published by Bleeding Cool's owner, Avatar. Tom Strong knows the score So, today, that's exactly what I did And here's what I thought. Grant Morrison's Batman comes to an end Not with a bang, but with a moo and a miaow It's a time of reckoning, a look back through the entire[...]

Zombie To SDCC Preview Night Dark Horse (Super) Powered By Creators At San Diego Comic Con Dark Horse Addresses The Future Of The Star Wars Comic License And What's Coming In "The Star Wars" Smaller Publisher Panels Five New Comics From Monkeybrain, Including The Return of Heartbreakers Avatar To Go Digital In September And A New Sci-Fi Line Coming –[...]

I cannot explain it but the Bleeding Cool panel was on at the same time as the Avatar panel Thankfully Eric Rezsnyak was on hand to make the ultimate sacrifice and left to check out what Avatar was up to Here it is, in bullet point… -"Uber" getting special hardcover edition in October limited to 5000[...]

Here is the impressive list of exclusive San Diego Comic Con covers available this year from Avatar Press (Booth #2701).  Absolution: Rubicon #1 Catfight Wraparound  $10.00 Product Description – Alpha and Happy Kitty throw down on this edition limited to 500 copies.    Crossed #29 Reflection $10.00 Product Description – This dangerous new cover is limited to 500 copies.   Skin Trade #1 Iconic[...]

Some reprints, some new titles, there's a batch of giveaways… We've already talked about Avatar Press' Disenchanted Debut, here are some more. FULL-SIZED COMICS ACTION LAB COMICS SKYWARD: INTO THE GRIM ARCHIE COMICS SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #1 ASPEN MLT SOULFIRE: GENESIS 2013 AVATAR PRESS DISENCHANTED DEBUT DC COMICS BATMAN: LI'L GOTHAM #1 BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN #1   IDW PUBLISHING CARTOON NETWORK SUPER SAMPLER MARVEL THOR: GOD OF THUNDER #1 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN ADVENTURES #1 VIZ[...]

Bleeding Cool is about to tell you about the missing October solicitations, for both DC Comics and more, after asking the questions yesterday. It's all part of the Hallowe'en Comic Fest promotion from Diamond Comic Distribution, expanding the October version of Free Comic Book Day by encouraging prominent publishers to debut new comics for free. We start[...]

It seems to come earlier each month… so here are Avatar's offerings for October Continuing series from writers  Jonathan Hickman, Kieron Gillen, Max Brooks, Garth Ennis, Christos Gage, George RR Martin and David Lapham! And, yes, Avatar Press owns Bleeding Cool Which is handy…. UBER VOL 1 ENHANCED Hardcover Price: $34.99 US Writers: Kieron Gillen Cover & Artist: Caanan[...]

Coming in October... Oh look, I happen to be in the same pub with the author. He expresses the wish that you return your country to the Queen, in the

Absolution: Rubicon #1 by Christos Gage and Daniel Gete is published today, from Bleeding Cool owners Avatar Press Hear him talk, very briefly, about what you can expect… [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX1Xx1y9zsI[/youtube] Absolution: Rubicon #1 by Christos Gage and Daniel Gete is published today, from Bleeding Cool owners Avatar Press[...]

Uber #3, published by Bleeding Cool owners Avatar Press, is out today, by Kieron Gillen and Canaan White Here's Kieron talking about what to expect… [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpbSULSLTnE[/youtube]   Uber #3, published by Bleeding Cool owners Avatar Press, is out today, by Kieron Gillen and Canaan White Here's Kieron talking about what to expect… [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpbSULSLTnE[/youtube]   [...]

Last week, Avatar Press published Extinction Parade #1, written by Max Brooks He also had a film out Reorders were high, and thankfully Avatar seems to have printed lots rather than go straight to a second printing Though they still may have to, of sorts. William Christensen, publisher of Avatar Press and Bleeding Cool told me; I'm[...]

In Max Brooks new zombie/vampire comic Extinction Parade, published today, he gives us a very quick history of vampires. Starting with the classic Bram

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEktqUG08rU[/youtube] Tomorrow sees the publication of the first issue of The Extinction Parade, his what-happens-to-vampires-in-a-zombie-outbreak comic, coming out from Bleeding Cool's owners Avatar Press. Which is how I got this video and preview… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEktqUG08rU[/youtube] Tomorrow sees the publication of the first issue of The Extinction Parade, his what-happens-to-vampires-in-a-zombie-outbreak comic, coming out from Bleeding Cool's owners Avatar Press. Which is[...]

Jonathan Hickman, Kieron Gillen, Si Spurrier, David Hine, David Lapham… as monthly comic writer lineups go for a non-premier comics publisher, that's not bad at all is it? Welcome to Avatar in September, and the new Jonathan Hickman comic that no one will order enough of, God Is Dead…   GOD IS DEAD #1 $3.99 Cover: Jonathan Hickman Writer:[...]

Avatar Press have a hit book on their hands at last Uber, by Kieron Gillen and Canaan White, telling the story about the final days of the Third Reich in Nazi Germany, and their last ditch attempt to create superheroes and turn round the war. And how it starts to work. It has been accused by some[...]

For a few years, retailers had pretty much worked out how to sell an Avatar comic They knew the kind of demand for an Alan Moore comic, a Warren Ellis comic, a Garth Ennis comic, they could pretty much nail it Then Uber came along and it all went out of the window, sellouts, second[...]

The relaunch of Astro City from DC Comics, Daredevil Dark Days from Marvel and Screwed #1 from Zenescope. Then the week after? The True Lives Of The Fabulous Baker Boys! Superman Unchained! And Thumbprint! DARK HORSE COMICS ABE SAPIEN DARK & TERRIBLE #3 $3.50 BLOOD C GN VOL 02 $12.99 BTVS SPIKE TP VOL 01 DARK PLACE $17.99 EMPOWERED SPECIAL #4 ANIMAL STYLE (MR) $3.99 EVERYBODY[...]

All rather Big Numbers… and I think it's for Avatar. I'm sharing flights with Si Spurrier this week, as well as Kieron Gillen, flying out from Heathrow to Phoenix for the Phoenix Comic Con See what else I can find out… Si Spurrier has posted about a new comic book project He writes; See, there's this comicbook[...]

During the nearly twenty minutes of quality sofa time she got with Ross and her Star Trek co-star Zachary Quinto, Saldana gave us a snippet of information regarding the filming of the Avatar sequels. In short, she expects production to begin early next year, though there doesn't actually seem to be a finalised date just yet[...]