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Keith says that Avatar Press rarely does superhero comics, noting the exceptions by Warren Ellis, and Christos Gage, saying they don't do them unless there's something unique about them He then describes Hero Worship a bit, telling us Zak Penn will be writing, and it's a six issue miniseries and is about society's worship of[...]

The new chapter of the Crossed webcomic Wish You Were Here by Simon Spurrier, Javier Barreno and Gary Erskine is now out, after last week's smaller

Brendon got some great tidbits from James Cameron and Jon Landau about the future of Avatar yesterday Here's a taste: We're building a themed land with Walt Disney theme parks Not just a ride, but a whole world where people will get to return to Pandora This is initially going to be down in Orlando[...]

It hits you like a Hurricane, you think you are prepared but when it actually comes its more then you expect. Avatar leads the way Its booth is huge and its merchandise is at its finest with every corner hosting a bounty of comics from every title in its own exclusive area You get a very[...]

It's the 20th anniversary of Lady Death, and to celebrate, Boundless Comics has broadened its Lady Death line to include a crucial, untold tale of her

He was rather busy. Ah, the Avatar Panel This was the only panel at ECCC where I actually felt like a fanboy You're probably reading Bleeding Cool right now, so I don't need to explain to you why It's also the reason I didn't write up the plugs for a few of the books If you're[...]

Crossed: Badlands kicked off two weeks ago, reuniting Garth Ennis with Jacen Burrows (the artist extraordinaire on Alan Moore's Neonomicon) for a tale of

What we mean is, the closest metropolitan area to the Avatar Press headquarters is Chicago. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PagU2RE7qpA[/youtube]       Tomorrow sees the release of a new Crossed Badlands comic by Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows Here's a look at how some other stores celebrated the release of the first issue… Alternate Worlds in Cockeysville, MD, saw ownera Mike and[...]

Welcome to the ongoing monthly series Dan The Unharmable from Avatar Here's a preview of the first issue With just a little NSFW content… unless you work in advertising or live in France. [issuu width=420 height=323 backgroundColor=%23222222 documentId=120321144031-27b980292c1e4882bed8dec692d7cc4c name=dan-1-preview username=avatarpress tag=avatar%20press unit=px id=2dcb855c-0486-bb64-dabd-aaa5aabb55c2 v=2]     [...]

Here are a few more comic shops that got all Crossed up for the release of Crossed Badlands on Wednesday. Bedrock City of Houston, Texas.      Black Cat

We also participated in the retailer contest to determine a winning store that best promoted the comic & C-Day that Avatar Press was offering to further enhance the event. We gave away promotional Buttons, Tattoos, Comics, Crossed Cupcakes and more We held a Raffle to give away two Retailer Bonus Incentive Covers to 1 Lucky CROSSED[...]

Journey Into Mystery, while being one of Marvel's most entertaining comics full stop, has spectacular recap pages. Rather than present a series of panels

The launch date for Avatar's new twice-monthly Crossed series Badlands, but also the second Avatar webcomic, Crossed: Wish You Were Here, for free, one chapter every week, by Si Spurrier, Javier Barreno and Gary Erskine. Which has just gone live Now, as we know, every new Crossed has to start off with something you may not[...]

  Tomorrow is C-Day. The launch of Crossed Badlands #1, a new twice-monthly Crossed comic from Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows, and the webcomic

Scott Snyder's Batman run brings in more and more new fans to the New 52, and continues to rival Justice League as the top book of the relaunch.  Also, Adventure Time and Ralph Wiggum Comics have both shown huge legs as the kind of surprise cross-over hits that many retailers under-estimated, and end up becoming[...]

As the year's comic conventions yet again begin their seasonal march through the summer, so the traditional emails to Bleeding Cool come in, asking about

But the grandaddy of the genre is still undead and kicking, as Avatar Press continues to contribute horrific glimpses of humanity's demise in its NOTLD comic book series. Today, the zombie plague spreads once again across the globe, as NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD VOLUME 3: DEATH VALLEY hits store shelves everywhere The third volume in[...]

Consider this the Avatar plug of the year. Yesterday, chatting to William Christensen, he told me he was looking at artwork for Crossed Badlands #28 #28 Issue 1 isn't out yet. On 14th March, Avatar are running C-Day, to promote the launch of Crossed: Badlands #1, a biweekly ongoing Crossed series, the first issue of which[...]

Here's a fun down of all the comics that Diamond are shipping next week… followed by a prelimary look at what's coming from the bigger publishers the week after that. Dark Horse AFRIKA HC CHRONICLES OF KULL TP VOL 05 DEAD MEN O/T DEEP & OTHER STORIES DARK HORSE PRESENTS #9 (Do check for my Miss Cranbourne strip…) KATSUYA[...]

Unveiled for all the world to see, we present to you the cover images for all new Avatar Press items in Diamond Comics' February Previews catalog. Crossed: Badlands #3 Regular Edition (Cover by Jacen Burrows) The dangers of coming down from the Scottish Highlands to get supplies during a Crossed outbreak. Crossed: Badlands #3 Torture Edition (Cover by[...]

"It's a creative process." Landau believes that the only reason way to convert a film to 3D is to have the director himself stand up and decide that it's something he wants to do. Landau also reiterated past comments that Cameron might return to convert some of his other films to 3D a few years down[...]

As part of "C-Day" on March 14th, Avatar are reissuing Crossed #0 as Crossed C-Day edition entitled Crossed: Get Infected, to be given away or used in promotions by stores to promote the new twice-monthly Crossed: Badlands series And it's getting the terribly patriotic image above. They are also issuing "survival kits" for stores containing Crossed[...]

Lapham has been carving out a bloody niche for himself at Avatar Press with his work on three Crossed spin-off projects (Family Values, 3D, and Psychopath) and the Caligula miniseries, and the ongoing FERALS series promises to deliver a healthy dose of crime noir drama to go along with its big helpings of gore and[...]

The ongoing LADY DEATH series continues its forward momentum with today’s release of issue #13, co-written by original creator Brian Pulido and Mike

Keith Davidsen: It’s been four years since you launched CROSSED, telling the fantastic first story before allowing others to play in your sandbox. How did

Oh look, a comic book award that Bleeding Cool publisher Avatar Press has a shot at actually winning. The Third Annual Horror Comic Awards, voting open until the end of the year Here are the nominees Oh look I accidentally listed the Avatar nominees in bold red. Writer of the Year Mike Mignola on Hellboy Joe Hill on Locke[...]

The post-not-quite-a-zombie apocalypse story that has taken the very worst things that humans do to each other, and made it the norm. And from the original creators of the Avatar series, Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows, comes Crossed: Badlands Telling stories of Crossed all over the world, and starting with the story of a young Englishman,[...]

Well now (through hush hush sources that you'd never guess) I can tell you that Boundless/Avatar will have their first FCBD offering for May, Lady Death: The Beginning. Written by Brian Pulido and Mike Wolfer, drawn by Marcelo Mueller with a cover (below) by Jason Eden, it's a full colour 40 page comic, for free, collecting[...]

Gabriel Andrade is the artist on the upcoming Ferals series written by David Lapham from Avatar Keith Davidsen talked to Gabril for Bleeding Cool… Keith Davidsen: What were your thoughts on the work you'd be doing for FERALS when you received the script for issue #1? Gabriel Andrade: First I thought: "Finally I will[...]

So William Christensen, publisher of Avatar Press and Bleeding Cool, asks me if I'd like to look at the first issue of Ferals, coming out in January by David Lapham and Gabriel Andrade He tells me that the comic is his favourite thing he's read of David's work so far And that he's onto the[...]