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Garth will be signing STITCHED DVDs and his other work at times to be announced at the Avatar booth at San Diego as well If you're going to be at San Diego Comic-Con, you can also simply pre-pay for a copy of the Stitched DVD – and when you pick-up your copy at the[...]

George RR Martin, author of Game Of Thrones, writes; An advance peek at the cover for the FEVRE DREAM graphic novel, which will be released at the San Diego Comicon in a couple of weeks. And we have a special offer from Avatar: if anyone pre-orders a copy of the FEVRE DREAM[...]

When a pale, mysterious gentleman named Joshua – who keeps strange hours and stranger friends – approaches him with an offer of partnership, Abner's dreams appear to come true… though he may have unleashed a nightmare on the unsuspecting shores! Adapted by Hugo-nominated author Daniel Abraham and artist Rafa Lopez, this graphic novel stays faithful[...]

Here are the details of the Avatar Press panels and signings over the San Diego Comic Con And, yes, I've added the details to the Updateable Programming List that seems to have proved so popular of late (just added the Voltron panel) Looks like I'll be on the first Avatar panel and will be in[...]

Here is the original score to the upcoming short film Stitched, written and directed by Garth Ennis, premiering at the San Diego Comic Con in a few short

And I'm only finding out about this now because William Christensen of Avatar told me they're about to announce it. Stitched is a new supernatural horror war film written and directed by Preacher, Crossed and Boys creator Garth Ennis. Yes, that's right, directed Look, it says so on the poster and everything Now he gets to hang[...]

A few minutes ago, Bleeding Cool announced Stitched, a new film written and directed by Garth Ennis, that will spin off into a continuing comic book series from Avatar by Garth Ennis and Mike Wolfer The book will be published in November, along with the retail version of the DVD And the cover gives us[...]

September seems to be the month for high profile orginal graphic novels and sizeable hardcover collections of prestigious material. We've just mentioned

Shipping today from Avatar Press The third issue of Crossed Psychopath Here's some solicitation stuff The most disturbed  horror series of all time continues with an all-new seven-issue series written by David (Crossed: Family Values) Lapham! Harold Lorre carefully orchestrates the lives of those around him.  To aid him in his twisted quest, and to satiate[...]

Avatar Press has discovered that it is booked to appear at two conventions on the same weekend, hundreds of miles from each other, and across national borders. Picture William Christensen slapping his cheeks like Macaulay Culkin. Yes, just like that. So, Avatar will be at Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo this weekend, with William Christensen and Lady Death[...]

While Brendon and I were at MCM London Expo, Avatar were at Phoenix Comic Con This is very much an Avatar Booth point of view… Max Brooks And A Group of Zombie Survivors Waiting to get into Phoenix Comicon Max Brooks Signing Deadpool Crossed Deadpool Crossed Lady Death & Keith Davidsen, David Marks, Mike Wolfer Crossed Fan Si Spurrier, Jacen Burrows and a[...]

Avatar are to launch a new weekly webcomic in October, based on Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows' Crossed. Crossed: Wish You Were Here by Si Spurrier (Gutsville, X-Men) and Javier Barreno (Crossed Family Values) will be announced at Phoenix Comic Con and the new website hosting the free weekly Crossed episodes will be at www.crossedcomic.com[...]

One from Avatar, one from Boundless Both written by Mike Wolfer All both all  about the death, in its many forms… NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: Death Valley #2 Retail Price: $3.99 US Covers: Michael Dipascale, Mike Wolfer, Matt Martin Writer: Mike Wolfer Art: Dheeraj Verma A weekend in the middle of nowhere sounded like a good idea, but who could[...]

Out this week is CROSSED: PSYCHOPATH #2, no 3D glasses required. From David Lapham and Raulo Caceres, On with the solicitation and preview... The most

Out today folks, WOLFSKIN: Hundredth Dream #6 by Warren Ellis, Mike Wolfer and Gianluca Pagliarani. Out today. Roll on the solicitation and preview...

At Orbital Comics, just off Leicester Square in London, Paul Duffield has an exhibition of original art. From his webcomic with Warren Ellis, Freakangels,

Bleeding Cool has just shown off five retailer exclusive covers for the Avatar/Boundless launch of War Goddess #0 But what about the comic book itself? Well, here's a preview of the comic in question. Bleeding Cool has just shown off five retailer exclusive covers for the Avatar/Boundless launch of War Goddess #0 But what about[...]

By placing orders for 350 copies or more of APR110915: WAR GODDESS #0 ART EXCLUSIVE 350-COPY INCENTIVE, retailers will be able to choose the 100%-unique-to-their-store cover artwork for their Retailer Exclusive edition, complete with their store logo on the cover. Interested retailers have to talk to Diamond and Boundless/Avatar's Keith Davidsen to sort out logos,[...]

Avatar seems to making a habit of hiring ex-Diamond Comic Distributors employees of late. Jim will be Avatar's new Vice President of Publishing and Managing Editor And not, as The Beat had him at Wondercon, joining Archaia Oopsie. Jim has had a stellar rep amongst publishers at Diamond, and he is one of the main Diamond people[...]

Shipping tomorrow from Avatar, in the US and the UK, it's bit of a thematic death week for them Lady Death, Living Dead, Living Dead annuals Then again, I suppose, for Avatar when is it not? Do check out the previews below and reward my patron. LADY DEATH 4 Cover: Garrie Gastonny Writer: Brian Pulido and Mike Wolfer Art:[...]

The final issue of Neonomicon by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows. What to show, what to talk about, what to say without spoilers. What I can say is that the

And now Avatar. But instead of going it alone, Avatar are partnering with fellow publisher Boom and using their distributors Simon & Schuster in the US and Harper Collins Canada. Boom's CEO Ross Richie is quoted in a press release saying "The Avatar library is an excellent compliment to the existing BOOM! list that doesn't cannibalize[...]

It's the last issue of Alan Moore and Jacen's HP Lovecraft comic book Neonomicon. And it's out in all its many covers, for C2E2. Time to get all your

The Goon Comics #1 by Eric Powell, Avatar Original cover price $3 Current market price $200 Price in May, $45 These represent some significant price rises for a number of modern day comics, as well as the million dollar selling Golden Age and Silver Age comics. Here are six recently published comic books that are currently[...]

What's not to love? Avatar (Avatarrrrr!) has a very different pirate Captain Swing And The Electrical Pirates Of Cindery Island by Warren Ellis and Raulo Caceres finally reaches a third issue And it's a very different kind of book, the art alone showing a dark, deeply textured world, with more in common with wood carvings than[...]

Turf has certainly been a long time coming. Onto issue 4, from Jonathan Ross and Tommy Lee Edwards, this will at least give CLiNT something to run in

It's tomorrow's comics today! Aaron and Tri-Force Mike, nominated for Florida's A Comic Shop in the Bleeding Cool Fan Awards, share their love for comics,

Out from Avatar on Wednesday Remember folks, never read Crossed while eating spaghetti You'll flecks of juice all over the pages And then vomit… Here we go folks An advance look at the new Crossed comic from the Lapham and Caceres boys Out from Avatar on Wednesday Remember folks, never read Crossed while eating spaghetti[...]

A look at the front bits of Crossed Psychopath #4, David Lapham's new Crossed series from Avatar with artist Raulo Caceres, who gives us a wraparound cover Paul Duffield gives us a torture variant cover while series co-creator Jacen Burrows draws the regular cover… I'm not exactly sure where the staple will go on this one. [...]

I don't think I need to show the original here, do I? The wraparound cover to issue 3 of the Night Of The Living Dead: Death Valley comic drawn by the writer of the book, Mike Wolfer for Avatar Press. Here are the less Beatles-influenced covers Michael Dipascale and the gorier Matt Martin. [...]