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It is published by owner of BleedingCool, Avatar Press Warren Ellis used to bemoan the grip the superhero comic book had on much of the commercial comic industry, comparing it to the hypothetical situation where 90% of all books sold in bookshops were nurse novels Oh, there would be some works of genius there,[...]

Absolution #0, the prologue issue to a new series by Christos Gage and Roberto Viacava is published in the US today by Avatar. Christos is a TV/film/comics writer with credits for Numb3rs, The Authority, Law And Order, Thunderbolts, Teenage Caveman and Union Jack amongst many others. About a superhuman self-justified serial killer, we're talking Green Lantern meets[...]

Okay people, time to pay the rent. From Anna Mercury Vol 2 #1 and from Absolution #0, both out this week. Now go out and justify the cost of BleedingCool!

Anna Mercury is a series published by BleedingCool's parent company Avatar Press Which is how I was able to get into the company's server and grab a look at the issue shipping next week. Anna Mercury has got one of those Doctor Who ideas, basically a high concept that means you can tell all sorts of[...]