Yesterday, Bleeding Cool broke the news that World War Z writer Max Brooks' comic series, Extinction Parade, was going through the process of becoming a TV series. Then someone had the bright idea of asking Max. In French. Here's a re-translation, from Francois Leger's piece for Reviewer.fr. Are you really negotiating to adapt The Extinction […]
I understand that Max Brooks' series for Avatar Press, Extinction Parade, is currently in the process of being signed as a TV series for one of the most successful production companies in Hollywood. After the success of World War Z, Max Brooks' various zombie and now vampire comics and books have received a lot of extra-media […]
Talking to some fans in the substantial line waiting for the Avatar Press panel on Saturday of New York Comic Con, some of the appeal of looking into Avatar as new readers is about finding diversity in art styles that diverge from a "saminess" that people are seeing in styles from the Big Two. There's […]
Are you ready for the biggest convention on the East Coast? Its just a few days away. Do you have your badges? Because they are sold out. Do you have your list of exclusives you want to get? If the answer to that is yes… great, we'll see you there. If the answer is no… […]
Okay, I'm going to give this a go. 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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Welcome to a new semi-regular column looking at the industry of variant covers. First up, these are the four retailer-exclusive variants for Max Brooks' first comic Extinction Parade #1 from Avatar Press, telling the vampire story of a zombie invasion. You can pick up the Midtown Comics and Forbidden Planet covers here. Max Brooks will […]
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 Stoker-as-seen-by-Hollywood version, a quick flurry with the Interview With A Vampire type and then… TWilight. He promises that the vampires in Extinction Parade don't glow.
[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…
Bleeding Cool Magazine article by Rich Johnston If you are reading this magazine, you must love comics. And one of the things about this hobby that makes it unique and fulfilling is the sense of excitement each new month brings. It is akin to the start of a new baseball or football season, when it […]
Bleeding Cool Magazine article by James Kuhoric Everyone is afraid of something. Whether it is the IRS, clowns, zombies, or IRS clown zombies, there is something picked up from life [usually childhood] that sticks with you in the dark recesses of your mind. Some fans seek out that dark place and indulge in actively taunting […]
Best known for his books World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide, Max Brooks knows a thing or two about zombies — and as we shall see, he knows a few things about other creatures as well. We talked to Max earlier today about his upcoming comic book series Extinction Parade from Avatar Press, […]
Avatar Press have published a number of Max Brooks' zombie projects to date, such as The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks. And now they are taking on a new comic series inspired by his short story, Extinction Parade. Brooks is writing the comic himself, in eleven issues, with art from current Crossed Badlands artist, Raulo Caceres. […]
