January 2003 Solicited Releases

The comics and related items on this page are scheduled to ship from Avatar in January, 2003. These items should be available for order from your favorite comics retailer. If not, you can order direct from Avatar via our direct sales agent Comic Cavalcade.

Here's a link to the complete list of January 2003 Solicited Releases in the store.

Solicited for January:

  • Alan Moore's The Courtyard
  • Warren Ellis' Strange Killings TPB Volume 1
  • Warren Ellis' Scars #3
  • Shi: Pandora's Box Preview
  • Raw Media #12
  • the newest editions of Webwitch, Jungle Fantasy, and more

Alan Moore's THE COURTYARD #1
Retail Price: $3.50 US
Cover: Jacen Burrows
Writer: Alan Moore
Artist: Jacen Burrows
Readership: Mature Readers
Format: B&W, 32 pages, monthly, 1 of 2

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The most celebrated writer in the industry, Alan Moore, teams up with the most demanded new artist, Jacen Burrows, to unleash this timeless tale of psychological horror. FBI man Aldo Sax has an amazing service record with the FBI. His legendary skills at piercing together the most baffling of cases has gotten him assigned to what may be his most confusing case yet. Several murders, no, more like lethal dismemberments, from the most unlikely of suspects just don't add up. And what few leads there are, all point to The Courtyard. This Lovecraftian tale of horror is stunningly illustrated by Jacen (Bad World, Scars) Burrows and fully rendered in gray tones by Nimbus Studios. The first Alan Moore sequential horror work in years is here!



Alan Moore's THE COURTYARD #1 Wraparound
Retail Price: $3.95 US
Cover: Jacen Burrows
Writer: Alan Moore
Artist: Jacen Burrows
Readership: Mature Readers
Format: B&W, 32 pages, monthly, 1 of 2


Warren Ellis' STRANGE KILLINGS TPB Vol 1
Retail Price: $9.95 US
Cover: Mike Wolfer
Writer: Warren Ellis
Artist: Mike Wolfer
Readership: Mature Readers
Format: B&W, 72 pages square bound
ISBN:1-59291-000-9

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Warren Ellis' and Mike Wolfer's three issue action-packed Strange Killings series is now collected in this one volume! This TPB is the third installment, after Strange Kiss and Stranger Kisses, of the on-going adventures of William Gravel, Combat Magician. For the second time in history, the British Government sends in its crack troops, the Special Air Service, to quell a major prison riot. But not even these, the most accomplished and frightening soldiers on Earth, are equipped to face what lies at the center of the prison, the heart of the riot. In fact the only man in the SAS qualified to deal with the horror within is the recently disgraced Sergeant Major William Gravel: combat magician. But inside the prison lies a man waiting to fight with more than mortal weapons. The will be at least one more strange killing this evening.

Warren Ellis' SCARS #3
Retail Price: $3.50 US
Cover: Jacen Burrows
Writer: Warren Ellis
Artist: Jacen Burrows
Readership: Mature Readers
Format: B&W, 32 pages, monthly, 3 of 6

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Warren Ellis continues to serve up his long-awaited brilliant crime opus, Scars, with the stunning art of Jacen Burrows! John Cain has been faced with the most horrific murder of a child, one who was taken apart and neatly piled in boxes. As he struggles to cope with it, he also slowly moves down the path of evidence, trying to piece together how the horror happened. The trying task of getting information from her young classmates only makes his situation more difficult. But as his years of experience come into play, he stumbles across the most unlikely of suspects. And he won't let a single lead go unearthed as his passion to stop the killer only burns more brightly every time he thinks about it. How much of a monster do you have to become to hunt monsters? A crime novel in six issues by Warren Ellis & Jacen Burrows.






Warren Ellis' SCARS #3 Wraparound
Retail Price: $3.95 US
Cover: Jacen Burrows
Writer: Warren Ellis
Artist: Jacen Burrows
Readership: Mature Readers
Format: B&W, 32 pages, monthly, 3 of 6




SHI: PANDORA'S BOX PREVIEW Tucci
Retail Price: $1.99 US
Cover: Billy Tucci
Story: Billy Tucci
Artist: Juan Jose Ryp
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 16 pages

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Get a special sneak peak at the next Shi epic can be right here! Spanish superstar Juan Jose Ryp takes the reigns of Shi in this tale of Tori No Shi in the distant past. Her quest for passage to Europe takes her into dangerous territory as she must unravel the mystery of a monster of legend, and perhaps face the beast itself! This preview book shows some of Juan Jose's amazing pencil work and behind-the-scenes designs! A must for Shi fans. The Tiger of Death has a new face at Avatar!

SHI: PANDORA'S BOX PREVIEW Al Rio
Retail Price: $5.95 US
Cover: Al Rio
Story: Billy Tucci
Artist: Juan Jose Ryp
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 16 pages



SHI: PANDORA'S BOX PREVIEW Adrian
Retail Price: $5.95 US
Cover: Ron Adrian
Story: Billy Tucci
Artist: Juan Jose Ryp
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 16 pages


SHI: PANDORA'S BOX PREVIEW Ryp
Retail Price: $5.95 US
Cover: Juan Jose Ryp
Story: Billy Tucci
Artist: Juan Jose Ryp
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 16 pages

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Artist Juan Jose Ryp provides our beautiful exclusive new cover! Get a special sneak peak at the next Shi epic can be right here! Spanish superstar Juan Jose Ryp takes the reigns of Shi in this tale of Tori No Shi in the distant past. Her quest for passage to Europe takes her into dangerous territory as she must unravel the mystery of a monster of legend, and perhaps face the beast itself! This preview book shows some of Juan Jose's amazing pencil work and behind-the-scenes designs! A must for Shi fans. This special edition is limited to just 1500 copies.

SHI: PANDORA'S BOX PREVIEW Tucci Gold Foil
Retail Price: $5.95 US
Cover: Billy Tucci
Story: Billy Tucci
Artist: Juan Jose Ryp
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 16 pages

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: This special edition Gold foil cover is a special limited edition of just 1000 copies and all copies ship bagged and boarded.

 

RAW MEDIA #12
Retail Price: $3.95 US
Cover: Matt Martin
Writers/Artists: Matt Martin, Pete Ayala
Readership: Adults only
Format: B&W, 32 pages, bi-yearly

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Raw Media continues as the most erotic adult anthology in comics today! Red hot artist Matt Martin unveils his first ever adult story, a tale of a horrific monster on a quest for a stunning woman from his past. But what horrible evils does he wish to inflict upon her when he finds her? Also in this issue, Glen Hammonds writes and Pete Ayala serves us his uses his art magic to unleash another chapter of carnage with the sex cops in Naked Justice. For four years running, the greatest naughty delights are only in Raw Media!

You can take an uncensored peek at the cover for this item on the Jan Mature / Adult Cover Graphics Page



 

RAW MEDIA #12 Martin Adult
Retail Price: $6.00 US
Cover: Matt Martin
Writers/Artists: Matt Martin, Pete Ayala
Readership: Adults only
Format: B&W, 32 pages, bi-yearly

You can take an uncensored peek at the cover for this item on the Jan Mature / Adult Cover Graphics Page

 

 

RAW MEDIA #12 Orgy Adult
Retail Price: $6.00 US
Cover: Pete Ayala
Writers/Artists: Matt Martin, Pete Ayala
Readership: Adults only
Format: B&W, 32 pages, bi-yearly

You can take an uncensored peek at the cover for this item on the Jan Mature / Adult Cover Graphics Page

 

Tim Vigil's WEBWITCH #1 Nude Connecting cover
Retail Price: $5.95 US
CCover: Juan Jose Ryp
Artist/Writer: Tim Vigil
Readership: Mature Readers
Format: B&W, 32 pages, monthly 1 of 3

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The stunning Spanish mega-star Juan Jose Ryp provides this jaw-dropping first part of the Webwitch #1-3 connecting cover set. Fans of horror rejoice, because Vigil is back and better than ever! Nina has a special place in the evolutionary ladder, she is the bridge between the alien Spidernation and humans. And her choices can help determine who controls the globe in the next century. Biologically part of both worlds, but not fully embraced by either, she is torn between the desire to help the Spidernation expand and the human's quest to rid the world of the greatest predators the Earth has seen! This special edition is limited to just 1000 copies.

You can take an uncensored peek at the cover for this item on the Jan Mature / Adult Cover Graphics Page


JUNGLE FANTASY #1 Martin Fauna
Retail Price: $5.95 US
Cover: Matt Martin
Artists: Al Rio, Juan Jose Ryp
Readership: Mature Readers
Format: B&W, 32 pages, bi-monthly


PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Matt Martin does it again with this exclusive, luscious new Fauna cover! Clear the way for powerhouse artist Al Rio to return to Avatar interior art with this story introducing the new characters he developed, the Vixens! Set on a planet populated by all the ages of dinosaurs, two young women find themselves trapped in a time long lost. This special first issue also features the fan demanded return in Fauna with art by amazing newcomer Juan Jose Ryp. Your every jungle fantasy is finally granted, with this new ongoing series! Wall-to-wall jungle girl action awaits you with nothing but the greatest artists of the female form! This special edition is limited to just 1000 copies.


You can take an uncensored peek at the cover for this item on the Jan Mature / Adult Cover Graphics Page

 

AVENGELYNE/SHI #1/2 Royal Blue
Retail Price: $75.00 US
Cover: Marat Mychaels
Writer: Robert Lugibihl
Artist: Sean Shaw
Readership: All Ages
Format: Full color, 16 pages

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Amazing warehouse find, this Royal Blue edition has never before been offered! This all-new special prelude story take place in seventeenth century Japan as Shi's ancestor, Yuri Ishikawa, meets the angelic Avengelyne who comes to answer her prayer for help against a mighty demonic foe. The same demon who comes back to haunt them 400 years later in #1! Sean Shaw's stunning art and Nimbus Studios luscious colors make this a book you won't want to miss. This ultra-limited Royal Blue Edition is limited to just 100 copies and every copy ships in a special protective case with a certificate of authenticity.

Tim Vigil's WEBWITCH #1 Prism Foil
Retail Price: $12.95 US
Cover: David Finch
Artist/Writer: Tim Vigil
Readership: Mature Readers
Format: B&W, 32 pages, monthly 1 of 3

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Fans of horror rejoice, because Vigil is back and better than ever! Nina has a special place in the evolutionary ladder, she is the bridge between the alien Spidernation and humans. And her choices can help determine who controls the globe in the next century. Biologically part of both worlds, but not fully embraced by either, she is torn between the desire to help the Spidernation expand and the human's quest to rid the world of the greatest predators the Earth has seen! This limited Prism foil edition ships bagged and boarded with a certificate of authenticity. This special edition is limited to just 500 copies.

THRESHOLD #49 - DEMONSLAYER Connecting cover
Retail Price: $5.95 US
Cover: Marat Mychaels
Artists: Marat Mychaels, Juan Jose Ryp, Ivan Abraini
Readership: Mature Readers
Format: B&W, 48 pages, quarterly series

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: There will be one of these connecting covers on each of the first six issues of Threshold with Demonslayer that are all beautiful works of art on their own, but combine to create one huge image! Spanish super-star Juan Jose Ryp serves up the first of many short stories with his two sassy women, Monique and Denisse. High class beauties with a taste for the best in life, they explore the sexy underbelly of the world. Demonslayer continues her extended run in Threshold with some unusual demon trouble. It seems that the Roman Catholic church has some unexpected visitors underneath Vatican City and Jaclyn may be the only one who can help. But when her old foe Irkala turns out to be behind it all, and Michael gets captured, the sparks really start to fly! Writer Robert Lugibihl and Italian artist Ivan Abraini finish out their tale of Coral returning from the depths only to encounter Pandora! Threshold continues with its quarterly schedule as the longest running American anthology. This special edition is limited to just 750 copies.