Available from your local comic shop this week: In-your-face blood and guts like only the CROSSED can deliver… now in 3D. ?3D glasses are included with each copy, but if you have a pair already you can check out this preview in 3D now (and if you don’t have 3D glasses handy now, a non-3D preview is available below as well).
Non-3D preview here if you don’t have 3D glasses handy right now (but again, each copy comes with its own glasses, so check it out at your store this week!)
Out this week from your local comic shop. ?Story by Mike Wolfer & John Russo, art by Tomas Aira.
The sun may have risen over the California desert, but the terrors of the most gut-wrenching night in history are not over!
This week, Avatar proudly releases NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: DEATH VALLEY #2, the latest installment in Mike Wolfer and Dheeraj Verma’s macabre masterpiece! In this issue, our cast of carefree beach-combers find that they’re not alone… for a strange cult and an army of the undead await beyond the nearest dune!
Pick up issue #2 at your local comic shop, available in the following cover editions:
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: DEATH VALLEY #2 Regular Edition
$3.99 retail, Item Code: FEB110787
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: DEATH VALLEY #2 Gore Edition
$3.99 retail, Item Code: FEB110788
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: DEATH VALLEY #2 Wraparound Edition
$3.99 retail, Item Code: FEB110789
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: DEATH VALLEY #2 Classic Black-and-White Edition
Ask your retailer for pricing! Item Code: FEB110790
And for your enjoyment, check out this preview of the issue’s first few fearsome pages!
It can be called Friggatriskaidekaphobia or Paraskevidekatriaphobia, the fear of Friday the 13th, and it’s been pervasive in our culture since the mid-1800s. But at Avatar Press, we’re not the least bit afraid. What do we have to be frightened of? We’re the folks making your nightmares come true!
After all, if you check out Diamond Comics’ May Previews catalog, you’ll see plenty of horror coming your way, including new NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD graphic novels and comics, the FEVRE DREAM softcover and hardcover collections (see our May 10th article on this website for more info), and a select few gruesome CROSSED covers.
The second volume in our incredibly popular NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD graphic novel series features 160 bone-chilling pages and is targeted for release in July. VOL. 2 includes the five-issue story arc which sees zombies overtaking Washington, D.C. during the upheaval of an anti-war protest (“Mmmmm… delicious hippie flesh takes like patchouli…”). Writer/artist Mike Wolfer even resurrected some of our franchise favorites on his front cover to our hardcover edition, including Barbra, Johnny, and sweet lil’ Karen Cooper!
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD VOL. 2 Softcover Edition
$19.99 retail, Item Code: MAY110871
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD VOL. 2 Hardcover Edition
$27.99 retail, Item Code: MAY110872
Also in this month’s Previews, we’re proud to solicit NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: DEATH VALLEY #4. In this issue, a group of California free spirits attempt to escape the cannibalistic ghouls in their dune buggies… only to find themselves pursued by an evil far worse than the living dead. In this valley, all roads truly lead to death!
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: DEATH VALLEY #4 Regular Edition
$3.99 retail, Item Code: MAY110867
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: DEATH VALLEY #4 Gore Edition
$3.99 retail, Item Code: MAY110868
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: DEATH VALLEY #4 Wraparound Edition
$3.99 retail, Item Code: MAY110869
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: DEATH VALLEY #4 Classic Black-and-White Edition
Ask your retailer for pricing! Item Code: MAY110870
Also, be sure to be on the lookout for our CROSSED: PSYCHOPATH variant editions, including our EMERALD CITY #1 convention edition and our #3 AUXILIARY edition. Writer David Lapham and artist Raulo Caceres unlock the mysteries of the disturbed mind, as the deranged madman Harold Lorre infiltrates a band of survivors against the backdrop of the Crossed universe!
CROSSED: PSYCHOPATH #1 Emerald City Convention Edition
$5.99 retail, Item Code: MAY110864
CROSSED: PSYCHOPATH #3 Auxiliary Edition
$3.99 retail, Item Code: MAY110865
So again, folks, we’d like to remind you of the best ways to survive the most superstitious day of the year: avoid sitting at dining tables with twelve other guests, never camp at Camp Crystal Lake (or in Manhattan), and tell your local comic shop to order up some of Avatar’s May Previews horror titles on your behalf. Your very life may be at stake!
When you visit your local comic shop today, be sure to pick up our latest releases!
CROSSED: PSYCHOPATH #2 continues David Lapham’s harrowing tale of Harold Lorre, a deranged man hiding among a group of survivors during the Crossed outbreak!? We proudly debut the latest issue today in stores, with four cover variants: Regular, Wraparound, Torture, and Red Crossed editions.? Enjoy the preview below, featuring artwork by Raulo Caceres!
WOLFSKIN: HUNDREDTH DREAM #6 is the final chapter in Warren Ellis’ and Mike Wolfer’s latest barbarian saga, as the nomadic warrior Wolfskin faces an entire city full of killers!? A whopping five covers hit stores today: Regular, Wraparound, Painted, Blood Thirst, and Bronze & Blood.? Here’s your sneak peak inside, with artwork by the super-talented Gianluca Pagliarani!
Diamond Comics honored Avatar Press this month with the selection of George R.R. Martin’s FEVRE DREAM graphic novel as one of its coveted “Featured Items” for the May Previews catalog. We proudly present for you a special highlight on this product!
George R.R. Martin’s FEVRE DREAM
From George R.R. Martin, author of the New York Times best-selling novel series A Song of Ice and Fire, comes a moonlit tale of feuding vampire clans, death, and debauchery in the bayou! Set in 1857 along the muddy Mississippi, FEVRE DREAM introduces Abner Marsh, a remarkably ugly man who longs to captain the fastest steamboat on the river. When a pale, mysterious gentleman named Joshua — who keeps strange hours and stranger friends — offers him a partnership, Abner’s dreams appear to come true… though he may have unleashed a nightmare on the unsuspecting shores!
Adapted by Hugo Award-nominated author Daniel Abraham and artist Rafa Lopez, this graphic novel stays faithful to Martin’s original dark vision, immersing the reader in the tortures and joys of vampire society. Available in softcover and hardcover formats, with illustrated covers by Felipe Massafera (Alan Moore’s LIGHT OF THY COUNTENANCE).
Diamond Item Code: MAY110862
Retail Price: $24.99
Diamond Item Code: MAY110863
Retail Price: $34.99
The excitement’s in the air as Avatar’s staff prepares for our appearance at the Phoenix Comicon, a four-day convention beginning on Thursday, May 26th!
Our talented guests include David Lapham and Si Spurrier (in their first-ever appearances alongside the Avatar crew), plus convention guest favorites Jacen Burrows, Mike Wolfer, and Max Brooks!
If you like Avatar exclusives, have we got treats for you! Special Phoenix Comicon exclusive editions will be available of all our latest #1 releases: Crossed: Psychopath, Caligula, Lady Death, and Night of the Living Dead: Death Valley. Pick ’em up at our booth, and get them signed!? Also, we have the latest convention prints and Crossed trading cards, available only at our booth and nowhere else! For a full list of our Phoenix Comicon exclusive items, please click here.
Finally, 100 fortunate folks are going to enjoy the Avatar Press V.I.P. treatment with their very own Phoenix Comicon Avatar V.I.P. Set! For their $150 investment, these dedicated fans will receive a 4-day pass to the convention, plus a whopping $400 worth of Avatar merchandise. That includes ten trade paperbacks, our three convention exclusive prints (Crossed, Lady Death, and Night of the Living Dead), a wealth of Avatar stationary supplies, a nifty Survival Bag to carry everything, and a spankin’ new copy of the ultra-rare Crossed: Psychopath #1 Phoenix Comicon V.I.P. edition, limited to only 350 copies! To learn more about the V.I.P. Set, please click here.
We hope to see all our friends from the Grand Canyon State at the Phoenix Comicon!
Breaking news! Avatar Press will be making an appearance at the Motor City Comic Con on May 13th – 15th.
We’re proud to announce that cover artist extraordinaire, Michael DiPascale, will be signing at the Avatar booth throughout the weekend! You’ve seen his chilling covers on CROSSED and NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (not to mention his gorgeous LADY DEATH covers from Boundless Comics), so now’s your chance to meet him in person!
We hope to see you in Novi, Michigan for all the Motor City convention fun!
If you like comic books that send a shiver up your spine, well then… it’s a great day to make a run to your local retailer!? Avatar Press unleashes its hordes of zombies and maniacs on an unsuspecting populace today (and this time, we don’t mean a road trip for our creative and editorial staff).? Check out these new variant editions of our hottest series releases, available at fine stores today.
A wicked treat from Raulo Caceres, the interior artist on our CROSSED: PSYCHOPATH series. The dead just won’t stay dead for long in a tale by horror comics legend Mike Wolfer (LADY DEATH, GRAVEL, and the upcoming WAR GODDESS) and Tomas Aira! This all-new cover appears on a special edition first printing of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD #4 limited to only 1,500 copies at the original cover price of $3.99. (Retailers: For reorders, please use Diamond Item Code MAR110906.)
Matt Martin, whose luscious artwork recently graced some of the most disturbing CROSSED and NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD covers, provides this glimpse into terror! The perfect jumping-on point for new CROSSED readers, as writer David Lapham (STRAY BULLETS, CROSSED: FAMILY VALUES, CALIGULA) and artist Raulo Caceres (CAPTAIN SWING) introduce the madman-in-a-mad-world, Harold Lorre. PSYCHOPATH #1 Auxiliary Edition is limited to just 1,500 copies at a $3.99 retail price! (Retailers: For reorders, please use Diamond Item Code MAR110905.)
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