These are the new Avatar Press items coming to comic shops on Wednesday 5/4/16:
Cinema Purgatorio #1
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill invite you, and some of the 
finest creators in comics, in to join them in a different kind of dark: Cinema Purgatorio! This ongoing monthly series will feature Alan and Kevin in every issue and is their first major new project together since League of Extraordinary Gentlemen! Anthology has become a dirty word, so far be it 
from us to clean it up. Instead we’ll shine our light onto the cutting edge of sequential art, with black and white artwork to allow illustrator’s pure visions, and the greatest assembly of writing talent ever gathered on one series. Every issue is perfect-bound, with no ads, and all of the works are very long-form, there are no collections planned before 2018. Jump in now and embrace the new future of comics. The one of which Alan Moore has always dreamed. It’s here, now. Hiding in the dark corner. Welcome to Cinema Purgatorio.
Crossed: Badlands #96
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Christos Gage delivers a fiery return story to the world of the
Crossed and the vicious alpha-infected, Smokey! He’s found the smart girls, he’s found a place to farm and Smokey is preparing to settle in for the long-haul. Can he pull off the first Crossed settlement? If the Crossed are the 
inevitable creeping doom, Smokey is the unavoidable fate waiting for you in a world of misery and woe. Available with Regular & Torture Cover by Raulo Caceres, Wraparound Cover by Daniel Gete, Art Deco Cover by Michael DiPascale, C-Day Worldwide Cover by German Nobile, and Red Crossed Incentive Cover also by Caceres.
War Stories #18
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: A sneak attack on the squadron’s home base leaves Jonah all 
at sea, while Max’s engagement hits a sudden wall. But out in the English Channel waits their adversary, the mysterious E-Boat commander nicknamed Hans the Bastard- and the showdown he has planned is nothing like 
what our heroes are expecting. The concluding episode of Send A Gunboat, by Garth Ennis and Tomas Aira. Available with Regular, Wraparound Covers by Thomas Aria, Good Girl Nose Art, Battle Damage Retailer Incentive Covers by Matt Martin.
Ask your local comic shop retailer to reserve copies for you today!
Simon Spurrier has been praised for his work in the Crossed universe. From Crossed Wish You Were Here to his critically received stories in Badlands and several Annuals/Specials, every story he has created has touched a nerve with powerful characters and circumstances. And his 
arc on Crossed +100 has been a memorable and potent continuation and furthering of the groundwork set by master scribe Alan Moore.
closer to its final issue. The mystery of the evolved Crossed is slowly being revealed and Future Taylor is on a collision course with her fate. If you have not read Crossed +100, stop in your local comic shop to find issue #15 and the trade collections of the series. This is a comic that you won’t soon forget and its guaranteed to leave its mark on you.
