Avatar’s October Gems

Local comic shops are placing their orders for the best books in August Previews highlighting the comics and trades due out in October. ?There are three big new projects that Avatar fans can’t miss:

Garth Ennis’ War Stories #1

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: ? ? ?Garth Ennis’ War Stories find a new home at Avatar with the WarStories1-regularlaunch of this ongoing monthly! Pulling tales from real conflicts throughout modern history, this series is where a master storyteller brings the horrors of war to life in comics. Ennis travels the timeline to pull some of the most harrowing tales of valor and bloodshed from history?s most WarStores1-NoseArtviolent battles with his trademark wit and spot-on dialogue to show the humanity within the inhuman horrors. The first story is Castles in the Sky, a tale of early bomber pilots and their incredibly difficult missions. Available with Regular, Wraparound, Good Girl Nose Art, and Battle Damage Retailer Incentive covers by Matt Martin.

Crossed Vol 1o TPB

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: ? ? ?GARTH ENNIS returns to the horrifyingly brutal world he CrossedVol10TPBCrossedVol10TPBcreated with a story that fans have waited over five years for! The Crossed outbreak created a miserable grueling world of monsters that dash out all hope of survival and ensures a terrifying end to everything in their path. For the first time, master storyteller Garth Ennis takes you back to the early days of outbreak and delivers the unexpected ? a patient zero tale. With the outbreak spreading like wildfire across the globe, a group of CrossedVol10HCsoldiers attempt to piece together how the disease spread so quickly and to reverse the horror they see taking place in the streets. And as they struggle to catch up with events, a fleet of nuclear-armed planes carry the extinction of the human race as they race towards America, with only one British flight crew to stand in their way. No one can deliver this level of poignant horror like Garth Ennis. In a world where there is no help and there is no hope?there is only the Crossed. Crossed Vol 10 collects the story Thin Red Line from issues 50 ? 56 of the ongoing Crossed: Badlands series. Available as both a TPB and Hardcover.

Crossed Special 2014

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: ? ? Justin Jordan locks us in our nightmares as this Special takes Crossed2014Special-Regus to Federal Prison! Jesse Bullock is not a good man, but a very hard man. Down for armed robbery and assault, the only crimes they were able to prove, he has but one good quality: he loves his cousin Otis. When they end up imprisoned at the same jail, Jesse intentionally gets himself Crossed2014Special-Torturedenied parole to make sure he’s there to protect Otis, who isn?t the sharpest tool in the shed. But that job gets much harder when the Crossed spread inside those escape-proof walls! Jordan and artist Fernando (Stitched, Crossed) Heinz unleashes this new oversized horror tale that will scar your fragile mind with depraved misery. Available with Regular, Wraparound, Torture and Red Crossed Retailer Order Incentive covers by Gabriel Andrade. Also as special 4 cover Pool Party set, with art by Matt Martin, that is limited to just 500 sets!

Check with your local comics retailer to reserve copies of these frightening new?October titles.

 

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Justin Jordan Delivers Chills in Crossed Special 2014

Crossed2014Special-RegThis month in Previews, Justin Jordan delivers a new oversized one shot of Crossed grueling horror in courtesy of the Crossed Special 2014. ?In this tale of misery, the new Crossed scribe takes us to a federal prison where a nasty inmate has to face the Crossed plague head on in maximum security. ?This comic book will scar your fragile mind with depraved misery and woe.

Crossed2014Special-WrapThe Crossed Specials are self contained longer format stories that will make you squirm. ?Artist Fernando Heinz of Stitched turns in one of the most disturbing visuals you will ever see in the pages of this year’s special edition.

Crossed2014Special-TortureThe Crossed Special 2014 is on sale in October, just in time for Halloween. ?Ask your local comic shop to reserve a copy of this nightmare for you today!

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Avatar Press New York Comic Con Exclusives

New York Comic Con is just?under two months?away on 10/9 – 10/13/14. ?Avatar Press has announced two huge convention packages that include four day passes and a host of exclusives and perks. ?You can find the ordering details for those packages here:

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http://www.comcav.net/collections/new-york-comic-con-2014-exclusives

 

Included in those incredible sets are some awesome exclusive items:

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Uber #17 VIP Edition- This super-rare edition is only available here and is limited to just 200 copies!

 

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Extinction Parade: War #2 Gold Leather – Limited to just 150 copies! These Gold Foils have never before been available!

 

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Extinction Parade: War #3 Gold Leather – Limited to just 150 copies! First time offered!

 

 

 

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Caliban #1 Dark Matter Gold Foil Edition – Only available as part of Avatar’s NYCC sets! Limited to 300 copies.

 

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Caliban #2 Dark Matter Gold Foil Edition – Avatar’s NYCC sets are the only way to get copies! Limited to 300 copies.

 

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Mike Costa Reveals God’s Killer in Book of Acts Omega

god-is-dead-boa-omega-end-of-daysThe central mystery to the return of the ancient gods is finally revealed as series writer Mike Costa delivers the devastating revelation in God is Dead: Book of Acts Omega. ?This second volume features additional stories by Uber’s Kieron Gillen and Crossed’s Justin Jordan as well in an over-sized sacrilegious tome.

 

 

Kieron Gillen takes us on a hellish trip to meet “Alastor: Hell’s Executioner” in a tale that is wickedly funny and god-is-dead-boa-omega-WRAPbrutally violent. ?Who will take advantage of the death of the one true God? ?Petty demons and the devilish rank and file must decide how to?exploit their greatest foe’s demise.

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Justin Jordan delivers a devious story in “The Great God Pan.” ?In true EC Tales From the Crypt style, Pan taunts a cursed woman and whispers the great secret of the divine. ?Why…you ask, you’ll need to read to the end to understand that simple revelation.

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God is Dead: Book of Acts Omega is in comic shops and available digitally today.

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Avatar Press New to ComiXology 8/13/14

New Avatar Press items to ComiXology?on Wednesday 8/13/14:

Crossed: Badlands #59

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: ? ? JUSTIN JORDAN continues a tale of Crossed misery as that Crossed59-regone flicker of hope turns out to be the worst person to believe in. There is no joy in a world of monsters. All that is left is to live for the sake of living and to find a way to swallow the constant fear that burns your gut like acid. And yet?amid the monsters the human spirit flickers but does not go out.

 

 

 

 

God is Dead #18

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: ? ? ?The smash-hit series continues and the last chapter of three is GodisDead18-regall carnage! The returned Norse and Greek gods are waging all-out war against each other, but thanks to Jesus and his miracle, they are having a hard time staying dead! And the savior of humanity is far from what those faithful to his teachings believed. Now MIKE COSTA delivers a spiritual punch in the face as the End of Days approach.

 

 

 

God is Dead: Book of Acts Omega

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: ? ? ?The greatest assembled team of writers unleash all-new tales god-is-dead-boa-omegaof Gods and men in the biggest event of the summer! KIERON GILLEN unveils Alastor, the demon assassin who sees nothing but opportunity in the new order of things. While Gods are away, the demonic can play… JUSTIN JORDAN unleashes a pitch-black tale of evil as Pan decides to mix with mortals. And don’t miss the second part of the greatest murder mystery in the pantheons as MIKE COSTA finally solves the mystery of who killed God! The Alpha and the Omega, two epic tomes that you don’t want to miss!

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Avatar Press New to Comic Shops 8/13/14

New Avatar Press items to Comic Shops on Wednesday 8/13/14:

Crossed: Badlands #59

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: ? ? JUSTIN JORDAN continues a tale of Crossed misery as that

Crossed59-regCrossed59-FatalFantasyone flicker of hope turns out to be the worst person to believe in. There is no joy in a world of monsters. All that is left is to live for the sake of living and to find a way to swallow the constant fear that burns your gut like acid. And yet?amid the monsters the human spirit flickers but does not go out. Available with Regular and Red Crossed covers by Christian Zanier,Torture cover by Tim Vigil, Wraparound cover by Rafa Ortiz, and Fatale Fantasy cover by Matt Martin.

God is Dead #18

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: ? ? ?The smash-hit series continues and the last chapter of GodisDead18-EndofDaysvolume GodisDead18-regthree is all carnage!? The returned Norse and Greek gods are waging all-out war against each other, but thanks to Jesus and his miracle, they are having a hard time staying dead!? ?And the savior of humanity is far from what those faithful to his teachings believed.? Now MIKE COSTA delivers a spiritual punch in the face as the End of Days approach. Available with a Regular, End of Days, and Iconic covers by Jacen Burrows, a Carnage Wraparound cover by German Nobile, and a special Gilded Retailer Incentive Cover also by Burrows.

God is Dead: Book of Acts Omega

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: ? ? ?The greatest assembled team of writers unleash all-new god-is-dead-boa-omega-end-of-daystales god-is-dead-boa-omega-divineof Gods and men in the biggest event of the summer! KIERON GILLEN unveils Alastor, the demon assassin who sees nothing but opportunity in the new order of things. While Gods are away, the demonic can play… JUSTIN JORDAN unleashes a pitch-black tale of evil as Pan decides to mix with mortals. And don’t miss the second part of the greatest murder mystery in the pantheons as MIKE COSTA finally solves the mystery of who killed God! The Alpha and the Omega, two epic tomes that you don’t want to miss! Available with lovely Regular, Iconic, and End of Days covers by series cover artist Jacen Burrows. Also a Carnage Wraparound by German Nobile and Divine and Pure Art Retailer Incentives by Burrows.

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New In August Previews – Crossed Vol 10 TPB

CrossedVol10HCGarth Ennis’ long awaited patient zero story, “The Thin Red Line”?from the recent Crossed: Badlands #50 – 56 run?is collected in Crossed Vol 10 Trade Paperback this month in the August issue of Previews. ?If you were one of the thousands of fans who were waiting to get some clues from the creator of the Crossed universe as to how and where the plague began, this is your chance to experience the terror alongside your fellow infected.

 

Crossed Vol 10 TPB & HC

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: ? ? ?GARTH ENNIS returns to the horrifyingly brutal world he CrossedVol10TPBcreated with a story that fans have waited over five years for!? The Crossed outbreak created a miserable grueling world of monsters that dash out all hope of survival and ensures a terrifying end to everything in their path.? For the first time, master storyteller Garth Ennis takes you back to the early days of outbreak and delivers the unexpected ? a patient zero tale.? With the outbreak spreading like wildfire across the globe, a group of soldiers attempt to piece together how the disease spread so quickly and to reverse the horror they see taking place in the streets.? And as they struggle to catch up with events, a fleet of nuclear-armed planes carry the extinction of the human race as they race towards America, with only one British flight crew to stand in their way.? No one can deliver this level of poignant horror like Garth Ennis.? In a world where there is no help and there is no hope?there is only the Crossed.? Crossed Vol 10 collects the story Thin Red Line from issues 50 ? 56 of the ongoing Crossed: Badlands series.? Available as both a TPB and Hardcover.

Check with your local comics retailer to reserve a copy of this vital part of the Crossed mythology. ?Crossed Vol 10 TPB is on sale in October.

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Avatar New York Comic Con 2014 Sets Available!

New York Comic Con is right around the corner and Avatar Press has announced two incredible packages that include 4-Day passes and a host of valuable exclusives!

http://www.comcav.net/collections/new-york-comic-con-2014-exclusives/products/new-york-comic-con-2014-avatar-gold-set

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NYCC 2014 Avatar Gold set: An incredible value for only $199! This set is a fantastic package, valued at over $350, and limited to just 50 Gold sets! The set contains:

4-Day NYCC Ticket – In addition to a 4-day ticket to the convention, and a New York Super Week Card, you get an exclusive Avatar Gold Set badge that gets you special access to autograph lines at the Avatar booth!

All Avatar Guests Autograph Access – Avatar Gold badge holders get to line up early for: GARTH ENNIS, MAX BROOKS, and KIERON GILLEN signings at the Avatar booth and Gold customers can get not only all of their Avatar books signed, but up to five other items from each creator!

Avatar Graphic Novel Library ? 7 giant Avatar graphic novels! These selections are also different from previous years! Try out some of the best Avatar has to offer with this special collection of graphic novels by Warren Ellis, George RR Martin and Alan Moore! Included are:

Fashion Beast
Anna Mercury Volume 1
Doktor Sleepless Volume 1
Freakangels Volumes 1,2
Black Summer
Fevre Dream
Amazing limited edition comics:

caliban-1-dark-matter-GoldCaliban #1 Dark Matter Gold Foil Edition – Only available as part of Avatar’s NYCC sets! Limited to 300 copies.
Caliban #2 Dark Matter Gold Foil Edition – Avatar’s NYCC sets are the only way to get copies! Limited to 300 copies.

 

Note: The 4-Day tickets will be mailed starting at the end of August. Confirmation of your order will be sent after you place the order. All the items in the Gold package will be available for pick up at the NYCC convention from Avatar booth #1920.

 

 

http://www.comcav.net/collections/new-york-comic-con-2014-exclusives/products/new-york-comic-con-2014-platinum-customer-set

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NYCC 2014 Avatar Platinum set: A huge set for only $349! This set is such an amazing package, valued at over $800, that we can only offer 75 Platinum sets! This package is filled with a huge Avatar Graphic Novel Library with 19 graphic novels, special VIP covers and ultra rare limited editions!

4-Day NYCC Ticket – In addition to a 4-day ticket to the convention, and a New York Super Week Card, you get an exclusive Avatar Platinum Set badge that gets you special access to autograph lines at the Avatar booth!

All Avatar Guests Autograph Access – Avatar Platinum badge holders get to line up first for: GARTH ENNIS, MAX BROOKS, and KIERON GILLEN signings at the Avatar booth and Platinum customers can get not only all of their Avatar books signed, but up to thirty other items from each creator!

Avatar Graphic Novel Library ? 19 Avatar graphic novels! These selections are also different from previous years! Immerse yourself in the best Avatar has to offer with this massive collection of graphic novels by Warren Ellis, Garth Ennis, David Lapham, Alan Moore and many more! Included are:

Fashion Beast
Ferals Volumes 1,2,3
Absolution Volumes 1, 2
Caligula Volumes 1,2
Gravel Volumes 1,2,3
Strange Killings and Strange Killings: Strong Medicine
Stitched Vol 3
Dicks Vol 2
Black Gas
Escape of the Living Dead: Resurrection
Night of the Living Dead Aftermath Volumes 1,2
FreakAngels Throw – A warm and cozy 40″ x 52″ 100% cotton throw. From a design by Paul Duffield!

Amazing limited edition comics:

uber-17-vipUber #17 VIP Edition- This super-rare edition is only available here and is limited to just 200 copies!
Extinction Parade: War #2 Gold Leather – Limited to just 150 copies! These Gold Foils have never before been available!
Extinction Parade: War #3 Gold Leather – Limited to just 150 copies! First time offered!
Caliban #1 Dark Matter Gold Foil Edition – Only available as ExtinctionParadeWar2-Gold-Leatherpart of Avatar’s NYCC sets! Limited to 300 copies.
Caliban #2 Dark Matter Gold Foil Edition – Avatar’s NYCC sets are the only way to get copies! Limited to 300 copies.

 

 

 

Note: The 4-Day tickets will be mailed starting at the end of August. Confirmation of your order will be sent after you place the order. All the items in the Platinum package will be available for pick up at the NYCC convention from Avatar booth #1920.

 

 

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Avatar Press New to ComiXology 8/6/14

New Avatar Press digital comics to ComiXology??this week on Wednesday 8/6/14:

Dicks End of Time #3

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: ? ? GARTH ENNIS has made amusing readers the highest?DicksEOT3-regpriority as he and JOHN MCCREA send the Boys from Belfast on a trip through time! The Dicks are here to leave no insult unslung and no offence untaken as they gather artifacts through the ages trying to prevent the end of us all. Or, well, at least prevent a very bad day for a couple folks.

 

 

 

 

Extinction Parade: War #2

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: ? ? New York Times Bestselling Author, MAX BROOKS delivers a?ExtinctionParadeWar2-regnew chapter in the horror event of the year! The vampire race has declared all-out war on the subdead zombie hordes. Now blood drinking aristocrats stand shoulder to shoulder as they wade into the wave after wave of shambling plague that has nearly wiped the human race from the Earth. But centuries of privilege have made the vampire race soft and dependent upon servants. With the realization that the end of humanity also means the end of vampires, they attempt to do what they have never as a race been able to accomplish – learn new ways to fight!

 

 

God is Dead: Book of Acts Alpha

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: ? ? ?The greatest assembled team of writers unleash all-new?tales?god-is-dead-boa-alphaof Gods and men in the biggest event of the summer! Two giant-size issues could only be kicked off with the biggest writer in all of comics, ALAN MOORE, as he brings a tale only he could tell – when his personal God Glycon comes to Earth! Reunited with Facundo (Fashion Beast) Percio, Alan himself stars in a story about where Gods really get their power. Then SIMON SPURRIER redefines a lowly cherub into maybe the most destructive of all the Gods, one who knows how to use modern human weaknesses! And ongoing series scribe MIKE COSTA finally reveals the greatest mystery of the series – who actually killed God?

 

Uber #16

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: ? ? KIERON GILLEN continues his tour-de-force masterpiece of?uber-16-regwar! With the change in naval power, and new abilities unearthed, the arms race for better Ubers is on. With Sieglinde on the sidelines and recovering, the Nazi effort is having to change focus, with horrific results.

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New Avatar Comics in Stores 8/6/14

New Avatar Press comics in stores this week on Wednesday 8/6/14:

Dicks End of Time #3

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: ? ? GARTH ENNIS has made amusing readers the highest DicksEOT3-regDicksEOT3-classic-momentspriority as he and JOHN MCCREA send the Boys from Belfast on a trip through time! The Dicks are here to leave no insult unslung and no offence untaken as they gather artifacts through the ages trying to prevent the end of us all. Or, well, at least prevent a very bad day for a couple folks. Available with Regular, Offensive, and Classic Moment Incentive covers by McCrea.

 
Extinction Parade: War #2

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: ? ? New York Times Bestselling Author, MAX BROOKS delivers a ExtinctionParadeWar2-regExtinctionParadeWar2-EndofSpeciesnew chapter in the horror event of the year! The vampire race has declared all-out war on the subdead zombie hordes. Now blood drinking aristocrats stand shoulder to shoulder as they wade into the wave after wave of shambling plague that has nearly wiped the human race from the Earth. But centuries of privilege have made the vampire race soft and dependent upon servants. With the realization that the end of humanity also means the end of vampires, they attempt to do what they have never as a race been able to accomplish – learn new ways to fight! Available with Regular, Wraparound, End of a Species, Leather, and Bloodwashed and Pure Art Retailer Order Incentive covers, all by series artist Raulo Caceres

God is Dead: Book of Acts Alpha

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: ? ? ?The greatest assembled team of writers unleash all-new god-is-dead-boa-alpha-iconictales god-is-dead-boa-alphaof Gods and men in the biggest event of the summer! Two giant-size issues could only be kicked off with the biggest writer in all of comics, ALAN MOORE, as he brings a tale only he could tell – when his personal God Glycon comes to Earth! Reunited with Facundo (Fashion Beast) Percio, Alan himself stars in a story about where Gods really get their power. Then SIMON SPURRIER redefines a lowly cherub into maybe the most destructive of all the Gods, one who knows how to use modern human weaknesses! And ongoing series scribe MIKE COSTA finally reveals the greatest mystery of the series – who actually killed God? The Alpha and the Omega, two epic tomes that you don’t want to miss! Available with lovely Regular, Iconic, and End of Days covers by series cover artist Jacen Burrows. Also a Carnage Wraparound by German Nobile and Divine and Pure Art Retailer Incentives by Burrows. You also don’t want to miss the Glycon Leather cover by Burrows or get everything at once with the Deluxe Collector Set!

Uber #16

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: ? ? KIERON GILLEN continues his tour-de-force masterpiece of uber-16-reguber-16-war-crimeswar! With the change in naval power, and new abilities unearthed, the arms race for better Ubers is on. With Sieglinde on the sidelines and recovering, the Nazi effort is having to change focus, with horrific results. Available with Regular, War Crimes, and Wraparound covers by Daniel Gete, Propaganda Poster cover by Michael Dipascale, and a special Blitzkrieg Incentive cover also by Gete.

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