Avatar in Comic Shops 11/6/13

New this week 11/6 in comic shops from Avatar Press:

Absolution: Rubicon #5

Absolution5RegPRODUCT DESCRIPTION: ?The final explosive issue!? The Polymath is beaten? John Dusk has saved the day? or has he?? Even sick and dying the Polymath plans to take the city with him in a blaze of destruction.? Can even the combined might of Dusk and the police Enhanciles do what has to be done to save the city?? The final chapter sends John Dusk headlong into a dangerous future.? Available with Regular, Wraparound, and Electric Blue Retailer Incentive covers by series artist Daniel Gete, a Final Justice cover by Caanan White, and a special Happy Kitty Premium cover by Gete that is limited to just 750 copies.

 

 

God is Dead #3

GodisDead3PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:? It is god-mageddon as the pantheons clash for ultimate rule.? Gods from every faith are locked in mortal combat with the Earth as the spoils.? JONATHAN HICKMAN brings the wrath of the divine to comics in God is Dead!? A small group of human resistance fighters undertake a covert mission to recover the DNA of a fallen deity.? But can human kind, in all their arrogance, find a way to create their own secret weapon against these all powerful foes?? The doomsday clock is ticking and with each moment we are moving closer to annihilation.? Available with a Regular cover by Jonathan Hickman, End of Days cover and a premium Iconic card stock cover that is limited to just 5000 copies by Jacen Burrows, and a Pantheon Order Incentive cover by series artist Di Amorim.

 

Uber #7

Uber7regPRODUCT DESCRIPTION:? KIERON GILLEN?s Uber has taken the comics world by storm.? The war in the Pacific has changed.? With the deployment of Ubers into the naval combat, suddenly the balance of power is shifting.? The Japanese super soldiers have a specific goal and supported by their Kamikaze pilots, they are succeeding in devastating the Allied fleet.? As the Allies race to catch up to their enemies? development of Ubers, they must find a way to stem the tide of destruction raining down upon them.? ??Available with Regular or Wraparound cover by Caanan White, Propaganda Poster cover by Michael Dipascale, and a special Blitzkrieg Incentive cover by Caanan White

 

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God Is Dead #1 & #2 Enhanced Editions On The Way!

god-is-dead-1-enhancedThe announcements about Jonathan Hickman’s God is Dead series this week were received with excitement in the comics community. ?Local comic shops are placing their orders for two “Enhanced” editions of GID #1 & #2 this week which, like the Uber Enhanced Editions, include extra material you can’t get elsewhere. ?These two new editions are strictly limited to 7500 copies of the regular covers, include the original issue plus a brand new story, are 32 pages with no ads, and remain at the $3.99 retail price.

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god-is-dead-2-enhancedCo-writer, Mike Costa provides the new short stories in each issue to help fill in gaps in the original story where we get to see more of the horrors the return of the mythical gods committed. ?These new additions set the tone for the second big announcement – that God Is Dead has been extended into an ongoing bi-weekly series beginning with issue #7. ?Mike Costa continues the insane world of gods returned to the modern era with the ongoing issues. ?He had this to say about the upcoming arcs: ?”At the end of issue 6 there’s a big game-changing moment, and issue 7 really takes that idea and runs with it. In a way, things seem to get better in issue 6, but we discover very quickly that, what seems at first like a happy ending instead only makes things much, much worse. I can’t say too much without spoiling the story, but there’s a reason the second arc is called “Armageddon.” God is Dead was a from the very beginning a book about escalation, and we’re about to go through the ceiling.”

Ask your local comic shop to reserve copies of the God is Dead Enhanced editions and the new ongoing series!

 

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Avatar Horrors for Halloween

Ferals17GoreCrossed39redcrossedAvatar Press has always been a home to some of the creepiest horror comics being published. ?The uncensored vision of some of today’s biggest creators has led to the creation of nightmares that haunt dreams and comic shelves with visceral imagery that can’t be unseen. ?From Crossed to Ferals to Neonomicon to Night of the Living Dead – Avatar is where nightmares come to thrive.

SkinTrade03regExtinctionParade03RegAvatar wants to thank all of our supporting comic shops for continuing to present new comics and trades filled with the darkest visions to your customers every week. ?It is the support of these stores that has allowed Avatar to continue to grow and work with the biggest names in comics from Garth Ennis to Max Brooks to Alan Moore.

NLDAftermath10Goreuber-vol-1-enhanced-hcAnd to Avatar’s fans and supporters – thank you for your passionate embrace of the publisher’s vision. ?Every new project is hand picked to create new and terrifying visions that need to be told. ?Celebrate Halloween with a new horror story and let Avatar enter your nightmares every week with new frightening tales of terror at your local comic shops.

 

 

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Ferals #17 Delivers the Goods

Ferals17RegDavid Lapham’s Ferals series has been one of the best violent horror dramas of the past few years. ?Officer Dale Chesnutt has developed from country hick to a strange sort of alpha Feral. ?And in that time he’s seen family and friends slaughtered…but nothing like the massacre that is developing in front of his eyes. ?With a last effort to reduce the mounting tension between the Feral community and the military, Chesnutt invades the mountain military complex but finds that the true horrors have just begun.

Ferals17GoreFerals #17 is the next to last issue of the series and everything you’ve been reading has led to what comes next… ?The first two volumes of Ferals trade paperbacks are both available at your local comic shop for new fans looking to experience this fresh re-imagining of the werewolf mythology. ?Ferals is also available in digital format from comiXology:

http://www.comixology.com/Ferals/comics-series/7297

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Avatar Zombies Invade ComiXology for Halloween on 10/30

You can find Avatar digital comics on ComiXology here: ?http://www.comixology.com/Avatar/comics-publisher/11-0

These comics are new to comiXology on Wednesday 10/30/13:

Escape of the Living Dead #1-5

eotld1In 1968, a blood-soaked night of terror began when the dead rose from their graves to devour the living. In the three years since, horrible experiments have taken place deep inside the concrete walls of a secret medical facility. Now, the untimely intervention of unwitting authorities sets free the dea to walk among the living once more. Can anything possibly stop this new, gut-ripping tide of carnage? John Russo, the co-creator of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, brings his new zombie masterpiece to comics, aided by horror comic legend Mike Wolfer.

Night of the Living Dead #1-5

754a1dceb6e7ec9a063a3b4ca681af8b.image.294x450You’ve heard the eyewitness accounts and were shocked by the television reports, but now for the first time you’ll experience the horrifying events which led to that first Night of the Living Dead! John Russo, the co-writer of the 1968 cult classic film, joins horror comics scribe Mike Wolfer in presenting the official prequel to NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, featuring the first chronological appearances and origin of the Cemetery Zombie, Sheriff McClellan, the murderous little girl named Karen, and the strong-willed hero of George A. Romero’s first LIVING DEAD film, Ben!

 

Night of the Living Dead: Aftermath #1-6

NLDAftermathVol1The original zombie phenomenon returns with horror writer David Hine directing the re-emergence of the undead in America. Set in the excesses of the late 1970s we follow the world as it has evolved with the zombie threat. The nation believes the epidemic contained, but when a virulent outbreak turns Las Vegas into a shambling graveyard, the government is forced to lock it down under quarantine. A group of unlikely survivors finds out the hard way that even with the undead, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. And in this case it means a female punk rock zombie fetishist has to grow up in a hurry and find a way out before the living are the last morsels on the ghoul buffet. This modern horror classic delivers a powerful human drama of grueling horror survival at the hands of the shambling dead!

Night of the Living Dead: ?Back from the Grave Special

nldbfgThe zombie series fans have demanded comes to comics in this fully-authorized series from the original creator: co-writer John Russo! This special ?issue features an all-new full-color story that takes place in 1968, before the original movie, as well as a special look at the upcoming series!

 

 

Night of the Living Dead: Hunger Special

nldhunBefore becoming flesh-eating recruits in the horrific army of the undead, each innocent victim of the plague had a personal tale of terror that ended on the NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. Now, for the first time, the story behind one of the classic 1968 film’s iconic cannibals has surfaced and you have a front row seat! Starving herself for the sake of vanity, drive-in theater employee Laura Crampton is about to fall victim to stark-raving terror, but it will not been generated by the grade-Z horror film flickering on the outdoor screen. Tonight, blood will flow, lives will be torn asunder and bodies will be ripped apart, all by the hands of the nightmarish horde of zombies that lurk in the shadows on the night that would change the world forever!

Plague of the Living Dead: Special

plds1Special super-sized full-color first issue! John Russo (co-writer of Night of the Living Dead) continues to horrify with his latest zombie epic: Plague of the Living Dead! Creeping through cemeteries, morgues and into the city streets, it reanimates the recently deceased, creating a horrifying army of the living dead, murdering and ravenously devouring the living. Nothing can stop it and no one is immune, as the uncontrollable plague begins to spread… The PLAGUE OF THE LIVING DEAD!

Plague of the Living Dead #1 – 6

pld1Jessica Price and the other residents of Stone Mountain, Virginia have anxiously watched the nightly news broadcasts, awaiting some word that the war in Vietnam will soon end and that the men that they love will return home safely. But now, other more disturbing reports begin to fill the airwaves, detailing the bizarre phenomenon of cannibalistic ghouls rising from their graves, hungry for human flesh. And this unprecedented horror is now lurking outside the doors of Stone Mountain, waiting to rip into the unsuspecting residents and feast upon their blood-drenched remains. While the CDC tries in vain to contain the plague spreading throughout the eastern United States, Jessica’s fiance and his US Army platoon will face the same terror, rearing its head in the jungles of Vietnam…

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Avatar in Comic Shops 10/30/13

Avatar celebrates Halloween with two frightening new comics in comic shops on Wednesday 10/30:

Crossed: Badlands #40

Crossed40regPRODUCT DESCRIPTION: ?Horror master DAVID HINE returns to Crossed: Badlands to tell a story set on day one of the outbreak – in Japan!? Three college students abroad in Japan are visiting a sacred temple for very different reasons.? But they soon find that on C-Day, enlightenment only comes in the form of homicidal misery from the fast spreading disease.? And an introverted female manga artist discovers that the nightmares she draws on paper are nothing compared to the vile misery of the Crossed.? There is no hope.? There is no help.? There is only the Crossed.? Available with a Regular, Torture, Wraparound, and special Red Crossed Incentive covers by Erramouspe.

 

Ferals #17

Ferals17RegPRODUCT DESCRIPTION: DAVID LAPHAM unleashes the full threat of the Ferals in this unbelievable issue.? The wicked Dr. Cherry thought he was in control of everything.? But no man can control a she-wolf, and now eight hundred soldiers have been infected with the blood virus.? The war of the Ferals is coming and no one can stop it.? But thrust into the center of the conflict, Dale Chesnutt turns the very Feral bloodline against the Fathers and desperately tries to halt the inevitable conflict.? Don?t miss out on the violent drama unfolding in the pages of Ferals! ?Available with a Regular, Wraparound, Gore, and special Slashed Incentive cover by series artist Gabriel Andrade.

 

 

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Enter Disenchanted With Simon Spurrier

Disenchanted002pg02The world of Disenchanted opens on Monday 10/28 with the first full color installment of the new weekly webcomic by Simon Spurrier. ?Once upon a time, there was magic and the creatures of fairy were all that children could think about. ?But the world has moved on…no one really believes in or gives a damn about those old stories. ?Today everyone is more concerned with what new cell phone they want or which new apps will entertain for the next 24 hours. ?Fairy folk? ?That doesn’t even cross the mind of the people of now.

 

 

Disenchanted003pg04So what happened to all those little creatures of magic? ?They didn’t die out like the dinosaurs…no, they adapted to the world around them. ?They became…a reflection of the deviance that grips humanity. ?They became us…but smaller and kinda meaner. ?Now all those lives and magics live in a city made of discarded soda cans and used needles. ?Beneath the feet of the people who have forgotten them is a world of hate, murder, violence, and more that has taken the purest of the magical creatures and turned them into nasty reflections of what they once were. ?This is the story of Vermintown and the magical beings that live and die there. ?It’s the Wire but with drug pushing pixies and trick turning sprites.

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Join us on the first steps into this immersive world this Monday when the webcomic goes live and every Monday following for new installments of Disenchanted at www.disenchantedcomic.com.

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Garth Ennis Talks Rover Red Charlie

RRC1RegIn the October issue of Previews, Garth Ennis’ newest original creation, Rover Red Charlie #1 introduces a band of canine brothers trying to survive at the end of the world. ?Well known for his visceral cutting work like Preacher and Crossed, Ennis applies his masterful talent for dialogue and original creative storytelling to a new kind of tale.

Ennis – “The specific idea for Rover Red Charlie began when I figured out what dogs are saying to each other when they bark. And, really, has the simple notion of loyalty ever been more perfectly personified than in the face of a dog? ?More generally, when I was a little kid there was an old painting in my Grandparents’ farmhouse entitled “Faithful Friends”, depicting three brave-looking dogs apparently ready to face whatever comes their way- it’s hanging on the wall of my office now. They don’t look much like Rover, Red and Charlie (who are at best brave-ish), but I suppose I’ve been waiting 35-40 years to send them on an adventure.”

RRC 1  Pg 05 colored (3)The new series is beautifully illustrated by painter Michael Dipascale whose work has been getting rave reviews on projects like Hero Worship and on the covers of Uber’s line of Propaganda covers. ?When asked about the challenges of creating a comic book where the main characters are canine, he had this to say:

Dipascale: ?”At first there was a lot of photo reference because of the three different breeds that were involved. As I got farther into the stories I was able to use my own dog?s movements and transfer then onto the characters in the series. ?It was very difficult at first to convey their expressions, we didn?t want the dogs to look animated, and we wanted a more lifelike interpretation of them.? William (Christensen) and Garth suggested they look more anthropomorphic. The success of the story hinged on being able to correctly convey the emotions of the dogs so it was important RRC 1  Pg 10 11 colored (3)that I got it right. I gave their faces just a bit more of a cartoon look while still being able to make them look realistic.

Rover Red Charlie #1 ships in December. ?Comic book retailers are placing their orders for the book today. ?Make sure you reserve a copy with your local comic shop to experience the next great Ennis creation right before the holidays.

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Uber #1/2 Reveals Sieglinde’s Origin in Bleeding Cool Magazine #8

Uber1_2Sieglinde (3)The word is out – Ferals artist Gabriel Andrade is illustrating the exclusive Uber #1/2 Sieglinde origin issue with writer Kieron Gillen. ?Over the past year, it has been widely hailed that?Gillen and Caanan White have reinvented the super soldier genre in the pages of Uber. ?With its unyielding look at the horrors of escalating world war, the series has become a must read each month. ?Fans have enjoyed a lot of behind the scenes material from the Uber #0 Enhanced Edition to the Uber Enhanced Hardcover collection which both featured author notes, sketches, and essays giving the reader insights into what shaped the series. ?But no one has gone to the very beginning to show us what created the immensely powerful Battleship class Ubers. ?Until now.

FERALS13wraparoundGillen ?told us what he felt made the special Sieglinde #1/2 issue essential to the Uber universe. ?”We’ve kept the readers at a distance from our Battleships so far. There’s been hints and nods, but this is the first time we really get a chance to see beneath the indestructible veneer. With the pace of the war, I realised I wasn’t going to have space to really dig into this story until the second year of the book. When the idea of doing a short story this year came up, I knew it’d be the perfect place to do it. As we approach the climax of year one, Sieglinde is the most important of the battleships, so this is a timely focus on her human side. As with everything Uber, it’s all part of the whole vision of the series. The other bonus is getting a chance to work with Gabriel Andrade. I’ve been loving what he’s doing on Ferals, it’s exciting to see his be the first artist apart from Caanan to imagine the Uber universe.”

BCM8Uber #1/2 is only available in Bleeding Cool Magazine #8 as both a digital download included with the $1.99 price of the magazine and a redeemable print copy which can be purchased through mail order. ?Make sure you reserved a copy of Bleeding Cool Magazine #8 with your local comics retailer as their orders for it are due tomorrow.

 

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Avatar on ComiXology 10/23/13

You can find Avatar digital comics on ComiXology here: ?http://www.comixology.com/Avatar/comics-publisher/11-0

These comics are new to comiXology on Wednesday 10/23/13:

Absolution #0 – 6

AbsolutionTPBcover (2)Super-star writer Christos Gage cuts loose with his first Avatar series! John Dusk is a man of honor and a police sponsored enhancile. He has been fighting crime inside the rules of the law. He respects the laws he’s been sworn to uphold. But day after day, bringing in the same scum, and watching the revolving door of justice… there comes a time when a man is pushed too far. When you’re bound by rules that the bad guys ignore, when the criminals are going free, when the worst kind of man is loosed on the world, when do you finally take a stand? Where do you draw the line between being the good guy, and getting the job done ? permanently? Absolution is the story of masked heroes pushed to the brink, standing on their own, and against their best friends. Sometimes, a man just needs killing.

Crossed: Psychopath #1-7

CROSSED PSYCHOPATH Harold LorreIn one terrifying moment, civilization crumbled.? An outbreak of insanity swept across the planet, turning millions of people into the scarred homicidal maniacs known as ?the Crossed.?? For one small band of survivors, the discovery of a starving, injured man in the desert seems like an unexpected blessing.? He knows where they could be safe: the location of the last holdout of the scientific community, where the military offers protection and the cure to the Crossed plague is being developed.? But Harold Lorre is not the savior they hope him to be.? He?s a calculating, lethal man whose mind was dangerously unhinged even before the world went mad.? Surrounded by marauding hordes, their nerves shattered by unending fear, the group fall victim to the manipulations and deadly perversions of a psychopath.? Writer David Lapham, the critically acclaimed creator of Stray Bullets, returns to the universe of Crossed with a descent into evil so far beyond what you could possibly imagine.

Crossed: Badlands #19 – 24

CrossedBadlands19regbannerSimon Spurrier puts us in the mind of a unique Crossed relationship, one which sees lovers from two different worlds as they are driven apart by infection in “Crossed Conquers All.” ?(issues 19 – 20)

 

 

David Lapham continues fan favorite CrossedBadlands21bannerCrossed Psychopath survivor, Amanda?s tale as she fights with the rising insanity in her own mind and a group of lunatic scavengers in ?The Livers.? ?(issues 21 – 24)

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