Summer Reading – War Stories

WarStoriesV1Summer is here and comic book fans and readers are selecting their favorite trades to take to the beach or to read by the pool.  We’re continuing our line of articles reviewing the best of Avatar Press for just such a relaxing opportunity.

WarStoriesV2Garth Ennis is known for his incredible dialogue and characters.  And in the pages of the War Stories collections, we are treated to a master class of storytelling.  Ennis takes us behind the history headlines of some of the biggest battles from the past and delivers hard hitting human drama that will change the way you see war.  These stories are perfect for the history buff, giving you an incredibly interesting and compelling story to go WarStoriesV3-TPBalong with what you know about the conflicts.

Pick up a copy of the War Stories trade paperbacks from your local comic shop, on Amazon, or digitally from ComiXology or ComCav.net today.

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Summer Reading – Mercury Heat

MercuryHeatVol1-TPBIf you are like most folks enjoying a short vacation to the beach or your local watering hole this summer, Avatar Press has a host of reading material to help you enjoy the down time with some high octane stories.  Kieron Gillen is one of the young authors that have really electrified readers with pretty much ever tale they spin.  From his work on the horrors of Uber to his run on Marvel or Image Kieron Uber 1books, just about every yarn he tells is one that will leave a lasting impression on you.

One of his latest forrays into comics has been the hyper violent world of Mercury Heat.  This story follows Luiza, a nice young woman who just happens to have a psych profile that is just a shade away from being a sociopath.  But Luiza only ever wanted to be a police officer.  Now she doles out frontier justice in the wild west atmosphere of Mercury.  This is an awesome mix of character drama and high sci-fi adventure with a violent taste of revenge.  Sci-fi fans will love this book and its one that presents a fresh and bloody take on space exploration.

Mercury Heat Vol 1 TPB can be found at your local comic shop, online at Amazon, or digitally from ComiXology and ComCav.net!

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Summer Reading – Crossed Vol 1

CrossedTPBIt is summer time and folks are looking for good books to relax with on a day at the pool or from your vacation at the beach.  Today we are talking about the original horror of Garth Ennis’ Crossed.  There have been so many brutal visions from this series that sometimes we forget where it began.  Those powerful initial images of violation and of monsters like “Horsecock” that have become part of the lore.

700px-Horsecock_crossedBut take a moment to consider Crossed Vol 1 TPB as a great read for summer time.  It is like that rare horror movie gem that you revisit after years and find still has the same powerful punch from the first time you read it.  This is where it all began.  Garth Ennis expertly maps out the world and the disease for all to see in its bloody glory.

Crossed Vol 1 TPB can be found at your local comic shop, on Amazon, or digitally from ComiXology and ComCav.net.

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Summer Reading – Black Gas

Black GasWhat to do on a lazy summer day?  If you are enjoying a vacation or just a few hours by the pool, we’re giving out ideas for great Avatar books of the past to add to your summer reading list.

There are a LOT of zombie books.  There are gory zombie books, alternative zombie books, soap operas that are kind of about zombies but not really, and an entire universe of black gas wrapshambling dead stories out there to read if you want to.  Some of its good.  A lot of its not.  But if ever you find yourself asking, “what would Warren Ellis do” in regard to a zombie apocalypse, we have that answer for you.

Black Gas explores Ellis’ tale of a disease that is belched up from deep in the Earth that black gas 2turns the inhabitants of a small island into undead creatures.  This is a story that gives you all the violence and horror of an Avatar book with the masterful storytelling touch of the one and only Warren Ellis.  This may very well be the definition of fun indulgent summer reading.  Pick up the trade paperback volume at your local comic shop, on Amazon, or digitally from ComiXology and ComCav to find out “WWWED” in full gory glory!

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Summer Reading – Disenchanted

DisenchantedWe are continuing our series of summer reading articles talking about some of the best Avatar Press trade paperback collections to enjoy during your vacation or trip to the beach.  Nothing says summer like Disenchanted Vol 1 & 2.  Crossed Wish You Were Here scribe, Simon Spurrier, delivers an “Avatar fairy tale.”  So in this world of DisenchantedVol2pixies and sprites you have thousands of fairy folk living in a gutter town dealing with murder, drug addiction, and prostitution.  These aren’t the stories granny used to read.  Instead we get to experience the deterioration of the fantasy world real up close and personal.  What used to be bright and cheerful is now a rundown dung heap in Vermintown.

If you are tired of the glitz and glamour of big Hollywood fairy tales, this is the perfect story for you.  Check out Disenchanted Vol 1 & Vol 2 at your local comic shop, on Amazon, or digitally on ComiXology and ComCav.net.

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Summer Reading – Caligula

CaligulaTPSummertime is here and we’re celebrating the very best beach and vacation reading books from Avatar Press.  Today we we are looking at David Lapham’s supernatural historical fiction Caligula.  The mad emperor is actually a brutal demon who is all but impervious and has an insatiable lust for cruelty.  But when he routinely wipes out an entire family leaving only a young boy, he discovers that CaligulaVol2TPBeven the mightiest of monsters can be done in by the lowliest of beings.

This series is full of horrifying images of misery that you have to see to believe.  The imagination of Lapham delivers on several scenes that are guaranteed to stick with you in an uncomfortable place in your brain.  Caligula Volume 1 & Volume 2 TPBs are available at your local comic shop, on Amazon, and digitally from ComiXology and ComCav.net.

 

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Summer Time Reading – Dan The Unharmable

DanVol2TPBSummer is here and with it comes the opportunity for reading at the beach or poolside.  There are so many incredible Avatar stories to choose from, but we wanted to highlight a few that may make your summer sizzle.

Nothing goes with a good picnic like Dan The Unharmable.  This crazy series is collected into two trade paperbacks and details the adventures of an indestructible, amnesiac, professional loafer.  Imagine a cross between Hancock and Dan1The Big Lebowski and you get pretty close to the awesomeness that David Lapham created with this unique series.  If you think you have even a modicum of an idea about what this series is like…think again.  It must be read to be fully enjoyed and will become your topic of conversation at the comic shop.

Dan The Unharmable Vol 1 & Vol 2 TPBs are available from your local comic shop, Amazon, and on ComCav.net.

 

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The Winds of War are Brewing

WarStoriesV3-TPBGarth Ennis is a master of spinning powerful tales of battle, woe, and the misery of war in the pages of War Stories.  For WarStoriesV2years fans have dug into these incredible stories that take you behind the bloody history books and into the human drama beneath the conflicts.  Avatar Press has collected the
stories into some of the most moving graphic novel trade paperback collections available today.  If you have enjoyed the many other must read stories from Garth Ennis over the years, you WarStoriesV1need to add this pivotal series to your collection.

Any fan of history or war must take the time to examine these essential tales which are available at your local comic
shop and on Amazon now.

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Cinema Purgatorio #5 New to July Previews

Cinema5 Cinema5_ModdedAlan Moore’s surreal cinema of the fantastic continues with a brand new issue in the July issue of Previews (in comic shops now).  The installment continues the fan favorite stories by the creative teams of Max Brooks/Michael DiPascale, Kieron Gillen/Ignacio Calero, Garth Ennis/Raulo Caceres, Christos Gage/Gabriel Andrade, and of course, Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill.  This one of a kind series presents the biggest names in Cinema5_PerfectCinema5_Vastcomics delivering creepy tales of horror in an anthology that is redefining the format.

Avatar Press is very proud to give these unique creative voices an opportunity to share some of the most original works being published today.  Please ask your local comic shop owner to reserve a copy for you and enter the cinema of Alan Moore’s imagination!

 

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Avatar Press New to Comic Shops 7/6/16

This is the new Avatar Press item coming to comic shops on Wednesday 7/6/16:

Cinema Purgatorio #3

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:     Welcome, please take your greasy ticket stub and box of
Cinema3warm, stale popcorn with you ,the show is about to begin.  Enjoy a front row seat to the biggest names in comics delivering tales that will grab you by the gut and tie you in knots. These are the horror stories of Cinema Purgatorio. Illustrated in stark moody black & white, each issue is perfect-bound, with no ads, and all of the works are very long-form, meaning 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.

 

Now playing:

Cinema Purgatorio – A rampaging giant gorilla, with a moral quandary vexing him while he fights off huge beasts and rapacious movie studios.  Only Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill could take you on this trip through the dark recesses of cinema, the people behind it, the damage it has done, and the story of one woman forced to bare her soul, one short film at a time. Every issue and every story is radically different yet all weaved into one tapestry of breathtaking complexity as only Alan Moore could do.

Cinema3_PerfectA More Perfect Union – Max Brooks and Michael DiPascale bring Max’s heavily-researched and period authentic story of the Civil War to life. A rag-tag group of deserters are moved to the front, just as a wave of enormous bugs bursts into the open field.

Cinema3_CodePruCode Pru – Garth Ennis and Raulo Caceres continue the night shift FDNY paramedic Pru as she tries to grasp the scope of her job.  Today’s lesson: What to do when faced with a chest-bursting alien?

Cinema3_ModdedModded – Kieron Gillen and Ignacio Calero serve up a future where monsters are pitted against each other.  Bloody Susan tries to teach her new understudy the ways of upgrading her daemon.

Cinema3_VastThe Vast – Christos Gage and Gabriel Andrade bring a new kind of giant monster story to life! Apex is not only seemingly impossible to kill, but he leaves a trail of mutation and new monsters in his wake!

Each story has its own cover by the series artist and there is also an Ancient Tome Premium edition limited to 1000 copies. Now please take your seat, the finest comics in the world are about to begin.

 

Ask your local comic shop retailer to reserve copies for you today!

 

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