Avatar Press

Avatar Press is a comic book publisher which has carved a niche for itself as a company that pushes the boundaries between mainstream and independent with titles such as Alan Moore's The Courtyard and Magic Words, Warren Ellis' Strange Killings and Scars, Garth Ennis and John McCrea's irreverent private eye cult classic Dicks, Joe R. Lansdale and Tim Truman's Dead Folks, David Quinn and Tim Vigil's 777: The Wrath, company owned characters such as Pandora and The Ravening, licensed hits such as Frank Miller's Robocop and Stargate SG1, and long-running anthology title Threshold, among numerous other titles -- including comics for mature readers, and other audiences. A company that has established itself as one of the cornerstones of the American indy comic book scene over the past six years, Avatar has published over 350 comic books since 1997.

Creators

Warren Ellis

Garth Ennis

Avatar

submission guidelines

Frank Miller's Robocop commentary by Steven Grant

If you've ever picked up a book on writing screenplays, there are rules. Hollywood loves rules. Such-and-such must be introduced here, this has to happen by such-and-such a page. This type of character must be handled in this specific way. This much space on the page equals that much time on screen. There was a time when these things were loose guidelines, rules of thumb. That was back before bankers took over Hollywood, and decided as much as possible should be cut and dried.

So when Frank sent me a copy of his Robocop 2 screenplay, my eyes popped.

Frank and I have been friends a long time, so I know how he operates. Not that anyone who's familiar with his work doesn't know the same thing. One thing's pretty obvious: (...continued)
[ posted Monday, May 05, 2003 11:04:30 PM | permanent link to this item ]

Previews Orders Due Saturday, May 10

For those of you that place preorders or have a reserve list at your local comic retailer, here's a reminder that the official due date for placing preorders for July-shipping releases is this coming Satuday, May 10 -- so if you were going to give your local retailer an advance order for Frank Miller's Robocop #1, Warren Ellis' Strange Killings: Strong Medicine #2 and any of the rest of our July releases, it may be time to start thinking about submitting that order. Your local retailer may have a different deadline for orders, so check in with your store if you're not sure about your local due date. Not sure what this preordering stuff is all about? We talked a bit here about the comic industry's advance order catalog Previews and the importance of pre-ordering or otherwise letting your retailer know what independent comics you want to read.

There's a variety of information and artwork on the site covering the Avatar Press comics that are available for pre-order in May. The May Previews Supplement is the starting point for finding out more about what you can pre-order for the month.
[ posted Monday, May 05, 2003 9:27:56 AM | permanent link to this item ]

Free Comic Book Day Aftermath

Did you attend Free Comic Book Day at a retailer near you? How did it go? Were you able to pick up Frank Miller's Robocop / Stargate SG-1 FCBD edition and/or the Avatar Graphic Novel Sampler? Let us know about Free Comic Book Day in your area.
[ posted Monday, May 05, 2003 9:15:43 AM | permanent link to this item ]

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