The new issue of the Previews catalog is out this week, and for those of you stopping by after picking up the latest issue of Previews this week, our Previews Supplement section has been updated with pointers and information covering all the comics Avatar Press is soliciting for release in November, including Garth Ennis & John McCrea's Dicks X-Mas Special Warren Ellis' Bad Signal Vol. 2, Warren Ellis' Strange Killings: The Body Orchard TPB, Alan Moore's Yuggoth Cultures, Frank Miller's Robocop, plus The Goon #3 sketched edition, Magical Mystery Moore TPB signed, and more.  The Previews Supplement is your one-stop source for Avatar Press comics solicited for release in November 2003.   You can find Avatar Press items on pages 221-228 of Previews this month.

Not sure what this Previews stuff is all about? We talked a bit here about Previews and the importance of pre-ordering or otherwise letting your retailer know what independent comics you want to read.

Some important info about getting Avatar Press comics from your local shop:  For those of you placing preorders at your local comic shop, the official due date for ordering from this month's Previews is September 13.  This date may differ for you local shop, so inquire locally to be sure about when orders are due.  Of course, many local stores will make an effort to get order these books for you at any time before or after any official due date, so it never hurts to ask about the availability of any Avatar Press comic book at any time.  This is also not to say that these book will only be available to you locally via preorder, we hope  retailers order extra copies for their shelves, but it is often difficult for them to know how to gauge demand for a given series, so you can't always count enough extra copies being available in your local area.  That's why getting as many people as possible to let their local retailer know that they these books is so extremely important.

Here's a quick list of links for info on our September releases

And here's a complete list of Avatar Press items available for order through Previews for the month along with their Diamond order codes:

• SEP03 2087 WARREN ELLIS STRANGE KILLINGS BODY ORCHARD TP (MR)
• SEP03 2088 WARREN ELLIS BAD SIGNAL VOL 2 GN (MR)
• SEP03 2089 WARREN ELLIS BAD SIGNAL TP (STAR17793)
• SEP03 2090 FROM THE DESK OF WARREN ELLIS VOL 1 SC (STAR11421)
• SEP03 2091 FROM THE DESK OF WARREN ELLIS VOL 2 SC (STAR12038)
• SEP03 2092 JOE LANSDALES DRIVE IN #2 (Of 4) (MR)
• SEP03 2093 JOE LANSDALES DRIVE IN WRAP CVR #2 (Of 4) (MR)
• SEP03 2095 LANSDALE & TRUMANS DEAD FOLKS #1 (O/A) (MR)
• SEP03 2096 LANSDALE & TRUMANS DEAD FOLKS #2 (Of 3) (O/A) (MR)
• SEP03 2097 LANSDALE & TRUMANS DEAD FOLKS #3 (Of 3) (O/A) (MR)
• SEP03 2098 ALAN MOORES YUGGOTH CULTURES #3 (Of 3) (MR)
• SEP03 2099 ALAN MOORES YUGGOTH CULTURES WRAP CVR #3 (Of 3)
• SEP03 2101 ALAN MOORES A SMALL KILLING NEW PTG TP (O/A) (MR)
• SEP03 2102 MAGICAL MYSTERY MOORE RYP SIGNED ED #1 (MR)
• SEP03 2103 DICKS XMAS SPECIAL #1 (MR)
• SEP03 2104 DICKS XMAS SPECIAL OFFENSIVE CVR #1 (MR)
• SEP03 2106 FRANK MILLERS ROBOCOP MILLER CVR #5 (Of 9)
• SEP03 2107 FRANK MILLERS ROBOCOP RYP WRAP CVR #5 (Of 9)
• SEP03 2109 FRANK MILLERS ROBOCOP MILLER CVR #1 (Of 9)
• SEP03 2110 DEMONSLAYER LORDS OF NIGHT #1/2 FIRE ED (MR)
• SEP03 2111 DEMONSLAYER LORDS OF NIGHT #1/2 ICE ED (MR)
• SEP03 2112 GOON #3 SKETCHED ED (MR)
• SEP03 2113 SHI SEMPO #1/2 PRISM FOIL ED
• SEP03 2114 HELLINA SEDUCTION #1/2 STATUESQUE ED (MR)
• SEP03 2115 THRESHOLD #51 PANDORA WESTERN ED (MR)

Note:  (O/A) = a previously-available item made available for order through the catalog again.  (star code) generally represents an in-print graphic novel.
[ posted Friday, August 29, 2003 11:02:05 PM  |  permanent link to this item ]