March 2005 Solicited Releases

The comics and related items on this page are scheduled to ship from Avatar in March, 2005. These items should be available for order from your favorite comics retailer. If not, you can order direct from Avatar via our direct sales agent Comic Cavalcade.

Here's a link to the complete list of March 2005 Solicited Releases in the store.

Solicited for March:

Stargate SG-1: POW Vol 1 TPB
Retail Price: $13.99 US
Cover: Jorge Correa
Story: James Anthony
Art: Renato Guedes, Jorge Correa
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 96 pages, paperback
ISBN: 1592910297

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The first collected edition of Stargate SG-1 is finally here! Daniel Jackson's successful decoding of the ancient Stargate hieroglyphics opened the inter-dimensional doorway to thousands of alien worlds. SG-1 leads the USAF effort to establish alliances with other races and find new technologies to be used against the ever present threat of the Goa'uld. Posing as the mythological gods these parasitic creatures subjugate the races of the universe under their self-serving banners, destroying those who would stand against them. Collecting the three issue Stargate SG-1: P.O.W. series and the original stories Know Your Enemy and First Prime, this trade paperback is the perfect introduction to the Stargate SG-1 universe for fans new and old. Colonel Jack O'Neill, Captain Samantha Carter, Daniel Jackson, and the Jaffa Warrior Teal'c bring television's longest running hit sci-fi series to comics in bigger-than-life fashion. Jack has been captured by the Goa'uld and his very memories may be used against the SGC in an all out alien invasion. The SG-1 team must find a way to infiltrate a planet of enemies mobilizing for war to rescue their fallen leader. Crammed with special features and re-mastered for the highest quality this trade paperback is the cornerstone of the Stargate SG-1 comic archive! Available in regular paperback or a special hardcover edition that is limited to 1000 copies.

Stargate SG-1: POW Vol 1 HC
Retail Price: $24.99 US
Cover: Jorge Correa
Story: James Anthony
Art: Renato Guedes, Jorge Correa
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 96 pages, hardcover edition
ISBN: 1592910300

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: <Diamond Caution 4>


ROBOCOP: War Party #1
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Cover: Juan Jose Ryp
Story: Steven Grant
Art: Carlos Ferreira
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 32 pages, 1 of 3


PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Robocop launches into a new monthly mini-series with the incomparable Steven Grant handling the writing. It's set in the same continuity as the Frank Miller Robocop series and continues the story Miller put in motion. The only law left standing in Detroit, Robocop battles against revolutionaries bent on violently turning the city into an independent nation. Then a new threat appears: a munitions maker on field testing incredible new hi-tech war weapons -- by turning the streets into a killing field. Suddenly, Robocop has dozens of new threats to fight all at once and his systems are in serious need of repairs. This full color series features the artwork of Carlos Ferreira and colors by Nimbus Studios. As well as this regular cover by Juan Jose Ryp, it's also available with a wraparound cover by Ryp, a cover by Jacen Burrows, a photo cover, and a special Leather cover, limited to just 600 copies with art by Ryp.

ROBOCOP: War Party #1 Wraparound
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Cover: Juan Jose Ryp
Story: Steven Grant
Art: Carlos Ferreira
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 32 pages, 1 of 3

ROBOCOP: War Party #1 Burrows
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Cover: Jacen Burrows
Story: Steven Grant
Art: Carlos Ferreira
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 32 pages, 1 of 3

ROBOCOP: War Party #1 Photo
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Story: Steven Grant
Art: Carlos Ferreira
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 32 pages, 1 of 3

ROBOCOP: War Party #1 Leather
Retail Price: $24.99 US
Cover: Juan Jose Ryp
Story: Steven Grant
Art: Carlos Ferreira
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 32 pages, 1 of 3

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The first ever Robocop Leather cover! Limited to just 600 copies

STARGATE SG-1: Fall of Rome #2 Drake Painted
Retail Price: $5.99 US
Story: Ryan Drake
Art: Jorge Correa
Readership: All Ages
Format: Full color, 32 pages, 2 of 3


PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Super-painter Ryan Drake offers this exclusive new cover of Samantha Carter in action! SG-1 comes face to face with the banished System Lord Mars and discovers an incredible buried secret. Lost for over 2000 years without a suitable host, the Goa'uld exiles created an entire race of cybernetic creatures to do their bidding. Now this scorned god plans to lead an army of robotic Centurions through the rediscovered Stargate and lay ruin to Rome and beyond. Limited to 1000 copies.

STARGATE SG-1: Fall of Rome #3 Rubira Painted
Retail Price: $5.99 US
Story: Lucio Rubira
Art: Jorge Correa
Readership: All Ages
Format: Full color, 32 pages, 3 of 3

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Brazilian sensation Lucio Rubira produced this stunning new Teal'c cover! Teal'c is thrown into the futuristic gladiator arena to face the Legends - monsters from mythology crafted into cybernetic killers. Captain Carter and Colonel O'Neill are imprisoned and being prepared to for Goa'uld possession. Daniel must face an ancient Goa'uld exile in hopes of rescuing the team and averting an all out attack on Earth. Everything comes to a head as the team faces certain death and the potential annihilation of the planet. Can SG-1 find a way to save themselves from the new dawn of the Roman Empire or will all of civilization fall beneath the heel of Mars? Limited to 1000 copies.

Frank Miller's ROBOCOP #9 Victory Edition
Retail Price: $5.99 US
Cover: Juan Jose Ryp
Story: Frank Miller
Art: Juan Jose Ryp
Readership: Mature Readers
Format: Full color, 32 pages, 9 of 9

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Ryp provides this exclusive monumental cover to celebrate the final issue of the most amazing Robocop series ever! Carnage! Mayhem! Mindless, senseless, wanton destruction! This is it - Robocop vs the indestructible Robocop 2 in a huge final pyrotechnic battle in a skyscraper as the Detroit police put up a desperate fight below with the psychotic Rehabs! It is wall-to-wall insane action as only the greatest detail artist, Juan Jose Ryp, can capture it! This issue concludes the masterpiece series taking the original Frank Miller Robocop story and faithfully adapting it into comics form by Steven Grant in order to capture every bit of the frenzied flavor that Miller wants. Limited to 1500 copies.

Brian Pulido's MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH #2
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Cover: Di Amorim
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Di Amorim
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 32 pages, monthly on-going

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Brian Pulido's all-ages, monthly, fantasy epic Lady Death continues here! This series continues with the same characters, tone, and story that was begun at Crossgen. If you liked the Crossgen series, you'll love this new one! Lady Death and her injured mentor Wolfram von Bach are ambushed by the treacherous Greelum who are intent on possessing her magical sword Blackheart. Hot on her trail is Arch Bishop Vittorio's warrior knights aided by a mysterious ally who blames Lady Death for the Eldritch's attacks on his village. Can Lady Death hold off the attacks so Wolfram may heal? The answers bring a new resolve and threaten the delicate balance of Medieval Europe itself. As well as this regular cover, it's also available with a wraparound cover by Ron Adrian, and a special Premium edition, limited to 2000 copies with a cardstock cover, by Ron Adrian

Brian Pulido's MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH #2 Wraparound
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Cover: Ron Adrian
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Di Amorim
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 32 pages, monthly on-going

Brian Pulido's MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH #2 Premium
Retail Price: $9.99 US
Cover: Ron Adrian
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Di Amorim
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 32 pages, monthly on-going

LADY DEATH: Leather and Lace 2005
Retail Price: $2.99 US
Cover: Juan Jose Ryp
Art: Ryp, Adrian, Wolfer, Siqueira and others
Readership: All ages
Format: full color, 16 pages

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Lady Death is one of the true indy icons of the industry and she has a proud tradition of books featuring the finest pinup art in the business. This brand new full-color Lady Death art book turns up the spice with exclusive all-new sexy artwork with a theme of leather and bondage gear or lacy lingerie! Featuring sexy artwork from all your favorite new Lady Death artists including Juan Jose Ryp, Ron Adrian, Mike Wolfer, Paulo Siqueira, Wellington Alves, Daniel Horn and many, many more!

LADY DEATH: Leather and Lace 2005 Sultry
Retail Price: $2.99 US
Cover: Carlos Ferreira
Art: Ryp, Adrian, Wolfer, Siqueira and others
Readership: All ages
Format: full color, 16 pages

 

LADY DEATH: Leather and Lace 2005 Adrian
Retail Price: $5.99 US
Cover: Ron Adrian
Art: Ryp, Adrian, Wolfer, Siqueira and others
Readership: All ages
Format: full color, 16 pages

LADY DEATH: Leather and Lace 2005 Premium
Retail Price: $9.99 US
Cover: Juan Jose Ryp
Art: Ryp, Adrian, Wolfer, Siqueira and others
Readership: All ages
Format: full color, 16 pages

LADY DEATH: Leather and Lace 2005 Leather
Retail Price: $29.99 US
Cover: Paulo Siqueira
Art: Ryp, Adrian, Wolfer, Siqueira and others
Readership: All ages
Format: full color, 16 pages

Lady Death in Lingerie Wolfer Sketch Edition
Retail Price: $29.99 US
Cover: Steven Hughes
Art: Mike Wolfer
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 32 pages, one shot

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Special warehouse find! These are all original first print copies of the classic Lady Death Lingerie but all have an original Lady Death head sketch on the front cover by pinup artist Mike Wolfer! This special edition book is also singed by writer and creator, Brian Pulido, and is limited to 200 copies These books will ship bagged and boarded with a certificate of authenticity.

Brian Pulido's WAR ANGEL #1
Retail Price: $3.50 US
Cover: Walter Geovani
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Walter Geovani
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 32 pages, monthly 1 of 3


PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Pulido cuts loose on this intense new series! War Angel is an epic, demented, over-the-top, ultra-violent, post-apocalyptic nightmare from Brian Pulido, the creator of Lady Death, Purgatori and Evil Ernie. War Angel, an amoral assassin-for-hire, is on the run and in desperate need of cash. She enters Sodom, a city controlled and divided by an imperialistic Warlock clan and a coven of sado-science worshiping vampires. She plays one off the other, but is she going too far? As well as this regular cover, also available with covers by Ron Adrian, Juan Jose Ryp, a wraparound by Geovani, and a special Premium edition with a cardstock cover by Walter Geovani (limited to 1000 copies).

Brian Pulido's WAR ANGEL #1 Ryp
Retail Price: $3.50 US
Cover: Walter Geovani
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Walter Geovani
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 32 pages, monthly 1 of 3

Brian Pulido's WAR ANGEL #1 Adrian
Retail Price: $3.50 US
Cover: Walter Geovani
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Walter Geovani
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 32 pages, monthly 1 of 3

Brian Pulido's WAR ANGEL #1 Wraparound
Retail Price: $3.50 US
Cover: Walter Geovani
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Walter Geovani
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 32 pages, monthly 1 of 3

Brian Pulido's WAR ANGEL #1 Premium
Retail Price: $9.99 US
Cover: Walter Geovani
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Walter Geovani
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 32 pages, monthly 1 of 3

Brian Pulido's GYPSY Preview Holy Grail Edition
Retail Price: $5.99 US
Cover: Paulo Siqueira
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Paulo Siqueira
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 16 pages


PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Series artist Paulo Siqueira offers up this stunning new cover! Sisters Antoinette and Liza are gypsy thieves in England 1879 who love to trick the townspeople out of their money and their belongings. But when a great were-beast terrorizes the town, their world is turned upside down. First the Mayor blames the gypsies, convinced they harbor the beast, then Antoinette is attacked herself by the monster. When the full moon rises, what will she become? Limited to 1000 copies.

Brian Pulido's WAR ANGEL Book of Death Attitude Edition
Retail Price: $5.99 US
Cover: Walter Geovani
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Walter Geovani
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 16 pages

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Interior artist Walter Geovani provides this sultry exclusive new cover of this special preview book that features an all new lead-in story to the series. Technology has failed man and there is a return to the medieval times, but with a twist. Instead the world is populated by all sorts of supernatural beings and monsters. Into this supernatural wasteland comes War Angel, a cold-hearted killer who shows little remorse or regard for life. Her past is unknown, but she has no conscious, a quick temper and a taste for mayhem. This special intro book features an all-new story where War Angel comes to Las Vegas, now renamed Sodom, and gets in between two warring supernatural gangs who deal the drug Grace. War Angel pits the gangs against each other, but in the end she may have to kill them all! Also, get an inside look at War Angel material including character designs, a cover gallery, an introduction by creator Brian Pulido, and more! Limited to 1000 copies.

Brian Pulido's BELLADONNA #2 Cloud Burst Edition
Retail Price: $5.99 US
Cover: Paulo Siqueira
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Clint Hilinski
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 32 pages, monthly 2 of 5

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Don't miss this stunning new cover by Paulo Siqueira as Belladonna screams for vengeance! Colleen MacGrath's wedding to Donovan was to unite two powerful Irish families in bliss. Instead, all their hopes and dreams were laid to waste by marauding Vikings. Now a year later, on Samhain, Morrigan the Celtic goddess forces Colleen to rise and claim vengeance as Belladonna! In this issue, Belladonna begins to hunt down those responsible for her death, and discovers that coming back to life may have given her other powers! However, coming back from the dead brings it's own burdens, problems that Belladonna must face before the Vikings kill her again. Limited to 1000 copies.

Brian Pulido's LADY DEATH Swimsuit 2005 Graveyard Edition
Retail Price: $5.99 US
Cover: Matt Martin
Art: Ryp, Adrian, Wolfer and others
Readership: All ages
Format: full color, 32 pages

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Matt Martin is the artist on this haunting exclusive new cover! The classic Lady Death Swimsuit returns for 2005 with all-new artwork! The classic bad girl book that defined the genre is now a decade old and we are celebrating her and her new home at Avatar with this stunning pinup book. Featuring sexy artwork from all your favorite new Lady Death artists including Juan Jose Ryp, Ron Adrian, Romano Molenaar, Clint Hilinski, Paulo Siqueira, and many, many more! Limited to 1500 copies.

LADY DEATH #1 10th Anniversary Queen of the Dead Edition
Retail Price: $5.99 US
Cover: Carlos Ferreira
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Steven Hughes
Readership: All ages
Format: full color, 32 pages

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Hot new artist Carlos Ferreira illustrates Lady Death right at home, with the dead! The classic bad girl book that defined the genre is now a decade old and we are celebrating it with a 10th Anniversary Edition! This special edition of the original Lady Death #1 features all the manic energy of Steven Hughes artwork and Brian Pulido's script for the original launch for the character with newly re-mastered scans of the artwork. Now you can own an affordable copy of one of the most-popular back issues of the past ten years, with stunning new cover art. Limited to 1500 copies.

LADY DEATH #1 10th Anniversary Prism Foil
Retail Price: $12.99 US
Cover: Juan Jose Ryp
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Steven Hughes
Readership: All ages
Format: full color, 32 pages

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The classic bad girl book that defined the genre is now a decade old and we are celebrating it with a 10th Anniversary Edition! Every copy of this special edition ships in a bag and board with a certificate of authenticity and is limited to 500 copies.


LADY DEATH: Dead Rising Royal Blue Edition
Retail Price: $75.00 US
Cover: Juan Jose Ryp
Story: Brian Pulido
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 16 pages

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Now's your chance to get this ultra-rare edition of the sold out Lady Death: Dead Rising! Want to know the inside scoop on the TWO upcoming full-color Lady Death series from Avatar Press and creator Brian Pulido? Learn everything you need to know about the monthly Medieval Lady Death series which picks up right where Crossgen's Lady Death: A Medieval Tale left off. See art and designs from the new series artist Di Amorim! Also, get an intimate look at the re-introduction of the Chaos! Comics era "Classic" Lady Death! Featuring character designs, a cover gallery, script pages, an introduction by creator Brian Pulido and more. Limited to 100 copies, all of which ship in a special protective case with a certificate of authenticity.


Alan Moore's HYPOTHETICAL LIZARD #4
Retail Price: $3.50 US
Cover: Sebastian Fiumara
Story: Alan Moore
Art: Sebastian Fiumara
Readership: Mature Readers
Format: B&W, 32 pages, monthly 4 of 4

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: One of Alan Moore's greatest works and his most critically acclaimed novella of all time is now painstakingly adapted to comic books. Moore's frequent collaborator Antony Johnston has carefully preserved the story as it is presented in sequential form with stunning grey-painted art by new sensation Sebastian Fiumara. Foral Yatt is revealed as a chameleon, and Rawra Chin's fall from lofty grace is almost complete. When the abused lover comes face to face with his own doom, he must make the biggest decision of his life - should he leave, and lose Foral Yatt forever? Or stay, and condemn himself to a life of bitterness? Only the hypothetical lizard knows the true answer. Available in regular and wraparound covers by Fiumara.

Alan Moore's HYPOTHETICAL LIZARD #4 Wraparound
Retail Price: $3.50 US
Cover: Sebastian Fiumara
Story: Alan Moore
Art: Sebastian Fiumara
Readership: Mature Readers
Format: B&W, 32 pages, monthly 4 of 4


Garth Ennis' 303 #6
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Cover: Jacen Burrows
Story: Garth Ennis
Art: Jacen Burrows
Readership: Mature Readers
Format: Full color, 32 pages, monthly 6 of 6

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Garth Ennis concludes his newest major, full-color, creator-owned epic with a stunning twist and all-out action! This series features the astounding artistic talent of Jacen Burrows (Alan Moore's The Courtyard, Warren Ellis' Scars) and the luscious colors of Nimbus Studios. He's come ten thousand miles to fire one bullet at the only target he cares about. Now, the anonymous Russian Colonel faces his final test- but when he finds his victim in his sights, has he got what it takes to pull the trigger? Or do the ghosts that dog his heels have other plans for him? Find out, in the final shocking episode of 303. Available in regular and wraparound covers by Burrows.


Garth Ennis' 303 #6 Wraparound
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Cover: Jacen Burrows
Story: Garth Ennis
Art: Jacen Burrows
Readership: Mature Readers
Format: Full color, 32 pages, monthly 6 of 6


Garth Ennis' 303 #1 Gold Foil
Retail Price: $6.99 US
Cover: Jacen Burrows
Story: Garth Ennis
Art: Jacen Burrows
Readership: Mature Readers
Format: Full color, 32 pages, monthly 1 of 6

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: This special foil edition of the smash hit new Ennis series is available here for the first time!. Deep in the mountains of Afghanistan, a dozen Russian special forces soldiers race their British opponents for a secret neither of them can imagine. The Russian leader, a war-weary Colonel who knows no other life but conflict, carries old ghosts that refuse to let him be- but the battle that awaits him deep in this ancient land will change his life forever, and send him on a journey no sane man would contemplate. The ultimate soldier meets his destiny, in issue #1 of 303! Every copy of this special edition ships in a bag and board with a certificate of authenticity and is limited to 500 copies.


Joe R Lansdale's BY BIZARRE HANDS #6 Connecting cover
Retail Price: $5.99 US
Cover: Jacen Burrows
Story: Joe R Lansdale
Art: Andres Guinaldo
Readership: Mature Readers
Format: B&W, 32 pages, monthly 6 of 6

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: This is the sixth and final of a six-part connecting cover featuring the World of Joe R. Lansdale! Drawn by super-star artist Jacen Burrows, these limited covers all fit together to form a huge image Two special stories in this final harrowing issue! One the most popular horror novel writers, Joe R. Lansdale, is unleashed in this all-new series that adapts some of his favorite short stories, all chosen by Lansdale himself, into comic form for the first time. This issue sees the Indian artist Dheeraj Verma, bring the tale "God of the Razor" to sequential life! A second tale illustrated by Verma is also included, "My Dead Dog, Bobby". It's Lansdale, so you know people die in really bad ways. Limited to just 500 copies.


 

THRESHOLD #53 Pandora Demon Adult
Retail Price: $6.00 US
Cover: Juan Jose Ryp
By: Jeremy Rock, Rafa Lopez
Readership: MR
Format: B&W, 48 pages, bi-annual

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Juan Jose Ryp unleashes this exclusive sexy new Pandora Adult cover! The latest issue of Threshold starts off with part four of the Lookers story by Doug Miers and Jeremy Rock. The zombie invasion has gotten out of control and their only hope of stopping it is by having Pandora take out Mizery and the dreaded sword Despair. Pandora wraps up her most recent adventure in this second part of RuneBeast by writer Robert Lugibihl and artist Moyses Damasceno. Starting in this issue is a new story featuring Argent and Bryce, the killers that were last seen in Avengelyne: Seraphicide! This new story by Robert Lugibihl has them plotting to kill all the super-powered people, one at a time with art by stunning new talent Rafa Lopez. Threshold continues to provide the finest in sexy babes in action! Limited to just 750 copies.

You can take an uncensored peek at the cover for this item on the March Mature / Adult Cover Graphics Page

HELLINA: Seduction #1/2 Gold Foil
Retail Price: $6.99 US
Cover: Juan Jose Ryp
By: Doug Miers, Javier Aranda
Readership: MR
Format: B&W, 16 pages

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Special warehouse find of original first printings! This special gold foil edition has never before been offered and is limited to only 300 copies! Every copy of this special edition ships in a bag and board with a certificate of authenticity