April 2005 Solicited Releases

The comics and related items on this page are scheduled to ship from Avatar in April, 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 April 2005 Solicited Releases in the store.

Solicited for April:

Stargate Atlantis Preview
Retail Price: $2.50 US
Cover: Mauricio Melo
Story: Stuart Moore
Art: Mauricio Melo
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 16 pages

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Don't miss this special look at this summer's biggest licensed comic book launch! This special limited edition preview offers a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the new Stargate Atlantis comic and the first series, Wraithfall! The new top-rated SciFi Channel series comes to comics! Stationed thousands of light-years from Earth, the team from Stargate Atlantis has a whole new galaxy to explore...but most of those worlds are under siege by the Wraith, an ancient and deadly vampire-race. In Wraithfall, the Atlantis team meets the Karrans, a primitive race that has made a bizarre deal with the Wraith. Major Sheppard is determined to stop the Wraith at any cost...but can he do it without destroying the Karrans' lives? This Preview is limited to just 5000 copies. Available in regular, painted and photo covers.


Stargate Atlantis Preview Team Photo
Retail Price: $2.99 US
Story: Stuart Moore
Art: Mauricio Melo
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 16 pages



Stargate Atlantis Preview Painted
Retail Price: $2.99 US
Cover: Lucio Rubira
Story: Stuart Moore
Art: Mauricio Melo
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 16 pages


Stargate SG-1 2005 Convention Special
Retail Price: $2.99 US
Cover: Jorge Correa
Story: James Anthony
Art: Jorge Correa
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 16 pages

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The 2005 Stargate Convention season starts here! Pinned down by invisible attackers the SG-1 team discovers that the Goa'uld have uncovered the secrets to the Nox invisibility technology. They appear on the verge of being overrun when Anteaus and his Nox companions appear among them and help dispatch the attacking Jaffa. Anteaus reveals that one of their own has turned from the peaceful life journey to embrace the Goa'uld philosophy. The team is forced to find a way to stop the traitor before she can make the already powerful Goa'uld invincible! The longest running hit sci-fi series on television rockets into comics in 2005 with the return of the fan-favorite Nox in this special issue! Available in regular, painted (by Ryan Drake), photo and wraparound covers as well as a special leather cover that is limited to just 600 copies.


Stargate SG-1 2005 Convention Special Painted
Retail Price: $2.99 US
Cover: Ryan Drake
Story: James Anthony
Art: Jorge Correa
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 16 pages

Stargate SG-1 2005 Convention Special Photo
Retail Price: $2.99 US
Story: James Anthony
Art: Jorge Correa
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 16 pages

Stargate SG-1 2005 Convention Special Wraparound
Retail Price: $2.99 US
Cover: Jorge Correa
Story: James Anthony
Art: Jorge Correa
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 16 pages

Stargate SG-1 2005 Convention Special Leather
Retail Price: $19.99 US
Cover: Jorge Correa
Story: James Anthony
Art: Jorge Correa
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 16 pages

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

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: This special Purple Foil was previously only available at the Stargate Conventions this year! 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 600 copies, all books will ship bagged with a certificate of authenticity.

ROBOCOP: War Party #2
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Cover: Juan Jose Ryp
Story: Steven Grant
Art: Carlos Ferreira
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 32 pages, 2 of 3

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Robocop continues his new monthly mini-series with the incomparable Steven Grant handling the writing. As Detroit descends into chaos, the Bastion Corporation declares martial war, with citizens as targets and Robocop as public enemy #1. Cornered and damaged, stripped of allies and the means to repair himself, Robocop fights a losing battle against Bastion's hi-tech mercenaries -- and then they unleash their ultimate war machine... 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, and a photo cover.

ROBOCOP: War Party #2 Wraparound
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Cover: Juan Jose Ryp
Story: Steven Grant
Art: Carlos Ferreira
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 32 pages, 2 of 3

ROBOCOP: War Party #2 Burrows
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Cover: Jacen Burrows
Story: Steven Grant
Art: Carlos Ferreira
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 32 pages, 2 of 3

ROBOCOP: War Party #2 Photo
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Story: Steven Grant
Art: Carlos Ferreira
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 32 pages, 2 of 3

ROBOCOP: Wild Child #1 Detroit's Finest
Retail Price: $5.99 US
Cover: Carlos Ferreira
Story: Steven Grant
Art: Carlos Ferreira
Readership: MR
Format: Full color, 16 pages, one shot

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Series artist Carlos Ferreira shows the first, last, and only defense Detriot has in this dynamic exclusive new cover! Robocop and Office Lewis meet the threat they never expected - Officer Lewis' sister! A badass young woman, who calls herself Heaven, and her gang swing into Detroit to take advantage of the general lack of authority -- the cops are still on strike, city government might as well not exist, OCP is defunct -- to make their mark. They run recklessly over everyone and everything until Robocop crosses their path, and then Heaven dedicates herself to making him pay for getting in their way. Things come to a head when Heaven traps Robocop and plans to take his head for a souvenir, and it falls to Lewis to save him, but it looks like the only way she can do that is to kill Heaven! Limited to 1000 copies.


Stargate SG-1: Daniel's Song #1 Adversary Edition
Retail Price: $5.99 US
Cover: Jorge Correa
Story: James Anthony
Art: Jorge Correa
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 16 pages, one shot

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Jorge Correa draws this stunning new cover featuring the SG team and their constant adversaries, the Jaffa! The SG-1 team discovers an ancient alien device that promises to bring "peace to the past." While attempting to decipher its glyphs a sudden electrical discharge engulfs and throws Daniel unconscious to the ground. He wakes on Abydos to find Skaa'ra and Sha're are still alive and free of Goa'uld possession. Somehow he has been transported into the past before the arrival of Apophis and has been given another chance to save his wife and the people of Abydos. Determined not to make the same mistakes again Daniel prepares an ambush for the System Lord in an attempt to change the outcome of this pivotal moment in his life. When the Goa'uld arrive he springs the trap but is not prepared for the unexpected consequences. Is this a chance for Daniel to right a wrong in his past or will his interference cause of series of events that will shake the very fabric of time? Limited to 1000 copies.

 

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

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Ryan Drake renders this stunning new 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.

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

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: This special edition was previously only available from the Season 7 DVD insert flyer! Now a limited number of copies are available here! This painted cover from Lucio Rubira is a wraparound cover. The SG-1 team finds a vo'cume device that reveals the story of an ancient Roman Goa'uld that assumed the guise of Mars, god of war. When activated, the team learns the treachery laden fate of one of the most powerful and ambitious System Lords ever. Join Jack O'Neill, Samantha Carter, Daniel Jackson, and Teal'c as they discover that Rome wasn't built in a day, but it could be destroyed in one. This edition is limited to just 3000 copies.


Brian Pulido's LADY DEATH: Abandon All Hope #1/2
Retail Price: $2.99 US
Cover: Ron Adrian
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Ron Adrian
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 16 pages, monthly, 4 issues

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The original Classic Lady Death returns with an all-new story! Her new series starts in June and this special #1/2 features an all-new story that lays the groundwork with enough twists and turns to delight old and new readers alike! It also features the first appearances of several major new characters. Hope has renounced her humanity and she's sentenced to the labyrinth. Now forged into the cold, cruel and alluring warrior Lady Death, she joins forces with the mysterious and deadly Wargoth, and master thief/spell-caster Satasha. Together they dare the impossible: destroy Sagos, the realm shattering warlock who has kidnaped Lady Death's mother's soul. This is cutting-edge epic dark fantasy as only Lady Death creator Brian Pulido can deliver it with art by super-star Ron Adrian! Fasten your seat belts fiend-boys, Pulido pulls no punches in this high amp, roller-coaster adventure that re-defines Lady Death for the next decade! As well as this regular cover, it's also available with a wraparound cover by Ron Adrian, a Juan Jose Ryp cover, a special Premium edition, limited to 2000 copies with a cardstock cover, by Paulo Siqueira, and a leather cover limited to just 600 copies.


Brian Pulido's LADY DEATH: Abandon All Hope #1/2 Wraparound
Retail Price: $2.99 US
Cover: Ron Adrian
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Ron Adrian
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 16 pages, monthly, 4 issues


Brian Pulido's LADY DEATH: Abandon All Hope #1/2 Ryp
Retail Price: $2.99 US
Cover: Juan Jose Ryp
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Ron Adrian
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 16 pages, monthly, 4 issues


Brian Pulido's LADY DEATH: Abandon All Hope #1/2 Premium
Retail Price: $9.99 US
Cover: Paulo Siqueira
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Ron Adrian
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 16 pages, monthly, 4 issues


Brian Pulido's LADY DEATH: Abandon All Hope #1/2 Leather
Retail Price: $24.99 US
Cover: Wellington Alves
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Ron Adrian
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 16 pages, monthly, 4 issues


Brian Pulido's MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH #3
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 Medieval Lady Death continues as she battles against a new foe tied to her creation. Can she survive a skilled spell-caster empowered by an unseen force? Lady Death may have Eldritch abilities, but she has no training in them. Will this cost her life and the lives of her loved ones? In Aglarond, the realm of humanity's foe the Eldritch, Lady Death's father Tvarus returns and sows the seeds of revolution which could lead to the humanity's downfall. 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 Paulo Siqueira.


Brian Pulido's MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH #3 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 #3 Premium
Retail Price: $9.99 US
Cover: Paulo Siqueira
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Di Amorim
Readership: All ages
Format: Full color, 32 pages, monthly on-going


LADY DEATH: Dead Rising Prism Foil
Retail Price: $12.99 US
Cover: Juan Jose Ryp
Story: Brian Pulido
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 16 pages

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Don't miss this special limited edition Prism foil of this sold-out first Avatar Lady Death book! Want to know the inside scoop on the 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. Every copy of this special edition ships in a bag and board with a certificate of authenticity and is limited to 500 copies.


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

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Matt Martin unleashes this hot new Lady Death cover for this special Commemorative Edition. 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, Paulo Siqueira, and many, many more! This special edition is limited to just 1500 copies.

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


PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: This special Gold Foil is available here for the first time! 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! Limited to 500 copies, all books will ship bagged with a certificate of authenticity.

Brian Pulido's WAR ANGEL #2
Retail Price: $3.50 US
Cover: Walter Geovani
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Walter Geovani
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 32 pages, monthly 2 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. War Angel, an amoral assassin-for-hire, is on the run and in desperate need of cash. In a post-apocalyptic city called Sodom run by an imperialistic Warlock clan and a coven of sado-science worshiping vampires, she plays one side against the other until she meets Scarlet, a hauntingly beautiful Siren that belongs to Marax of the Warlocks. Driven by lust, War Angel crosses the Warlocks. Will she survive her disloyalty? 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 #2 Ryp
Retail Price: $3.50 US
Cover: Juan Jose Ryp
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Walter Geovani
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 32 pages, monthly 2 of 3



Brian Pulido's WAR ANGEL #2 Adrian
Retail Price: $3.50 US
Cover: Ron Adrian
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Walter Geovani
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 32 pages, monthly 2 of 3



Brian Pulido's WAR ANGEL #2 Wraparound
Retail Price: $3.50 US
Cover: Walter Geovani
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Walter Geovani
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 32 pages, monthly 2 of 3


Brian Pulido's WAR ANGEL #2 Premium
Retail Price: $9.99 US
Cover: Walter Geovani
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Walter Geovani
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 32 pages, monthly 2 of 3



Brian Pulido's WAR ANGEL #1 Gold Foil
Retail Price: $5.99 US
Cover: Walter Geovani
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Walter Geovani
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 32 pages, monthly 1 of 3

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Special limited Gold foil edition! 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? Limited to 500 copies, all books will ship bagged with a certificate of authenticity.



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

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Art God Juan Jose Ryp provides this hot 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.



LADY DEATH #1 10th Anniversary Serpents Edition
Retail Price: $5.99 US
Cover: Juan Jose Ryp
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Steven Hughes
Readership: All ages
Format: full color, 32 pages

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The incomparable Juan Jose Ryp illustrates this sumptuous piece of Lady Death in repose. 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.



Brian Pulido's BELLADONNA #2 Ferocious 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 prepares her animal friends to help her serve 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 UNHOLY #1 Fast Living
Retail Price: $5.99 US
Cover: Ron Adrian
Story: Brian Pulido
Art: Di Amorim
Readership: All ages
Format: B&W, 32 pages, monthly 1 of 3

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Ron Adrian provides this hot new cover of Penny ready to speed into trouble! The next Pulido sensation starts right here, with art by Di Amorim! This three issue tale is set in the crummy under-crust of modern day Detroit, Unholy is the story of Penny, a stoner, rebel, teen who is a non-believer in God. After a fatal accident, she's drafted by God to be His assassin, a God she doesn't even believe in. As a fallen angel, she is caught in a shadow war waged on city streets, in plain clothes, between Heaven and Hell. With her new found allies, a dominatrix, an ex-mob hit man and an alcoholic priest, she is dumped into the front lines of the war for salvation. But can she even survive her first twenty fours hours as a newborn fallen? Limited to 1000 copies.

UNHOLY #1 Art Print by Ron Adrian
Retail Price: $29.99 US
Art: Ron Adrian
Format: Full color art print, 11 x 17

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The first of a new line of ultra-limited Avatar digital art prints! This print is of Ron Adrian's neo-classic cover to Brian Pulido's UnHoly #1 with colors by Nimbus Studios. Printed on high-quality card stock with cutting edge technology for a perfect high-resolution print suitable for framing. Each is strictly limited to only 50 copies! Every copy of this digital art print ships in a special rigid sleeve with a seal of authenticity. Allocations are likely.



JUNGLE FANTASY #4 Art Print by David Cabrera
Retail Price: $29.99 US
Art: David Cabrera
Format: Full color art print, 11 x 17

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The first of a new line of ultra-limited Avatar digital art prints! This print is of David Cabrera's luscious cover to Jungle Fantasy #4. Printed on high-quality card stock with cutting edge technology for a perfect high-resolution print suitable for framing. Each is strictly limited to only 50 copies! Every copy of this digital art print ships in a special rigid sleeve with a seal of authenticity. Allocations are likely.




HELLINA: Seduction #1/2 Art Print by Juan Jose Ryp
Retail Price: $29.99 US
Art: Juan Jose Ryp
Format: Full color art print, 11 x 17

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The first of a new line of ultra-limited Avatar digital art prints! This print is of Juan Jose Ryp's, the greatest detail artist working in comics today, stunning rendition of Hellina from Hellina: Seduction #1/2 with colors by Nimbus Studios. Printed on high-quality card stock with cutting edge technology for a perfect high-resolution print suitable for framing. Each is strictly limited to only 50 copies! Every copy of this digital art print ships in a special rigid sleeve with a seal of authenticity. Allocations are likely.