The comics and related items in this post are scheduled to ship from Avatar in March, 2008. 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.
Heres a link to the complete list of March 2008 Solicited Releases in the store.
And for those of you who will be picking these up through your local retailer, here’s a handy checklist of the items solicited for March 2008. Please let your retailer know now that you want these items.
Solicited for March:
- Gravel #1
- Narcopolis #2
- Garth Ennis STREETS OF GLORY #6
- Doktor Sleepless #9
- plus Gravel and Dok Sleepless merchandise, Lady Death variant editions, and more.
GRAVEL #1 $3.99 Cover: Mike Wolfer Writer: Warren Ellis, Mike Wolfer Art: Raulo Caceres Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, on-going monthly PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: It’s never a dull day, being a Magician. The mad mind of Warren Ellis is once again unleashed on combat magician William Gravel, this time on a full-color, on-going monthly series! Magic. Everyone thought that he was dead, including the Minor Seven, the secret enclave of Britain’s Occult Detectives. But Combat Magician William Gravel is very much alive and looking for the answers to how and why his place in the Minor Seven was filled by another and what the secret society is doing with the Sigsand Manuscript, an ancient supernatural text of unparalleled power. In a quiet, country cottage, Gravel will find the first clues to the Sigsand’s location and in the darkness of the cottage’s basement, a disturbing, unnatural thing that slithered into our dimension by the power of the ancient tome… Brought here from somewhere that mortal man could not possibly comprehend. The kind of magic that can strip the skin from a screaming man’s skull, or direct the path of a shrieking bullet through a maze of city streets, striking its target between the eyes with pin-point accuracy. This is not just magic… This is Combat Magic, wielded by Sergeant Major William Gravel, Warren Ellis’ cult-hit sensation from the pages of STRANGE KISS and STRANGE KILLINGS, now in his own, ongoing, full-color monthly series! This issue is available with a regular cover by Mike Wolfer, a wraparound by Raulo Caceres, a special Signed Poster edition package with a color poster of the #0 cover signed by artist Mike Wolfer, and also a rare 1-in-15 Black Magic Edition featuring a new cover by Wolfer.” |
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GRAVEL #1 Wraparound $3.99 Cover: Raulo Caceres Writer: Warren Ellis, Mike Wolfer Art: Raulo Caceres Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, on-going monthly” |
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GRAVEL #1 Signed Poster Edition $4.99 Cover: Mike Wolfer Writer: Warren Ellis, Mike Wolfer Art: Raulo Caceres Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, on-going monthly” |
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GRAVEL #1 Black Magic Edition $7 Rare Black Magic Edition Cover: Mike Wolfer Writer: Warren Ellis, Mike Wolfer Art: Raulo Caceres Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, on-going monthly PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: It’s never a dull day, being a Magician. The mad mind of Warren Ellis is once again unleashed on combat magician William Gravel, this time on a full-color, on-going monthly series! Magic. Everyone thought that he was dead, including the Minor Seven, the secret enclave of Britain’s Occult Detectives. But Combat Magician William Gravel is very much alive and looking for the answers to how and why his place in the Minor Seven was filled by another and what the secret society is doing with the Sigsand Manuscript, an ancient supernatural text of unparalleled power. In a quiet, country cottage, Gravel will find the first clues to the Sigsand’s location and in the darkness of the cottage’s basement, a disturbing, unnatural thing that slithered into our dimension by the power of the ancient tome… Brought here from somewhere that mortal man could not possibly comprehend. The kind of magic that can strip the skin from a screaming man’s skull, or direct the path of a shrieking bullet through a maze of city streets, striking its target between the eyes with pin-point accuracy. This is not just magic… This is Combat Magic, wielded by Sergeant Major William Gravel, Warren Ellis’ cult-hit sensation from the pages of STRANGE KISS and STRANGE KILLINGS, now in his own, ongoing, full-color monthly series! This issue is available with a regular cover by Mike Wolfer, a wraparound by Raulo Caceres, a special Signed Poster edition package with a color poster of the #0 cover signed by artist Mike Wolfer, and also a rare 1-in-15 Black Magic Edition featuring a new cover by Wolfer.” |
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NARCOPOLIS #2 3.99 Cover: Jeremy Rock Writer: Jamie Delano Art: Jeremy Rock Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, 2 of 4 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Jamie Delano is back with this new science fiction masterpiece! The British writing maestro, who helped usher in Vertigo with his launch of Hellblazer, returns to comics with his radical new vision of the future. Following the psychestryke that threatens to destabilize Narcopolis, the agents of TRUST go on the offensive rustling up all citizens who could be inflicted with the BadEvil. Gray Neighbor escapes the cordon and meets up with the luscious Agent Love, who may change his mind about MamaDream and the evils of the suck. Crafting whole new chunks of language, and stunning concepts of a bizarre new world, Delano delivers a masterful new series that has to been seen to be believed! New artist Jeremy Rock provides stunningly detailed sequential pages that fully compliment this truly revolutionary book. Each issue is available with a regular and wraparound cover by Jeremy Rock and also a rare 1-in-15 Design Sketch Cover Edition by Rock.” |
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NARCOPOLIS #2 Wraparound $3.99 Cover: Jeremy Rock Writer: Jamie Delano Art: Jeremy Rock Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, 2 of 4″ |
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NARCOPOLIS #2 Design Sketch Edition 7 Rare design sketch cover edition Cover: Jeremy Rock Writer: Jamie Delano Art: Jeremy Rock Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, 2 of 4 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Jamie Delano is back with this new science fiction masterpiece! The British writing maestro, who helped usher in Vertigo with his launch of Hellblazer, returns to comics with his radical new vision of the future. Following the psychestryke that threatens to destabilize Narcopolis, the agents of TRUST go on the offensive rustling up all citizens who could be inflicted with the BadEvil. Gray Neighbor escapes the cordon and meets up with the luscious Agent Love, who may change his mind about MamaDream and the evils of the suck. Crafting whole new chunks of language, and stunning concepts of a bizarre new world, Delano delivers a masterful new series that has to been seen to be believed! New artist Jeremy Rock provides stunningly detailed sequential pages that fully compliment this truly revolutionary book. Each issue is available with a regular and wraparound cover by Jeremy Rock and also a rare 1-in-15 Design Sketch Cover Edition by Rock.” |
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BLACK SUMMER #4 Auxiliary $2.99 Cover: Juan Jose Ryp Writer: Warren Ellis Art: Juan Jose Ryp Readership: MR Format: Color, 32 pages, 4 of 7 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: All the issues of Black Summer have been selling out fast, but now you can get this special Auxiliary edition of the first printing of #4, which is limited to 2000 copies, with a new cover by series artist Juan Jose Ryp still at the original cover price of $2.99!” |
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DOKTOR SLEEPLESS #9 $3.99 Cover: Ivan Rodriguez Writer: Warren Ellis Art: Ivan Rodriguez Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The Doktor may have pushed the city too far. People are sick. People are dying. But nobody in Heavenside minds, right? Not the nice people in Central, behind the pay-cop barrier. But what happens when all the little things that the nice people count on stop working too? Warren Ellis’ satirical-political science fiction novel continues its on-going run! The issue is available with a regular cover by series artist Ivan Rodriguez, or wraparound cover by Raulo Caceres, and also a rare 1-in-15 Future Warning Sign cover.” |
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DOKTOR SLEEPLESS #9 Wraparound $3.99 Cover: Raulo Caceres Writer: Warren Ellis Art: Ivan Rodriguez Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly” |
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DOKTOR SLEEPLESS #9 Warning Sign Edition $7 Rare Warning Sign Edition Cover: Ivan Rodriguez Writer: Warren Ellis Art: Ivan Rodriguez Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The Doktor may have pushed the city too far. People are sick. People are dying. But nobody in Heavenside minds, right? Not the nice people in Central, behind the pay-cop barrier. But what happens when all the little things that the nice people count on stop working too? Warren Ellis’ satirical-political science fiction novel continues its on-going run! The issue is available with a regular cover by series artist Ivan Rodriguez, or wraparound cover by Raulo Caceres, and also a rare 1-in-15 Future Warning Sign cover.” |
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STREETS OF GLORY #6 $3.99 Cover: Mike Wolfer Writer: Garth Ennis Art: Mike Wolfer Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly, 6 of 6 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Garth Ennis’ powerhouse saga of the Old West comes to its blood-drenched conclusion! The times are changing, and Colonel Joseph R. Dunn is a relic of the past, no longer welcome in Gladback. But no one has ever had luck forcing Dunn to do anything he didn’t want to, and he’s not interested in leaving, not while his daughter is in danger. The streets will run red with the blood of tyrants. Ennis teams with Mike Wolfer for this epic full color series that promises to thrill every fan of Garth’s powerful story-telling and brutal violence. This issue is available with a regular or wraparound cover by series artist Mike Wolfer.” |
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STREETS OF GLORY #6 Wraparound $3.99 Cover: Mike Wolfer Writer: Garth Ennis Art: Mike Wolfer Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly, 6 of 6″ |
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STREETS OF GLORY #1 Auxiliary $3.99 Cover: Mike Wolfer Writer: Garth Ennis Art: Mike Wolfer Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly, 1 of 6 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: For those folks that missed out on the second issue of Garth Ennis’ Western epic series, this is your lucky day! Now you can get this special Auxiliary edition of the first printing, which is limited to 2000 copies, with a new cover by series artist Mike Wolfer still at the original cover price of $3.99!” |
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PLAGUE OF THE LIVING DEAD Bag Set $19.99 Cover Art: Dheeraj Verma Writer: John Russo Art: Dheeraj Verma Readership: MR Format: Color, 16 pages, 7 issues in a bagged set PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The full series of John Russo’s latest zombie epic is now available in this special set that has all 7 issues comprising the entire Plague of the Living Dead series. Each of the 7 issues randomly has one of the covers previously offered. ” |
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LADY DEATH: Blacklands Bag Set $18.99 Cover Art: Gabriel Guzman Writer: Brian Pulido Art: Gabriel Guzman Readership: All Ages Format: Color, 32 pages, 5 issues in a bagged set PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: This special set has all 5 issues comprising the entire series of Lady Death: Blacklands. Each of the 5 issues randomly has one of the covers previously offered. ” |
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LADY DEATH 2007 Swimsuit Canvas $100 Cover: Felipe Massafera Readership: All Ages Format: Color, 16 pages PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: This beautiful painted cover by Felipe Massafera is only available on this special uber-premium cover! The image is printed on actual canvas to fully capture the beautiful work of this master craftsman! Limited to just 150 copies, all of which ship in a special hard case.” |
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LADY DEATH 2007 Swimsuit Moonlight Wraparound $5.99 Cover: Richard Ortiz Art: Juan Jose Ryp, Matt Martin, and others Readership: All Ages Format: Color, 16 pages PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Lady Death has never looked more sensual than on this sexy new cover from Richard Ortiz that is limited to just 1000 copies.” |
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LADY DEATH Lost Souls #0 Royal Blue $75 Cover: Juan Jose Ryp Writer: Brian Pulido Art: Richard Ortiz Readership: All Ages Format: Color, 16 pages PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Special warehouse find, never-before-offered edition limited to 100 copies. All copies ship in a bag and a special protective case with a certificate of authenticity.” |
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GRAVEL Hoodie – Size L $29.99 Format: One color image on pullover hoodie PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Gravel and his Combat Magic will keep you warm with this pullover hoodie. Available in L, XL, and XXL” |
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GRAVEL Hoodie – Size XL $29.99 Format: One color image on pullover hoodie |
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GRAVEL Hoodie – Size XXL $32.99 Format: One color image on pullover hoodie |
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GRAVEL Shot glass $5.99 Format: One color image on shot glass PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Tip back the shots with William Gravel to celebrate the new Gravel series! This shot glass comes with the Gravel logo printed on the front. Limited to 500 units |
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DOKTOR SLEEPLESS Zippo $29.99 Format: One color image on Zippo lighter PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Show that you are one of the new Grinder generation with this stylish chrome Zippo with the Grinder logo from Doktor Sleepless. Limited to 250 units |
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BLACK SUMMER #1 San Diego by Juan Jose Ryp Lithograph $19.99 Art: Juan Jose Ryp Format: Full color art print, 11 x 17 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: This lithograph is of Juan Jose Ryp(s defiant cover Black Summer #1 San Diego Comicon Edition. 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 250 copies! Every copy of this digital art print ships in a special rigid sleeve with a seal of authenticity.” |