The comics and related items in this post are scheduled to ship from Avatar in September, 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 September 2008 Solicited Releases in the store.
Please let your retailer know now that you want these items.
Solicited for September:
- BLACK SUMMER TPB
- NO HERO #1
- GRAVEL #7
- And more
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BLACK SUMMER TPB US $24.99 Cover: Juan Jose Ryp Story: Warren Ellis Art: Juan Jose Ryp Readership: Mature Readers Format: Full color, 192 pages, square bound PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The eight issue series that was the biggest event of 2007 has now been collected in this deluxe trade paperback with a brand new cover! Warren Ellis’ eight issue opus of masked hero revolution, BLACK SUMMER, perfectly complimented by the stunning and explosive art of the genius Juan Jose Ryp, is nothing less than a sequential masterpiece. The world goes black in this epic story of super-powered heroes and villains. The story begins when the political situation in the USA becomes more than Horus can stand, and he moves to take matters into his own hands. Unfortunately, not all of his other team-mates are quite so eager to throw the world into chaos, and an epic conflict forms. With Horus and the rest of the surviving Guns facing off against the military and each other, no one is safe as the bodies start to fall. Whether you collected each of the eight issues as they hit the stands, or you somehow missed this incredible event, the BLACK SUMMER trade is a must-have for your shelf! Also available as a Hardcover edition with an all-new cover by series artist Juan Jose Ryp that is limited to just 2000 copies! |
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BLACK SUMMER Hardcover US $32.99 Cover: Juan Jose Ryp Story: Warren Ellis Art: Juan Jose Ryp Readership: Mature Readers Format: Full color, 192 pages, square bound |
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NO HERO #1 US $3.99 Cover: Juan Jose Ryp Writer: Warren Ellis Art: Juan Jose Ryp Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly, 1 of 7 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp, the team behind the fan-favorite BLACK SUMMER, are revolutionizing masked heroes yet again in the hottest new series of the summer! Dead heroes in the dirt. A killer capable of almost supernatural tortures. Five generations of the world’s only superhuman group. A forty-year legacy of standing for the rights of freedom and safety. A young man obsessed with the need for street justice. How much do you want to be a superhuman? How badly does he want it? Bad enough to bring on the last days of an American legend? If he even gets to survive that long? Forty years ago, a group of superhumans emerged in San Francisco, guided by the man whose unique new drugs gave them their incredible powers. But the team is not the only thing that’s advanced over the years, and there are no easy victories when their luck finally begins to run out… This #1 issue blasts the story wide open and is available with a Regular or Wraparound cover by Ryp as well as a rare 1-in-15 Design Sketch Edition featuring the initial character designs by Ryp. This launch issue also has a uber-collectable special edition that you don’t want to miss. The Leather Sketch edition features and all-new leather-composite cover by Ryp and for the first time ever, an original head sketch by Ryp is also included! This is the first time any original Ryp art has been offered for sale and will certainly be a instant sell-out. Limited to just 500 copies, allocations are likely. |
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NO HERO #1 Design Sketch Order incentive US $7 Cover: Juan Jose Ryp Writer: Warren Ellis Art: Juan Jose Ryp Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly, 1 of 7 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: For every 15 books purchased (can be mix-and-match either of the covers), retailers may purchase one copy of No Hero #1 Design Sketch Edition by artist Juan Jose Ryp. |
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NO HERO #1 Wraparound US $3.99 Cover: Juan Jose Ryp Writer: Warren Ellis Art: Juan Jose Ryp Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly, 1 of 7 |
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NO HERO #1 Leather Sketch Edition US $69.99 Cover: Juan Jose Ryp Writer: Warren Ellis Art: Juan Jose Ryp Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly, 1 of 7 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Diamond Caut 4. |
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GRAVEL #7 US $3.99 Cover: Mike Wolfer Writer: Warren Ellis, Mike Wolfer Art: Oscar Jimenez Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, on-going monthly PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Gravel, the explosive monthly series from Ellis and Wolfer, crests the wave of it’s killer-paced first chapter in this earth-shattering conclusion to the arc. With a trail of his former Minor Seven colleagues in his bloody wake, Combat Magician William Gravel has one final enemy to face, but Jacobus Hook may have an offer that will change the course of Gravel’s vengeful quest. From his heavily fortified position in Shockham Hall, surrounded by his small but powerful army of magically-trained acolytes, and in possession of two-thirds of the inhumanly powerful Sigsand Manuscript, Gravel is faced with a compelling prospect: Combining his resources, power, and ultimate ambitions with Hook to create a new generation of the Minor Seven. Together, and each with one half of the Sigsand, they might even challenge the authority of the shadowy Major Seven. But can Gravel trust the motivations of a man that has sworn to see him die? And whose corpse will fill the final hole in A Story of Seven Graves? This issue is available with a regular cover by Mike Wolfer, a wraparound by series artist Oscar Jimenez and also a rare 1-in-15 Black Magic Edition featuring a new cover by Wolfer. |
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GRAVEL #7 Black Magic Order incentive US $7 Cover: Mike Wolfer Writer: Warren Ellis, Mike Wolfer Art: Oscar Jimenez Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, on-going monthly PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: For every 15 books purchased (can be mix-and-match either of the covers), retailers may purchase one copy of Gravel #7 Black Magic Edition by artist Mike Wolfer. |
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GRAVEL #7 Wraparound US $3.99 Cover: Oscar Jimenez Writer: Warren Ellis, Mike Wolfer Art: Oscar Jimenez Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, on-going monthly |
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ANNA MERCURY #1 Wizard World Philadelphia US $5.99 Cover: Facundo Percio Writer: Warren Ellis Art: Facundo Percio Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly, 1 of 5 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Previously only available at Wizard World Philadelphia, this entrancing edition features and all-new cover by series artist Facundo Percio! This special first printing of #1 is limited to just 1500 copies! |
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ANNA MERCURY #2 Wizard World Philadelphia US $5.99 Cover: Paul Duffield Writer: Warren Ellis Art: Facundo Percio Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly, 2 of 5 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Now you can get this special edition of the first printing of #2 which was previously only available at Wizard World Philadelphia! This edition is limited to 1500 copies with a new cover by artist Paul Duffield. |
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DOKTOR SLEEPLESS MANUAL #1 Wizard World Philadelphia US $5.99 Cover: Ivan Rodriguez Writer: Warren Ellis Art: Ivan Rodriguez Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, one shot PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The mystery of Dok slowly unravels on this all-new cover by series artist Ivan Rodriguez that was previously only available at the Wizard World LA show and is limited to just 1500 copies! |
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NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD ANNUAL #1 Wizard World Philadelphia US $5.99 Cover: Matt Busch Writer: John Russo Art: Edison George Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 40 pages, one shot PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Previously only available at the Wizard World Philly show, this special first printing has an all-new painted cover from Matt Busch and is limited to just 1500 copies! |
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NARCOPOLIS #1-4 Bag Set US $15.99 Cover: Jeremy Rock Writer: Jamie Delano Art: Jeremy Rock Readership: MR Format: Full Color, 32 pages, four issues in a bag set PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Jamie Delano’s sci-fi masterpiece is now available as this special set with first printings of all four issues included! |
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NO HERO T-Shirt – Size L US $11.99 Format: One color image on black t-shirt PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Show your support for Ellis’ new masked hero series with the NO HERO logo. How Much Do You Want to be a Superhuman? Available in L, XL, and XXL |
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NO HERO T-Shirt – Size XL US $11.99 Format: One color image on black t-shirt |
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NO HERO T-Shirt – Size XXL US $13.99 Format: One color image on black t-shirt |