August 2008 Solicited Releases

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Mark Seifert

The comics and related items in this post are scheduled to ship from Avatar in August, 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 August 2008 Solicited Releases in the store.

Please let your retailer know now that you want these items.

Solicited for August:

  • CROSSED #0
    US $1
    Cover: Jacen Burrows
    Writer: Garth Ennis
    Art: Jacen Burrows
    Readership: MR
    Format: Full Color, 16 pages, monthly, 0 of 9

    PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Garth Ennis has pulled out all the stops to write the most twisted book of his career, Crossed. Through ten heart-stopping chapters, Crossed is his horrifically visceral exploration of the pure evil that humans are truly capable of indulging. This gut-wrenching vision is brought to vivid (and more than a little disturbing) life by his partner in crime Jacen Burrows. Imagine, for a moment, the worst crimes against humanity. Picture the cruelest affronts to decency. Conjure your darkest nightmares… and then realize it could all be so much worse. When civilization crumbles in one terrifying moment; when people are gleefully breaking into unthinkable acts of violence all around you; when everyone you love has died screaming in agony: What do you do? There is no help. There is no hope. There is no escape. There are only the Crossed. Certain to be the most depraved and corrupt book of the year, this one is not for the faint of heart! This #0 issue is not a preview, it features the essential first chapter of the story and is available with a Regular or Wraparound cover by Burrows as well as a rare 1-in-15 Red Crossed Edition featuring a striking Black, White and Red cover by Burrows.
    CROSSED #0 Red Crossed Order incentive
    US $7
    Cover: Jacen Burrows
    Writer: Garth Ennis
    Art: Jacen Burrows
    Readership: MR
    Format: Full Color, 16 pages, monthly, 0 of 9

    PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: For every 15 books purchased (can be mix-and-match either of the covers), retailers may purchase one copy of Crossed #0 Red Crossed Edition by artist Jacen Burrows.

    CROSSED #0 Wraparound
    US $1
    Cover: Jacen Burrows
    Writer: Garth Ennis
    Art: Jacen Burrows
    Readership: MR
    Format: Full Color, 16 pages, monthly, 0 of 9
    STREETS OF GLORY #6 (Resolicited)
    US $4.99
    Cover: Mike Wolfer
    Writer: Garth Ennis
    Art: Mike Wolfer
    Readership: MR
    Format: Full Color, 40 pages, monthly, 6 of 6

    PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Garth Ennis’ powerhouse saga of the Old West comes to its blood-drenched conclusion! The epic end to the series is so huge that it needs a super-sized issue to contain the carnage! 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. Before he is done making things right, the bodies will pile up while the streets run red with glorious blood. 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.
    STREETS OF GLORY #6 Order Incentive (Resolicited)
    US $7
    Cover: Mike Wolfer
    Writer: Garth Ennis
    Art: Mike Wolfer
    Readership: MR
    Format: Full Color, 40 pages, monthly, 6 of 6

    PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: For every 5 books purchased (can be mix-and-match either of the covers), retailers may purchase one copy of Streets of Glory #6 Platinum Foil.

    STREETS OF GLORY #6 Wraparound (Resolicited)
    US $4.99
    Cover: Mike Wolfer
    Writer: Garth Ennis
    Art: Mike Wolfer
    Readership: MR
    Format: Full Color, 40 pages, monthly, 6 of 6
    STREETS OF GLORY #1-5 Bag Set
    US $18.99
    Cover: Mike Wolfer
    Writer: Garth Ennis
    Art: Mike Wolfer
    Readership: MR
    Format: Full Color, 5 books in a bag

    PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: For any fans who missed out on the start of Garth Ennis’ Western masterpiece, we offer this special set of the first 5 issues to go with the #6 that is offered this month, so that you can have the entire tale!
    ANNA MERCURY BUST
    US $64.99
    Designed by: Juan Jose Ryp
    Format: 7” bust in full color box

    PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Warren Ellis’ sultry Anna Mercury may be a woman of mystery to the citizens of New Ataraxia, but now you can examine her from every angle with this highly-detailed 7 inch bust! Anna’s proportions have been sculpted and hand-painted with incredible attention to detail, from the buttons on her blouse to her indecently huge… hair. This collectible figure was designed by modern master Juan Jose Ryp and ships in a full color box. Don’t miss your chance to get this jaw-dropping collectible from the one-time production run of just 500 units.

    ANNA MERCURY #5
    US $3.99
    Cover: Paul Duffield
    Writer: Warren Ellis
    Art: Facundo Percio
    Readership: MR
    Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly, 5 of 5

    PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Warren Ellis’ seductively mysterious Anna Mercury has teased and tormented with her secrets for long enough, it’s time to answer all the burning questions of this all-new color series! Things have gone from bad, to worse, to condition: HORRIBLY WRONG. Anna is back in New Ataraxia, with a last-ditch mission to stop the entire society from committing suicide. That sounds easy enough, but she’s got to do it without them finding out whose fault their condition really is. Because, if they do, no-one will be safe… A high-octane blend of The Shadow, Tomb Raider, retropunk science fiction and 21st century Weird Pulp Action, ANNA MERCURY is a headlong adventure serial about a beautiful and mysterious spy-adventurer who is not what she seems…. Anna Mercury will be a series of mini-series, starting with this five issue color series that features art by all-new talent Facundo Percio. This issue is available with a regular cover by Paul Duffield, a wraparound by Juan Jose Ryp, a Painted cover by artist Felipe Massafera, and also a rare 1-in-15 Design Sketch Edition featuring the initial character designs by Percio.
    ANNA MERCURY #5 Design Sketch Order incentive
    US $7
    Cover: Facundo Percio
    Writer: Warren Ellis
    Art: Facundo Percio
    Readership: MR
    Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly, 5 of 5

    PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: For every 15 books purchased (can be mix-and-match either of the covers), retailers may purchase one copy of Anna Mercury #5 Design Sketch Edition by artist Facundo Percio.

    ANNA MERCURY #5 Painted
    US $3.99
    Cover: Felipe Massafera
    Writer: Warren Ellis
    Art: Facundo Percio
    Readership: MR
    Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly, 5 of 5
    ANNA MERCURY #5 Wraparound
    US $3.99
    Cover: Juan Jose Ryp
    Writer: Warren Ellis
    Art: Facundo Percio
    Readership: MR
    Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly, 5 of 5
    ANNA MERCURY #1 New York Comicon Edition
    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 the New York Comicon, 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!
    ANNA MERCURY #2 Auxiliary
    US $3.99
    Cover: Paul Duffield
    Writer: Warren Ellis
    Art: Facundo Percio
    Readership: MR
    Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly, 2 of 5

    PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The secrets of Anna Mercury begin to unravel in the stunning second issue! Now you can get this special Auxiliary edition of the first printing of #2, which is limited to 1500 copies, with a new cover by artist Paul Duffield still at the original cover price of $3.99!
    Warren Ellis SCARS TPB- new printing
    US $17.99
    Cover: Jacen Burrows
    Story: Warren Ellis
    Art: Jacen Burrows
    Readership: Mature Readers
    Format: B&W, 160 pages, square bound

    PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Warren Ellis’ brilliant six issue crime opus, Scars, with the stunning art of Jacen Burrows, is available in this deluxe trade paperback with a brand-new cover design. John Cain has been working Homicide long enough to get hard to pretty much anything; even wrenching personal loss. But everyone has a limit, and today it’s gotten too much to bear. Today, he gets assigned something that finally breaks through his defenses — a child killing that hits horribly close to home. Until today, he’s been a good cop, a cop who goes by procedure because it’s the best way to ensure that scum go to prison. Now, he makes the parents of the victim a chilling promise: he will find the killer using any means necessary. And the killer will not get away with it… no matter what it takes. How much of a monster do you have to become to hunt monsters?
    GRAVEL: Never A Dull Day Hardcover
    US $89.99
    Cover: Mike Wolfer
    Writer: Warren Ellis
    Art: Mike Wolfer
    Readership: MR
    Format: 576 page B&W S&N Hardcover

    PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: It’s never a dull day, being a magician. Now you can read the collected history of William Gravel in all it’s strange glory in this gigantic signed hardcover! All 24 original B&W issues of the adventures of William Gravel are finally together in this super-sized hardcover volume — only available to the Direct Market and Amazon! From lizard women to armies of the undead, bad juju and worse military secrets, strange love and stranger death, this is the ultimate Gravel collectible. Whether you’ve been following the adventures of William Gravel for ten years, or have just dipped into his world through the ongoing series, Gravel, this is a must-have addition to your collection. As an added bonus every single copy is signed by the amazing creative team of Warren Ellis and Mike Wolfer, the two guys responsible for all the madness! This edition is limited to just a one-time production run of 2000! Collected herein are these six volumes: Strange Kiss, Stranger Kisses, Strange Killings, SK: Body Orchard, SK: Stong Medicine, and SK: Necromancer!
    GRAVEL #6
    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, continues to slam through the competition with it’s vicious, bloody run! In his violent search for the six pieces of an ancient text of unimaginable supernatural power, Sergeant Major William Gravel has left the mangled corpses of 14 fellow magicians and Occult Detectives in his wake. Bruised, torn, beaten and cut beyond even super-normal endurance, Gravel would like nothing more than to enjoy the spoils of his victory. What’s a bloke got to do before he can get some rest and have a nice breakfast at the country estate of one of the men he murdered? Bill should know better — every victory has an unexpected price. Much to his dismay, Gravel has also inherited the mantle of mentor to dozens of magicians-in-training — acolytes who are now leaderless… because Gravel killed their master. The final two pieces of the Sigsand Manuscript are still in the possession of his most powerful opponents, and it’s time for Gravel to call in some favors as he prepares for all-out war… There are, of course, worse things to have at his disposal than a score of magic-wielding assassins to blindly follow him into battle! This issue is available with a regular and wraparound cover by Mike Wolfer, and also a rare 1-in-15 Black Magic Edition featuring a new cover by Wolfer.
    GRAVEL #6 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 #6 Black Magic Edition by artist Mike Wolfer.
    GRAVEL #6 Wraparound
    US $3.99
    Cover: Mike Wolfer
    Writer: Warren Ellis, Mike Wolfer
    Art: Oscar Jimenez
    Readership: MR
    Format: Full Color, 32 pages, on-going monthly
    GRAVEL #0 Convention Edition
    US $1.99
    Cover: Mike Wolfer
    Writer: Warren Ellis, Mike Wolfer
    Art: Raulo Caceres
    Readership: MR
    Format: Full Color, 16 pages, monthly

    PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Get in on the ground floor of Combat Magician William Gravel’s on-going monthly series! This special edition has previously only be available at cons around the country! Now you can get this special Convention edition of the first printing of #0, which is limited to 5000 copies, with a new cover by artist Mike Wolfer still at the original cover price of $1.99!
    GRAVEL #1 Wizard World LA Edition
    US $5.99
    Cover: Jacen Burrows
    Writer: Warren Ellis, Mike Wolfer
    Art: Raulo Caceres
    Readership: MR
    Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly

    PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Previously only available at the Wizard World LA show, this special first printing has an all-new cover from super-star Jacen Burrows and is limited to just 1500 copies!
    GRAVEL #2 Auxiliary
    US $3.99
    Cover: Mike Wolfer
    Writer: Warren Ellis, Mike Wolfer
    Art: Raulo Caceres
    Readership: MR
    Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly

    PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Combat Magician William Gravel continues to unleash bloody carnage in this on-going monthly series! Now you can get this special Auxiliary edition of the first printing of #2, which is limited to 1500 copies, with a new cover by artist Mike Wolfer still at the original cover price of $3.99!
    DOKTOR SLEEPLESS #10
    US $3.99
    Cover: Ivan Rodriguez
    Writer: Warren Ellis
    Art: Ivan Rodriguez
    Readership: MR
    Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly

    PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Doktor Sleepless continues his ranting and radio in this ongoing series from Warren Ellis. It’s such a noisy world, isn’t it? The cries of the disaffected, the screams of the dying, the complaints of all those previously-cozy folks in Central, and all the mad music that clangs and heralds and sounds a bit like the end of the world. Every day the world gets louder, until it seems like all that’s left to do is tune it out. It doesn’t seem like anyone’s really listening anymore, does it? But if the people of Heavenside aren’t listening to the Doktor, they should be — because they don’t want to miss what he’s going to say next… 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.
    DOKTOR SLEEPLESS #10 Warning Sign Order incentive
    US $7
    Cover: Ivan Rodriguez
    Writer: Warren Ellis
    Art: Ivan Rodriguez
    Readership: MR
    Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly

    PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: For every 15 books purchased (can be mix-and-match either of the covers), retailers may purchase one copy of Doktor Sleepless #10 Warning Sign cover. Each copy is a Net cost to Diamond of $3.00 with a SRP of $6.00.

    DOKTOR SLEEPLESS #10 Wraparound
    US $3.99
    Cover: Raulo Caceres
    Writer: Warren Ellis
    Art: Ivan Rodriguez
    Readership: MR
    Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly
    DOKTOR SLEEPLESS #6 Mad Science Edition
    US $3.99
    Cover: Juan Jose Ryp
    Writer: Warren Ellis
    Art: Ivan Rodriguez
    Readership: MR
    Format: Full Color, 32 pages, monthly

    PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The good Doktor can’t stop playing in his crazy laboratory! Now you can get this special Mad Science edition of the first printing of #6, which is limited to 1500 copies, with a new cover by artist Juan Jose Ryp still at the original cover price of $3.99!
    NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD ANNUAL #1 Gold Foil
    US $5.99
    Cover: Edison George
    Writer: John Russo
    Art: Edison George
    Readership: MR
    Format: Full Color, 40 pages, one shot

    PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Limited gold foil edition of the first Night of the Living Dead Annual!
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