It can be called Friggatriskaidekaphobia or Paraskevidekatriaphobia, the fear of Friday the 13th, and it’s been pervasive in our culture since the mid-1800s. But at Avatar Press, we’re not the least bit afraid. What do we have to be frightened of? We’re the folks making your nightmares come true!
After all, if you check out Diamond Comics’ May Previews catalog, you’ll see plenty of horror coming your way, including new NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD graphic novels and comics, the FEVRE DREAM softcover and hardcover collections (see our May 10th article on this website for more info), and a select few gruesome CROSSED covers.
The second volume in our incredibly popular NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD graphic novel series features 160 bone-chilling pages and is targeted for release in July. VOL. 2 includes the five-issue story arc which sees zombies overtaking Washington, D.C. during the upheaval of an anti-war protest (“Mmmmm… delicious hippie flesh takes like patchouli…”). Writer/artist Mike Wolfer even resurrected some of our franchise favorites on his front cover to our hardcover edition, including Barbra, Johnny, and sweet lil’ Karen Cooper!
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD VOL. 2 Softcover Edition
$19.99 retail, Item Code: MAY110871
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD VOL. 2 Hardcover Edition
$27.99 retail, Item Code: MAY110872
Also in this month’s Previews, we’re proud to solicit NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: DEATH VALLEY #4. In this issue, a group of California free spirits attempt to escape the cannibalistic ghouls in their dune buggies… only to find themselves pursued by an evil far worse than the living dead. In this valley, all roads truly lead to death!
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: DEATH VALLEY #4 Regular Edition
$3.99 retail, Item Code: MAY110867
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: DEATH VALLEY #4 Gore Edition
$3.99 retail, Item Code: MAY110868
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: DEATH VALLEY #4 Wraparound Edition
$3.99 retail, Item Code: MAY110869
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: DEATH VALLEY #4 Classic Black-and-White Edition
Ask your retailer for pricing! Item Code: MAY110870
Also, be sure to be on the lookout for our CROSSED: PSYCHOPATH variant editions, including our EMERALD CITY #1 convention edition and our #3 AUXILIARY edition. Writer David Lapham and artist Raulo Caceres unlock the mysteries of the disturbed mind, as the deranged madman Harold Lorre infiltrates a band of survivors against the backdrop of the Crossed universe!
CROSSED: PSYCHOPATH #1 Emerald City Convention Edition
$5.99 retail, Item Code: MAY110864
CROSSED: PSYCHOPATH #3 Auxiliary Edition
$3.99 retail, Item Code: MAY110865
So again, folks, we’d like to remind you of the best ways to survive the most superstitious day of the year: avoid sitting at dining tables with twelve other guests, never camp at Camp Crystal Lake (or in Manhattan), and tell your local comic shop to order up some of Avatar’s May Previews horror titles on your behalf. Your very life may be at stake!