Avatar Halloween Scares – Crossed Vol 1 TPB

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Jim Kuhoric

CrossedTPBIt’s that time of year when horror fans look far and wide for the creepiest tales to read and get into the Halloween spirit.  Some would say that horror starts and stops with Garth Ennis’ essential grueling survival tale, Crossed.  The original series is written by Ennis and illustrated by Jacen Burrows, setting up the misery infested world in which an 700px-Horsecock_crossedinfection turns your friends and loved ones into masochistic maniacs.  Crossed Vol 1 TPB pulls no punches and delivers an unflinching vision of perhaps the most fully realizes horror comic ever published.

If you have a strong stomach and can handle the uncensored horror, Crossed Vol 1 TPB is an essential Halloween masterpiece that you can find at your local comic shop, on Amazon, or digitally from ComiXology and ComCav.net.

 

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Avatar Halloween Treats – Night of the Living Dead

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Jim Kuhoric

Night-of-the-Living-Dead-Tp-Russo-John-9781592911066With Halloween just around the corner, we’ll be focusing all October on some of Avatar’s best horror trade paperbacks for holiday reading.  Today we look to the father of all modern zombie stories in Night of the Living Dead!  Avatar produced a long list of undead adventures that were true to the feel of the original classics.  Night of the Living Dead NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD KarenVol 1 TPB collects eight issues of comics including a prequel to the original film written by co-writer of the original NOTLD film, John Russo.  Illustrated by horror alum Mike Wolfer, the graphic novel is the perfect item to add to any zombie fan’s library.

Check with your local comic book shop to find the classic first volume TPB or HC edition!  Or find it online at Amazon or digitally from ComiXology and ComCav.net.

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Avatar Press New to Comic Shops 10/5/16

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Jim Kuhoric

This is the new Avatar Press item on sale at local comic shops Wednesday 10/5/16:

Crossed Badlands #100 Delux Collectors Set

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:     This Deluxe Collector Box Set is full of ultra-rarities and is CrossedB100-CenturyBoxSetlimited to just 50 sets!  We start with all 15 covers offered here, including the Century and Costume Change Sets!  We then reach back through time and offer an extremely rare variant of the very first series,  Crossed #7 Pure Art.  Also from the first series, the original Crossed #1 signed poster edition with Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows signatures.  For the card collectors, we add in signature cards from Garth Ennis and Simon Spurrier.  It kicks into high gear with an original Crossed color sketch cover from Matt Martin!  To top it all off, an exclusive  Crossed: Badlands #100 Box Set Century cover featuring the original B&W art to the first cover Jacen Burrows ever drew!  This massive pile is limited to just 50 box sets!

Ask your local comic shop retailer to reserve copies for you today!

 

 

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Ghosts of Stitched

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Jim Kuhoric

StitchedVol3TPB (2)Fans who remember Garth Ennis’ Stitched series may think of it first as a wartime horror tale.  It is after all initially about a group of soldiers that encounter the horrible creatures after their helicopter goes down in hostile territory.  But as the legend and mystery of the Stitched is StitchedVol2slowly revealed, so too is an incredible story that is equally haunting.  The ghost spirits of the Stitched provide one of the very best original horror tales in all of comics.  Over the three volumes published the stories shine as perfect examples of how to tell compelling scary stories in the StitchedVol1TPBmedium.

Stop by your local comic shop or check on Amazon to find the volumes now and enjoy them during the Halloween season.

 

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New in Previews: Uber Invasion #1!

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Jim Kuhoric

unnamedIt’s back!  Kieron Gillen’s unforgettable altered history World War II epic returns with a vengeance in the pages of the October Previews (new in comic shops today!)  Uber tells the 22c60f6fa547169f15acef8d1f5d1c1f_originalpowerful tale of a world that took a different course.  Instead of the end of the war, the Nazis unleashed a new horror that truly created global misery.  And now – as the Nazi war machine continues to lay waste to Europe, a new target
emerges.

16b85a09f248f0b68a32cf4af5544a2f_originalHitler’s master stroke is enacted and the enhanced Uber soldiers invade the United States!  If you are a fan of Kieron Gillen’s unbelievably good series, make sure you ask your local comic book shop to stock the new series and help us spread the word!

 

 

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Yuggoth Cultures And Other Growths

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Jim Kuhoric

YuggothFans who are loving Alan Moore’s incredible horror treatise, Providence should look to an earlier work to see the budding growths of his incredible work in Lovecrafitan fiction.  Yuggoth Cultures And Other Growths TPB is a massive collection of Moore’s short fiction that sews the seeds for the masterpiece that would come.  Both Neonomicon and Providence were influenced by this early work and fans that can’t get enough of the slow burn horror of the books can find untold fictional treasures here.

Check with your local comic shop or on Amazon to find a copy of the Yuggoth Cultures TPB and experience every facet of inspiration from one of today’s most influential creators.

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Catch Up On Uber Chapter 1 Before Invasion

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Jim Kuhoric

UberVol5-TPBKieron Gillen’s Uber: Invasion is here!  This December will see the return of one of the most anticipated series in recent history.  And the action picks up right where is left off as Hitler’s master plan is enacted and the Ubers invade an UberVol4TPBunsuspecting America.

Now is the time to check with your local comic shop or Amazon to pick up the original chapter one volumes and get caught up on the story anew.  There are five trade paperback collections out there that represent all of the issues published to date and will put you in prime position to begin the new narrative in just a few months.

 

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Fashion Beast – A Timeless Classic

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Jim Kuhoric

FashionBeastTPBWhat happens when you pair the vision of comic book and musical geniuses?  In the mid 1980s, Malcom McLaren of the Sex Pistols would answer that question by working with Alan Moore to create a unique tale.  Fashion Beast is a story born of its era and of two creative masters.

FashionBeastHCFashion Beast would languish for nearly three decades before  coming to fruition at Avatar Press in 2013.  With Antony Johnston adapting the script and Facundo Percio delivering incredible illustrations, this series would become somewhat a time capsule telling a tale that though lost for years would find its place among the literary gems of the medium.

If you’ve not seen the unique spectacle of Fashion Beast – check with your local comics retailer or on Amazon to read a one of a kind dystopian fantasy story!

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Providence #11 in September Previews

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Jim Kuhoric

Providence11-regAlan Moore’s unrivaled Lovecraftian horror Providence is nearing its epic conclusion.  The penultimate issue is in the September Previews for November shipping.  This once in a lifetime series is being hailed as one of Moore’s best among other projects that shaped the comic book industry.  Some Providence11-portraitare calling Providence “The Watchmen of Horror” and fans, archivists, and historians are attempting to track all the references and easter eggs hidden away by Moore and Burrows in the many pages of the series.

Ask your local comic shop to reserve a copy of this issue Providence11-womenand all the available back issues so you can enjoy what is turning out to be one of the true gems in Moore’s library of fantastic tales.

 

 

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Your Ticket to Alan Moore’s Cinema is Here

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Jim Kuhoric

Cinema5This week in comic shops worldwide, Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s masterful tale continues to amaze in the pages of Cinema Purgatorio.  Issue #5 continues the unique anthology of horror tales from today’s masters.  Stories by the likes of Kieron Gillen, Garth Ennis, Max Brooks, and Christos Gage adorn the pages of this surreal trip through Cinema5_Vastthe imagination of Alan Moore.  And the artists that are illustrating these fantasies are among the best of Avatar’s extensive stable – from O’Neill to Andrade to Caceres to Calero to DiPascale.  Every story delivers the very best in horrifying imagery for the Cinema5_CodePrudiscerning reader.

Whether you want to read about devastating kaiju creatures, sublime dark horror humor, altered timelines, or insane sci-fi stories, Cinema Purgatorio has the tales for you.  Pick up the latest issue and enjoy the terror!

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