Avatar Press

Avatar Press is a comic book publisher which has carved a niche for itself as a company that pushes the boundaries between mainstream and independent with titles such as Alan Moore's The Courtyard and Magic Words, Warren Ellis' Strange Killings and Scars, Garth Ennis and John McCrea's irreverent private eye cult classic Dicks, Joe R. Lansdale and Tim Truman's Dead Folks, David Quinn and Tim Vigil's 777: The Wrath, company owned characters such as Pandora and The Ravening, licensed hits such as Frank Miller's Robocop and Stargate SG1, and long-running anthology title Threshold, among numerous other titles -- including comics for mature readers, and other audiences. A company that has established itself as one of the cornerstones of the American indy comic book scene over the past six years, Avatar has published over 350 comic books since 1997.

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Warren Ellis

Garth Ennis

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Free Comic Book Day Update

Robocop by Frank Miller 21 days until Free Comic Book Day and here's some news about one of Avatar's free comics for that day -- Frank Miller's Robocop / Stargate SG-1. This book is jam-packed with cool stuff:

Frank Miller's Robocop -- See material from one of the biggest comic projects of the year for free! Incredible art by Miller and finished interior pages by Juan Jose Ryp are shown in this FCBD release.

Stargate SG-1: P.O.W. -- Pages from our debut Stargate SG-1 mini-series written by James Anthony Kuhoric and Renato Guedes. Kuhoric has extensive experience with licensed science fiction comics including writing credits for Battlestar Galactica and First Wave comics. Guedes is a talented newcomer who has also done work on DC's Smallville series.

Species: Naked Aggression -- Promo art for our upcoming Species debut, which is written by John Layman and drawn by Rich Bonk. Bonk is an inker and finisher of note, having inked a number of high-profile books such as The Darkness, Ascension, The Tenth, Spawn: Dark Ages, Action Comics, and numerous other titles. Rich is also a talented penciller in his own right as you will see with his Species work. Layman is one of the biggest rising star writers on the horizon right now, and also the highly regarded former DC/Wildstorm editor of major hits Planetary and The Authority.

Robocop: Simple Machines -- A brief promo look for an upcoming Robocop mini-series scheduled for 2004. The series will be written by Nick Locking and drawn by Jeremy Rock. Rock is another extremely talented newcomer who's so good we signed him exclusive and have already slated him for some major upcoming Avatar projects. Locking is a well-regarded industry commentator and the writer of the online comic The Atrocity, which won best strip honors at the UK's National Comics Awards last year.

Free Comic Book Day is three weeks from today -- Saturday, May 3, which is the same weekend that X2 opens. Ask your local comic book retailer for details about this and other promotions at your local store.
[ posted Saturday, April 12, 2003 8:20:44 PM | permanent link to this item ]

Previews Orders Due Today

The official due date for ordering from the current issue of the Previews catalog is today -- Saturday, April 12. Your local retailer may have a different deadline for orders, so check in with your store if you're not sure about your local due date. Not sure what this Previews stuff is all about? We talked a bit here about Previews and the importance of pre-ordering or otherwise letting your retailer know what independent comics you want to read.

There's a variety of information and artwork on the site covering the Avatar Press comics that are available for pre-order in April. The April Previews Supplement is the starting point for finding out more about what you can pre-order for the month.
[ posted Saturday, April 12, 2003 10:22:47 AM | permanent link to this item ]

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