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Avatar Plug of the Week – Alan Moore’s FASHION BEAST #5

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Rick Verbanas

Alan Moore and Facundo Percio’s Fashion Beast #5 arrives in stores today, half-way through this complex tale that was nearly lost to the sands of time!

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Avatar Plug of the Week – Alan Moore’s FASHION BEAST #5 Preview

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Rick Verbanas

  Alan Moore‘s long-lost story picks up steam at this half-way point, weaving a tale unlike any other in comics today! Here is a sneak preview of this Wednesday’s Fashion Beast #5…

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Antony Johnston Talks About His Massive Ego

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Filmed at Thought Bubble. Antony Johnston reveals the internal fight between ego and humility in every creator… or at least he thinks he does. I could do it so, so much better, obviously.

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Avatar Plug of the Week – Alan Moore’s FASHION BEAST #4

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Rick Verbanas

Alan Moore’s Fashion Beast #4 arrives in stores today, delivering his long-lost tale after nearly thirty years!

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Avatar Plug of the Week: Fashion Beast #4 Sneak Preview

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Rick Verbanas

4 out of 5 stars Comic Book Resources “…an inventive, tightly-written and enjoyable comic.” “…there’s a lot that can be praised…” 5 out of 5 stars The Examiner “… a great first issue…” “I definitely recommend picking this book up.” Grade: A- Weekly …

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Avatar Plug of the Week: Alan Moore’s Fashion Beast #3

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Rick Verbanas

Fashion Beast #3 arrives in shops today, bringing Alan Moore’s unearthed masterpiece into the limelight after nearly thirty years! Battered and bruised, Doll discovers that to defy Celestine is to look death in the eyes.  The world is on the …

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Avatar Plug of the Week: Fashion Beast Reviews and Preview

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Rick Verbanas

Are you reading Fashion Beast? The reviews are coming in, and Fashion Beast #1 is wowing fans and critics alike. 4 out of 5 stars Comic Book Resources “…an inventive, tightly-written and enjoyable comic.” “…there’s a lot that can be …

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First Look at Avatar Covers for November

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Keith Davidsen

Avatar Press reveals the issue covers to all its new releases slated to be on store shelves in November, and live for pre-orders from comic shop retailers as of Diamond’s September Previews catalog.     Stitched Volume 1 Graphic Novel …

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Fashion Beast: The Missing Piece of an Alan Moore Puzzle

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Keith Davidsen

No one redefined the comic book landscape quite like Alan Moore in the 1980s, and the year 1985 was one of the most creative of his career.  He’d taken Saga of the Swamp Thing to new levels of horror and …

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Antony Johnston Provides Insight Into Long-Lost Alan Moore Project, Fashion Beast

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Keith Davidsen

Earlier this month, Avatar Press announced its upcoming publication of Fashion Beast, the long-lost collaboration between Alan Moore and Malcolm McLaren (founder of the Sex Pistols). The debut issue of this 10-issue series hits stores in September. Fashion Beast was …

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The Alan Moore Classic 25 Years in the Making: Fashion Beast Cover Debut

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Keith Davidsen

We broke the news way back in April 2010 about Fashion Beast, the classic 1985 Alan Moore masterwork that never was… until now. Here’s your first glimpse at the cover artwork to Fashion Beast #1. A concept commissioned by Sex …

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Antony Johnston Signs The Coldest City in the Coldest Cities

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Bleeding Cool Staff Writer

Alasdair Stuart writes for Bleeding Cool; Okay, maybe not the coldest cities but it is pretty damp and miserable up north as I write this. Antony Johnston remains one of the best writers, not to mention best kept secrets, in …

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Tuesday Runaround – Mignola, Nocenti, Garrick, Lane And Johnston

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Rich Johnston

MignolaWatch: Mike Mignola covers Joseph Conrad’s Heart Of Darkness for Penguin. Paul Buckley shows the design, but also check out earlier Seth covers for The Portable Dorothy Parker and Dan Clowes for Frankenstein. DigitalWatch: Dark Horse adds 100 titles to …

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That Other Post-Apocalyptic Comic On Sale This Week.

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Rich Johnston

There’s a lot of comic industry excitement for Prophet #21, published from Image Comics on Wednesday, a kind of William Burrough’s The Time Machine, that people who want copies may need to stand outside the store before ot opens if …

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Antony Johnston’s Wasteland Goes Monthly With Issue 33 For $1

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Antony Johnston’s apocalyptical rebuilding comic, Wasteland from Oni was aways meant to monthly. But something slipped, as these things are want to do. But now issue 33 in January will begin a new story, have a new artist, Justin Greenwood, …

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