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Here Comes Phoenix Comic Con, Uber And Crossed Exclusives And The First Appearance Of The First British Superhero

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Okay, this is where I sing for my supper. Avatar Press, the owners of Bleeding Cool, are flying me, Kieron Gillen and Si Spurrier out to Arizona for the Phoenix Comic Con. If you see me, please say hi, and …

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Jonathan Hickman’s God Is Dead For Avatar

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Jonathan Hickman is having a banner year. East Of West is a massive hit from Image and Secret is back, Avengers and New Avengers at Marvel are leading nicely into his big Infinity event… And now Bleeding Cool’s owners Avatar …

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Crossing Absolution Rubicon

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Rich Johnston

I love conflicts of interest. I love the sound they make as you run up towards them and they smack you in the face. So anyway, William Christensen of Avatar, Bleeding Cool’s owners, sent me the first three issues of …

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Get Your Copy Of Neonomicon Signed By Alan Moore At Phoenix Comic Con

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Okay, I could have possibly phrased that less ambiguously. But, just as Avatar did with Fashion Beast at the London Super Comic Con, they are offering an incredibly limited edition of the Neonomicon Handbook at the Phoenix Comic Con. Limited …

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Alan Moore’s Fashion Beast Collected, Plus Uber, Absolution, Crossed And Bleeding Cool Magazine – Avatar Press Solicitations For August 2013

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Rich Johnston

BLEEDING COOL MAGAZINE #6 Retail Price: $4.99 US MR, Full Color, 104 pages Bleeding Cool Magazine talks to some of the most recognizable COSPLAYERS in the field with a revealing interview and exclusive costume pictorial! RICH JOHNSTON dissects the biggest …

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BC Mag #4: Max Brooks Redefines Zombies Vs Vampires

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Mark Seifert

Bleeding Cool Magazine article by James Kuhoric Everyone is afraid of something. Whether it is the IRS, clowns, zombies, or IRS clown zombies, there is something picked up from life [usually childhood] that sticks with you in the dark recesses …

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All Star Über

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Rich Johnston

I was chatting with Über writer Kieron Gillen, and it he let it slip that when originally writing Über, he saw it as the anti-All Star Superman. I don’t know, I can still see some similarities… Über #1 is out …

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Beginning Uber #1 With A Bang

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Uber #1 is a relatively slow book, at least to begin with. People stand around, talking a lot. Some of them talk a lot on a motorbike. Some behind a desk. Some on a bridge. Kieron Gillen is a real …

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How Uber #1 Will Expode Off The Shelf Tomorrow

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Avatar Press are publishing Uber #1 by Kieron Gillen and Canaan White tomorrow. Sold out from the distributor before going on sale at shops, this is what it’s going to be like when those shop doors open… Okay, it;s actually …

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Uber #1 Sells Out Already. Nazis Are Hot This Year.

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Orders for issue #0 of Uber had been ramping up. Looks like they had a knock on effect on Uber #1… This comic about the Nazi creation of superheroes at the end of World War II and the changing world …

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Miss C2E2? Watch Hours Of C2E2 Panel Video Including Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Valiant, Boom, Avatar, And More

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Mark Seifert

We had a good time liveblogging along to the C2E2 video streams this weekend, and now they’ve got it all archived so you can catch up with what you missed from the sources as well. The twitch.tv embeds are multi-hour …

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World War Z Creator Max Brooks Talks Zombies, Vampires, and Extinction Parade (Video)

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Mark Seifert

Best known for his books World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide, Max Brooks knows a thing or two about zombies — and as we shall see, he knows a few things about other creatures as well. We talked …

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Avatar Press HQ Hit By Lightning

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Jim Kuhoric

Illinois is no stranger to regular lightning storms and occasional extreme weather.  Early this morning, a bolt of lightning struck the Avatar home office causing the destruction of some equipment, loss of phone and internet connectivity, and a significant disruption …

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Preview: Uber #0 by Kieron Gillen And Caanan White

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Mark Seifert

We talked to both Kieron Gillen and Caanan White about their new series Uber from Avatar Press, now here’s a preview of the 48-page #0 issue. Out next month at a comic retailer near you.

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Crossed: Dead Or Alive – The New Webcomic, Print Comic, And Film Webisode Project From Garth Ennis

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Mark Seifert

It’s been a full week of CROSSED festivities so far — which may or may not include the election of the new Pope, according to my twitter stream — and we’re not done just yet. Here’s the word from Avatar’s …

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BC Mag #3: Get Crossed: C-Day 2013

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Mark Seifert

Bleeding Cool Magazine article by James Kuhoric In 2008, Garth Ennis changed the face of horror comics with the debut of Crossed. Having redefined the face of mature readers comics with his Punisher work at Marvel and Preacher series at …

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Uber: Caanan White Talks About Rendering The Superrealities Of War And Kieron Gillen’s OMG Moments

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Mark Seifert

It was clear from our recent talk with writer Kieron Gillen that he has developed a very specific, detailed, and intense vision for his new monthly series Uber, which begins with issue #0 in April from Avatar Press. On developing …

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Kieron Gillen Talks About His New Series Uber – War, Weaponized People, And Writing Angry

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Mark Seifert

Phonogram, Uncanny X-Men, Journey into Mystery, Iron Man, Young Avengers… Kieron Gillen has written quite a range of comics in recent years.  And in April, Avatar Press will launch Uber by Gillen and artist Canaan White, described in the solicit …

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