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Bleeding Cool's Tom Huxley gathered the following words from the inscrutable Kieron Gillen on the subject of his soon to be released comic from Avatar Press, Mercury Heat This space cop story comic set on an extremely hot planet arrives in full form in July, but today, May 2nd, you're able to pick up a[...]

Avatar Press has three new titles shipping this week and they include the works of Garth Ennis, Kieron Gillen and Mike Costa An outbreak in the ancient past, Zeus is pissed and the dark woods of East Prussia… sounds like a fun week in comics. Crossed: Badlands #76 Kieron Gillen continues his tale of Crossed set in[...]

Avatar Press is at C2E2 today and this weekend with guest Max Brooks doing two panels and several signings at book 719 With the recent trade collection of Extinction Parade Vol 2: War, it's high time to catch up with the series if you haven't already and get an autograph from Brooks. Max Brooks' Avatar Panels: Title:[...]

You can find the solicit information for issue #3 here on Bleeding Cool. Avatar Press is the parent company to Bleeding Cool. The first issue of the new series Providence, by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows, arrives on May 27th, and we've run an interview on the site previously, as well as an advance review of[...]

So ignore the stuff at the very bottom until the middle of May. God is Dead #33 Deception is the currency of the day as the gods plot and plan behind each other's backs with their petty strategies for ruling the devastated Earth.  But among the struggling human survivors on the ruined planet, one hunter finally finds[...]

Avatar Press have made the trek north and are going to be supplying your comic needs at Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo this week from April 16th to April 19th (starting today!) and bringing some special guests with them Both Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows will be on the slate for signings. Quiz Ennis on this[...]

Today is C-Day for Avatar Press' series Crossed, and today Kieron Gillen's 75th issue of the series arrives with art by Rafa Ortiz, kicking off a new arc of Crossed: Badlands called Homo Tortor running for 6 issues. The first issue is described thus: Crossed C-Day 2015 is here!  And to celebrate the event, superstar writer Kieron Gillen[...]

C-Day or Crossed Day is this Wednesday and the celebratory issue of Crossed: Badlands #75 hits shelves featuring the start of Kieron Gillen's story arc.

These are the Avatar Press comic books published for July 2015… which means the launch of Mercury Heat, more Providence from Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows, Mike Wolfer writing and drawing Crossed, the end (for now) of Uber, the future of Crossed, War Stories, God Is Dead and lots and lots of covers to look[...]

Crossed, the post-apocalyptic world created by Garth Ennis, continues to grow and is one of the longest running horror comic on the market. With the

In stores this week from Avatar Press, War Stories #7 by Garth Ennis and Tomas Aira which kicks off the new story arc The Last German Winter. War Stories #7 "When I was a little girl, my mother told me tales of knights in shining armour, who would save damsels like me from dragons and other monsters…"[...]

I doubt Alan Moore has had much dealing at all with video games (though that may be increasing due to the digital aspects of the Electricomics project) or

Avatar Press has two new books hitting comic shelves this week with Crossed: Badlands #74 concluding the David Hine storyline about a Japanese cosplay convention during the C-Day outbreak and God is Dead #31 with a new chapter in the book of the divine being opened Both have some very cool covers to choose from. Crossed:[...]

With the first issue arriving the 27th of May from Avatar Press, we are starting to get a clearer picture of what Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows have been up to crafting an "ultimate" Lovecraft series that follows on The Courtyard and Neonomicon, but in many ways is quite a different undertaking It's a 12[...]

Lovecraft inspired work Neonomicon from Avatar Press But this time, our 12 issue series takes us back to 1920's New York and New England, a time and place seminal to Lovecraft's life and to the timeline of his characters. And as Moore says, it's the right time to take a modern look at Lovecraft and really[...]

The big news from Avatar in June, and talked about at the weekend's London Super Comic-Con is that Si Spurrier, the author of Crossed: Wish You Were Here

And he is also taking on another book. Crossed +100. The comic that Alan Moore launched with Gabriel Andrade last year for Avatar Press, taking the concept of the Crossed as created by Garth Ennis and moving it forward a century to a very different world and a slightly different language, where the Crossed have evolved into something[...]

The countdown to Providence, the new monthly comic series fully scripted by Alan Moore and illustrated by Jacen Burrows continues, awaiting its arrival on May 27th from Avatar Press We kicked things off with a full cover reveal for Providence #1, followed that with a teaser interview with Alan Moore about his motives and goals[...]

In shops this week from Avatar Press is the fourth volume trade of God is Dead by Mike Costa, Emiliano Urdinola and Juan Frigeri and features Jesus vs The Dragon Also out on Wednesday is War Stories #6 by Garth Ennis and Tomas Aira that wraps up the Children of Israel story with an invasion[...]

Lovecraft-inspired series Providence fully scripted by Alan Moore and drawn by Jacen Burrows as published by Avatar Press.  Providence follows in the tradition of the previous Bram Stoker Award-winning Lovecraft collaboration between Moore and Burrows, The Neonomicon, and also in the tradition of the comics adaptation of Moore's work, The Courtyard, both published by Avatar[...]

Shipping this week from Avatar Press is Crossed: Badlands #73, Crossed +100 #3, God Is Dead #30 and Uber #23… all of them have the #3 in them, coincidence? Probably But you also get David Hine, Alan Moore and Kieron Gillen and that's no fluke. Crossed: Badlands #73 The Crossed sickness spread over every continent and city[...]

In stores this week from Avatar Press is the fourth issue in Justin Jordan's horrifying tale Dark Gods The series is illustrated by German Erramouspe and includes painted sequences by Michael DiPascale This issue is available with covers by Erramouspe, DiPascale or Christian Zanier. Dark Gods #4 There are things out there from the darkness which were[...]

It's time for Providence. We first mentioned it a few years ago, and in May it comes to fruition... GOD IS DEAD VOL 05 TPB $19.99 US Cover: Jacen Burrows

Available with Regular, Pantheon, Portrait, Dreamscape Wraparound, Women of HPL, and a special Ancient Tome Incentive cover, all by collaborator Jacen Burrows. And here are our covers for Providence #1, arriving in May from Avatar Press, including a complete box set: PROVIDENCE #1 REGULAR COVER Retail Price: $3.99 US Writer: Alan Moore Covers and Art: Jacen Burrows MR, Color, 32 pages,[...]

Fans of Alan Moore's work, and HP Lovecraft's, have been waiting for this announcement for some time, and today we're happy to finally confirm that

We have two new for you to preview from Avatar Press this week Kieron Gillen's take on superpowers in World War II continues with Uber #22 and then Garth Ennis continues his three-part Children of Israel story in War Stories #5 Both books will be in stores on Wednesday. Uber #22 The Allies have been beaten to[...]

We have two new books hitting the comic shelves from Avatar Press, Crossed: Badlands #71 witht the return of writer David Hine and and God Is Dead #28. Crossed: Badlands #71 David Hine returns with a tale that rips open a fresh bloody wound in the Crossed universe as he takes us back to Japan When a group[...]

It speaks to how well Dynamite has done at increasing female representation, as well as how poorly the Big Two have performed lately. AVATAR PRESS Speaking of poor performances, it's time for Avatar We've visited Avatar a couple of times before and they haven't had any female creators in any categories It's been a series of goose[...]

Uber writer Kieron Gillen scripts Crossed: Badlands #75 which will be hitting stores that day. The new story arc "Homo Tortor" takes readers to a point in history where the human race nearly slipped into extinction and uncovers what role the vile plague played in that event.  Gillen is no stranger to apocalyptic horror as his[...]

There may be no Crossed Badlands or Crossed +100 comics published today. And the webcomic Crossed: DOA comes out tomorrow. But today's Batman feels like