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Avatar Press Invades Fan Expo Canada
Avatar Press will be set up at the show and bringing in a great list of creators to meet the fans: writer Max Brooks (World War Z and Extinction Parade), writer Garth Ennis (Crossed and Punisher) and artist Jacen Burrows (Crossed and Neonomicon). On Friday at 4:15 pm in room #719 will be the Avatar Press[...]
Max Brooks, George RR Martin, and Christos Gage San Diego Signing Schedule
 Avatar Press just released the schedule for Max Brooks, George RR Martin, and Christos Gage signings and panels  Pencil them into your planner now! Avatar Press Booth #2701 Wednesday July 17 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Max Brooks signing Thursday July 18 10:00 am – 11:00am – Max Brooks Signing 11:30 am – 12:30 pm – Avatar Press panel (Room[...]
Avatar Press Solicitations For October 2013 – Jonathan Hickman, Kieron Gillen, Max Brooks, Garth Ennis, Christos Gage, George RR Martin and David Lapham
Continuing series from writers  Jonathan Hickman, Kieron Gillen, Max Brooks, Garth Ennis, Christos Gage, George RR Martin and David Lapham! And, yes, Avatar Press owns Bleeding Cool Which is handy…. UBER VOL 1 ENHANCED Hardcover Price: $34.99 US Writers: Kieron Gillen Cover & Artist: Caanan White MR, Color, 336 pages Uber Vol 1 debuts in monstrously huge fashion, with a collection[...]
The Extinction Parade Goes Platinum
When the sold-out 1000 limited edition leather-bound covers of Max Brooks' The Extinction Parade #1 hit the stores on July 17th, there will be 100 chase variants in the form of Platinum Leather Editions sent out to retailers as well. The Extinction Parade is the new series by the creator of The Zombie Hunter Survival Guide and[...]
Max Brooks' Extinction Parade #1 Burns Through 25,000 Copies
Last week, Avatar Press published Extinction Parade #1, written by Max Brooks He also had a film out Reorders were high, and thankfully Avatar seems to have printed lots rather than go straight to a second printing Though they still may have to, of sorts. William Christensen, publisher of Avatar Press and Bleeding Cool told me; I'm[...]
Max Brooks Does Twilight In Extinction Parade #1
In Max Brooks new zombie/vampire comic Extinction Parade, published today, he gives us a very quick history of vampires Starting with the classic Bram Stoker-as-seen-by-Hollywood version, a quick flurry with the Interview With A Vampire type and then… TWilight. He promises that the vampires in Extinction Parade don't glow. In Max Brooks new zombie/vampire comic Extinction[...]
World War Z — The Bleeding Cool Review
There are a few set pieces that you might think would lend themselves to film, but much of the book's time is spent on exploring how it might feel to live through a near-extinction event and the kind of things people do to survive. If you haven't read Max Brooks's book, and I hope that one[...]
BC Mag #4: Max Brooks Redefines Zombies Vs Vampires
Max Brooks has done just that His novels, the Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z have entertained and equipped zombie fans and survivalists with the tools needed to battle the undead in any emergency And many consider his zombie fighting guidelines to be essential preparation for the eventual rise of the[...]
Avatar To Publish Max Brooks' Extinction Parade In June
Avatar Press have published a number of Max Brooks' zombie projects to date, such as The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks And now they are taking on a new comic series inspired by  his short story, Extinction Parade. Brooks is writing the comic himself, in eleven issues, with art from current Crossed Badlands artist, Raulo Caceres. Simply[...]
BC Mag #2: 2013 Hilights
Bleeding Cool Magazine article by Rich Johnston Every new year brings out the brightest and the breeziest in comic books, creators, and publishers.
Max Brooks Comes To Bleeding Cool Magazine In April
A Max Brooks comic book cover for Bleeding Cool Magazine in April I wonder what that could be? Something… New? Issue 2 of the Magazine arrived at Diamond a few days ago I am writing for issue 3 this weekend Then there's the Free Comic Book Day issue and then issue 4… Basically I don't even know[...]
Sunday Trending Topics: World War Z
From one of today's top topics: "The picture started filming nearly a year ago and then wrapped last summer — but clearly director Marc Forster and his
Avatar Plug of the Week: Max Brooks & WonderCon 2012
Talk about an aggressive convention schedule!  Avatar Press will be setting up at tons of shows across the United States and Canada in 2012, and they're kicking off the year next week with a trip to sunny California for WonderCon (March 16-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center). Conventions can be pretty overwhelming at times, with thousands[...]
Draft-Dodgers Matthew Fox And Ed Harris Bail Out Of World War Z
World War Z, the hotly-anticipated adaptation of Max Brooks' novel, has just lost Lost star Matthew Fox, who last time we reported was said to be have a small role as a paratrooper, along with acting heavyweight Ed Harris Apparently Fox dropped out due to a scheduling conflict due to a prior commitment to star[...]
Matthew Fox (And More) To Fight Them On The Beaches In World War Z
The name of the film? World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, based on the Max Brooks novel of the same name Damn, why did we only ever study the Corn Laws at school? Zombie wars sound a lot more interesting. Here's a rundown of the plot for those not already familiar with[...]
World War Z To Film In London This Year
A few days ago, our good friends at Deadline reported that the adaptation of Max Brooks' World War Z starring Brad Pitt and directed by Marc Forster was still on. Bleeding Cool has had a keen interest in this adaptation, after we broke the news that producer company owner Brad Pitt had cast himself in the[...]
Walking Dead Pre-Game Runaround
I also did a tiny bit of deep background research for Max Brooks' Zombie Proof House project earlier — and that's Max in the pic at right talking to Zombie Survivors at Long Beach yesterday There've been Zombie Outbreaks around the country And of course, the long-anticipated day of the Dead is finally here. Speaking of,[...]