SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 2008
AVATAR PRESS FOR OCTOBER
CROSSED #1
By Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows.
Garth Ennis has pulled out all the stops to write the most twisted book of his career, Crossed! Through ten heart-stopping chapters, Crossed is his horrifically visceral exploration of the pure evil that humans are truly capable of indulging. This gut-wrenching vision is brought to vivid -- and more than a little disturbing -- life by his partner-in-crime, Jacen Burrows. Imagine, for a moment, the worst crimes against humanity. Picture the cruelest affronts to decency. Conjure your darkest nightmares -- and then realize it could all be so much worse. When civilization crumbles in one terrifying moment, when people are gleefully breaking into unthinkable acts of violence all around you, when everyone you love has died screaming in agony -- What do you do? There is no help. There is no hope. There is no escape. There are only the Crossed. Certain to be the most depraved and corrupt book of the year, this one is not for the faint of heart! This terrifying first issue is available with a Regular or Wraparound cover by Burrows as well as a rare 1-in-15 Red Crossed Edition featuring a striking Black, White and Red cover by Burrows. Also available as a Signed Poster Edition which features the Wraparound cover to #0 as a poster, signed by the entire creative team of Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows, packed in with a copy of #1 and a Certificate of Authenticity.
32 pages, $3.99 (Signed poster edition, $6.99).
ANNA MERCURY #3 AUXILIARY EDITION
By Warren Ellis and Facundo Percio.
Matt Martin opens fire with this all-new Anna Mercury cover! This special first printing of #3 is limited to just 1,500 copies, and is available at the original cover price of just $3.99!
32 pages, $3.99.
DOKTOR SLEEPLESS VOLUME 1: ENGINES OF DESIRE
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By Warren Ellis and Ivan Rodriguez.
The revolutionary first eight issues of Warren Ellis' satirical-political science fiction novel are collected in this deluxe trade paperback. It all begins with a simple question: Where is the Future We Were Promised? But the man asking the question is not going to be content until he's taken apart the very city of Heavenside to find the answer! Doktor Sleepless and his sultry and murderous Nurse are broadcasting non-stop intrigue to a city populated with beautiful Shrieky Girls, angry Grinders, corrupt police, and the Doktor's old flame Sing Watson, perhaps the only person who really knows how dangerous things are about to get. This collection is the first complete story arc of this ongoing opus by Warren Ellis, and it's an essential source for the questions, motivations and clues that continue to unfold in the new season. You may not have your jetpack, but the good Doktor has just the prescription you've been looking for! Also available as a Hardcover edition with an all-new cover by master painter Felipe Massafera that is limited to just 2,000 copies!
216 pages, $26.99 (Hardcover, $34.99).
DOKTOR SLEEPLESS #11
By Warren Ellis and Ivan Rodriguez.
It's a cultural and almost literal civil war on the streets of Heavenside, and the Manhattan reporter sent to cover it is realizing that Doktor Sleepless is behind it all. Does that make her dangerous to him -- or interesting to him? It's hard to tell which would be worse for her, given what's happened to things that catch the Doktor's attention so far! Warren Ellis' satirical-political science fiction novel continues its on-going run! The issue is available with a regular cover by series artist Ivan Rodriguez, Wraparound cover by Raulo Caceres, and also a rare 1-in-15 Future Warning Sign cover.
32 pages, $3.99.
DOKTOR SLEEPLESS PLASMA GLOBE BUST
The Doktor is here to bring you his mad science! Designed by Jacen Burrows, this detailed bust of Doktor Sleepless shows the mad scientist lost in contemplating the end of the world -- or perhaps some alien dancing girls -- as a working plasma globe sparks and flickers behind him. The bust is over 7" tall and the plasma globe plugs into a USB port. Shipping in a full color box, it is limited to a one-time production run of 500 units.
$79.99.
GRAVEL #3 AUXILIARY EDITION
By Warren Ellis, Mike Wolfer and Oscar Jimenez.
Sporting an all-new, all-gory cover by Mike Wolfer, this special first printing of #3 is limited to just 1,500 copies and is available at the original cover price of just $3.99!
32 pages, $3.99.
NO HERO #2
By Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp.
Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp, the team behind the fan-favorite Black Summer, are revolutionizing masked heroes yet again in the hottest new series of the summer! Josh Carver has been recruited into the vigilante superhuman "rescue team" The Front Line by Carrick Masterson. Which means Josh must become a superhuman by taking Masterson's secret drug FX7. But FX7 could drive him irreparably insane! How much does he want to be a superhuman? Would you take it? Forty years ago, a group of superhumans emerged in San Francisco, guided by the man whose unique new drugs gave them their incredible powers. But the team is not the only thing that's advanced over the years, and there are no easy victories when their luck finally begins to run out! This second issue kicks the story into high-gear and is available with a Regular or Wraparound cover by Ryp, as well as a rare 1-in-15 Design Sketch Edition featuring the initial character designs by Ryp.
32 pages, $3.99.
NO HERO SKETCHBOOK
By Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp.
The smash hit of Wizard World Chicago, No Hero, is perfectly supplemented with this whole new book of Ryp pinups! Ellis and Ryp are revolutionizing masked heroes yet again in the hottest new series of the summer. Artistic maestro Juan Jose Ryp did so much stunning design work for the No Hero series -- character designs for three generations of the incredibly detailed No Hero world -- that just had to be made available! Featuring 16 pages of all-new pinup material that won't be seen anywhere else, this sketch collection is a special sneak-peak at the characters of Ellis and Ryp's new super-human series! This edition is limited to 4,000 copies.
16 pages, black and white, $3.99.
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