MONDAY, MAY 24, 2010
AVATAR PRESS FOR AUGUST
ALAN MOORE'S NEONOMICON #1
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Written by Alan Moore, art and cover by Jacen Burrows.
The all-new, all Alan Moore, horror series spoken of only in hushed whispers for years is finally here! From the award-winning master of comics, Alan Moore, comes a brand new tale of Lovecraftian horror that will leave you too afraid to close your eyes, but more afraid to open them! Neonomicon, the sequel to The Courtyard Graphic Novel, is slithering its way onto shelves to take its place as a Great Old One of comics terror! Illustrated by Moore's favorite demented artist, Jacen Burrows, Neonomicon pulls no punches as every full-colored page is covered in nightmares brought to gruesome life! The story begins some years after the chilling events of The Courtyard, in a world where two young and cocky FBI agents are investigating strange... and familiar murders. They think they've seen the worst monsters in America, but as they pull up to the maximum security asylum where one Aldo Sax speaks in strange tongues, Agents Brears and Lamper may be beginning to suspect that they're about to see something so much worse. But they cannot begin to imagine the creeping insanity that has already begun to pull them under.... Alan Moore's Neonomicon #1 is available with a Regular and Wraparound covers by Jacen Burrows, a special rare Book of the Dead retailer incentive and an ultra-scarce retailer incentive Remarqued edition with an original sketch by Burrows!
32 pages, $3.99.
CROSSED: FAMILY VALUES #4
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Written by David Lapham, art by Javier Barreno, covers by Jacen Burrows and Matt Martin.
Adeline Pratt is a survivor. She is holding together what is left of her family while they are under constant siege. But as she has to face off against family members who have turned Crossed, can she bring herself to stay calm and in control? Or are the pressures of this horrific new World just too much for anyone to bare? What is the price of surviving in this new World, could it be that the only way to persevere is to be even more evil than the Crossed are? 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. Crossed: Family Values #4 is available with a Regular and Wraparound cover by Jacen Burrows, a Torture cover by Matt Martin, and a special rare Red Crossed retailer incentive.
32 pages, $3.99.
WOLFSKIN: HUNDREDTH DREAM #4
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Written by Warren Ellis and Mike Wolfer, art and cover by Gianluca Pagliarani.
Before history was recorded in stone and ink, some men wrote it in blood! Ellis and Wolfer, the writing team on Gravel, unveil the next six-issue barbaric epic of Wolfskin, this time joined by Gianluca Pagliarani, the star artist of Ignition City! Warriors of Ve, to arms! After vanquishing the giant, smoke-belching, iron-clad horror that crawled like a spider and vomited hordes of death-dealing warriors from its belly, Wolfskin and his mercenary crew of hired heroes barely have time to enjoy the benefits that their sword arms have earned them. Out of the blackness of the night, a new terror is descending upon the quiet, Northish village, but this mechanical wonder dwarfs the last, and it possesses a power never before seen by those on the peninsula of Thule or anywhere else in the ancient world. This creature, this vile machine is called “The Mother Of The Black Beast.” And it has the power of flight! This all-new, full-color six issue series is available with several historic covers. Series artist Pagliarani provides the Regular and Wraparound covers, maestro Felipe Massafera delivers the lush Painted cover, super-star artist Juan Jose Ryp serves up the violent Blood Thirst cover, and retailers are able to order a super-limited Bronze & Blood edition.
32 pages, $3.99.
FEVRE DREAM #6
Written by George R.R. Martin, art by Rafa Lopez, cover by Felipe Massafera.
The ten-issue vampire epic on the bayou from the writer of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels continues in issue six! From the New York Times Best-selling author, George R. R. Martin, comes a tale of vampire clans, death and debauchery, legendary blood masters, and even a few epic steamboat races on the muddy Mississippi. This is Martin's Fevre Dream, an antebellum story of power, loss, and the fever of bloodlust. York and Marsh have finally, truly come to an understanding. What began as a business partnership shrouded in carefully constructed lies has now been flung into the burning light of the truth, the whole truth, and the two men now stand together as brothers-in-arms against a common enemy and towards a common goal -- the salvation of the human race. But are one man and one vampire strong enough to stand against the evil of Damon Julian? When the dark bloodmaster sets foot on the Fevre Dream, a bloody fight is about to begin... Each issue of this stunning full-color epic is illustrated by Rafa Lopez, an artist whose skilled line captures every moonlit drop of blood in delicious detail. Adapted by the Hugo-nominated author Daniel Abraham, this version of Fevre Dream stays faithful to Martin's original dark vision, while bringing the torture and joy of his vampires to almost-human life. This haunting series is available with Regular and Wraparound painted covers by Felipe Massafera and a very limited Nightmare retailer incentive.
32 pages, $3.99.
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