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FREAKANGELS VOL 5 TPB

Written by Warren Ellis, art and cover by Paul Duffield.

This installment collects the entire fourth arc of the post-apocalyptic saga into 144 full-color pages. Twenty-three years ago, 12 strange children were born in England at exactly the same moment. Six years ago, the world ended. Today, 11 strange 23-year-olds are living in and defending Whitechapel, maybe the last real settlement in flooded London. They've made a new friend, and together they've successfully defended their home from outside attackers, a ghost from the past, and threats from within. In Freakangels: Volume Five, everything you thought you knew about the 'Angels is wrong. In fact, much of what *they* thought was true simply hadn't been sufficiently examined. While Alice keeps watch over Whitechapel from the watchtower, the twelve Freakangels -- that's right, *twelve* -- down below are forced to re-examine their lives... and their deaths. Ellis' ongoing story of a flooded London is beautifully illustrated in jaw-dropping detail by Paul Duffield, and every page is as much a work of art as it is a compelling and multi-layered story. This fourth collection is also available as a Hardcover edition with an all-new cover by series artist Paul Duffield that is limited to just 2000 copies, and a Dual Signed Hardcover edition, limited to only 1,000 copies, signed by both Ellis and Duffield!

144 pages, $19.99 (Hardcover, $27.99; Dual-signed hardcover, $39.99).

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD #4

Written by Mike Wolfer and John Russo, art by Tomas Aira, covers by Paul Duffield, Raulo Caceres and Matt Martin.

Fans have demanded it, the most unprecedented and horrifying night in American history continues as the next chapter of Night of the Living Dead is revealed at last! Seeking only to expose an unspeakable atrocity in a small Vietnam village at the hands of U.S. troops, a Vietnam War veteran has ignited a firestorm of public outrage, culminating in a full-scale riot in the heart of Washington D.C. One careless gunshot has led to a tidal wave of slaughter as hundreds of now-violent war protesters are cut down by Nation Guard rifle fire in the most shocking massacre in American history. But it gets worse, because the insidious, scientific anomaly which has been bringing the dead back to life resurrects the fallen, creating an overwhelming army of flesh-hungry zombies in the heart of the Nation's capital... And nothing can stop them!

32 pages, $3.99.

FEVRE DREAM #10

Written by George R.R. Martin, art by Rafa Lopez, cover by Felipe Massafera.

The bloody conclusion of the ten-issue vampire epic on the bayou from the writer of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels! 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. It's been years since Abner Marsh has seen his old friend and co-captain, Joshua. The Civil War has come and gone, and new steamboats sail on rivers whose names have changed. And that, Marsh supposes, should have been the end of that. But Damon Julian is readying for a new war, and Joshua must ask for Abner's help one last time -- to save him, and the world! This is the final showdown, and not everyone will survive the conclusion!

32 pages, $3.99.

ALAN MOORE'S WRITING FOR COMICS (NEW PRINTING)

Written by Alan Moore, art by Jacen Burrows, cover by Juan Jose Ryp.

The master of comic book writing shares his thoughts on how to craft a perfect tale and deliver a top notch script! The main essay was originally written in 1985 and appeared in an obscure British fanzine, right as Moore was reshaping the landscape of modern comics, and had been tragically lost ever since. Now Avatar brings it back in print, collected for the first time as one graphic novel, and heavily illustrated by Jacen Burrows. Alan Moore also provides a brand new essay on how his thoughts on writing have changed in the two decades since he first wrote it. For fans of Moore's work, new writers, or anyone who wants a peak behind the mental curtain of one of the greatest living writers, this is a can't-miss book! All-Ages. Squarebound.

48 pages, black and white, $5.99.