Avatar Press is an independent American

comic book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...

publisher founded in 1996 by William A. Christensen, and based in

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. Avatar Press is most notable for publishing bad girl comics, such as ''

Faust Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust ( 1480–1540). The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil at a crossroa ...

'', '' Pandora'', ''Hellina'', ''Lookers'', ''The Ravening'', and

Brian Pulido Brian Pulido (born November 30, 1961) is a creator, writer and producer of comic books and films. Early life Growing up in Long Branch, New Jersey, Pulido first developed an interest in the horror genre after the release of ''Night of the Livin ...

's ''

Lady Death Lady Death is a fictional goddess appearing in American comic books published by Coffin Comics. Created by Brian Pulido, Lady Death first appeared in ''Evil Ernie'' #1 in December 1991. Lady Death then reappeared in the ''Evil Ernie: The Resur ...

''. Such comics are currently published under the "Boundless Comics" imprint. Avatar has a strong web presence, anchored by

Warren Ellis Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is a British comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), ''Global Frequency'' ( ...

' ''

FreakAngels ''FreakAngels'' is a post-apocalyptic webcomic created in 2008 by Eagle Award-winning writer Warren Ellis and artist Paul Duffield, and published in book format by Avatar Press. The plot focuses on twelve 23-year-old psychics living in Whitecha ...

'' webcomic, as well as the comics news site

Bleeding Cool Bleeding Cool is an Internet news site, focusing on comics, television, film, board games, and video games. Owned by Avatar Press, it was launched by Rich Johnston on March 27, 2009. Avatar Press also publishes an associated magazine, ''Bleeding ...

, helmed by

Rich Johnston Richard Johnston is a British comics creator, columnist, and founder of the comics news site ''Bleeding Cool''. ''The Comics Journal'' described Johnston as having claimed to be "the oldest extant comics news reporter on the Internet." His pas ...

History

Publisher Christensen had been a freelance contributor to '' Wizard'' magazine before founding Avatar Press. The company initially published only

limited series Limited series may refer to: *Limited series, individual storylines within an anthology series *Limited series, a particular run of collectables, usually individually numbered *Limited series (comics), a comics series with a predetermined number of ...

. Avatar subsequently expanded to other formats. As part of an effort to expand beyond its reputation as a bad girl publisher, Avatar offered a number of noted creators an opportunity to publish creator-owned books with no content restrictions whatsoever. Among the creators to take Avatar up on its offer were

Frank Miller Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American comic book writer, penciller and inker, novelist, screenwriter, film director, and producer known for his comic book stories and graphic novels such as his run on ''Daredevil'' and subsequen ...

Alan Moore Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English author known primarily for his work in comic books including '' Watchmen'', ''V for Vendetta'', '' The Ballad of Halo Jones'', ''Swamp Thing'', ''Batman:'' ''The Killing Joke'', and '' From He ...

, and

Garth Ennis Garth Ennis (born January 16, 1970) is a Northern Irish–American comics writer, best known for the Vertigo series ''Preacher'' with artist Steve Dillon, his nine-year run on Marvel Comics' Punisher franchise, and '' The Boys'' with artist Dar ...

. The company has also licensed comic book adaptations of famous science-fiction and horror movies and television shows, such as '' RoboCop'', ''

Night of the Living Dead ''Night of the Living Dead'' is a 1968 American independent horror film directed, photographed, and edited by George A. Romero, with a screenplay by John Russo and Romero, and starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea. The story follows seven pe ...

'', and '' Friday the 13th''.

Titles

By author

Jamie Delano Jamie Delano (; born 1954) is an English comic book writer. He was part of the first post-Alan Moore "British Invasion" of writers which started to feature in American comics in the 1980s. He is best known as the first writer of the comic book s ...

: ** ''Narcopolis'' ** ''Rawbone'' *

Mike Deodato Mike Deodato (; born May 23, 1963), sometimes credited as Mike Deodato Jr., is the professional pseudonym of Brazilian comic book artist Deodato Taumaturgo Borges Filho. Early life Mike Deodato was born on May 23, 1963 in Campina Grande, Paraíb ...

: ** ''Jade Warriors'' *

: ** ''

Aetheric Mechanics ''Aetheric Mechanics'' is a graphic novella created by Eagle Award-winning writer Warren Ellis. It is 48 pages long, illustrated in black and white by Gianluca Pagliarani, (although the indicia include a September 2008 publication date the ...

'' ** ''

Anna Mercury ''Anna Mercury'' is a comic book limited series created by Warren Ellis, published by Avatar Press, with art by Facundo Percio. Issue 1 was released on 2 April 2008. Three issues of a second limited series titled ''Anna Mercury 2 ''have thus f ...

'' ** '' Apparat'' ** ''Atmospherics'' ** ''Bad Signal'' ** ''

Bad World Bad World is a comic book mini-series published by American company Avatar Press. It is written by Warren Ellis and illustrated by Jacen Burrows. The series consists of three issues and was published from July through October of 2001. The gener ...

'' ** ''

Blackgas ''Warren Ellis Blackgas'' is a two volume comic book mini-series written by Warren Ellis, illustrated by Max Fiumara, and published by Avatar Press from 2006 to 2007. The first volume deals with two lovers trapped on an island where a Black G ...

'' ** ''

Black Summer ''Black Summer'' is a comic book limited series written by Warren Ellis, illustrated by Juan Jose Ryp, and published by Avatar Press starting in June 2007. The plot revolves around the consequences of a superhero, John Horus, who kills the Pres ...

'' ** ''Captain Swing and the Electrical Pirates of Cindery Island'' ** '' Crécy'' ** ''Dark Blue'' ** '' Doktor Sleepless'' ** ''Frankenstein's Womb'' ** ''

'' ** '' Gravel'' ** ''Ilium'' ** ''

Ignition City ''Ignition City'' is a five-issue science fiction comic book limited series, written by Warren Ellis and illustrated by Gianluca Pagliarani. It was published in 2009 by American company Avatar Press. Publication history Ellis initially concei ...

'' ** '' No Hero'' ** ''Scars'' ** '' Supergod'' ** ''

Wolfskin ''Wolfskin'' is the first book of the Saga of the Light Isles series by Juliet Marillier. Plot summary Eyvind is a young Viking man who wishes to be a Wolfskin (a berserker warrior of Thor Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god ...

'' *

: ** ''

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'' ** '' Chronicles of Wormwood'' ** '' Crossed'' ** ''Dicks'' ** ''Rover Red Charlie'' ** ''Stitched'' ** '' Streets of Glory'' *

Christos Gage Christos N. Gage is an American screenwriter and comic book writer. He is known for his work on the TV series ''Daredevil'', '' Hawaii Five-0'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', '' Numbers'' and the films '' The Breed'' and '' Teenage Cavem ...

: ** ''

Absolution Absolution is a traditional theological term for the forgiveness imparted by ordained Christian priests and experienced by Christian penitents. It is a universal feature of the historic churches of Christendom, although the theology and the pr ...

'' *

Kieron Gillen Kieron Michael Gillen (; born 30 September 1975) is a British comic book writer and former video game and music journalist. In comics, Gillen is known for ''Phonogram'' and ''The Wicked + The Divine'', both co-created with artist Jamie McKelvie ...

: ** ''The Heat'' ** ''

Über ''Über'' (, sometimes written ''uber'' in English-language publications) is a German language word meaning "over", "above" or "across". It is an etymological twin with German ''ober'', and is a cognate (through Proto-Germanic) with English ...

'' * Steven Grant: ** ''Mortal Souls'' ** ''My Flesh is Cool'' *

Jonathan Hickman Jonathan Hickman (born September 3, 1972) is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for his creator-owned series '' The Nightly News'', ''The Manhattan Projects'' and ''East of West'', as well as his lengthy stints as a writer on M ...

: ** ''

God Is Dead "God is dead" (German: ; also known as the death of God) is a statement made by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Nietzsche's first use of this statement is his 1882 ''The Gay Science'', where it appears three times. The phrase also app ...

'' *

David Lapham David Lapham is an American comic book writer, artist, and cartoonist, best known for his work on the independent comic book '' Stray Bullets''. Career David Lapham started his career in 1990 as a penciller at Valiant Comics. He went on to wor ...

: ** ''Caligula'' ** ''Dan the Unharmable'' ** ''Ferals'' *

Rob Liefeld Robert Liefeld (; born October 3, 1967) is an American comic book creator. A prominent writer and artist in the 1990s, he is known for co-creating the character Cable (comics), Cable with writer Louise Simonson and the character Deadpool with wri ...

: ** ''

Avengelyne Avengelyne h-van'-jah-leenis a fictional Image Universe comic book character created by Rob Liefeld and Cathy Christian. Avengelyne is an angel who fights the forces of evil and often finds herself face-to-face with demons and monsters. Publi ...

'' ** ''The Coven'' ** '' Glory'' * Mark Millar: ** ''

The Unfunnies ''The Unfunnies'' is a four-issue adult comedy horror comic book mini-series created by Mark Millar and Anthony Williams and published by Avatar Press. The comic uses cartoon characters drawn in a simple style similar to Hanna-Barbera and ...

'' *

: ** '' Another Suburban Romance'' ** ''Cinema Purgatorio'' ** '' The Courtyard'' ** ''The Courtyard Companion'' ** ''

Fashion Beast ''Fashion Beast'' is a 2012 ten issue limited series and screenplay by Alan Moore, Malcolm McLaren, and Antony Johnston. The series is an adaptation of a 1980s script that Moore wrote based upon the fairy tale ''Beauty and the Beast''. Synops ...

'' ** '' Glory'' ** '' Hypothetical Lizard'' ** ''Light of Thy Countenance'' ** ''

Magic Words Magic words are often nonsense phrases used in fantasy fiction or by stage magicians. Frequently such words are presented as being part of a divine, adamic, or other secret or empowered language. Certain comic book heroes use magic words to acti ...

'' ** ''

Neonomicon ''Neonomicon'' is a four-issue comic book limited series written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Jacen Burrows, published by American company Avatar Press in 2010. The story is a sequel to Moore's previous story ''Alan Moore's The Courtyard'' a ...

'' ** ''

Nightjar Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds in the family Caprimulgidae and order Caprimulgiformes, characterised by long wings, short legs, and very short bills. They are sometimes called goatsuckers, due to the ancient folk tal ...

'' ** '' Providence'' ** '' A Small Killing'' ** '' Writing for Comics'' ** '' Yuggoth Cultures and Other Growths'' *

Zak Penn Zak Penn (born March 23, 1968) is an American screenwriter. Penn wrote and directed '' Incident at Loch Ness'' and ''The Grand'', wrote the script for ''The Incredible Hulk'', co-wrote the scripts for '' X2'', '' X-Men: The Last Stand'', and th ...

: ** ''Hero Worship'' * Eric Powell: ** ''

The Goon ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

'' *

: ** ''Belladonna'' ** ''Gypsy'' ** ''

'' (of

Chaos Comics Chaos! Comics was a comic book publisher that operated from 1993 until 2002, mostly focusing on horror comics. Their titles included ''Lady Death'', ''Purgatori'', ''Evil Ernie'', ''Chastity'', ''Jade'', '' Bad Kitty'', and ''Lady Demon''. Chaos! ...

fame) ** ''Unholy'' ** '' War Angel'' * John A. Russo: ** ''

Escape of the Living Dead ''Escape of the Living Dead'' is a five-issue zombie comic book miniseries published by Avatar Press, published in 2005. It is written by John A. Russo with artwork by Dheeraj Verma.William Tucci: ** ''

Shi Shi or SHI may refer to: Language * ''Shi'', a Japanese titles#Shi, Japanese title commonly used as a pronoun * ''Shi'', proposed gender-neutral pronoun * Shi (kana), a kana in Japanese syllabaries * Shi language * ''Shī'', transliteration of ...

'' * Tim Vigil: ** ''777: The Wrath'' ** ''Cuda: An Age of Metal and Magic'' ** ''Faust/777: The Wrath'' (aka ''Darkness in Collision'') ** '' Faust: Book of M'' ** ''Webwitch'' * Mike Wolfer: ** ''Widow''

Selected other titles

* '' Pandora'' (Avatar's flagship character) * ''Demonslayer'' by Marat Mychael * ''Dreamwalker'' by Jenni Gregory * ''Hellina'' * ''Jungle Fantasy'', starring Fauna from the ''Threshold'' series' "Fauna, Jungle Girl" * ''Jungle Fantasy: Ivory'', starring an independent cave-woman named Ivory who is a "widow" in search of her infant son who was abducted * ''Lookers'' * ''Medieval Lady Death'' * ''Nira-X Cyberangel'' by Bill Maus * ''The Ravening'' *''

Razor A razor is a bladed tool primarily used in the removal of body hair through the act of shaving. Kinds of razors include straight razors, safety razors, disposable razors, and electric razors. While the razor has been in existence since bef ...

'' by Everette Hartsoe * ''Rich Johnston's Holed Up'' by

* ''Twilight'', which, along with ''Twilight: Live Wire'', was reprinted in ''Twilight: Raw''

Adaptations and licensed properties

By author

Max Brooks Maximillian Michael Brooks (born May 22, 1972) is an American actor and author. He is the son of comedy filmmaker Mel Brooks and actress Anne Bancroft. Much of Brooks's writing focuses on zombie stories. He is a senior fellow at the Modern War ...

: ** ''The Extinction Parade'' * Joe R. Lansdale: ** ''

By Bizarre Hands ''By Bizarre Hands'' is the first collection of short stories by American writer Joe R. Lansdale, published in 1989. The collection was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for best fiction collection, and contains two stories which won Stokers. It h ...

'' ** ''The Drive-in'' ** '' On the Far Side With Dead Folks'' *

George R. R. Martin George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948), also known as GRRM, is an American novelist, screenwriter, television producer and short story writer. He is the author of the series of epic fantasy novels ''A Song ...

: ** ''

Fevre Dream ''Fevre Dream'' is a 1982 vampire novel written by American author George R. R. Martin. It is set on the antebellum Mississippi River, beginning in 1857, and has been described by critics and Martin himself as "Bram Stoker meets Mark Twain". Abou ...

'' ** '' The Skin Trade''

Selected other titles

* ''

Frank Miller's RoboCop ''RoboCop'' refers to a comic book series spun off from the feature film of the same name. Storyline The main character is a police officer from future Detroit who gets murdered in the line of duty. He is revived and transformed into a cyberne ...

'' * '' Friday the 13th'' * '' George A. Romero's

'' * ''

A Nightmare on Elm Street ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' is a 1984 American supernatural slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven and produced by Robert Shaye. It is the first installment in the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' franchise and stars Heather Langenka ...

'' * ''

Species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

'' * '' Stargate'' * ''

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' is a 1974 American horror film produced and directed by Tobe Hooper from a story and screenplay by Hooper and Kim Henkel. It stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow and Gunnar Hansen, ...

References

External links

Avatar Press website

Boundless Comics website
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