 The Avatar Press company logo. Avatar Press is an independent US comic books publisher, founded in 1997 by William Christiansen, and based in Urbana, Illinois. Avatar mainly publishes mini-series. Their only ongoing book is the anthology book "Threshold" which comes out about six times in a year and features about 5 separate stories in it. Image File history File links Avatar_Press. ...
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A snowy day in Carle Park west of the Urbana High School. ...
The ten avatars of Lord Vishnu, copyright BBT In Hindu philosophy, an avatar, avatara or avataram (Sanskrit: , IAST: ), most commonly refers to the incarnation (bodily manifestation) of a higher being (deva), or the Supreme Being (God) onto planet Earth. ...
It is most notable for their publishing of "Bad Girl" comics such as Pandora, who is considered by many to be their flagship character. Other bad girl books include "Hellina", "Lookers" and "the Ravening". As part of an effort to expand beyond their reputation as a bad girl publisher, it offered a number of noted creators an opportunity to publish creator-owned books with no content restrictions whatsoever. Among the creators to take them up on their offer was Frank Miller, Warren Ellis, Alan Moore and Garth Ennis. Lately, the company has taken to licensed comics book adaptations of famous sci-fi and horror shows from movies and television, such as RoboCop, Stargate SG-1, or Friday the 13th. Bad girl art, in the world of comic books, is the counterpart of good girl art. ...
Pandora on the cover of Threshold #49 Pandora is a character created by William Christensen, Editor in Chief of Avatar Press comics. ...
Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American writer, artist, and film director best known for his film noir-style comic book stories. ...
Warren Ellis Warren Girade Ellis (born February 16, 1968) is a British author of comic books and graphic novels, well known for his acerbic personality and sociocultural commentaries, both through his online presence and his writing. ...
Alan Moore (born November 18, 1953, in Northampton) is an English writer most famous for his influential work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell. ...
Garth Ennis Garth Ennis (born January 16, 1970 in Holywood, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish comics writer, best known for the DC/Vertigo series Preacher, co-created with artist Steve Dillon. ...
RoboCop is a 1987 science fiction action movie and satire of business-driven capitalism, directed by Paul Verhoeven. ...
Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series part of the Stargate franchise. ...
Friday the 13th is a 1980 slasher film directed by Sean S. Cunningham and written by Victor Miller, admittedly made to cash in on the success of Halloween, the films theme was to take mom and apple pie and turn it on its head. ...
Avatar Press is also known and criticized for their publishing of multiple variant covers for one issue. These variants include premium, wraparound, nude, leather, commemorative and foil covers. Most notable is Brian Pulido's Lady Death and Medieval Lady Death comics which receive about 15 variant covers/issue, although these are not released all at once. They continue to release more covers even after the issue has been published, labelling some as commemorative covers so as to raise the cover price. Many people have commented that if the publisher put less focus on covers they could publish more original works. Brian Pulido Brian Pulido is a multi-talented creator, writer and producer of various comic books, films and related properties. ...
Brian Pulidos Lady Death. ...
Overview
Bad Girl Notable Bad Girl comics published at Avatar are: Pandora on the cover of Threshold #49 Pandora is a character created by William Christensen, Editor in Chief of Avatar Press comics. ...
Billy Tucci is an illustrator, writer and filmmaker best known for his modern-day samurai fable Shi. ...
Cover to Shi:Sempo #1 by David Finch. ...
Mike Deodato, sometimes called Mike Deodato Jr. ...
Rob Liefeld. ...
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Glory is a fictional character from the Image Comics comic book series created by Rob Liefeld. ...
Comic book artist and creator of the titles Faust (with fellow Rebel Studios member David Quinn) and EO, and has done art for Glenn Danzigs comic book label Verotiks title Morella as well as Avatar Presss Webwitch. ...
Brian Pulido Brian Pulido is a multi-talented creator, writer and producer of various comic books, films and related properties. ...
Brian Pulidos Lady Death. ...
A comic book publisher. ...
Cover to War Angel. ...
Adaptations Notable adaptations performed by Avatar include:
Sci-fi series such as:
Horror series such as: Frank Millers RoboCop (also known as Frank Miller--RoboCop) is comic book mini-series published by Avatar Press. ...
RoboCop 2 is a satirical science fiction film, released in 1990 and set in the near future in a dystopian metropolitan Detroit, Michigan. ...
RoboCop 3 is a science fiction film, released in 1993, set in the near future in a dystopian metropolitan Detroit, Michigan. ...
P.O.W. #2 regular cover by Renato Guedes, color by Greg Waller of Nimbus Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis comics are a series of comic books based on the science-fiction series of the same name, published by Avatar Press since 2003. ...
Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series part of the Stargate franchise. ...
Stargate Atlantis is an American science fiction television series part of the Stargate franchise. ...
The popularity of the Friday the 13th film series and its main character, Jason Voorhees led to several comic book series based on the franchise. ...
The popularity of the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series led to several comic book series published by Marvel Comics, Innovation Comics and Trident Comics throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s. ...
The popularity of the The Texas Chainsaw Massacre film series and its main character, Leatherface led to several comic books based on the franchise. ...
Original works Avatar also publishes original works by comic creators: - John A. Russo:
- Escape of the Living Dead [1]
- George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead [2]
- Plague of the Living Dead [3]
Alan Moore (born November 18, 1953, in Northampton) is an English writer most famous for his influential work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell. ...
Alan Moores The Courtyard is a 2003 comic book adaptation of a 1994 prose story written by Alan Moore. ...
Glory is a fictional character from the Image Comics comic book series created by Rob Liefeld. ...
Alan Moores Hypothetical Lizard is fictional story written by Alan Moore (story), Antony Johnston (sequential adaption), Lorenzo Lorente (art) and Sebastian Fiumara (covers) in 2005. ...
Alan Moores Magic Words is a book containing some of comic creator Alan Moores songs, poems and writings turned into comics or with added art. ...
A Small Killing is a graphic novel by Alan Moore, published in 1991. ...
Alan Moores Writing for Comics was a book published in 2003 by Avatar press, containing an essay by Alan Moore, originally written in 1985, on how to write about comics successfully. ...
Alan Moores Yuggoth Cultures and Other Growths is a collection of some of Alan Moores previously unpublished work, as well as adaptations of his performance work by Antony Johnston. ...
Joe R. Lansdale is an author from Texas. ...
Garth Ennis Garth Ennis (born January 16, 1970 in Holywood, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish comics writer, best known for the DC/Vertigo series Preacher, co-created with artist Steve Dillon. ...
303 is a 6 issue comic-book series created by Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows, and published by Avatar Press. ...
Warren Ellis Warren Girade Ellis (born February 16, 1968) is a British author of comic books and graphic novels, well known for his acerbic personality and sociocultural commentaries, both through his online presence and his writing. ...
Apparat Singles Group, aka Apparat, is a fictional comic book line and a label used to publish four one-shot comic books created by Warren Ellis and published by Avatar Press. ...
Bad World is a comic book miniseries published by Avatar Press. ...
For other use of the word, see Wolfskin. ...
Steven Grant is a writer of comics who has worked for both Marvel and DC, as well as various independent companies. ...
Comic book artist and creator of the titles Faust (with fellow Rebel Studios member David Quinn) and EO, and has done art for Glenn Danzigs comic book label Verotiks title Morella as well as Avatar Presss Webwitch. ...
Faust or Faustus is the protagonist of a popular German tale of a pact with the Devil, assumed to be based on the figure of the German magician and alchemist Dr. Johann Georg Faust (approximately 1480–1540). ...
John A. Russo (sometimes credited as Jack Russo or John Russo) is an American screenwriter and film director most commonly associated with the 1968 horror classic Night of the Living Dead. ...
External links - Avatar Press.com - The official Avatar Press website
- ComicCavalcade.com - Serves as Avatar's online store.
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