Review Search: Avatar Press
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Ferals #9David Lapham's "Ferals" is a gory, sexually charged take on the werewolf genre, filling a void for horror fans but borders on the offensive for everyone else.
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October 4th, 2012 |
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Fashion Beast #1With names like Alan Moore and Malcolm McLaren attached, it's safe to say that whatever "Fashion Beast" is, one thing it won't be is dull.
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September 10th, 2012 |
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Crossed: Badlands #6Although difficult to recommend to everyone, the characters of "Crossed: Badlands" #6 stay true to the nature and tone of the story.
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May 25th, 2012 |
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Crossed: Badlands #1In "Crossed: Badlands" #1 Garth Ennis returns (with a fresh crop of victims) to the world that taught us horror comics can still be truly horrifying.
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March 18th, 2012 |
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Captain Swing and the Electrical Pirates of Cindery Island #4At long last, “Captain Swing and the Electrical Pirates of Cindery Island” comes to an end as a cop becomes a pirate and a magistrate gets his.
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October 31st, 2011 |
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Supergod #5The post-human conflict comes to a head and plays out in ways no human could predict.
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December 1st, 2010 |
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Gravel #21The series comes to an end as Gravel fights for his life against the crazed Bible Jack.
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October 28th, 2010 |
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Supergod #4Krishna has begun improving India through mass slaughter and the world responds. That’s not a good thing.
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August 6th, 2010 |
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Captain Swing and the Electrical Pirates of Cindery Island #2Science versus magic in 19th century England! On the side of science? Pirates! Sounds good, doesn’t it?
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July 2nd, 2010 |
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FreakAngels Vol. 4The fourth collection of the weekly webcomic that you should be reading. Things fall apart as Mark, the exiled FreakAngel, returns and we see what happened six years ago to leave the world in ruins.
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June 7th, 2010 |
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Do Anything Volume 1: Jack Kirby Ripped My FleshCollecting the online column “Do Anything” in an altered form. Ellis’s prose is lyrical and insane, going a mile a minute from idea to idea.
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April 26th, 2010 |
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Supergod #3Meet the man without sanity that can perceive time and choose which path to walk in this series that examines the concept of superhumanity from a different perspective.
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March 29th, 2010 |
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Captain Swing and the Electrical Pirates of Cindery Island #1An entertaining first issue that’s short on plot, but bold and daring in its style.
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February 25th, 2010 |
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Absolution #6A strong opening concerning superheroes and killing only leads to a disappointing end to this mini-series.
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January 17th, 2010 |
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Supergod #1An oral history of superhumans and their role as modern gods in society, centering on the idea that a superhuman would not think like a human. Original, inventive, and very good.
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November 13th, 2009 |
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Ignition City #5The mystery of Rock Raven’s murder is solved with a huge revelation in this final issue.
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November 1st, 2009 |
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Gravel #14Gravel finds the murderer amongst the Major Seven and solidifies his position of power.
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October 14th, 2009 |
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No Hero #7Things get worse. Somehow. After last issue, you wouldn’t think that possible, but here we are.
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September 24th, 2009 |
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Absolution #1A solid issue that introduces the premise of the book, a superpowered cop who begins killing suspects, well, but the concept and ideas inside outpace the execution.
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August 5th, 2009 |
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Frankenstein’s WombWarren Ellis’ third Apparat graphic novella has Mary Shelley encounter a strange creature in Castle Frankenstein that takes her on a journey through time, forming a coherent narrative and ideological point that highlights her role in creating the future
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August 5th, 2009 |
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Anna Mercury 2 #1Anna Mercury is back and ready to head off to a new constellation world that’s contacted ours. Are they friendly or do they need to be dealt with? Well, read on and find out!
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June 11th, 2009 |
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AbsolutionThe beginning of this mini-series with a zero issue that’s half the price and sets up the concept well.
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June 10th, 2009 |
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Ignition City #3More insight into Ignition City and its world, while Mary Raven continues to investigate her father’s murder.
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May 30th, 2009 |
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Ignition City #2The second issue has all of the strengths of the first issue and very few of the weaknesses.
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April 26th, 2009 |
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Doktor Sleepless #12Warren Ellis’s ongoing Avatar series keeps on getting better as a gang war heats up and the good Doktor’s plan takes a surprising turn.
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April 9th, 2009 |
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Ignition City #1After nearly three years, “Ignition City” finally debuts as Mary Raven travels to the island where space heroes go to die because her father the space hero has, well, died.
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April 8th, 2009 |
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No Hero #4Ellis’ examination of what it takes to be a superhuman continues as the Front Line’s newest recruit debuts for the public. That is, if his skin will stop falling off.
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March 5th, 2009 |
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Gravel #8Not only does this issue begin the second story arc, but it marks the return of Mike Wolfer on art duties drawing William Gravel.
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January 14th, 2009 |
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Anna Mercury #5The first “Anna Mercury” series ends with a bang as the eponymous hero fights a giant laser cannon. How cool is that?
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January 8th, 2009 |
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Doktor Sleepless #10A killer with no identity is caught in Heavenside and Detective Alex Singer has to figure out who he is, why he kills, and what his connection to the good Doktor is.
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December 18th, 2008 |
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Aetheric MechanicsWarren Ellis’s latest Apparat book is one of his best efforts in recent years, with a Holmesian detective living in a futuristic 1907 London and solving “The Case of the Man Who Wasn’t There.”
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November 18th, 2008 |
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Gravel #6Warren Ellis’ combat magician finds himself with a problem magical bullets won’t solve: wealth, social class, and a group of acolytes who want him to teach them the way of magic.
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November 12th, 2008 |
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No Hero #2Despite moving at a slow pace, "No Hero" #2 provides more back story on the Front Line's world, and creates an uneasy feeling of paranoia throughout.
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October 31st, 2008 |
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