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David Lapham Gets “Crossed”

A long time ago, I introduced you Battlefans to Avatar Press’s Crossed. The series, written and created by Mr. Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys, Battlefields) and illustrated by Jacen Burrows, tells the tale of a world gone mad. Never before have I read a book that, at times, I had to put down and take a deep breath, [...]

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The Casual Readers Pull List (4/21)

That’s right, even though I am trying to work out all the C2E2 news I can, I am STILL going to manage to get you Casual Readers your pull list for tomorrow! There are not a TON of titles coming out this week (unless you count the barage of Siege and Brightest Day issues…which I [...]

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C2E2: A Comic Book News Round Up

Now that I finally feel like my feet are back underneath me, I am collecting all of the wonderful news I learned of (and haven’t already posted) in an epic and glorious post for you all. I’m not sure what it was about this con that left me feeling so utterly drained, there was so [...]

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Inside the Mind of a Zombie, With Max Brooks. A Battlemouth Exclusive Video!

*UPDATED WITH THE FULL VIDEO* I would first like to take this opportunity to thank the incredible C2E2 Avatar Press team. Besides being some genuinely upstanding guys, they also hosted the event that has remained, throughout the weekend, my most memorable time at this incredible con. There is something to be said about a publisher that [...]

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A Night With Max Brooks, George R.R. Martin, and Avatar Press.

If there was one thing I knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, I would NOT miss this weekend at C2E2, it was last nights panel and festivities with Avatar Press. Avatar Press is one of my favorite comic book publishers. I do not know of one other publisher that I can honestly say has [...]

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The Casual Reader’s Pull List (For 4/14)

A while back, I tried to start a little series entitled The Casual Reader’s Pull List in which I attempted to compile a small list of books each week for the not-so-hardcore (or just money-conscious) comic book reader. The idea being that not everyone knows what to expect each Wednesday when they head to the comic book [...]

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Captain Swing and the Electrical Pirates of Cindery Island

Warren Ellis has done it again. Not many writers can capture my imagination in a single premiere issue. However, Ellis is one of those that never fails to win with a first issue. If you have been a fan of the Dark Lord of comic books long, you might also notice that most of his [...]

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Black Summer…The MOVIE

These days it seems like almost every day we hear tale of a new comic book or graphic novel being adapted to fit the big screen…today is no exception. Variety.com reports: Newly minted banner Vigilante Entertainment is launching operations by developing Warren Ellis’ comicbook series “Black Summer” with Ryne Pearson (“Knowing”) tapped to adapt. “Black Summer” [...]

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