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TIDALWAVE at Avatar

The TidalWave imprint debuts at Avatar Press in July with full-color releases 10TH MUSE #1, BLACK TIDE #1 and the TIDALWAVE SAMPLER.

TIDALWAVE is leaving Image Comics to be published by Avatar.

"TIDALWAVE is representative of the best of the new breed of studio that has emerged in the past couple of years," says Avatar editor-in-chief William A. Christensen.

"Like some of the others that have come up in and around Image in recent times, such as Dreamwave and Devil's Due, TidalWave is a well-organized, high-quality, focused line capable of bringing in new readers. In fact, I think they helped kick off the trend when 10TH MUSE debuted at #6 on the Diamond charts two years ago. The TidalWave line makes an excellent compliment to ours, and this addition to Avatar will be of benefit to both companies, and most importantly, to the comics themselves."

"We are anticipating great things from this new partnership with Avatar," says TidalWave president Darren Davis. "In the last couple of years they established themselves as an organization on the fast track to commercial and artistic success. We fully expect to add to this impressive track record."

The full color TidalWave line will launch at Avatar in July with 10TH MUSE by Marv Wolfman and Roger Cruz and BLACK TIDE by Debbie Bishop and Mike S. Miller. Cover artists on the books will include Chris Bachalo and Andy Park.

"What I find particularly appealing about the move to Avatar is not only do I keep all of the TidalWave creative teams together, but we are able to experiment a bit more freely with styles," Davis says. "As has been my goal since day one, TidalWave books are driven by cutting edge artwork and engaging storylines. That promise of quality shall continue."

Davis plans to expand his range of titles, including spinoffs of some of the more popular characters such as ISIS, Atlas and Orion the Hunter. The six titles that are scheduled to date include:

10TH MUSE - Writer: Darren G. Davis; Pencils: Roger Cruz.

ATLAS - Writer: Darren G. Davis; Pencils: Mark Brooks.

BLACK TIDE - Writer: Debbie Bishop; Pencils: Mike S. Miller.

LEGEND OF ISIS - Writer: TBD; Pencils: RV Valdez.

THE ODYSSEY - Writer: Various; Pencils: Norm Breyfogle, Craig Rousseau.

ZAK RAVEN, ESQ. - Writer: Darren G. Davis, Pencils: Renato Arlem.