Official Press Release

[Demonslayer/10th Muse]

Demonslayer and Alan Moore's Glory artist Marat Mychaels

adds another high-profile project to his schedule with the

announcement of 10th Muse / Demonslayer, the first official

crossover involving Avatar Press and Image. The face off

between the TidalWave Studios Rena Mero-inspired character

and Mychaels' popular Demonslayer will be released as a full

color one-shot with issue 1/2 prelude written by Robert

Lugibihl, drawn by Mychaels, and featuring Robert Jones inks

and Nimbus colors (both also of Alan Moore's Glory). 10th

Muse / Demonslayer is scheduled to ship in April from Avatar

Press.

"I love Marat's artwork," says Playboy magazine star and

former WWF champ Rena Mero. "He did a great job with my

character the Muse. I can't wait to see more." Mero's

involvement with the 10th Muse character she inspired has

helped make that title one of the most successful new comic

launches in recent memory, with the debut issue weighing in

at 6th on Diamond's monthly sales charts, and her continued

participation has brought the title a substantial audience

outside of the traditional comics market as well.

"Getting involved in a project with the lovely Ms Mero would

have been the only reason I needed to green-light this

crossover," laughs Avatar Press editor-in-chief William

Christensen. "But there are a number of other elements that

are going to make this a great book for fans of both 10th

Muse and Demonslayer. Marat Mychaels, Robert Jones, and

Nimbus Studios have been working together for several months

on Alan Moore's Glory and everybody on that team is hitting

on all cylinders creatively, as Glory readers know."

"It's also cool to be doing a crossover with an Image book

after all this time," notes Christensen. "Although Avatar

has published a number of titles that Image has also

published, this is the first actual Image/Avatar crossover.

Working with Darren Davis and TidalWave has resulted in a

project that's going to please comic fans as well as Rena's

legion of fans outside of comics."

"This is the first crossover we have done with another

company," explains TidalWave Studios editor-in-chief Darren

Davis. "I am looking forward to sharing the Muse with

another fanbase at Avatar. I think DemonSlayer is a cool

concept and cant wait to see her interact with the Muse.

From what I have seen so far, the production value on these

books are top notch."

"I've been a big fan of Rena Mero, so naturally working on a

Demonslayer crossover with 10th Muse is something I jumped

at the chance to do," adds artist/writer Marat Mychaels.

"I'm putting the same sort of love into the pages as I did

on Alan Moore's Glory and I am very proud with how this book

is turning out."

Rena Mero-inspired Emma Sonnet, the forgotten Muse, uses the

power of her birthright to battle evil in the courtroom by

day and in the shadows at night. Demonslayer is the story

of Jaclyn Hayes, an archeologist trained in both mind and

body by a group of enigmatic monks in fulfillment of an

ancient prophecy.

Avatar Press has carved a niche for itself as a publisher

that pushes the boundaries between mainstream and

independent with titles such as Strange Kiss and Dark Blue

from Warren Ellis, Garth Ennis and John McCrea's Bigger

Dicks, Steven Grant's Mortal Souls, Alan Moore's Glory,

company-owned characters such as Pandora and Webwitch, other

high-profile titles such as Avengelyne and The Coven, and

long-running anthology title Threshold. Now in its fifth

year, Avatar has published over 300 comic books since 1997.

10th Muse / Demonslayer is a one shot with issue 1/2 prelude

story coming in April 2002 from Avatar Press. The full

color saga will be written and drawn by Marat Mychaels,

inked by Robert Jones, and colored by Nimbus. For more

information, email info@avatarpress.net or see our website

at www.avatarpress.com.