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| Founded | 1996 |
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| Founder | William A. Christensen |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Rantoul, Illinois |
| Distribution | Diamond Book Distributors (books)[1] |
| Key people | Warren Ellis, Garth Ennis, Alan Moore |
| Publication types | Comic books |
| Fiction genres | Bad girl, horror, superhero |
| Imprints | Boundless Comics Bleeding Cool |
| Official website | avatarpress |
Avatar Press is an independent American comic book publisher founded in 1996 by William A. Christensen, and based in Rantoul, Illinois. It was originally known for publishing bad girl comics, such as Pandora, Hellina, Lookers, The Ravening, and Brian Pulido's Lady Death. Later the company became better known for publishing particularly violent titles by popular and critically acclaimed writers such as Alan Moore, Garth Ennis, Warren Ellis, Jonathan Hickman, and Kieron Gillen.
Avatar also publishes the comics news site Bleeding Cool, helmed by Rich Johnston.