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Crossed
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¡El comienzo de todo! La mítica serie original en la que Garth Ennis (El Castigador) y Jacen Barrows (Providence) presentaron el mundo de Crossed. En un instante, la humanidad está condenada. Los Cruzados están entre nosotros. Hombres, mujeres y niños infectados por un misterioso virus que les convierte en sádicos asesinos en serie. No hay esperanza. No hay héroes. Nadie vendrá a salvarte. Sólo hay Cruzados.
¡El comienzo de todo! La mítica serie original en la que Garth Ennis (El Castigador) y Jacen Barrows (Providence) presentaron el mundo de Crossed. En un instante, la humanidad está condenada. Los Cruzados están entre nosotros. Hombres, mujeres y niños infectados por un misterioso virus que les convierte en sádicos asesinos en serie. No hay esperanza. No hay héroes. Nadie vendrá a salvarte. Sólo hay Cruzados.
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240 pages, Paperback
Published February 1, 2017
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About the author
Garth Ennis
2,628 books3,183 followersEnnis began his comic-writing career in 1989 with the series Troubled Souls. Appearing in the short-lived but critically-acclaimed British anthology Crisis and illustrated by McCrea, it told the story of a young, apolitical Protestant man caught up by fate in the violence of the Irish 'Troubles'. It spawned a sequel, For a Few Troubles More, a broad Belfast-based comedy featuring two supporting characters from Troubled Souls, Dougie and Ivor, who would later get their own American comics series, Dicks, from Caliber in 1997, and several follow-ups from Avatar.
Another series for Crisis was True Faith, a religious satire inspired by his schooldays, this time drawn by Warren Pleece. Ennis shortly after began to write for Crisis' parent publication, 2000 AD. He quickly graduated on to the title's flagship character, Judge Dredd, taking over from original creator John Wagner for a period of several years.
Ennis' first work on an American comic came in 1991 when he took over DC Comics's horror title Hellblazer, which he wrote until 1994, and for which he currently holds the title for most issues written. Steve Dillon became the regular artist during the second half of Ennis's run.
Ennis' landmark work to date is the 66-issue epic Preacher, which he co-created with artist Steve Dillon. Running from 1995 to 2000, it was a tale of a preacher with supernatural powers, searching (literally) for God who has abandoned his creation.
While Preacher was running, Ennis began a series set in the DC universe called Hitman. Despite being lower profile than Preacher, Hitman ran for 60 issues (plus specials) from 1996 to 2001, veering wildly from violent action to humour to an examination of male friendship under fire.
Other comic projects Ennis wrote during this time period include Goddess, Bloody Mary, Unknown Soldier, and Pride & Joy, all for DC/Vertigo, as well as origin stories for The Darkness for Image Comics and Shadowman for Valiant Comics.
After the end of Hitman, Ennis was lured to Marvel Comics with the promise from Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada that he could write The Punisher as long as he cared to. Instead of largely comical tone of these issues, he decided to make a much more serious series, re-launched under Marvel's MAX imprint.
In 2001 he briefly returned to UK comics to write the epic Helter Skelter for Judge Dredd.
Other comics Ennis has written include War Story (with various artists) for DC; The Pro for Image Comics; The Authority for Wildstorm; Just a Pilgrim for Black Bull Press, and 303, Chronicles of Wormwood (a six issue mini-series about the Antichrist), and a western comic book, Streets of Glory for Avatar Press.
In 2008 Ennis ended his five-year run on Punisher MAX to debut a new Marvel title, War Is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle.
In June 2008, at Wizard World, Philadelphia, Ennis announced several new projects, including a metaseries of war comics called Battlefields from Dynamite made up of mini-series including Night Witches, Dear Billy and Tankies, another Chronicles of Wormwood mini-series and Crossed both at Avatar, a six-issue miniseries about Butcher (from The Boys) and a Punisher project reuniting him with artist Steve Dillon (subsequently specified to be a weekly mini-series entitled Punisher: War Zone, to be released concurrently with the film of the same name).
Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Ennis
Another series for Crisis was True Faith, a religious satire inspired by his schooldays, this time drawn by Warren Pleece. Ennis shortly after began to write for Crisis' parent publication, 2000 AD. He quickly graduated on to the title's flagship character, Judge Dredd, taking over from original creator John Wagner for a period of several years.
Ennis' first work on an American comic came in 1991 when he took over DC Comics's horror title Hellblazer, which he wrote until 1994, and for which he currently holds the title for most issues written. Steve Dillon became the regular artist during the second half of Ennis's run.
Ennis' landmark work to date is the 66-issue epic Preacher, which he co-created with artist Steve Dillon. Running from 1995 to 2000, it was a tale of a preacher with supernatural powers, searching (literally) for God who has abandoned his creation.
While Preacher was running, Ennis began a series set in the DC universe called Hitman. Despite being lower profile than Preacher, Hitman ran for 60 issues (plus specials) from 1996 to 2001, veering wildly from violent action to humour to an examination of male friendship under fire.
Other comic projects Ennis wrote during this time period include Goddess, Bloody Mary, Unknown Soldier, and Pride & Joy, all for DC/Vertigo, as well as origin stories for The Darkness for Image Comics and Shadowman for Valiant Comics.
After the end of Hitman, Ennis was lured to Marvel Comics with the promise from Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada that he could write The Punisher as long as he cared to. Instead of largely comical tone of these issues, he decided to make a much more serious series, re-launched under Marvel's MAX imprint.
In 2001 he briefly returned to UK comics to write the epic Helter Skelter for Judge Dredd.
Other comics Ennis has written include War Story (with various artists) for DC; The Pro for Image Comics; The Authority for Wildstorm; Just a Pilgrim for Black Bull Press, and 303, Chronicles of Wormwood (a six issue mini-series about the Antichrist), and a western comic book, Streets of Glory for Avatar Press.
In 2008 Ennis ended his five-year run on Punisher MAX to debut a new Marvel title, War Is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle.
In June 2008, at Wizard World, Philadelphia, Ennis announced several new projects, including a metaseries of war comics called Battlefields from Dynamite made up of mini-series including Night Witches, Dear Billy and Tankies, another Chronicles of Wormwood mini-series and Crossed both at Avatar, a six-issue miniseries about Butcher (from The Boys) and a Punisher project reuniting him with artist Steve Dillon (subsequently specified to be a weekly mini-series entitled Punisher: War Zone, to be released concurrently with the film of the same name).
Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Ennis
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October 28, 2021
Absolutely batshit insane, like from the first second. Wretched and disgusting and vile and like the most fun I've had reading a comic book in months. Cant defend it but definitely enjoyed it 😁😁😁
April 22, 2017
Me ha encantado volver a la saga crossed pero a sus verdaderos orígenes. Los dibujos son alucinantes y las portadas e imágenes extras te dejan con la boca abierta. Eso sí, no son aptos para los que no quieran ver violencia en todos sus aspectos y sangre por todas partes.
Una historia de supervivencia que pondrá al límite al lector.
Una historia de supervivencia que pondrá al límite al lector.
November 11, 2019
Very edgy in true Garth Ennis fashion. I'm writing this as a review of this "franchise" as a whole I suppose, because I don't remember which stories were which. The original Crossed novel where Horsecock is the antagonist explores the very....umm, lets say "engaging" concept of an infinitely horrifying spin on the traditional zombie genre wherein the zombies are both still smart, fast, and instead of just eating you, act out their most horrible thoughts. Its a very intriguing concept on its face. Anyway I meant to say that the original Crossed explores the original concept well enough(and is an enjoyable read) that I don't think most of the others are worth reading afterwards besides the following:
1. The "Smokey" arc. Fascinating and compelling.
2. The "after" Crossed arc taking place far in the future. Well done sci-fi.
I will add that this is easily the most vile thing I've ever read/watched/experienced of any genre. I mean the whole idea of it is kind of Ennis' endgame of designing a vehicle for him that would enable him to write as wildly depraved as anyone possibly could. That said, the three plotlines I mentioned are actually my favorite Ennis' pieces besides The Boys, which I thought the TV show did far better than the comic anyway.
1. The "Smokey" arc. Fascinating and compelling.
2. The "after" Crossed arc taking place far in the future. Well done sci-fi.
I will add that this is easily the most vile thing I've ever read/watched/experienced of any genre. I mean the whole idea of it is kind of Ennis' endgame of designing a vehicle for him that would enable him to write as wildly depraved as anyone possibly could. That said, the three plotlines I mentioned are actually my favorite Ennis' pieces besides The Boys, which I thought the TV show did far better than the comic anyway.
April 9, 2024
Crossed depicts the absolute worst imaginable reality humankind could ever face. It's nothing like a zombie outbreak. This virus turns people into the absolute worst humanity has to offer and they travel in packs with all of the same skills or abilities they had prior to infection.
While there are perhaps too many characters to track at first, it's inevitable many aren't staying for the long haul. The ones who remain do receive more developed narratives but at times I did feel those individual stories could have been outlined more effectively (Kitrick was an example of it done well.)
The art is a great fit for the story and those infected and turned to "Crossed" are nothing short of nightmare fuel. Scenes without Crossed may be a bit duller visually but it truly adds to the shock when you flip a page to the stark contrast of bloody chaos.
Overall, the narrative was very good but could of been better. The art is great and the concept is the strongest aspect of it all. I'll give this a 4/5. I think it's more accurately a 3.5 but I'd rather round up than down on this one. If you can handle the subject matter and aren't easily offended give this a read.
While there are perhaps too many characters to track at first, it's inevitable many aren't staying for the long haul. The ones who remain do receive more developed narratives but at times I did feel those individual stories could have been outlined more effectively (Kitrick was an example of it done well.)
The art is a great fit for the story and those infected and turned to "Crossed" are nothing short of nightmare fuel. Scenes without Crossed may be a bit duller visually but it truly adds to the shock when you flip a page to the stark contrast of bloody chaos.
Overall, the narrative was very good but could of been better. The art is great and the concept is the strongest aspect of it all. I'll give this a 4/5. I think it's more accurately a 3.5 but I'd rather round up than down on this one. If you can handle the subject matter and aren't easily offended give this a read.
June 17, 2018
La primera vez que leí Crossed, hace ya unos 8 años. Me llamó muchísimo la atención la manera de plasmar una idea si bien, no alejada del concepto de zombis, sino de un contagio aún más peligroso... Psicópatas. ¿Qué pasaría si en lugar de morir se despierta todo tu lado sádico y enfermo? ¿No te ha sucedido que de pronto tienes algún pensamiento en el que empujas a alguien en la calla hacia la avenida donde pasan los autos o en el metro? Son pensamientos que todos tenemos, sin embargo, no los mencionamos por miedo al qué pensarán de nosotros.
Crossed me ha encantado por esa simple razón. Muestra la esencia humana al nivel más bajo que puede llegar.
Crossed me ha encantado por esa simple razón. Muestra la esencia humana al nivel más bajo que puede llegar.
August 27, 2019
Bastante mediocre. La historia es poco interesante y no aporta nada al tema.
Desarrollo de personajes malísimo, con los clichés básicos de este tipo de historias.
Escenas innecesariamente desagradables y de mal gusto. Flashbacks torpes y fatal ejecutados. No entiendo las críticas positivas en absoluto.
Desarrollo de personajes malísimo, con los clichés básicos de este tipo de historias.
Escenas innecesariamente desagradables y de mal gusto. Flashbacks torpes y fatal ejecutados. No entiendo las críticas positivas en absoluto.
January 3, 2023
Just an insane ride, could not put it down for a second, read through it all in almost one sitting. Not for the easily offended. Garth Ennis just went all out, and pushed it to the limit. It's not just gore and senseless there's a message here and the characters are people you care for, but those bad guys are some of the most uncomfortably written, vile things I've ever seen in comic form.
July 9, 2024
Read the walking dead. If you are starved for something depraved to consume, I guess this will suffice but it’s devoid of anything of substance. The art is mediocre at best and the story, written by Garth Ennis, has so many plot holes and just shocking to be shocking.
1.5 stars outta five because the dog lives
1.5 stars outta five because the dog lives
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January 14, 2019
Un walking dead llevado al extremo, una novela está tan llena de detalles macabros que no es apta para todos los públicos. Me ha gustado, aunque creo que para decidir si la evolución de la trama merece la pena (o existe) debo leer algún volumen más.
February 8, 2021
Este comic no es para todo el mundo, solo para fanaticos del gore, ademas da un poco de grima que el autor se dedico a hacer un comic donde los malos son demasiado malos solo porque si, es bueno si te gusta el gore, si esperas una historia del bien contra el mal, mejor bscate otro.
May 14, 2019
Just depravity without any interesting background story (for all the Crossed series), expected more from Garth Ennis
August 13, 2021
It's Garth Ennis doing smart zombies, and it's brutal as all hell. Enjoyable, but don't read this if you're squeamish or triggered easily.
October 23, 2022
*All 10 comics and the 2 specials
This was fun, not the best and I still think Walking Dead comic is way better but a good read.
This was fun, not the best and I still think Walking Dead comic is way better but a good read.
January 19, 2023
A friend more considerably skilled than I could ever be once wrote of Crossed as "a rejoinder to the survivalist lone hero, self-interested egotism thriving in a world of horror." Frankly, when the premise is actually used to horror effect as opposed to porn-effect (and it would indeed be so damn easy to do so on the latter, god help us all if Judd Winick or Geoff Johns ever write for Crossed*), I can't argue with this thought one bit.
*[I certainly can't see many writers in comics pulling off the bits with the wolfpack and the confession of one of the poor bastards in charge of mopping up the nuclear stockpiles]
*[I certainly can't see many writers in comics pulling off the bits with the wolfpack and the confession of one of the poor bastards in charge of mopping up the nuclear stockpiles]
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