Crossed, Vol. 1 (Crossed #1) 
In the blink of an eye, humanity is lost, and the Crossed are upon us. Men, women, and children alike fall victim to the mystery infection that makes killers out of parents and rapists out of lovers. Ruthless, berserk, and evil beyond measure, these cackling demons spread their plague across the Earth, brining humanity to near-extinction. Now, a small band of survivors make their cautious way across a deserted America, existing in a state of constant terror. The only thing they have in common is their determination to survive... but in this frightening new world, survival has a cost all its own. How far will they go to stay alive, and can they do so without become monsters themselves?
Here goes my sleep and appetite and peace of mind. For Garth Ennis, story's apocalyptic premise, evocative of King's Captain Trips, was just an edgy excuse to craft a nauseating gore fest for its feral savages. There was even a character named Randall in the first few issues. Anyway, it was above my personal threshold for grossness and violence. Panels were filled with repeated instances of rape, child murders, cannibalism, and other perverted horrors I couldn't process. Other than working on a
Crossed was a bit of a mixed bag for me, I was a bit bored with things early doors and it was only when a horsescock, not attached to a horse but in the hands of the crossed apocalypse showed up that interest developed. Don't really know the origins of the crossed virus but the infected end up with a cross on their face and nefarious intent to kill, rape and other general fuckedupidness. So the interesting thing is most certainly the infected crossed, they are not slow shuffling head chopping

As a fan of post-apocalyptic horror, I didnt have high hopes for this series. But this volume blew me away. Despite the fact that the gore is over the top, theres actually a story. And its not bad. Issue 4 in particular was so intense. When you start caring about the characters, thats when you know a series is good. Like The Walking Dead and Y-The Last Man, I have a feeling that readers wont ever know the source of the outbreak. Jacen Burrows artwork is well suited for the series. I dont think
I had tried to read this two or three times as an act of understanding the zombie genre, a kind of act of professional responsibility, to in part say, "I am not a snob and can, like any good critic, read anything and be 'objective' about just about anything!" and I gave up each time. The idea for Ennis and Burrows is this: if we are really in a sort of "zombie apocalypse," y'all are being too nice about it. Lord of the Flies? Kid stuff! Cormac McCarthy's The Road? Leaves out all the really
Crossed takes all of those familiar zombie tropes and... well, what does Crossed do with them? what is Ennis' intent here? I'm not sure I can answer that successfully. but I can make an educated guess from a bit that comes early on: humanity is jaded; nothing's shocking, Jane; horror is nothing to us... and so Crossed attempts to provide an antibiotic to this sad state of affairs... and so Crossed will show you things your jaded mind will never have imagined; Crossed will genuinely shock you
The most intensely amazing thing about this story is how deep it peers into the darkness that is a few brain chemicals imbalances away for each and every one of us. What if your ability and interest in stifling your id - the pure, sociopathic, uninhibited impulses - were utterly removed/prevented from kicking in? The ability of Ennis & Burrows to stare directly into the maw of this near-reality is awe-inspiring and scary - scary not because they must be so f'd up to think of this, but scary
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Paperback | Pages: 240 pages Rating: 3.67 | 3246 Users | 332 Reviews

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Title | : | Crossed, Vol. 1 (Crossed #1) |
Author | : | Garth Ennis |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 240 pages |
Published | : | April 20th 2006 by Avatar Press |
Categories | : | Sequential Art. Comics. Graphic Novels. Horror. Graphic Novels Comics. Apocalyptic. Post Apocalyptic. Fiction |
Commentary Toward Books Crossed, Vol. 1 (Crossed #1)
The world's been overrun by sadistic homicidal maniacs. A small band of survivors crosses what's left of America, in constant danger and trying to hold onto what little humanity they can.In the blink of an eye, humanity is lost, and the Crossed are upon us. Men, women, and children alike fall victim to the mystery infection that makes killers out of parents and rapists out of lovers. Ruthless, berserk, and evil beyond measure, these cackling demons spread their plague across the Earth, brining humanity to near-extinction. Now, a small band of survivors make their cautious way across a deserted America, existing in a state of constant terror. The only thing they have in common is their determination to survive... but in this frightening new world, survival has a cost all its own. How far will they go to stay alive, and can they do so without become monsters themselves?
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Original Title: | Crossed |
ISBN: | 1592910904 (ISBN13: 9781592910908) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Crossed #1 |
Rating Of Books Crossed, Vol. 1 (Crossed #1)
Ratings: 3.67 From 3246 Users | 332 ReviewsCommentary Of Books Crossed, Vol. 1 (Crossed #1)
So my friend : Jeff owes me a case of mind bleach after this one. I like horror. I don't mind some gore. This damn book though.It's like Garth Ennis took the Walking Dead idea and put it in a room and fed it Meth for 6 years and then released it. This is not a zombie book. It's a damn I don't know what the fuck book. There is something spreading throughout people. It turns them into demons, evil demons. They rape, eat people, kill, maim and one of them carries around a frigging HORSECOCK! Yes,Here goes my sleep and appetite and peace of mind. For Garth Ennis, story's apocalyptic premise, evocative of King's Captain Trips, was just an edgy excuse to craft a nauseating gore fest for its feral savages. There was even a character named Randall in the first few issues. Anyway, it was above my personal threshold for grossness and violence. Panels were filled with repeated instances of rape, child murders, cannibalism, and other perverted horrors I couldn't process. Other than working on a
Crossed was a bit of a mixed bag for me, I was a bit bored with things early doors and it was only when a horsescock, not attached to a horse but in the hands of the crossed apocalypse showed up that interest developed. Don't really know the origins of the crossed virus but the infected end up with a cross on their face and nefarious intent to kill, rape and other general fuckedupidness. So the interesting thing is most certainly the infected crossed, they are not slow shuffling head chopping

As a fan of post-apocalyptic horror, I didnt have high hopes for this series. But this volume blew me away. Despite the fact that the gore is over the top, theres actually a story. And its not bad. Issue 4 in particular was so intense. When you start caring about the characters, thats when you know a series is good. Like The Walking Dead and Y-The Last Man, I have a feeling that readers wont ever know the source of the outbreak. Jacen Burrows artwork is well suited for the series. I dont think
I had tried to read this two or three times as an act of understanding the zombie genre, a kind of act of professional responsibility, to in part say, "I am not a snob and can, like any good critic, read anything and be 'objective' about just about anything!" and I gave up each time. The idea for Ennis and Burrows is this: if we are really in a sort of "zombie apocalypse," y'all are being too nice about it. Lord of the Flies? Kid stuff! Cormac McCarthy's The Road? Leaves out all the really
Crossed takes all of those familiar zombie tropes and... well, what does Crossed do with them? what is Ennis' intent here? I'm not sure I can answer that successfully. but I can make an educated guess from a bit that comes early on: humanity is jaded; nothing's shocking, Jane; horror is nothing to us... and so Crossed attempts to provide an antibiotic to this sad state of affairs... and so Crossed will show you things your jaded mind will never have imagined; Crossed will genuinely shock you
The most intensely amazing thing about this story is how deep it peers into the darkness that is a few brain chemicals imbalances away for each and every one of us. What if your ability and interest in stifling your id - the pure, sociopathic, uninhibited impulses - were utterly removed/prevented from kicking in? The ability of Ennis & Burrows to stare directly into the maw of this near-reality is awe-inspiring and scary - scary not because they must be so f'd up to think of this, but scary
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