Crossed, Vol. 1

Came as expected and in great condition.

Ennis is one of the best writers in contemporary comics. This is a fact. He has an original, concise, and realistic way of expressing the thought patterns of common, more realistic characters. Not super heroes, or heroes at all for that matter. If you are sensitive or easily offended by extreme violence, gore, horror, sexual violence, language, or overall pessimism, you will definitely not like this comic. Instead of admitting a sensitivity to art with these aspects, some might just give the book a poor review. This is not how to review art. For the genre, Crossed is an absolute masterpiece. And the art of Jacen Burrows is beautiful (yes even the violent parts). If you like extreme horror movies, books, or comics, you should love the Crossed series. I mean no disrespect for people who are sensitive to sexual violence etc. Indeed I am in favor of warnings of graphic material, so if you bother to read reviews (which you should), consider this your warning. Crossed is the most twisted comic I have ever read and I love gorey arthouse horror. The first volume is especially good because it is the only volume in the entire Crossed series (which now has well over 20 volumes including multiple variants) that is entirely written and inked by Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows. The power duo do return for a few small arcs in the later volumes. The other writers are good; although, one thing you can always count on with Crossed is magnificent art. Every volume is bursting with color and beautiful depiction of animals, nature, and human anatomy. Bottom line: of you have a strong stomach and consider yourself a devoted fan of horror or zombie genres then Crossed is the highest of the high, the most brutal of the brutal.

Man...this story was insane from the first page. I'm not sure how to put my thoughts together cohesively. First off, I'm just finding my way back into comics. I'm a huge horror fan. Crossed was an exhausting ride of awesome. I felt so uncomfortable the entire time, which is exactly how you're meant to feel. What it gives you in brutality, it circles back to lay on the human emotion and trauma. The art of balancing these two was so well done in the story telling. The art is breathtaking, mesmerizing, and nightmare fuel. I mean that as a compliment. I was invested in these characters and I found myself really engaged the entire read. I look forward to checking out some of the other installments. This story is not for the faint of heart; but the pay off is stunning.

I am a big fan of Ennis, and had been considering picking this up. After reading several reviews, I was a bit learly, but still decided to give it a shot. Personally, I don't like the horror genre that much. Most of the stuff out now is more exploitation than horror and exists more to make your stomach turn, than provide a good story or even scare people.I just finished this a few minutes ago and I have to say.. its pretty horrible, but wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be from some of the reviews I read. Yes, there were some horrible, grotesque images here, but a pretty decent story behind it.In the end, I wasn't surprised at all. This is your typical post-apocalyptic, survival horror scenario we have come to expect over the years. A group of survivors come together and try and elude the infected, hoping to find refuge somewhere remote. Some live, some die (well most die), but in the end you are left with a hanging, yet satisfying finish. Only this time, instead of zombies, the survivors must fight off blood thirsty bersekers which are the equivalent to the most evil mankind can become condensed 1000 fold into each one of the infected.I left off one star because I found the story to be pretty predictable, and because I am not a big fan of exploitive blood-and-guts. Should they make a movie out of this? My opinion is Hell no. Sure it would be a nice payday for the authors, but for the rest of us who have seen this 100 times over in movies, books, and video games, its just another zombie story.Reasons to get this book:1. Big Ennis fan2. Post apocalyptic/survival horror fan3. You want something to show your squeamish friends and see if you can make them throw up/cry.If you are not one of those three, skip it.

If you are an Ennis fan then stop reading this review and buy the book.If you do not know anything about Garth Ennis, back away from CROSSED and go buy The Boys, Preacher or his run on Punisher MAX. IF you enjoy it and don't walk away in disgust come back and buy Crossed. Otherwise you might be biting off way more than you can chew.I have never been disturbed by a comic before. I have never been kept up at night by a comic before. I have read a lot of comics that call themselves 'horror' genre comics, none of them have filled me with horror. Crossed changed all of that. This is a very straight-forward, simple story that gets to the heart of what horror (and humanity) is all about, people are capable of truly terrible things. No one is coming to save you. Something terrible is coming and you cannot beat it, you can only hope to outrun it. This is horror. I don't know if beautiful is the right word for the artwork, but you have never seen such well-drawn entrails, looks of anguish or expressions of madness. This is Ennis at his unrestrained best. Highly recommended.

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Have you ever had bad thoughts? Deranged, vile, and horrific thoughts? What if you could do whatever it is you wanted to do no matter how wrong, illegal, or psychotic it is? Crossed, the red death that has taken over the world turns the purest of souls into the most destructive beings. There is nothing left but the crossed and all the death and destruction they bring. No matter who you think you are we are all the same inside, blood raged red