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Crossed, Vol. 1

Crossed, Vol. 1

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  • Author：Garth Ennis
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Summary

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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Reviews

Ash Hill ，

Bloody。 Sexual。 Traumatizing。 The entire book is a mind f*ck。 Literally。 If you can't handle every kind of abuse and torture they don't look into this series。 Crossed is about an unknown virus that causes its victims to lose all morality。 They are similar to zombies but many are far more intelligent。 They live to cause pain to others and themselves。 Brace yourself for one hell of a ride。 Bloody。 Sexual。 Traumatizing。 The entire book is a mind f*ck。 Literally。 If you can't handle every kind of abuse and torture they don't look into this series。 Crossed is about an unknown virus that causes its victims to lose all morality。 They are similar to zombies but many are far more intelligent。 They live to cause pain to others and themselves。 Brace yourself for one hell of a ride。 。。。more

Scott Rhee ，

I’ve never met Garth Ennis， but based on what I’ve read by him， it’s safe to say that he detests people。 Which isn’t to say he hates humanity， and I can see where some may not see the distinction。Ennis， best known for his popular graphic novel series “Preacher” and “The Boys”， both of which garnered cult followings and have become raved-about TV shows， wrote a series back in 2010 called “Crossed”， which went on for quite a long run under several different writers， including Alan Moore。Much like I’ve never met Garth Ennis， but based on what I’ve read by him， it’s safe to say that he detests people。 Which isn’t to say he hates humanity， and I can see where some may not see the distinction。Ennis， best known for his popular graphic novel series “Preacher” and “The Boys”， both of which garnered cult followings and have become raved-about TV shows， wrote a series back in 2010 called “Crossed”， which went on for quite a long run under several different writers， including Alan Moore。Much like Robert Kirkman’s “The Walking Dead”， “Crossed” also dealt with a small pocket of survivors during a global pandemic。 There are no zombies in “Crossed”， however。 The monsters in Ennis’s series are something else entirely。It’s unknown what triggers it—-a virus， a bio-weapon， a supernatural force—-but a large percentage of the population contracted something that appears as a cross-shaped rash on the face and a compulsion to commit any and all kinds of atrocity。 Unlike zombies， these creatures retain some semblance of their intelligence。 They just want to rape and murder and eat the flesh of their victims。Depravity of this level is something I’ve never seen in the pages of a comic book。 It is disgusting and nightmarish made all the moreso by some extremely graphic （and hyper-realistic at times） artwork by Jacen Burrows。And yet， as awful as some of the imagery is in this comic book， the comic book isn’t so much depraved as it is a commentary about the gradual death of our collective humanity and the many thousand small depravities of which we are all guilty。Ennis is a good writer。 It’s easy to forget that when one comes across a two-page spread of a family being raped and mutilated。 And yes， it’s gratuitous—-we don’t need to see the close-up of the father’s terrified face as he is being anally raped while his young daughter is literally being hacksawed to pieces over his shoulder。 It’s shock and awe， that’s all。 Which is， ironically， the point Ennis seems to be making throughout the series: We have become， as a society， numbed by the horrific violence that we see everyday—-mass shootings， serial killings， police beatings， storming of the U。S。 Capitol building， stories of rape and pedophelia， Youtube videos of people actually dying going viral while people actually “like” them。 Our worst and most vile compulsions and tendencies have simply become Internet memes。Ennis is simply pointing out the obvious: we are all capable of doing horrible things。 Anyone who says “I would never do that” or claims that their “moral compass” would never allow them to commit atrocities is lying to themselves。The sad truth is something I figured out years ago—-maybe after 9/11 or after Sandy Hook or after reading about the Holocaust or any of a dozen things: if you can imagine the most horrific atrocity， then someone somewhere in the world is already committing it。 。。。more

Chris ，

Essentially a zombie apocalypse without the brain eating and a lot more rape。 The focus on the group of survivors that grows and shrinks through time is decent， with some interesting little vignettes of the characters and their reactions to this psychopocalypse。 But overall it's just kinda meh and gross。 Until the end when it kind of redeems itself through the two main characters realizing they are slowly becoming the monsters they try to avoid and actively work back towards humanity。 Decent eno Essentially a zombie apocalypse without the brain eating and a lot more rape。 The focus on the group of survivors that grows and shrinks through time is decent， with some interesting little vignettes of the characters and their reactions to this psychopocalypse。 But overall it's just kinda meh and gross。 Until the end when it kind of redeems itself through the two main characters realizing they are slowly becoming the monsters they try to avoid and actively work back towards humanity。 Decent enough and Ennis more or less succeeded in the shock when nothing is shocking anymore。 。。。more

Monica ，

Wow。 This series is a haunting and disturbing twist on the zombie apocalypse。 And it's great？ Read it， love it， and then go pet a kitten to calm your nerves and not have nightmares。 Wow。 This series is a haunting and disturbing twist on the zombie apocalypse。 And it's great？ Read it， love it， and then go pet a kitten to calm your nerves and not have nightmares。 。。。more

mm ，

walking dead meet marquis de sade

Dejan Vukmirovic ，

It's full of gore and brutality。 Not really nice for an eye。But the story is a good ride， and it keeps you hooked until the end。 It's full of gore and brutality。 Not really nice for an eye。But the story is a good ride， and it keeps you hooked until the end。 。。。more

Valdemar Cavazos ，

Heard about it this one and was told it was good。 Unfortunately that wasn’t the case。 The only thing this volume had going for it was shock value and even that quickly wore away。 Maybe some people consider outright meaningless violence in Ennis’ work as the the mark of a deep thinker。 I’d say those people are lucky to be so easily entertained。 This series is a cheap Christmas ornament， loudly colored and hollow。

Deanna Reads and Sleeps ，

Wtf。

Bill Purkayastha ，

I have read all parts of Garth Ennis' Crossed， starting with the original series and ending with 2018's Crossed +100 Mimic， and I can say that this is the perfect response to both superzero comics and the Romero zombie genre so beloved of immature gun nuts and fanboys。What's the basic story？One day in 2008 - this must be in a parallel earth - certain individuals in multiple （possibly all） countries in the world （although the series takes place only in Brutain and the Imperialist States of Amerik I have read all parts of Garth Ennis' Crossed， starting with the original series and ending with 2018's Crossed +100 Mimic， and I can say that this is the perfect response to both superzero comics and the Romero zombie genre so beloved of immature gun nuts and fanboys。What's the basic story？One day in 2008 - this must be in a parallel earth - certain individuals in multiple （possibly all） countries in the world （although the series takes place only in Brutain and the Imperialist States of Amerikastan） suddenly develop a。。。condition。 They become violently sadistic， develop a red cross-shaped rash on their face （leading to them being called "crossed"， "church faces"， and "plus faces"） and go on gleeful sprees killing， mutilating， or otherwise harming anything and everything they can get their hands （or body fluids or。。。other organs。。。） on。 They're not zombies; they're alive， intelligent， retain all the skills they had when normal， but are out of control psychopaths who speak in a jagged red font。 Also they can pass on their condition to anyone whom they bite/spit on/urinate on/have sex with/possibly even smear with their sweat。 *And they are fully aware of this。*The result？ Unlike the ludicrous Romero Zombie scenario， which in the real world would be taken care of in thirty minutes by any competent government， civilisation swiftly collapses， people revert to basic instincts， and reveal themselves for who they really are。 And they're no different from the Crossed， only they rationalise away their decisions， which are rarely less reprehensible than those of the Crossed。 Indeed， some Crossed， like Smokey of Badlands， Aoileann of Wish You Were Here， and Fleshcook of +100 Mimic， actually are far nicer characters than most of the normal humans they deal with。I understand that the violence in this series， which is extremely graphic， turns off a certain number of people。 Ironically a fair number of those same people will routinely vote for psychopaths who blow brown children in countries like Yemen and Afghanistan to pieces with missiles launched by flying death robots， but will either ignore or explain it away。 Their problem isn't with Ennis' violence， per se; their problem is that he pushes it into their faces， shows that， stripped of "civilisation"， they're no different， and doesn't have the hypocrisy of letting them explain it away， even to themselves。Obviously， they cannot forgive him for that。 I can only say， as an amateur cartoonist myself， that I have often wanted to do a Crossed series， set in my own cartoon universe with my own characters Jihadi Colin and Jihadi Rose。 If Crossed hadn’t been copyrighted I would have done it too。 。。。more

Sohan Surag ，

I love horror and I have read some fucked up shit and I have enjoyed it but this abomination of a book is something only Ennis can churn up。 Is it good？ Yea。。。for horror fans who has the stomach for it but the things in this book is just NOT for the weak of heart。 No joke！ If a seasoned horror fan like me finds it disgusting， imagine what it'll do to you。 I love horror and I have read some fucked up shit and I have enjoyed it but this abomination of a book is something only Ennis can churn up。 Is it good？ Yea。。。for horror fans who has the stomach for it but the things in this book is just NOT for the weak of heart。 No joke！ If a seasoned horror fan like me finds it disgusting， imagine what it'll do to you。 。。。more

Drew Trevaskus ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Smart zombies， but dumb， lazy writing。 With almost no buildup for its big gore moments; what reason do I have to care about these characters when I dont know who they are or how they would react if the situation were different？ Without that buildup all I feel is revulsion toward the event， of course， but not entirely because it is gross but also because it is a missed opportunity to make some really good splatter。 The characters therefore mostly come off as very one dimensional and are nearly al Smart zombies， but dumb， lazy writing。 With almost no buildup for its big gore moments; what reason do I have to care about these characters when I dont know who they are or how they would react if the situation were different？ Without that buildup all I feel is revulsion toward the event， of course， but not entirely because it is gross but also because it is a missed opportunity to make some really good splatter。 The characters therefore mostly come off as very one dimensional and are nearly all awful people with few redeeming features between them。 There are certainly some gripping moments throughout， and the Crossed themselves， while scary， should not be examined too closely。 I will say that I read it all in one sitting。 It was entirely too much like a car wreck: you can see where it's going and you know it's going to keep you awake at night， but you've just gotta look。Oh， and the whole thing means nothing。 Like a car crash I suppose， just a shallow waste。 。。。more

Alexander C。 Bailey ，

An i today take on the apocalypse trope， but definitely not for the faint of heart

Ryan ，

Only read for the gore and shocking scenes， the story of the survivors bored me。

fonz ，

Tebeo de zombis cafres probablemente surgido de pasar más de una madrugada de sábado hasta las cuatro de la mañana viendo videos de ajustes de cuentas de narcos mejicanos。 Compruebo que Ennis continua con su irritante costumbre de castigar y premiar a los personajes según se ajusten al discurso moral que el autor imponga en sus historias， el final del primer episodio es de vergüenza ajena。 Poco más que ofrecer aparte de la habitual misantropía， sus cuatro verdades del barquero sobre Este Puto Mu Tebeo de zombis cafres probablemente surgido de pasar más de una madrugada de sábado hasta las cuatro de la mañana viendo videos de ajustes de cuentas de narcos mejicanos。 Compruebo que Ennis continua con su irritante costumbre de castigar y premiar a los personajes según se ajusten al discurso moral que el autor imponga en sus historias， el final del primer episodio es de vergüenza ajena。 Poco más que ofrecer aparte de la habitual misantropía， sus cuatro verdades del barquero sobre Este Puto Mundo de Mierda y el ocasional chiste bruto ya un poco de polla arrugada。 Jacen Burrows está más que correcto acercándose a Steve Dillon en ocasiones， mucho mejor que en sus colaboraciones con Alan Moore。 。。。more

Timothy Dymond ，

I can only assume the writing instruction for this was: ‘make a zombie apocalypse look like a safer option’。

Paul Spencer ，

Crossed is harrowing and hard to digest in equal measure。 Graphic and to the point throughout， crossed leaves little to the imagination， often leaving the reader wide eyed and gobsmacked。Not for the innocent， or faint or heart， Crossed is a unique reading experience。

Kyle Carroll （i_fucking_love_books） ，

Wonderfully deranged。

Satyajit Chetri ，

One of the bleakest post-apocalyptic stories ever put to paper。 Best to get in the shower after and let the tears flow。Reread after nearly 8 years。 Time flies。

Dai Amado ，

Lo leí por morbo， lo admito， pero me gustó más de lo que creí， porque de hecho， algunos personajes estuvieron mejor escritos de lo que hubiera esperado。 Tiene situaciones muy oportunistas， pero a eso es lo que vamos a leer con Crossed！ También una escena en donde los protagonistas hacen algo porque deben sobrevivir y bueno， tan necesario no era。 Sin embargo， cualquier que lea esto es porque quiere ver qué tan visceral es， teniendo esto en cuenta， el cómic cumple y entretiene， no pierde el ritmo Lo leí por morbo， lo admito， pero me gustó más de lo que creí， porque de hecho， algunos personajes estuvieron mejor escritos de lo que hubiera esperado。 Tiene situaciones muy oportunistas， pero a eso es lo que vamos a leer con Crossed！ También una escena en donde los protagonistas hacen algo porque deben sobrevivir y bueno， tan necesario no era。 Sin embargo， cualquier que lea esto es porque quiere ver qué tan visceral es， teniendo esto en cuenta， el cómic cumple y entretiene， no pierde el ritmo y su final es decente。 。。。more

Daniel ，

Garth Ennis wrote this and the artists were very good。 This is like The Walking Dead， but it is way more brutal。 One day a thing happens， a blast occurs。 People begin developing a crucifix shaped rash on their faces and they lose all control。 They do all they can to violate their fellow man and experience their most base inpulses。 What's worse is that they travel in packs， seeking out normal folks。 This story turns into a post apocalyptic horror story where nothing is sacred。 I must say this and Garth Ennis wrote this and the artists were very good。 This is like The Walking Dead， but it is way more brutal。 One day a thing happens， a blast occurs。 People begin developing a crucifix shaped rash on their faces and they lose all control。 They do all they can to violate their fellow man and experience their most base inpulses。 What's worse is that they travel in packs， seeking out normal folks。 This story turns into a post apocalyptic horror story where nothing is sacred。 I must say this and make sure it is known。 THIS IS NOT FOR KIDS！There are scenes here that are adult oriented in every way and strange， blood， brutal and disturbing。 It is raw and insane and yet it was well done。 The reactions of the normal folks trying to live and move through this insanity is the story here and the author and artists did a great job getting that point proven。 I have never read anything like this so it was as disturbing as it was relevant。 Was it a great idea to read something like this with the virus we are now experiencing right here with us？ Nope， not at all， but when we go outside our comfort zone， we learn and make new memories。 This book is filled with discomfort， but it also has hope and promise and triumph。Danny 。。。more

Donna ，

A virus sweeps the world that results in rapist， cannibalistic killers。 If you read that and thought 'yuck'， stay far away from this book。 It is easily one of the most over-the-top violent grotesqueries I have ever read。 There is every trigger warning imaginable， all of it in fine detail in the artwork。 If you have read Garth Ennis' 'Preacher' and thought that was offensive， multiply that by ten。 It is NOT a zombie book。 This is a post-apocalyptic virus book - the people affected by the virus ma A virus sweeps the world that results in rapist， cannibalistic killers。 If you read that and thought 'yuck'， stay far away from this book。 It is easily one of the most over-the-top violent grotesqueries I have ever read。 There is every trigger warning imaginable， all of it in fine detail in the artwork。 If you have read Garth Ennis' 'Preacher' and thought that was offensive， multiply that by ten。 It is NOT a zombie book。 This is a post-apocalyptic virus book - the people affected by the virus maintain their mental abilities， but shift them to figuring out how to hurt people。 There were a few times when I had to stop reading this to wonder 'who thought this up？'， but I'm still giving it four stars because it was entertaining in its disgusting way - which is what I'm sure the artist and author were shooting for。 。。。more

Pilipma ，

So I am sick of zomby stuff。 Was never a big Walking Dead fan （how come military always loses to slow easily manipulated by sounds falling apart corpses？！）。But got this book cause I love Garth Ennis stuff for two simple reasons:1） Garth Ennis is one sick puppy so his pages are far from white washed silly nonsense - plenty of gore and violence to go around2） Garth Ennis writes about the dark sides of humanity ao very well that previously mentioned gore and violence doesn't feel like forced shock- So I am sick of zomby stuff。 Was never a big Walking Dead fan （how come military always loses to slow easily manipulated by sounds falling apart corpses？！）。But got this book cause I love Garth Ennis stuff for two simple reasons:1） Garth Ennis is one sick puppy so his pages are far from white washed silly nonsense - plenty of gore and violence to go around2） Garth Ennis writes about the dark sides of humanity ao very well that previously mentioned gore and violence doesn't feel like forced shock-jock level trashAnd so I got me this book and Garth Ennis did not disappoint。。。 I mean it's not as bad as people are writting in this reviews - there is no way an adult lost his sleep or his launch over this book。 But it's out there。。。 and for a good reason too （view spoiler）[Garth Ennis in very clear terms explains that the whole point of this story is to look at sirvival from a humanity point of view。。。 but not in that cute movie with Tom Hanks on the island。。。 oh no。。。 we're talking all sick and dipraved shit humans have in them， all that cruelty we are capable of - that's the true disgusting part of itThere's no doubt about it: if you like anything by Garth Ennis - get this book， if like the Boys series on Amazon - get this book， if you are only starting to get into comics but feel like usual stuff is silly fluffy pandering - get this book and enjoy something different。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Andrew Oliver ，

I had high hopes with this given Ennis's other excellent outings : The Boys and Preacher。 Perhaps I was expecting too much？ This seems to be his entry into the zombie / infected genre。 But the characters are a little too unsympathetic and although the book claims to deal with difficult decisions arising in these situations it kind falls flat particularly if you compare it with the walking dead initial 10 issue run。 That said the villains are truly horrific and there are a great deal of shocking I had high hopes with this given Ennis's other excellent outings : The Boys and Preacher。 Perhaps I was expecting too much？ This seems to be his entry into the zombie / infected genre。 But the characters are a little too unsympathetic and although the book claims to deal with difficult decisions arising in these situations it kind falls flat particularly if you compare it with the walking dead initial 10 issue run。 That said the villains are truly horrific and there are a great deal of shocking images - I was prepared but I felt there was too much sexual violence。 I may give Alan Moore's Crossed 100 a go and see how he deals with it。 。。。more

Lenko ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Crossed truly is something else。It's brutal and unforgiving。 It made my stomach turn and it disgusted me。The narrative is bloody brilliant。 The concept behind the contagion and the way it brings forward this primal， brutal side of humanity really makes you question your own nature。 I couldn't put this down， it's written so well， it encapsulates you。This coupled with outstanding art makes Crossed an unforgettable experience。I have to commend the writers on their presentation。 The concept allows t Crossed truly is something else。It's brutal and unforgiving。 It made my stomach turn and it disgusted me。The narrative is bloody brilliant。 The concept behind the contagion and the way it brings forward this primal， brutal side of humanity really makes you question your own nature。 I couldn't put this down， it's written so well， it encapsulates you。This coupled with outstanding art makes Crossed an unforgettable experience。I have to commend the writers on their presentation。 The concept allows them to go wild with the gore and brutality， but they rarily do。 This created a foreboding atmosphere and whenever a particulary horrid scene came up， you were horrified by it。 It's a very clever way to shock and engage you。 。。。more

Hywel Ragnauth ，

I really enjoyed this。 It feels pretty gross admitting something like that because I feel as though I should be ashamed of myself。 This graphic novel satisfied the gore itch I didn't realise I had but the other ones certainly felt gratuitous after that。 I really enjoyed this。 It feels pretty gross admitting something like that because I feel as though I should be ashamed of myself。 This graphic novel satisfied the gore itch I didn't realise I had but the other ones certainly felt gratuitous after that。 。。。more

Andrew ，

It's not for everyone。 It's DARK， really dark。 I have a pretty strong stomach and am somewhat jaded， but this book still made me raise my eyebrows。 Some would dismiss the writing as overly edgy and they would be wrong。 The story is making a very particular point。 It's saying "things are bad and it wont get better。" This is not a happy ending book。 This is a book that drives home how dark mankind is and how unforgiving nature is。 It's not for everyone。 It's DARK， really dark。 I have a pretty strong stomach and am somewhat jaded， but this book still made me raise my eyebrows。 Some would dismiss the writing as overly edgy and they would be wrong。 The story is making a very particular point。 It's saying "things are bad and it wont get better。" This is not a happy ending book。 This is a book that drives home how dark mankind is and how unforgiving nature is。 。。。more

Katie ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 So relieved the dog didn’t die

Baba ，

Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows have created a seriously warped， evil runs amok world， where a plague causes people to have a weeping bloody cross appear on their faces and sees them being utterly consumed by their base desires。A shocking and outrageous （triggers abound） portrayal of human debasement is tempered by an impressive analysis of the human condition of the people that manage to survive。 Easily， in my opinion， Ennis' most controversial work that I've read so far！ A top notch must-read ho Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows have created a seriously warped， evil runs amok world， where a plague causes people to have a weeping bloody cross appear on their faces and sees them being utterly consumed by their base desires。A shocking and outrageous （triggers abound） portrayal of human debasement is tempered by an impressive analysis of the human condition of the people that manage to survive。 Easily， in my opinion， Ennis' most controversial work that I've read so far！ A top notch must-read horror book， but be warned explicit sex， violence， gore， killing etc both text and also visually， not for anyone remotely sensitive！ 9。5 out of 12。 。。。more

Paula ，

Brilliant graphic novel by Garth Ennis about a virus that turns you into a sadist。 Extremely violent and graphic， the art itself is scary。 It's the story of people being brought together by a fucked up circumstance， and their trying to survive。 Garth Ennis finished this novel perfectly， which is why he didn't come back for the following volumes and I've heard they're not worth the read so I'm going to quit while I'm ahead。 Brilliant graphic novel by Garth Ennis about a virus that turns you into a sadist。 Extremely violent and graphic， the art itself is scary。 It's the story of people being brought together by a fucked up circumstance， and their trying to survive。 Garth Ennis finished this novel perfectly， which is why he didn't come back for the following volumes and I've heard they're not worth the read so I'm going to quit while I'm ahead。 。。。more

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