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06-22-2010, 01:26 PM
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Phoenix
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Posts: 12,152
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Garth Ennis' Crossed Trade Review w/ Slight Spoiler.
I'm almost at a loss for words with this comic. I just picked up the trade, collecting Ennis' complete run, and read it in one sitting. Brutal beyond words. I couldn't put it down, yet found it pushed the envelope almost to the point of offensive. The slight spoiler is that the story involves a world in which most of humankind somehow looses the part of the brain that suppresses all primal-violent & sexual instinct. It reminded me very much of The Walking Dead, w a group of survivors dealing.... but on heavy-steroids. Ennis has been one of my favorite writers since his Goddess mini-series & Hellblazer work, so I know from experience he delivers & this series, while uber-violent did have an intelligent under thread. Still this book was intense. First time I've bought a trade collection with no for-knowledge of the book.
I can't recommend this book because it is very violent and won't be everyone's cup of tea...but, if you like survivalist-based stories & have experience w/ Ennis' extreme style, you may very well like the roller-coaster ride this twisted book has to offer.
Do Not Let Your Kids Read This Book! Don't leave the trade, if you buy it, out on a table w/ little-ones in the house.
p.s. - I did "Crossed" searches here at SF but couldn't find much. Sorry, if this ground's been already covered.
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06-22-2010, 01:30 PM
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Kindly Asked To Leave
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: West Coast
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Sounds interesting.. I'll have to check it out.
Ennis doesn't disappoint. 
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06-22-2010, 01:45 PM
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Ghost
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Dallas, TX
Posts: 8,648
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Hmmm...
I've been wondering about this book for a while now, but I just can't bring myself to pick it up. I can't say whether that's due to my middling attitude towards Ennis' work as a whole, or the art, which looks kinda amateurish.
I love Ennis' war comics, but I've had a hard time getting into his other stuff.
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06-22-2010, 03:13 PM
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Phoenix
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Posts: 12,152
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Did you read his Punisher, BT? Best comics I've ever read, period.
I also love his war stuff...but I like his extreme "other stuff" too. I agree that it can wear thin. I've finally dropped The Boys and I actually found his Preacher a little "too much" at times in it's American interpretations ... as seen by an Irish Writer.
His Hellblazer run is my favorite of all of them. His 2000 AD work, I remember as fun. His Dan Dare, Space Opera revisit was quite good and clean for a change. Both minis of Just a Pilgrim were killer. I could go on.
This Crossed is as extreme a book as I've ever seen him write. But...it's a horror book and, I suppose, he's pushing the envelope yet again for a reason, even if its an artistic one.
* Jeesh, when you consider the amount of work this man churns out year after year...he's gotta be the hardest working writer in the biz today. I'd say as much, if not more than Bru, Bendis, etc...
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06-22-2010, 03:40 PM
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Ghost
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Dallas, TX
Posts: 8,648
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Hellblazer and Dan Dare... great stuff! Never read his Punisher, but I think it's time I did.
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06-22-2010, 03:44 PM
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Yeah, I spend WAY too much time here!
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: ASGARD
Posts: 17,497
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Quote:
Originally Posted by protector2814
I'm almost at a loss for words with this comic. I just picked up the trade, collecting Ennis' complete run, and read it in one sitting. Brutal beyond words. I couldn't put it down, yet found it pushed the envelope almost to the point of offensive. The slight spoiler is that the story involves a world in which most of humankind somehow looses the part of the brain that suppresses all primal-violent instinct. It reminded me very much of The Walking Dead, w a group of survivors dealing.... but on heavy-steroids. Ennis has been one of my favorite writers since his Goddess mini-series & Hellblazer work, so I know from experience he delivers & this series, while uber-violent did have an intelligent under thread. Still this book was intense. First time I've bought a trade collection with no for-knowledge of the book.
I can't recommend this book because it is very violent and won't be everyone's cup of tea...but, if you like survivalist-based stories & have experience w/ Ennis' extreme style, you may very well like the roller-coaster ride this twisted book has to offer.
Do Not Let Your Kids Read This Book! Don't leave the trade, if you buy it, out on a table w/ little-ones in the house.
p.s. - I did "Crossed" searches here at SF but couldn't find much. Sorry, if this ground's been already covered.
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Sounds like a great book for me to read.
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06-22-2010, 03:55 PM
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Phoenix
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Posts: 12,152
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Babytoxie
Hellblazer and Dan Dare... great stuff! Never read his Punisher, but I think it's time I did.
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My highest, highest recommendation. It transcends into the realm of crime-fiction. Wish the omnibus was still available for $69 on Amazon, you could kill 75% of Ennis' Punisher in one swoop.
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06-22-2010, 05:49 PM
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My Better Is Better Than Your Better
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: O-H-I-O!!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Babytoxie
Hellblazer and Dan Dare... great stuff! Never read his Punisher, but I think it's time I did.
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his punisher run is awesome. him & steve dillion hit the grandslam on that series
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06-22-2010, 09:22 PM
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The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 1,313
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Cool, thanks for the review.
I've flipped through the book a few times, and it looked pretty neat. I might have to give it a go...
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06-22-2010, 10:10 PM
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Baron Zemo
Join Date: May 2006
Location: we know each other, he's a friend from work
Posts: 16,341
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Has Jacen Burrows ever done any main stream work?
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