NecroDragon
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Post by NecroDragon on Sept 19, 2014 2:15:29 GMT -5
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okcomputer
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Post by okcomputer on Sept 19, 2014 8:17:18 GMT -5
Me too. Have you read the other Crossed series?
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NecroDragon
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Post by NecroDragon on Sept 19, 2014 14:45:18 GMT -5
I've been meaning to for years. The closest I got was buying the first trade for my brother's birthday and reading the first half of it.
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Post by skullshine on Sept 19, 2014 16:08:27 GMT -5
I must confess that I chuckled a bit when reading comments on a Facebook comic group discussion about Alan Moore writing Crossed. People who don't like Moore claimed that the book would turn into series of rape scenes, to which I thought to myself, "have you never read this comic before?". I just find it funny that some people think Alan Moore is going to make Crossed offensive, when it's been offensive as hell to some people since issue #1. I really don't have anything against the series myself, Although I can understand why some don't care for it. It just seems like a gratuitous outlet for sexual and violent frustrations for whomever is writing and/or drawing it at the time.
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NecroDragon
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Post by NecroDragon on Sept 19, 2014 19:04:05 GMT -5
Honestly, my interest in reading it has waned thanks to the criticism I've heard, but Alan Moore is my favorite.
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Post by okcomputer on Sept 19, 2014 21:23:57 GMT -5
The first miniseries by Ennis is really, really good. It's the most fucked up thing I've ever seen and some of it really does come close to crossing the line of what even Avatar will publish (they're known for their lenient editorial policies, and for having libraries ban their books) but all the extreme carnage and brutality really does serve the story. The worst stuff is towards the beginning, like Ennis is telling the reader what kind of story this is gonna be, and the whole thing is unrelentingly bleak, but like all good horror fiction there's a real intelligence behind the violence. But because the violence is so incredibly extreme it can put people off, and I understand that as well. Still, it's a really good book if you know what you're in for.
There are lots of other Crossed stories (Ennis has written two since the original miniseries, one is a "patient zero" story about the first person to become infected) and some are better than others, and some are pretty bad, but I'm sure Alan Moore's story will be one of the good ones. He can be kind of obnoxious, but he's a really smart guy and I'm sure he understands what makes the Crossed stories worth reading.
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NecroDragon
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Post by NecroDragon on Sept 19, 2014 21:46:07 GMT -5
He's a total diva, but his work is the best. Well, most of the time. I'll still definitely look into Crossed.
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Post by frinspar on Sept 20, 2014 1:48:58 GMT -5
Fuck this. I made my feelings on Crossed known a while back. Nothing that 2 sharks that have been jumped produce together will entice me.
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NecroDragon
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Post by NecroDragon on Sept 20, 2014 1:59:52 GMT -5
Alan Moore's still got it goin' on! His hit/miss ratio has changed for the worse, I'll admit.
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Post by frinspar on Sept 20, 2014 2:03:18 GMT -5
It's going to suck. The universe Crossed exists in is a stupid one. Fucking cancer balls.
P.S. Hint: None of the Crossed stories were worth reading.
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