Crossgen comics way of the rat comic book

Crossgen now enters the territory of martial arts comics, in particular the kind of historical. Alright, a little late to the party, but ive recently been picking up chunks of some of the crossgen books crux, route 666, kiss kissbang bang, etc. We do find out later that some titles are set on the same world as others way of the rat and the path for instance and in the second batch of comics, we get a story actually set on earth itself crux and later kiss kiss bang bang. But the khan has a nasty revelation that may throw the fight his way. Two of the properties, sigil and ruse, were recently resurrected at. They specialized in nonsuperhero comics that all shared the same universe, sadly they went bankrupt. The companys assets were acquired by the walt disney company in 2004, and designated to disney publishing worldwide. Written by chuck dixon, with artwork by jeff johnson and tom ryder, the series ran for a total of twentyfour issues before its publication was stopped due to crossgen s bankruptcy.

Formerly an independent comic company of the early 2000s, as of 2011 it is now publishing new material as a marvel imprint. Crossgen material collected by checker book publishing. Surviving the war and its associated carnage, will apparently be five crossgen universe titles. Way of the rat was one of comic book series bought up when disney purchased the assets of thenbankrupt company crossgen. Crossgen comics was founded by floridabased entrepreneur mark alessi, who sought to create a comic book universe that was uniquely varied but also connected by a common theme. Hulk, ultimate xmen, daredevil, wolverine, the ultimates, negation, sojourn, scion, meridian, and way of the rat. Sojourn, scion, solus comic book lot of 12 crossgen comics fantasy adventure.

Classic crossgen comic book the way of the rat magic and. Find the value of the crossgen comic way of the rat volume 1. As a metaphor for crossgen comics the maverick comic book company that published way of the rat and a slew of other titles during the early 2000s and briefly became one of hollywoods hottest. Cross generation entertainment, or crossgen, was an american comic book. Crossgen now enters the territory of martial arts comics, in particular the kind of historical kung fu slapstick popularized by jackie chan. And dont forget to stop by the crazy crossgen booth and say hi. In july 2010, disney reestablished the brand through marvel comics, who. Jul 20, 2016 as a metaphor for crossgen comics the maverick comic book company that published way of the rat and a slew of other titles during the early 2000s and briefly became one of hollywoods hottest. Crossgen comics was known for its uniquely varied comic book universe connected by a common theme.

One of the most important pieces of new information we discovered when welaunched the path prequel online prior to its reaching stores is that theonline web comic drove sales in a big way, said crossgen vp. The crossgen comics logo utilized before being redesigned by marvel. In one year, crossgen became the fifth largest comic book publisher in. But ive heard good things about their route 666 and i read the free comic book issue of way of the rat and was rather impressed but rather reluctant to get into it, the story looks a bit confusing.

He is best known for his work with writer gerard jones on marvel comics wonder man and malibu comics solitaire and with writer chuck dixon on crossgens way of the rat though he has also pencilled many other titles in his long career in comics, including the amazing spiderman, green lantern, and weapon x. In july 2010, disney reestablished the brand through marvel comics, who announced plans to revive crossgen titles. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Charles chuck dixon is an american comic book writer, perhaps bestknown for long runs on batman titles in the 1990s. He wrote the ruse spinoff archards agents oneshots in january and november 2003 and april 2004, the last released shortly before crossgens. His big break came one year later, when editor larry hama hired him to. So far im only trying to follow soujourn and ruse so far im mainly trying to catch up. Meridian was a comic in the early 2000s published by a now defunct crossgen comics. Two of the bestknown comic book publishers in the world, marvel and crossgen, have provided their most popular properties to these dcb.

The series is set in crossgen s sigilverse shared universe in the empire of. The walls of zhumar begins with the ring of staffs and ends with the ring of blades, with plenty of monkeys, magic, and martial arts in between. Cross generation entertainment, or crossgen, was an american comic book publisher that operated from 1998 to 2004. As a metaphor for crossgen comics the maverick comic book company that published way of the rat and a slew of other titles during the. Sigil losing the lai brothers think that was the artists so quickly is what really turned me off on this book.

Crossgen comics way of the rat 2002 16 14,338 15 14,747 409 2. Founded by millionaire mark alessi, crossgen sought to expand the comics industry by forgoing superhero titles and focusing on the scifi, fantasy, victorian mystery, and sword and sorcery genres. May 12, 2018 meridian was a comic in the early 2000s published by a now defunct crossgen comics. Crossgen cge comic books the path way of the rat scion. From buying out marvel entertainment and developing numerous properties in europe, we have word now that the crossgen series way of the rat is. In july 2010, marvel comics now owned by disney announced plans to revive crossgen. In july 2010, marvel comics now owned by disney announced plans to revive. Cross generation entertainment, or crossgen, was an american comic book publisher. All these collections will be published in a high quality glossy format using the original crossgen digital files. Checker will release uncollected issues of these crossgen titles sojourn two volumes, negation two volumes, the way of the rat, sigil, the path, and scion two volumes.

Breitbiel became crossgen s marketing and distribution director. Its conceit was a shared universe comprised of books in many different genres, all fitting together to create a huge myth arc that early word of god insisted would be at least five years in. Crossgen back to way of the rat 20022004 volume 1 usa 100 owned. Written by chuck dixon, with artwork by jeff johnson and tom ryder, the series ran for a total of twentyfour issues before its publication was stopped due to crossgens bankruptcy. Way of the rat chapter 08 marvel crossgen comics motion. In july 2010, marvel comics announced plans to revive crossgen titles. Crossgen comics crossgen comics database wiki fandom. Please fill out the following form to report a missing variant issue from the database. Way of the rat is an american comic book series published by crossgen entertainment in the wuxia subgenre of martial arts adventure. Way of the rat comic read comics online in high quality. Jan 31, 1998 crossgen publisher formerly an independent comic company of the early 2000s, as of 2011 it is now publishing new material as a marvel imprint. Its conceit was a shared universe comprised of books in many different genres, all fitting together to create a huge myth arc that early word of god insisted would be at least five years in the making.

Crossgen comics way of the rat 2002 17,994 16 14,338 344 2. This is, first of all, an exceptionally welldrawn comic. Chanesque martial arts sequences, the diverse and entertaining supporting cast, and the hilarious nagging of po. List of crossgen titles crossgen comics database wiki fandom. Read way of the rat comic online free and high quality. In addition to its sigilverse comics, crossgen published a. Nov 07, 2008 could have been a cool thoresque book if done correctly.

Aug 24, 2011 crossgen comics was founded by floridabased entrepreneur mark alessi, who sought to create a comic book universe that was uniquely varied but also connected by a common theme. Way of the rat was a comic in the early 2000s published by a now defunct crossgen comics. In july 2010, disney reestablished the brand through marvel comics. They specialized in nonsuperhero comics that all shared the same universe, sadly they went bankrupt before. Watch the mindblowing, fiveminute chimera cg animated feature. This is the book youve been waiting for funny, action packed, and beautifully drawn. Probably the biggest disappointment from the early crossgen books.

Po po the monkey answers some of boons questions about the ring of staves and the book of the hell of the hungry dragons and none of it is good news. Sep 22, 2003 surviving the war and its associated carnage, will apparently be five crossgen universe titles. From buying out marvel entertainment and developing numerous properties in europe, we have word now that. Oct 08, 2018 way of the rat was a comic in the early 2000s published by a now defunct crossgen comics. Crossgen was an american comic book and entertainment company that flourished briefly in the early oughties, then crashed and burned rather spectacularly.

Jeffrey jeff johnson is an american comic book artist. They specialized in nonsuperhero comics that all shared the. Classic crossgen comic book the way of the rat magic. This is an complete list of comic book series published by crossgen comics. Each of crossgens titles stood on their own but was tied to a greater mythology thanks to a sigil, which. In 1999, the company acquired the orlando based multigenre fan convention megacon, from founder james breitbiel. His earliest comics work was writing evangeline first for comico comics in 1984 then later for first comics, who published the ongoing series, on which he worked with his thenwife, the artist judith hunt. In the following year, the horror fiction route 666. As a metaphor for crossgen comics the maverick comic book company that published way of the rat and a slew of other titles during the early 2000s and briefly became one of. Way of the rat tpb 20032008 crossgenchecker comic books. The company debuted in 2000 with crossgenesis, a sneakpeak of the universe, worlds and characters of crossgens flagship titles that were released six months later. The path way of the rat scion negation crossgen cge comic books lot of.

Walls of zhumar way of the rat, book 1 chuck dixon, jeff johnson on. This is, first of all, an exceptionally welldrawn comic, even by crossgens. The various crossgen titles are set on different worlds, reminiscent of earth, but not quite earth themselves. Cross generation entertainment, or crossgen, was an american comic book publisher and entertainment company that operated from 1998 to 2004. Boon sai hong, the infamous jade rat, never aspired to be more than a.