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A review by catsy2022
Crossed, Vol. 1 by Garth Ennis, Jacen Burrows
4.0
This book has graphic content, so read it at your own risk.
Story: 3.5/5
Like any survival story, it's really been done before. You can take it, change small details, but in essence, it's all the same.
The first volume of Crossed is a comic series about a group of survivors crossing America as they head towards Alaska. Each subsequent volume is about a different group of people.
The world has been infected by some sort of virus and the infectees go crazy, killing everything in sight. The group is stalked by a particularly smart group of Crossed (namesake and main enemy of the comic book) and do all they can to survive.
It doesn't get more complicated than that, and that's both good and bad.
Art: 4/5
If you ever read The Walking Dead comic series, the art is very similar.
I feel, however, that details that could've been included haven't been.
Characters: 3/5
Little character development. The story, despite being about their journey, never really was about them. I feel like they wasted a whole chapter when Slick starts reading the journal left from the soldier. Skipping 10 months when the story starts doesn't really help, as it seems that once those ten months pass, they are just stuck at that point in time. You learn a few things about the supporting characters, but then they are promptly disposed of in some graphic manner.
If that was going to be the case in the comic, perhaps Ennis should've seen fit to give Cindy and Slick more character development than the supporting guys.
Enjoyment: 4/5
I didn't mind the graphic content--it could've been worse. I like post-apoc scenarios, so this was an alright read.
Overall: 3.5/5
If only Goodreads offered half-star ratings. I'm giving this comic a 3.5/5 because, despite being a quick read, there wasn't much else to it. The story is pretty simple, characters aren't really developed (since it's more about their journey than their relationships), and the art could've been better. Since I liked it, I'm just marking it as a 4.
Story: 3.5/5
Like any survival story, it's really been done before. You can take it, change small details, but in essence, it's all the same.
The first volume of Crossed is a comic series about a group of survivors crossing America as they head towards Alaska. Each subsequent volume is about a different group of people.
The world has been infected by some sort of virus and the infectees go crazy, killing everything in sight. The group is stalked by a particularly smart group of Crossed (namesake and main enemy of the comic book) and do all they can to survive.
It doesn't get more complicated than that, and that's both good and bad.
Art: 4/5
If you ever read The Walking Dead comic series, the art is very similar.
I feel, however, that details that could've been included haven't been.
Characters: 3/5
Little character development. The story, despite being about their journey, never really was about them. I feel like they wasted a whole chapter when Slick starts reading the journal left from the soldier. Skipping 10 months when the story starts doesn't really help, as it seems that once those ten months pass, they are just stuck at that point in time. You learn a few things about the supporting characters, but then they are promptly disposed of in some graphic manner.
If that was going to be the case in the comic, perhaps Ennis should've seen fit to give Cindy and Slick more character development than the supporting guys.
Enjoyment: 4/5
I didn't mind the graphic content--it could've been worse. I like post-apoc scenarios, so this was an alright read.
Overall: 3.5/5
If only Goodreads offered half-star ratings. I'm giving this comic a 3.5/5 because, despite being a quick read, there wasn't much else to it. The story is pretty simple, characters aren't really developed (since it's more about their journey than their relationships), and the art could've been better. Since I liked it, I'm just marking it as a 4.