''Loveless'' was an American

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series for mature readers published by

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as a part of that company's

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imprint. It is written by Brian Azzarello and drawn by

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, Danijel Zezelj and Werther Dell'Edera. There are 24 issues total.

Plot

''Loveless'' was originally about a man, Wes Cutter, who fought for the South in the

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and was captured. After spending time in a prison camp he comes back to his previous home of Blackwater after the North won to find the town under

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control and his house occupied. Soon after, Cutter is offered a position of sheriff in the town. The comic's early issues explore the dynamic relationship between Cutter and the people of the town (most of whom hate him), the fate of Cutter's wife Ruth, and the lingering feelings of animosity between North and South after the end of the war. Since the conclusion to its earlier issues, ''Loveless'' has become a comic of greater chronological and thematic narrative. The stories within ''Loveless'', since its inception and especially in its later years center around racism and the grittier realities of American history. The book had been stated to last about four years by Brian Azzarello in a Broken Frontier interview. In the interview Azzarello also hinted to end the story in the 1940s or so,Sam Moyerman: Bad Azz Mojo, part 1, posted October 11 2006
but the series was cancelled with issue #24.

Characters

*Wes (Wesley) Cutter **Protagonist *Ruth Cutter (Stokes) **Takes the name of James Wright *Jonny Cutter **Brother of Wes Cutter **Smuggled weapons from Canada *Boyd Johnson **Fought along with Wes under Bill Anderson's command *'Bloody' Bill Anderson *Abram Rivers *Silas Redd. **Colonel **Crippled by Boyd Johnson and lost his leg *James Foley **Catholic, unlike most other soldiers **Promoted to sergeant **Irish *Jeremiah Trotter *George. **Sergeant **Killed by Ruth *Atticus Man **Black bounty hunter. *Lord **Referred as Captain, but probably holds higher position, since he dismisses colonel Redd of his duties *Punch **Assassin, hired by Abram to kill Seth, who's been spying for Lawson Company, and later Wes Cutter *Martha **Abram's Wife *Jasper **Later became a horse racer *Murphy **Sergeant *Helen **Convinced Ruth to help Jonny conceal smuggled weapons in her house **Found dead in her bed, her neck broken *Frank **Has a pig farm

Artists

The title was penciled and inked by three artists on a rotating schedule:

(#1-5, 9-10, covers), Danijel Zezelj (#6-8, 13-15, 22-24), Werther Dell'Edera (#11-12, 16-21). Frusin previously worked with writer Brian Azzarello for three years on ''

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''. Zezelj also had a previous project with Azzarello: ''El Diablo'', a western mini series, that in Azzarello's words "planted the seeds for ''Loveless''". All three artists have clearly distinct, recognizable styles, colorist Patricia Mulviill ensured a graphic continuity throughout the series.

Collected editions

They are being collected together into

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as the run continues:

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