''Jack Cross'' was a
comic book
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series written by
Warren Ellis
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and drawn by
Gary Erskine
Gary Erskine is a Scottish comic book artist.
Career
Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Paisley near Glasgow in 1968, Erskine grew up in Rutherglen and attended Burnside Primary and Stonelaw High School. Fellow comic artist Frank Quitely (Vincent ...
. It was first published by
DC Comics
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in
2005
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.
Plot
The title character is a ''gun-for-hire'' freelance anti-terrorist, who is brought in when things go horribly wrong, and who uses extremely violent methods to achieve his goals. However, he is also an active social liberal who takes part in anti-war demonstrations, and is internally conflicted about the measures he has to take.
Publication history
Originally solicited as an ongoing series, Jack Cross stalled after the first story arc of four issues. Although a mention of a further eight finished scripts (and plots for twelve more issues) was posted on various forums the scripts were incomplete (requiring further dialoguing), the book was placed on hiatus after the fourth issue. Later on, Ellis posted on his MySpace page that there will be "no more Jack Cross for DC".
Issues #1–4 were published in one volume as ''DC Comics Presents: Jack Cross #1'' in October 2010.
See also
*''
City of Silence'', a previous collaboration between Ellis and Erskine
References
External links
Review of issue #1
2005 comics debuts
Comics by Warren Ellis
DC Comics titles
Techno-thriller comics
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