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	CrossGen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Before CrossGen folded in 2004 it managed to become one of the strongest independent (that is, not DC Comics or Marvel Comics) contenders in the comics industry.
		As opposed to the usual comics practise of hiring all artists and writers on a freelance basis, CrossGen had their employees work in their headquarters in Tampa, Florida.
		Crossgen's technology was used to scan the comic book art, the result was aesthetically pleasing, reproducing the fine color of the original, but the lettering was not quite legible; this was solved by adding client side browser code so that hovering over the word or thought bubble caused it to enlarge to a readable size.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/CrossGen_Comics (906 words)

	The Comics Journal: Newswatch
		Despite CrossGen's public assurances that the company was merely going through a temporary rough patch, Serdar's letter clearly sends the message that Alessi is desperate enough to sell not only a portion of CrossGen but a controlling interest in the company, asking only that he be allowed a continuing involvement.
		CrossGen is the comics company that was born out of conversations about artists, characters and stories that took place between the teenage Mark Alessi and his cousin Gina Villa.
		She was placed in charge of CrossGen comics operations and production, after having worked for the previous 29 years as a physical education and health instructor at Holliston High School in Massachusetts.
	www.tcj.com /257/n_crossgen.html (4068 words)

	Comic Book News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The aim of CrossGen Comics on the Web is to create a low-cost point of entry for new readers in places already populated by those potential new readers.
		CrossGen Comics on the Web were designed to be read simply and easily by even the most novice of Web surfers or comic readers.
		CrossGen Comics is unprecedented in that their entire line of comics is currently published in eight foreign languages and in at least 15 foreign countries.
	www.orcafresh.net /Briefs/020305.html (1127 words)

	Graphitti Designs Presents... NEWSARAMA
		Last summer, CrossGen publisher Mark Alessi was telling anyone with ears that by the summer of 2004, his company would be the #1 publisher in the comic industry.
		During its existence, CrossGen has aggressively recruited from Marvel and DC with one of their chief selling points, again, according to Marz speaking in Wizard being an offer of stability which is more enticing than "the sink-or-swim realities of being a freelancer," Marz said.
		According to the article, CrossGen's revenue was $2.8 million in 2001, $6.1 million in 2002, and Alessi (as he repeated recently in speaking to the LA Times anticipated a revenue of $13 million in 2003.
	www.newsarama.com /pages/CrossGen/CrossGen_Problems.htm (8519 words)

	Entertainment Geekly: CrossGen Jeff's Comics Capers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		One of the greatest pleasures of reading Marvel and DC comics is that in some way, all the comics connect together.
		CrossGen has since managed to expand to eleven regular titles, put out collected editions for all its longest-running series, and keeps designing new ways to get its comics into new fans' hands.
		Everything CrossGen does is solid, detailed work with flawless colors, and the art doesn't come at the expense of story, which I always appreciate when plunking down $3 a comic these days.
	www.entertainment-geekly.com /web/general/aug2002/comic_caper (1422 words)

	Slushfactory.com: Skiing on the slopes of pop culture love (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		CrossGen has earned a great deal of respect from Comickaze and our customers due to their innovative business practices, quality product line and their willingness to work with retailers and outside of industry norms.
		In January, CrossGen comic sales had a modest increase to 6.2% of Comickaze's overall sales but after the announcement of the Compendia Series, Comics on the Web and the interest Hollywood has in their line-up, the February CrossGen sales rose to 8.5% and in March they currently account for 16.8% of all store sales.
		CrossGen's marketing team initially shared concern over the impact of Web comics on print comics sold at the retail level, but decided to move forward in order to expose comics to as many new readers as possible.
	www.slushfactory.com /cgi-bin/news/news.cgi?id=EpEVAyupZZWTQdrzdp (1218 words)

	CrossGen Comics - Mile High Comics, Chuck Rozanski
		It was during a visit to the offices of CrossGen Comics that I was exposed to a series of innovations in the delivery of graphic stories to consumers that so shocked my senses that I have been unable to write about them until now.
		Despite the fact that he was well aware that the comics business was declining rapidly, Mark decided to take a significant portion of the personal fortune that he derived from his previous career in the world of high tech and dedicate it to building an all-new comics company.
		Right from the beginning, his goal was to transform static printed comics into electronic form, and then to utilize the magic of electronics to enhance his static stories into versions which would appeal not only to existing comics fans, but also to the millions of potential comics readers who exist around the world.
	www.milehighcomics.com /crossgen/crossgenpartone.html (2608 words)

	Comics Continuum
		CrossGen Comics has launched two entities which will make it easier for creators to see their work published, licensed properties to make the transition into comic book form, and help resurrect other comics which have languished without the support of a publishing house.
		All of CrossGen's current and future titles within - as well as outside - the continuity of the CrossGen Universe will also now be published through CG Entertainment's Supply Agreement with Diamond Comic Distributors.
		Code 6 Comics, CrossGen's independent comics imprint, is named for the Florida police signal code for "escaped prisoner." This is a hint at the imprint's primary purpose, which is to provide a friendly home for creator-developed projects which lack the funding for traditional self-publishing.
	www.comicscontinuum.com /stories/0206/28/cgindex.htm (852 words)

	Mercury Media Taps Into CrossGen Comics On The Web
		The aim of CrossGen Comics on the Web, with its $1 per month subscription price tag, is to create a low-cost point of entry for new readers in places already populated by those potential new readers.
		CrossGen has already partnered with a number of major Web portals to promote and distribute Comics on the Web to their existing viewership that currently totals millions of unique visitors monthly.
		CrossGen Comics on the Web will contain links to a list of CrossGen's Premier Retailers, including store names, zip codes and even road maps, allowing curious new readers a fast and effective way of finding a comic store in their area that is assured to carry CrossGen product.
	www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com /news/101532272039116.htm (659 words)

	Comic Book Resources - CBR News - The Comic Brief
		In addition to CrossGen's many comics that are currently in active development for films, we intend to introduce through the Cinescape Magazine pages the next franchisable original comics from up and coming artists, as well as stories from legendary genre creators, of whom some are already part of Mania's advisory board.
		Cinescape recognizes that comics, like films, are simply another medium for the presentation of genre-based stories, and that concept is at the fulcrum of this arrangement.
		The comics that appear will be stitched into the center of each monthly edition of Cinescape starting with the May 2003 edition, and they will appear in the Traveler trim size, and not in the traditional larger comic format.
	www.comicbookresources.com /news/printthis.cgi?id=1848 (856 words)

	Follow Up to CrossGen at MegaCon
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	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/comic_books/92561 (1383 words)

	CrossGen Comics - Mile High Comics, Chuck Rozanski
		Despite the obvious huge declines in overall unit sales that the comics market has experienced during the past ten years, there is still a very dedicated readership of hardcore comics fans for whom printed comics are a central part of their lives.
		While declining print runs of new comics are currently spelling inevitable doom for the comics industry, the advent of electronic comics may completely mitigate that problem.
		PS: CrossGen has crafted their own response to some of the concerns expressed in letters we've both received during the past week about the digital comics revolution.
	www.milehighcomics.com /crossgen/main.html (1822 words)

	Comic Book Resources - CBR News - The Comic Wire
		Code 6 Comics - Code 6 Comics is a new imprint under CrossGen created for the purpose of publishing non-CrossGen Universe continuity titles, such as new projects outside of the CrossGen stable of creators who are willing to share ownership of the project with Code 6 Comics.
		The imprint, Code 6 Comics, is described by the published as their independent comics imprint and is named for the Florida police signal code for "escaped prisoner." The purpose of this imprint is to provide an environment for creator-developed projects where the funding isn't quite there to do it on your own.
		"CrossGen's primary mission has been and always will be to make comics relevant to a new generation," said CrossGeneration Comics Publisher and CEO Mark Alessi in the release.
	www.comicbookresources.com /news/newsitem.cgi?id=1266 (1196 words)

	FFE/CrossGen Products Preview Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Using the OGL system, the product presents all of the fantastic ideas of the CrossGen titles in a role-playing format that will allow fans of the CrossGen titles to play their favorite characters in their favorite comic worlds.
		Complete details will be provided to allow the user to roll up CrossGen characters and create campaign worlds using the comics they love to read as a background for their campaign game.
		Each deck has a pair of CrossGen dice; 50 cards including rare, uncommon, and common cards; and a special set of three foil high-technology cards with the characters and sigil direct from the pages of the comics.
	www.fastforwardgames.com /crossgen.cfm (408 words)

	TANGMONKEY.COM [ A look at CrossGen Comics ]
		That’s what CrossGen comics head writer, Barbara Kesel set out to create when she heeded the call of the fledgling company and signed on with them in September of 1999.
		Anything to garner some attention to their books, they knew that the key to having a successful comic is to get the people to read at least one issue, and after that, they’ll come back for more.
		If you are so inclined to look into their stuff, they have a large assortment of their comics online at their website, here.
	www.tangmonkey.com /columns/103497201159503.php (427 words)

	CrossGen Comic Books On The Web
		First, CrossGen is quickly implementing their plan they presented at MegaCon on February 23, 2002.
		CrossGen comics are available for reorder for retailers.
		New customers, even customers who are not ordinarily comic readers, are coming to Comickaze and asking for CrossGen books and because of our participation in the CrossGen Premier Retailer Program and our agreement to maintain at least five copies of all in print titles, these customers are leaving with entire runs of CrossGen titles.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/11/90339 (1662 words)

	CrossGen Launches Comics On The Web 3.0
		Just a year and a half after the initial launch of CrossGen's Comics on the Web online subscription content service, CrossGen has launched the second enhanced version that has generated thousands of members, dozens of Web partner sites and companion sites in Spanish and in Korean.
		CrossGen has also signed an agreement with America Online, the world's leader in interactive services, which establishes an AOL Keyword for CrossGen.
		Comics on the Web Version 3.0 features an easier-to-use front end, while also providing translated front ends in other languages, such as Spanish, French, German, Italian and Japanese.
	www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com /news/106547017267216.htm (305 words)

	The Superhero Hype! Boards - Crossgen comics
		I have a couple Crossgen issues and while I don't exactly understand what's going on in some of them plot-wise, I like the concepts a lot.
		Crossgen is on it's way out, as far as I know.
		Crossgen is gone but I've heard that they have been bought out and will be relaunching a lot of their old titles,...
	www.superherohype.com /forums/showthread.php?t=157410 (340 words)

	The Comics Journal: ¡Journalista!
		Any number of people commenting on Crossgen have referred to a 'bunker mentality' when discussing the company, sometimes to the point of almost outright referring to the organization as some kind of pseudo-cult centered around Alessi -- "drink the Kool-Aid" jokes have apparently become quite common where Crossgen is concerned.
		On to the comics blogosphere, where Sean Collins thinks the manga format is just as much a key to its success as its content.
		Comics are a deeply juxtapositional medium, and it's only through the relationship of elements to other elements that the reader enters into a comics narrative.
	www.tcj.com /journalista/zarch200308C.html (6202 words)

	Sequential Tart - A Comics Industry Web Zine (vol III/iss 5/May 2000)
		CrossGen will ship, absolutely free to all comic book retailers, two complete display copies of all five of their titles one full week before the books are meant for sale.
		CrossGen and its distributors are supporting this plan with a retailer telemarketing campaign, email reminders and notices to both fans and retailers, and an ad in Comics Retailer.
		Considering the status of the comics industry as a whole, changes in the mainstream perceptions of comics and the fight for increased gender and ethnic diversity in both creators and target audience, Part One of the book explores comics as art, literature and commerce.
	www.sequentialtart.com /archive/may00/pr.shtml (13623 words)

	: RevolutionSF - CrossGen Comics - Bucking The System : Feature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Of course, when the mid '90s came along, the speculators had left the comic stores, and even the bigger new companies were littering the highway along with the dime-a-dozen DIY books.
		With a renewed interest in the hobby thanks to a return to great storytelling and editorial changes at both DC and Marvel, there was room again for new players in the business, and Mark Alessi stepped in with both feet.
		His CrossGen line was not only a new approach, taking a slightly different perspective on the traditional comic book stories, but he also immediately had credibility with established creators on his side.
	www.revolutionsf.com /article.html?id=31 (727 words)

	Comics Continuum
		CrossGen's flexibility regarding Perez was the right thing to do according to CrossGen Publisher Mark Alessi.
		I'm very grateful that CrossGen as comics fans, are allowing me the leave of absence I'll need should this finally come to fruition.
		Following are CrossGen Comics' solicitations for April, with information coming from the company.
	www.comicscontinuum.com /stories/0012/19 (3748 words)

	Comic book store Buy comic books online from DC Marvel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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	x-worldcomics.com (1421 words)

	ICv2 News - Crossgen Launches New Pirate Comic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		CrossGen Comics is preparing a new high seas pirate adventure comic book series, El Cazador, which will be written by Chuck Dixon and illustrated by Steve Epting, one of the company's most acclaimed pencillers.
		CrossGen is going to give fans a first look at the new series at this weekend's MegaCon in Orlando.
		The launch of El Cazador shows that CrossGen is gradually expanding its offerings, which were at one time focused on science fiction and fantasy, to new genres including the historical action/adventure pirate story, which has been the source of many popular pulp magazines, comics, and movies.
	www.icv2.com /articles/home/2417.html (328 words)

	ICv2 News - CrossGen Reformats Compendia Series (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		CrossGen Comics is planning to reformat its Compendia series of comic anthologies starting with Forge #9 and Edge #9.
		Each includes the equivalent of seven to eight issues from at least five to six different comics (see " CrossGen's New Anthologies "), which makes them a very good deal at $7.95 compared with buying the comics on a single issue basis.
		CrossGen sees the Compendia as a means to get casual, non-comic readers to sample the medium, so a low price point with high perceived value is the key to overcoming buyer resistance.
	www.icv2.com /articles/news/1822.html (288 words)

	Njoy Games & Comics > Disney Publishing Acquires CrossGen Assets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		These reading aids were reportedly getting some traction prior to Crossgen's bankruptcy, and had been of interest to more than one educational publisher.
		With its assets liquidated, the Crossgen estate will now presumably pay off its DIP financing, fees, and a small portion of its secured debt as its final actions.
		Nov 16 2004, 11:35 AM Njoy Games/Massque Collectibles was a very strong supporter of Crossgen Comics - we should have copies of almost every issue printed by them - either in TP or actual book.
	forums.gonjoy.net /lofiversion/index.php/t135.html (549 words)

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