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	Article 10: The CrossGen Kool Aid Acid Test
		CrossGen boss Mark Alessi's wording was that they were "nearing the completion" of a new round of investment.
		Ambition is one thing, but when CrossGen's predictions for its own achievements deviate this wildly from reality, it does make me wonder just how realistic CrossGen's view of the industry is. Maybe Alessi will prove us wrong in the end, but when he's struggling to pay the freelancers, the signs don't look good.
		Of course, those other freelancers might be hoping to get more work from CrossGen, and might not feel personally aggrieved by their treatment; there's really more to this side of the story than mere non payment, as we're talking about what appears to be a total breakdown of relations with these particular freelancers.
	www.ninthart.com /display.php?article=655 (1639 words)

	CrossGen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		CrossGen filed for bankruptcy in 2004 and ceased publishing, leaving such series as Sojourn, Negation War, and some others cancelled in mid-story.
		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.
		CrossGen published two monthly anthologies, referred to as compendia, that reprinted several titles from the main shared continuity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/CrossGen (776 words)

	CrossGen: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Meridian was a comic book published by crossgen comics, and taking place on the planet demetria, in crossgens sigilverse....
		CrossGen was famous for its unusual working conditions.
		The sigilverse, also known as the crossgen universe, is a fictional shared universe which served as a setting for most titles published by crossgen comics....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/cr/crossgen1.htm (1794 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.
		When CrossGen placed its first ads for creative personnel, it was swamped with responses from 6,000 enthusiastic artists and writers who relished the idea of the kind of job security that Alessi seemed to be promising.
	www.tcj.com /257/n_crossgen.html (4066 words)

	Welcome to Silver Bullet Comics! // THE source, nuff said! // Comics, Subscriptions, News, Previews, Reviews, Events, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Crossgen hired excellent writers and artists and challenged them to be even better than they had ever been.
		Whether you loved Crossgen or hated it, and regardless of what you think about their business scruples, the fact is Crossgen changed the face of comics forever and for a brief time challenged the big two.
		Crossgen and what it did for me as both a fan and a creator will be greatly missed and greatly mourned, but greatly respected for the positives it added to the comic industry.
	www.silverbulletcomics.com /news/story.php?a=1737 (1067 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 (8515 words)

	Behind the Scene at CrossGen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In addition to being an art studio and comic book company, CrossGen is a $2 million art museum, Facilities Manager John Smith is quick to note.
		CrossGen has several in-house relief artists who help give the regular creative team members a break after putting in long hours for five issues straight.
		CrossGen has a 2.7 market share (5 percent with reorders) in what Inc. magazine estimated was a $275 million industry.
	www.orcafresh.net /Previews/crossgen.html (2274 words)

	iComics.com
		In the case of CrossGen Comics, they've launched their "Traveler Edition" line, where they shrink down the collections to the 5 1/2"x8 1/4" format and then pass the savings along to the customer.
		What's even nicer is that CrossGen has clearly made sure that the slightly smaller size (and we're only talking about a reduction of approximately 20%) still reproduces just as well.
		CrossGen Traveler Editions seem the way to go for me. The books look great, they take up less space on my bookshelf, and instead of costing $15.95 or $19.95, they're just $9.95 per collection.
	www.icomics.com /rev_060603_crossgentraveler.shtml (524 words)

	Sequential Tart: CrossGen Comics - A New Kid on the Block (vol III/iss 5/May 2000)
		CrossGen Comics is the result of years of planning and analysis of the last 50 plus years of comic history.
		CrossGen has a money back guarantee on their comics, is overprinting the first issues to meet with reorder demands, and shipping out 2 preview copies of the first issues a whole week before they are due for sale for retailors to invite their customers to check out.
		The way for any comic company to succeed is to appeal to the broad range of fans that are actually reading the comics and to attract new readers to the industry.
	www.sequentialtart.com /archive/may00/art_0500_8.shtml (1087 words)

	Comic-Book Superstore: CrossGen
		This deluxe illustrated introduction to the many worlds of the CrossGen Universe brings together the talents of all your favorite CrossGen artists with insightful commentary and additional information.
		Millennia ago, the Atlanteans were the self-styled mentors to the newborn race known as homo-sapiens.
		Mark writes Ruse at CrossGen, nominated for a 2002 Harvey Award as Best Series and for Best Single Story, and for which Mark himself was nominated as Best Writer.
	members.tripod.com /~endlessworld/crossgen/0-crossgen.html (648 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.
		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.
		What CrossGen has developed is a solution to that delivery problem that may not only save the world of comics, but also may grow it beyond any of our wildest dreams.
	www.milehighcomics.com /crossgen/crossgenpartone.html (2608 words)

	CrossGen Entertaiment
		Most of the titles in the CrossGen Universe, or Sigilverse, involved characters who had mysteriously gained a sigil marking on their body, granting them unusual powers.
		CrossGen filed for bankruptcy in 2004 and ceased publishing, leaving such series as Sojourn, Negation War, and some others cancelled in mid-story.
		Yet while the digital comic book art reproduced the fine color of the original, the lettering was not quite legible; this was solved by adding client side browser code so that hovering over the word balloon or thought bubble would enlarge it to a readable size.
	www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Crossgen.php (719 words)

	Comics2Film: CrossGen (Archives)
		The agreement - which makes Uslan CrossGen's exclusive point person in the world of licensed film, television and animation projects - provides CrossGen the ability to work with the full range of studios and producers who are already familiar with Uslan's behind the scenes work in building film and television franchises.
		CrossGen Publisher and CEO Mark Alessi feels the partnership between CrossGen and Branded is a perfect fit.
		CrossGen's stories and characters have been designed from the very beginning to map to more mainstream genres, and Uslan believes that this architecture will lead to strong translations into other mediums.
	www.comics2film.com /CrossGenArch.shtml (1009 words)

	Comics Continuum
		Uslan, who was hired by CrossGen president and CEO Mark Alessi last year, continually emphasized that in all of the CrossGen deals, CrossGen creators will have input into projects.
		CrossGen is in final negotiations for a live-action, prime-time television series with Davis Entertainment.
		CrossGen is in final negotiations with New Line Television to develop and produce a live-action TV series.
	www.comicscontinuum.com /stories/0303/03/crossgenindex.htm (1367 words)

	Captain Comics - Crossgen: Analysis of a Collapse
		Iâve seen dozens of theories forwarded as to why CrossGen failed and although none of those reasons is sufficient on its own, many of those reasons combine to play a part.
		And it is definitely true that CrossGen was never as perfect as it claimed to be or as its supporters wanted to believe.
		CrossGen was the youngest company included and they represented the newest characters.
	www.captaincomics.us /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=2 (997 words)

	CrossGen Comics - Mile High Comics, Chuck Rozanski
		With Marvel management totally preoccupied with fumbling it's way back from the brink of financial oblivion, however, and DC management so technophobic that they were afraid to even contemplate how to evolve comics into a new art form, there has been absolutely no movement forward.
		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.
		To gain some additional insights into how Crossgen is viewing this wonderful new digital comics world, I encourage you to read this very informative letter from Jim Stikeleather, CrossGen's Chief Technology Officer.
	www.milehighcomics.com /crossgen (1822 words)

	Shop CrossGen
		They will also be able to choose whether they'd like the piece signed by the team, or even professionally framed and shipped to their door.
		The purpose of the mall is to meet the demands of both the hardcore CrossGen fan as well as the readers who might be new to the CrossGen Universe.
		While CrossGen will be offering these products directly to the consumer, many of these products will also be available to retailers through the direct market.
	www.popartsplace.com /Pages/News/shop_crossgen.htm (453 words)

	CrossGen - Comics2Film
		The Hollywood Reporter reports that CrossGen comics and Michael Uslan's Branded Entertainment announced movie and TV projects stemming from their recent development deal this week.
		When CrossGen announced their entrée into the film world, spearheaded by top comic producer Michael Uslan, they said they would be doing things differently than previous comic-to-film adaptation.
		Rather than viewing the projects as big money makers for CrossGen, Alessi said that the movies and TV shows will be used to drive the audience to the comics.
	www.comics2film.com /ProjectFrame.php?f_id=91&f_page=2 (935 words)

	Industry News: CrossGen Continues Worldwide Expansion
		Right on the heels of the announcement that CrossGen Comics would be published in China starting in August comes news of still more international growth.
		CrossGen recently signed a publishing deal with mg/publishing to publish their comics for the newsstand, comic shop, and bookstore markets in Germany, Austria, and parts of Switzerland.
		According to James Breitbeil, CrossGen's Director of Marketing and Distribution, the signing of this deal is helping the audience of comics grow.
	scoop.diamondgalleries.com /scoop_article.asp?ai=725&si=121 (339 words)

	Ninth Art - Article 10: The CrossGen Kool Aid Acid Test
		That said, the CrossGen business plan must be a little more off course than a mere cashflow problem.
		It's certainly easy to understand why CrossGen would prefer these matters not to be publicised.
		The author permits distribution of this article by private individuals, on condition that the author and source of the article are clearly shown, no charge is made, and the whole article is reproduced intact, including this notice.
	www.ninthart.com /printdisplay.php?article=655 (1642 words)

	CrossGen - Wikiquote
		CrossGen was a short-lived American comic book publisher that published a number of series between 1998 and 2004.
		Most of their series centered on a single metaplot, which culminated in the crossover title Negation War.
		This conversation was a two-page spread at the beginning of Crossgen's first four series.
	en.wikiquote.org /wiki/CrossGen (378 words)

	Disney's Crossgen Purchase confirmed - Talk Comics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Historically speaking, the deal with the CrossGen properties is fundamentally different from Disney’s most recent foray into expanding its stateside comic book presence outside of its traditional characters, Touchmark, of the early ‘90s.
		While the idea of Disney movies based on CrossGen properties may thrill, many, if not all of CrossGen’s properties have been optioned to developers and producers, and, despite the bankruptcy, the bulk of those deals still stand.
		Touching on the remaining CrossGen properties, Bowen said that, at this point, nothing is being ruled out in regards to re-presentations, continuing ongoing series, or restarting existing properties.
	www.talkcomics.com /comics/index.php?showtopic=1438&st=0 (2237 words)

	Recess
		Based in Tampa, Florida, CrossGen created the Bridges Program, which is currently being used in Florida and will be available nationwide starting this fall (2003), for the purpose of bringing topnotch comics into the classroom, comics that fit specific school guidelines for supplemental literature.
		The CrossGen creators, Mark Alessi and Gina Villa, developed these comics because, as parents, they wanted their kids to read, and as comic book producers, they wanted their kids to read comics.
		To teach these books, CrossGen has produced instructional guides, with grade specific questions and vocabulary tests; and they have even set up online help, with forums for teachers and students to talk about what they like and what they are learning.
	www.recess.ufl.edu /transcripts/2003/0527.shtml (461 words)

	JiC: CROSSGEN'S COMICS ON DVD [Archive] - NEWSARAMA
		Crossgen is the only company I read 95% of all their titles--this from an original Crossgen skeptic.
		CrossGen is hurting innocent people, then their president accuses freelancers of committing the felony crime of flmail, which is punishable by a long prison sentence - and not a word of it all week on Newsarama.
		Crossgen already has payed for the these (the research), they farmed them out, so they are NOT spending money, the people making them are, they are getting a % of the profits with low risk (and not putting out money).
	forum.newsarama.com /archive/index.php/t-5295.html (8800 words)

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