Crossed Volume 3: Psyhcopath (CROSSED TP)

Seriously awesome violence, sick and twisted main character, great artwork... what more can you want from such a deviant series? I like David Lapham's tales far more than Garth Ennis. Lapham is quick to the punch and doesn't have a bunch of talking like Ennis' story lines... he's just more FUN. I'm looking for Ernest Hemingway, I'm looking for extreme violence, action, visceral experience and not a lot of character development. These are comics, not fine literature. Lapham reminds us that this series is all about FUN.

Psychopath is probably my favorite volume of Crossed. I own all the volumes out so far, so that being said. My review is only relevant to fans of the series. So straight up, Psychopath is BY FAR the goriest volume of Crossed up to date (Feb 2014) and would be just all around the most graphic but Avatar seems to be really upping the nudity in the more current Volumes 6&7. The artwork may come across as gritty at first, but it fits well with the story (it's told from the perspective of a psychopath.) Which brings me too what makes this my favorite volume, the story. While all of the Crossed volumes are survivor stories, this one's original to me (and all of my friends that read it.) SPOLIERS: for once the Crossed do not feel like the main antagonists, rather it's the main character (Lorre.) In a world as horrific as the Crossed universe, Lapham strongly succeeded in making Lorre far more sadistic than the crossed. It perfectly conveys that humans are the real monsters. Which admittedly is an overused theme in infection stories, but the point comes off stronger than when the Governor hacked off Tyrese's head (TWD.) Lorre is a seriously twisted guy, and this is only emphasised more by reading his inner dialog as he justifies his actions as the right thing. As I have said before, Crossed is not for everyone, and I highly doubt this one will make you change your mind on the series. But Psychopath is definitely one of my favorite comics. David Lapham is the man.

***SPOILER FREE*** This book is terrifying and offensive in everyway possible. And that is exactly what you should come to expect from Crossed. I love the way the book does not compromise at ALL. The writer and artist did exactly what they wanted and I love that. Garth did not write this incarnation of Crossed which is cool. He is my favorite but so nice to see someone else have a crack at the title and they did great. obviously the book is for adults only. and I really mean that, do not let anyone under 18 read this, the subject matter is terrifying and disturbing and the artwork is gruesome and extreme. LOVE THIS, check my lists for best horror comics. and give it a love. thanks for reading

I love this series. It does not have a thought provoking plot or anything like that, but it is sick and twisted. Psychopath is by far the sickest and graphic in the series so far. It takes a different twist in the series as well. It isnt so much about the sane survivors trying to outlive the insane crossed, but a insane individual coping with life within the crossed. The reader is constantly shown what this insane character is thinking throughout this series which i found very interesting. I found the plot great and the artwork fantastic. The artwork shows all the brutality without shying away from anything. Definitely not for the faint of heart, this is some hardcore s*** here. basically if you have been a crossed fan for awhile or think comics are all about super heroes and kid friendly, check this bad boy out. If you want to read something twisted and get some great artwork out of it, do not pass this up.

Beautiful artwork in color and a very violent story makes this one of the most interresing comics that I have ever read. The horror and fear is intence in the entire Crossed-series. Crossed is clearly not for everyone.

The book was interesting with a good story with crazy characters.

I'm not usually into stories that depict a lot of sexual violence but in this case it's actually important to the story because it takes place in the mind of a mentally disturbed man, and the artwork does an excellent job of showing you how far detached from reality he is from showing you his point of view and what's going on through his mind. It's very well written.

Brand new. I love the crossed comics. If you want comic that’s like the walking dead but rated XXX-R than this book is for you there are many volumes and I plan to get them all

These books have been so horrific and I love it! My dirty little desire to read and enjoy! Life and people ain't pretty and this version of the apocalypse is a treat! Don't be put off by the brutality, respect the fact that someone has the balls to delve into such dark territory.

Arguable the best story thus far in the Crossed universe, dark, gritty and at times down right wrong but unmissable and a must read. Probably the most in-depth character arch and shows just how far some people will go to survive.

Great quality! Super fast!

Good

Crossed V01 war eine erzählerische Perle, V02 immer noch ein Rohdiamant, bei 3d ging's eigentlich nur noch um die Gewaltdarstellung mit Gimmick. Gewaltdarstellung ist auch das zentrale Element von V03, allerdings ohne 3d-Gimmick. Da ich die Crossed-Comics nicht wegen der ausufernden Gewalt- und Sexszenen lese, sondern im Grunde genommen trotz dieser (auch wenn das zunächst paradox klingen mag), werde ich mir wohl sehr genau überlegen müssen, ob ich mir eventuelle Folgebände zulegen werde. Fazit: Crossed V03 kann man lesen, muss man aber nicht!