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American Cross
A story of America's painful birth
Created by Micah Wright
Illustrated by Niko Henrichon.
1775 marked the beginning of Americas first civil war. Not
the war between the North and the South, but the war we call the American
Revolution. In this ironic revolution, those who wanted to break away
from their lawfully constituted government were called "Patriots"
while those who remained loyal in the face of overwhelming opposition
were labeled "Traitors".
"American Cross" focuses on Thomas Cross, born
July 4th, 1776 to a wealthy farming family. Though Loyalists, Thomas’
parents sit out the war (like most people did), choosing not to fight.
In 1783, as the British are finally defeated and marching out of America
to Canada, seven year old Thomas sees his entire family slaughtered and
their farm and money seized by greedy men intent on stealing the Cross
family’s wealth for themselves. Passing the slaughter off as the
work of over-enthusiastic revolutionaries, these local politicians, merchants
and renegade lawmen escape the blame for their foul deed… but there
is one problem with their plans: Thomas has survived, and he knows who
the guilty men are.
Thomas is rescued by a British rifle regiment which is retreating
to Canada. Adopted by the Colonel who rescues him, he finds a new home
amongst the rank and file of Britain’s defeated army. From this moment
on, Thomas throws himself into military matters, becoming one of the Empire's
leading soldiers, intent on one thing only: revenge on America and those
who killed his family.
Thomas Cross; born on a Monday, orphaned on a Tuesday, enlisted
on a Wednesday, battled on a Thursday, promoted on a Friday, revenged
on a Saturday, and elected on a Sunday.
Great News! Niko Henrichon, artist of the forthcoming "BARNUM" Original Graphic Novel from Vertigo Comics, has signed up for the regular art duties on AMERICAN CROSS. Here's an example of the goodness that will be coming your way from Niko's pen:
Okay...
and those are just his PENCILS! Dig what this guy does when he grabs a
brush and starts to ink his own work:
Now who the hell wouldn't read that?
Yeah, this is way more boring than two idiots in spandex hitting one another.
Okay, so the story's great and the art kicks ass. Now here's
what every single comic book company says when I pitch them this comic:
"Hmm, doesn't sound like it would sell." Oh. Like the Mel Gibson
film "The Patriot" didn't sell? I'd settle for a third of those
sales. This is just another example of the American comic book industry
being scared of its own shadow.
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