Crimson (comic book)

| title = Crimson | image = File:CrimsonHV.jpg | caption = | schedule = Monthly | ongoing = y | Fantasy = first | Horror = y | multigenre = y | publisher = Cliffhanger
Wildstorm Comics | startmo = May | startyr = 1998 | endmo = February | endyr = 2001 | issues = 24 plus one special | main_char_team = Alex Elder | writers = Brian Augustyn
Francisco Gerardo Haghenbeck
Oscar Pinto
Humberto Ramos | artists = | pencillers = Humberto Ramos | inkers = Chris Elarmo
Sandra Hope | colorists = Alex Bleyaert
Ian Hannin
Rob Ro | letterers = Amie Grenier | editors = Scott Dunbier | creative_team_month = | creative_team_year = | creators = Humberto Ramos
Oscar Pinto
Francisco Haghenbeck | TPB = Loyalty and Loss | ISBN = 1-56389-532-3 | TPB1 = Heaven & Earth | ISBN1 = 1-56389-647-8 | TPB2 = Earth Angel | ISBN2 = 1-56389-768-7 | TPB3 = Redemption | ISBN3 = 1-56389-790-3 | subcat = Wildstorm Comics | sort = Crimson }} Crimson is a fantasy/horror comic book series created by artist Humberto Ramos and scripter Brian Augustyn from story concepts by script F.G. Haghenbeck and Oscar Pinto.

Publication history

The series debuted in 1998 and ran for twenty-four issues. The first seven issues were published as part of the Image Comics' Cliffhanger imprint of creator-owned comics and then the final seventeen at DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint.

Also published were a special issue as well as a one-shot starring the villainous Scarlet X. It featured the origin of Joe the Indian.

Plot

Crimson revolves around a young man named Alex Elder who is attacked by a gang of vampires while out late with his friends. Bitten, Alex is saved by Ekimus, the last of an ancient race pre-dating humanity, who claims Alex is the chosen one. Alex becomes the first and last of his kind, gaining powers beyond that of a normal vampire. As the chosen one, he will bring the end to vampirekind. The series follows Alex as he adjusts to life as a vampire and shoulders the responsibilities of the chosen one. The comic features not only vampires, but werewolves and other supernatural beings and elements, as well as Biblical themes and deities.

Collected editions

The series has been collected by DC Comics into four trade paperbacks:

• Crimson:
  • Loyalty and Loss (collects #1–6, 160 pages, June 1999, ISBN 1-56389-532-3)
  • Heaven & Earth (collects #7–12, 160 pages, February 2000, ISBN 1-56389-647-8)
  • Earth Angel (collects #13–18, 160 pages, March 2001, ISBN 1-56389-768-7)
  • Redemption (collects #19–24, 160 pages, October 2001, ISBN 1-56389-790-3)

Other media

Toys

Palisades Toys released toys based on the series.

References

• Crimson (Image) at the Grand Comics Database
• Crimson (DC) at the Grand Comics Database
• Crimson at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)