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The Crossed

ComicsInfected, still aliveA virus2000 to 2009

The Crossed are the infected of Garth Ennis's comic: living people who keep their intelligence and act on their worst impulses. Unlike the victims of typical zombie or insanity plagues, they remain self-aware and able to plan. The original series ran from 2008 to 2010 and was followed by spin-offs.1

⚔️ Battle it
First appeared
2008
Released 2008
Source work
Crossed (2008)
Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows (Avatar Press)
Made in
USA
What causes it
A virus
A virus of unexplained origin; the first case appears in Yorkshire, England.
How you become one
Contact with infected bodily fluids, including bites and fluid-smeared weapons; it takes one to three minutes.
Intelligence
Clever

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
2008

Released 2008

field notes

What the sources say

1

A cross-shaped rash appears on the face of the infected1

2

They act on their worst impulses, including murder, torture and cannibalism1

3

They stay self-aware and can use tools, vehicles and firearms, set traps and plan ambushes1

4

Animals appear to be immune1

5

Alan Moore wrote the spin-off Crossed +100, set a century later1

6

Film rights were optioned in 2024 with Ennis writing the script1

Sources

  1. Crossed (comics) - Wikipedia

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