''Crude'' is a comic book series launched by
Skybound Entertainment
Skybound Entertainment is an American multiplatform entertainment company founded by Robert Kirkman and David Alpert.
History
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and
Image Comics
Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-ow ...
on April 11, 2018. The series was created by writer
Steve Orlando
Steve Orlando is an American comic book writer, known for his work for DC Comics writing characters such as Batman, Martian Manhunter, and Wonder Woman, and two series starring Midnighter, which were nominated for a GLAAD Media Award.
Early ...
and artist Garry Brown.
This story follows Piotr Petrovich, a former Russian assassin, who embarks on a journey to avenge the death of his son, Kirilchik. Along the way, Piotr learns more about his son's hidden, dangerous life. Through lies, sadness and violence, Crude explores the themes of father/son relationships as well as the universal desire to prove one's worth to the world, encapsulated by dark tones of anger and revenge.
Plot
Killers once feared Piotr Petrovich. Now, they’ve sent his son home to him—in a body bag. Haunted by his failures, Piotr journeys across Russia to learn what type of man his son really was, while hunting the bastards who killed him. Once Piotr finds his son's killers, they will learn to fear him once more.
Collected Editions
* ''Volume 1'' (collects ''Crude'' #1-6, April 2018, )
References
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*{{cite web , last1=Jacka , first1=Sally , title=Crude #1 Out Now! , url=https://www.skybound.com/comics/crude-1-now/ , website=Skybound , date=11 April 2018 , access-date=8 October 2018 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008214114/https://www.skybound.com/comics/crude-1-now/ , archive-date=8 October 2018 , url-status=dead
External links
https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/crude]
Skybound Entertainment titles