Cross Cult

Logo of the publisher

Cross Cult is an imprint founded in 2001 with a focus on comics . Behind this is the Ludwigsburg- based graphics studio Amigo Grafik by Hardy Hellstern and Andreas Mergenthaler, which has been producing print templates , scans , letterings and other work for various comic publishers since the mid-1990s . The trademark of the imprint are small-format hardcover editions .

History and projects

The most famous customers and projects include the entire superhero program published by the former publisher Dino Comics , the magazines Manga Power ( EMA ), Daisuki ( Carlsen ) and Tock Tock ( Ehapa ), the comic series The Simpsons ( Panini ), Star Wars (Panini) , Dragon Ball (Carlsen) and the productions of the in-house imprint.

Co-founder Mergenthaler previously worked under the label Gringo Comics with the publisher Holger Bommer in the comics sector, whereby the focus of the publications was on productions by German-speaking authors . With the establishment of the company's own imprint, productions from overseas that were previously not represented on the German market but were renowned in fan circles , such as Mike Mignola's comic series Hellboy , The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman or the award-winning cycle Sin City by Frank Miller , were to be established. The publisher's program focuses on comics that come from the media brand of current films, TV series or video games. For some time now , the program has increasingly included novels , e. B. the new edition of the James Bond series by Ian Fleming and companion novels to various television series. Since 2008, new Star Trek novels have been published under the imprint after they were removed from the program by the Heyne publishing house .

program

Comics (selection)

24 (comic for the television series of the same name ) 28 Days Later (comic about the film) 30 Days of Night (comic book based on the film) 300 Ash - Austrian Superheroes Aliens (based on the science fiction horror films of the same name ) Avatar: The Last Airbender (comic sequel to the series of the same name ) BUAP Chew - bull with a bite The Hermetic Garage ( Moebius ) Fire and Stone (comic based on the material from the films Predator , Alien and Prometheus ) RoboCop (based on Frank Miller's original script for the film ) From Hell Hellboy Lost Girls

Mouse Guard Monstress Perry Rhodan (comic project based on the novel series Perry Rhodan ) The cartographers of infinity Battle for the SOL Planet of the Apes (based on the science fiction films of the same name ) Plants vs. Zombies (comic for the game of the same name ) saga Sin City Star Trek (comics for the film and television series of the same name ) Steam noir Super dinosaur The Goon the Walking Dead

Manga (selection)

under the label Manga Cult

• Aposimz - In the land of the dolls
• Basilisk Master Edition
• Blame! Master Edition
• Cells at Work!
• Gantz
• The land of jewels
• My school spirit Hanako
• Quin Zaza - The last dragon catchers
• StarCraft : Frontline
• Warcraft : Legends +

Novels (selection)

• Castle
• Doctor Who
• Grim
• James Bond
• Primeval
• Star Trek
• Torchwood
• Lady Trent's memoir
• Clone rebellion
• planet of monkeys
• Homo Sapiens: 404

Web links

• Official publisher's website
• Cross Cult in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• Interview with Andreas Mergenthaler about the direction of the publishing house
• »Comics only for the German market - that's not possible« TITEL culture magazine interview with Cross Cult editor Andreas Mergenthaler on the Erlangen 2016 comic salon

Individual evidence

1. ↑ New Star Trek novels from 2008