For The Crew, a short lived comic book series published by Marvel Comics, see The Crew (comics)

The Crew (comics)

The Crew was a comic book series published by Marvel Comics in 2003. The series was cancelled with its seventh issue. The series was written by Christopher Priest, and illustrated by Joe Bennett.-History:...

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Crew, the first regular Czech

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 international comic magazine, started publication in 1997. It was meant to be published every two months, but it started having long breaks after the first year. Officially publication ended in 2003 with Crew 21.

It ran for quite some time under the team of Štěpan Kopřiva, Jiří Pavlovský and Petr Litoš. But issues 17–21 were done by Vladimír Veverka. After the collapse of the original magazine, Litoš, Kopřiva and Pavlovský began to publish a new magazine — Crew2. Nineteen issues have been published to date (first issue published 2003, latest 2007).

Name

Not to be confused with the English word "crew," the name of the magazine was a pun on the word blood (Czech: krev) as the magazine wished to portray "bloody" comics alongside others.

Legend

In the Czech and Slovakian republic, it is long held for a legend (being Czech, the Slovakians have no such magazine of their own), being the only magazine to officially publish international comics after the 90's comics wave within the Czech republic. It has been criticized for not publishing Czech comics, which was redeemed partly by local magazines, such as Pot.

Explaining the end of the original magazine: Crew 22 was meant to be an issue of the original Crew comics magazine, yet it never was published and Veverka sold the Logo back to the original team. Also, all the comics (except for Understanding Comics

Understanding Comics

Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art is a 215-page non-fiction comic book, written and drawn by Scott McCloud and originally published in 1993. It explores the definition of comics, the historical development of the medium, its fundamental vocabulary, and various ways in which these elements...

's second part) were published in the new magazine.

The Crew under Veverka was visibly less popular with the long-time fans, although it had its own following.

The new Crew magazine has claimed the legacy of the old one and there are some who claim that the new magazine also reproduces the long pauses between issues (to summarize:in 2005 5 issues were produced, instead of the regular five and the Christmas issue of 2005 appeared as the first issue of 2006, leaving the dates of two more magazine publishings unfulfilled.
But the crew of the magazine must be credited, because instead they have published other comic books, such as:

• Spider-Man
  Spider-Man
  Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
  
  : Torment (utrpení)
• Preacher
  Preacher (comics)
  Preacher is a comic book series created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon, published by the American comic book label Vertigo , with painted covers by Glenn Fabry....
  
   2: Until the End of the World (až do konce světa)
• Formerly Known as the Justice League (Dříve zámí jako Liga spravedlnosti)
• Usagi Yojimbo
  Usagi Yojimbo
  is a comic book series created by Stan Sakai in 1987. In 2011 IGN ranked Miyamoto Usagi 92nd in the top 100 comic books heroes.-Concept:Set primarily at the beginning of Edo period of Japan , with anthropomorphic animals replacing humans, the series features a rabbit ronin, Miyamoto Usagi, whom...
  
  : The Shadows of Death (stíny smrti)
• Nitro těžkne glycerinem (original work of editor Kopřiva(script) and famous, firstly in Crew debuting artist Grus (art)
• Comicsové legendy 13: Wolverine
  Wolverine (comics)
  Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing...
  
   4
• Torpedo: Sebrané spisy 1
• Spider-Man 3: Dokud hvězdy nezhasnou

Crew 12

Crew 12 was the twelfth issue of Crew (comic) magazine, published in 1999.

(C-Comics,A-Article,B-Biography,E-Editorial,L-Letter corner)

• Až se ucho utrhne-editorial
• Vaše Vnitřnosti v koši nekončí (L)
• Milk and Cheese:Vomit ! (c)
• The Lords of Misrule (c)
• Krev,pot,slzy (amateur artist column)
• Hitman (a)
• Bad day on the Sayo (c)
• Garth Ennis
  Garth Ennis
  Garth Ennis is a Northern Irish comics writer, best known for the Vertigo series Preacher with artist Steve Dillon and his successful nine-year run on Marvel Comics' Punisher franchise...
  
   (B)
• Judge Dredd
  Judge Dredd
  Judge Joseph Dredd is a comics character whose strip in the British science fiction anthology 2000 AD is the magazine's longest running . Dredd is an American law enforcement officer in a violent city of the future where uniformed Judges combine the powers of police, judge, jury and executioner...
  
   :Bimba (c)
• Čerstvá krev (a)
• Metamorphosis (c)
• Sin City
  Sin City
  Sin City is the title for a series of neo-noir comics by Frank Miller. The first story originally appeared in "Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special" , and continued in Dark Horse Presents #51–62 from May 1991 to June 1992, under the title of Sin City, serialized in thirteen parts. Several...
  
   :The Customer is Always Right (c)
• Predator :Demons Gold (c)
• Co vyhřezne příště (a)-future comics

The editorial,whose name is a pun on an old Czech saying,witch roughly translates to:so long we go to the water with a mug,until the handle breaks off,is centered around the publication of Sin City

Sin City

Sin City is the title for a series of neo-noir comics by Frank Miller. The first story originally appeared in "Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special" , and continued in Dark Horse Presents #51–62 from May 1991 to June 1992, under the title of Sin City, serialized in thirteen parts. Several...

 by the Crew publishing company,witch it formerly hesitated to do,stating that its members fear that the book would never sell good enough on the small Czech market to cover for its publication expenses.It also promises the publication of manga,Adam Warrens Dirty Pair

Dirty Pair

is a series of sci-fi comedy light novels written by Haruka Takachiho and illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko that was later adapted into anime and manga versions....

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Crew 13

Crew #13 was the thirteenth issue of Crew (comic) magazine, published in 1999.

(C-Comics, A-Article, B-Biography, E-Editorial, L-Letter corner)

• Mladí ležáci, staří comicsoví malíři (E)
• Vaše vnitřnosti v koši nekončí (L)
• Sandman
  Sandman (Vertigo)
  The Sandman is a comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics. Beginning with issue #47, it was placed under the imprint Vertigo. It chronicles the adventures of Dream , who rules over the world of dreams. It ran for 75 issues from January 1989 until March 1996...
  
  :Three Septembers and a January (called "The Last Emperor of America", in Czech) Part 1 (C)
• Spider-Man:Masky (Masks) (A)
• Lobo goes to Hollywood (C)
• Man on the dissection table:Alan Grant (B)
• Čerstvá Krev (Fresh Blood) - (A, comics news)
• Krev, pot a slzy (Blood, sweat and tears):The torture chamber of Martin Němec (Amateur Artists page)
• Sinister Dexter
  Sinister Dexter
  Sinister Dexter is a long-running comic series in British comics anthology 2000 AD, created by Dan Abnett and David Millgate.Set in the near future, it features the exploits of gun sharks Finnigan "Finny" Sinister and Ramone "Ray" Dexter in the city of Downlode, sprawled across Central Europe...
  
  :Anatomy of Throwdown (Boby a Bobek) (C)
• Sandman:Three Septembers and a January Part 2 (C)
• Co vyhřezne příště (A-forthcoming comics)

This issue features many examples of the editorial crew's tongue-in-cheek

Tongue-in-cheek

Tongue-in-cheek is a phrase used as a figure of speech to imply that a statement or other production is humorously intended and it should not be taken at face value. The facial expression typically indicates that one is joking or making a mental effort. In the past, it may also have indicated...

 black humour:in its editorial, an apology for the delayment of the publication of Batman/Darkness due to Marc Silvestri

Marc Silvestri

Marc Silvestri is an American comic book artist, creator and publisher. He currently acts as the CEO for Top Cow Productions.-Early life:Marc Silvestri was born in Palm Beach, Florida.-Career:...

s "lazyness",and a statement that Todd McFarlane

Todd McFarlane

Todd McFarlane is a Canadian cartoonist, writer, toy designer and entrepreneur, best known for his work in comic books, such as the fantasy series Spawn....

 spends most of his time in his garage, playing with action figures and talking for them in changed voices .

Another example of such humour in this issue is the biography of Alan Grant, where a weak attempt to begin the article leads to the description of a satanist ritual, involving middle-aged woman's fetuses and the third teeth of Winston Churchill ((Churchill)1874-1965, denture 1951-1967) being used to conquer the Earth.

External links

• new magazine's official page (in Czech)