Loveless (comics)

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schedule = Monthly
format = Ongoing series
publisher = Vertigo Comics (DC)
date = December 2005 – May 2008
issues = 24
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writers = Brian Azzarello
artists = Marcelo Frusin, Danijel Zezelj, Werther Dell'Edera
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colorists = Patricia Mulvihill
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creators = Brian Azzarello
Marcelo Frusin
TPB = A Kin of Homecoming
ISBN = 1-84576-337-8

"Loveless" was an American Western comic book series for mature readers published by Vertigo Comics. It is written by Brian Azzarello and drawn by Marcelo Frusin, Danijel Zezelj and Werther Dell'Edera.

Plot

"Loveless" was originally about a man, Wes Cutter, who fought for the South in the Civil War and was captured. After spending time in a prison camp he comes back to his previous home of Blackwater after the North won to find the town under Union control and his house occupied.

Soon after, Cutter is offered a position of sheriff in the town.

The comic's early issues explore the dynamic relationship between Cutter and the people of the town (most of whom hate him), the fate of Cutter's wife Ruth, and the lingering feelings of animosity between North and South after the end of the war.

Since the conclusion to its earlier issues, "Loveless" has become a comic of greater chronological and thematic narrative. The stories within "Loveless", since its inception and especially in its later years center around racism and the grittier realities of American history.

The book had been stated to last about four years by Brian Azzarello in a Broken Frontier interview. In the interview Azzarello also hinted to end the story in the 1940s or so [http://www.brokenfrontier.com/lowdown/details.php?id=526 Sam Moyerman: Bad Azz Mojo, part 1, posted October 11 2006] ] , but the series was cancelled with issue 24 and has since ended its run.

Artists

The title was penciled and inked by three artists, rotating each other: Marcelo Frusin (#1-5, 9-10, covers), Danijel Zezelj (#6-8, 13-15, 22-24), Werther Dell'Edera (#11-12, 16-21). Frusin previously worked with writer Brian Azzarello for three years on "Hellblazer". Zezelj also had a previous project with Azzarello: "El Diablo", a western mini series, that in Azzarello's words "planted the seeds for Loveless".All three artists have clearly distinct, recognizable styles, colorist Patricia Mulviill ensured a graphic continuity throughout the series.

Collected editions

They are being collected together into trade paperbacks as the run continues:

ee also

* Western genre in other media

Notes

External links

* [http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=5156 DC's page for A Kin of Homecoming]