Comic:RaYzor
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| RaYzor's (S)Hitman Comics | |
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| Artist: | RaYzor C. (w/ colors by Christopher Stevens) |
| Writer: | RaYzor C. (w/ assists by Christopher Stevens) |
| Characters: | Cast |
| Updates: | Whenever the author has time and feels hateful, violent and funny. |
| Began: | Era 1: 1989; Era 2: 1994; Era 3: 1997 |
| Ended: | Era 1: 1989; Era 2: 1994; Era 3: 1997 |
| Art style: | Horribly drawn |
| Rating: | Web-14 to Web-MA |
| Website | Website |
RaYzor comics (formerly known as Hitman or (S)Hitman comics) is a spinoff of Classic ChrusherComix (or Classic Crusher Comics) [1], an award-winning high school newspaper comic strip and comic book that was created in 1988, but the 1,000 page archive produced between 1988-1999 only debuted online in 2005. RaYzor wrote and illustrated his very own spin-off of Crusher Comics. Chrusher creator Chris Galletta-Stevens enjoyed them so much, that he incorporated the storyline into his own comics, re-drew and colored several installations into the comic, then built a separate website for them as well.
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RaYzor, Hitman, and Classic Comedy Crusher Comics
"Classic Crusher Comics" is a "sketchbook with a storyline" that contains over 1,000 comic book pages over 47 Episodes produced between 1988-1999. The website is a complete, online archive of the entire comic that begins with comedic amateur doodles (1988) & progresses into professional-quality art & story (2007 Graphic Novel). Though funny, the original "Classic" line from 1988-1999 was created for friends and family, and not a worldwide audience like the new 2007 webcomic is. The complete archive is found here, in an episode-by-episode manner: [2]
The Three Eras of Chrusher Comix
RaYzor is a spin-off of ChrusherComix and all of the characters and scenarios happen in the same universe. Chrusher is a comic book series separated into three volumes. Although they are interrelated, they are not interdependent.
Era One is called "Classic Crusher Comics" and it was produced when the author was in high school, and it is mostly a character-driven comedy drawn on school notebooks, hence its name as a "sketchbook with a storyline." It features the characters such as Chris Crusher [3], Mike Butski [4], Ronald Foule [5], RaYzor (S)Hitman [6], Obliterator [7], Steven "Barbarian Howeird [8], KKKeith Slasher [9], The Welforce [10], The Grim Raker [11], and Cow Gagnon [12] and countless others in all of the character's high school years (1988-1992 [13]). Though it starts roughly drawn, it gradually gets better artistically. It also contains the award-winning cartoon series that was published in the local high school paper.
Era Two is the "Immature Adult Crusher Comics" (1994-1999). Although it does periodically contain elements of a semi-professionally illustrated and mature drama [14], but most of it is filled with juvenile college-aged-humor featuring grumpy old fat people named The Welphys [15], Wesley James-TrOllgre Stevens [16], new Welforce members, and those crazy and lovable Lunaticials [17].
Era Three, is a graphic novel otherwise known as "End Cycle" [18] is a dramatic departure from the majority of the comedy first two volumes, as it starts nearly ten years afterwards. Again, although they are interrelated, they are absolutely not interdependent, and the third era is the only one produced for a worldwide audience.
The Future of RaYzor Comics
RaYzor is on indefinite hiatus because the author is busy with a full-time job, a band, a radio show, and a fiancee'. He wishes he had more time for further installments, but his art skills and time are severally lacking. But RaYzor's character lives on in ChrusherComix, and he has co-plotted elements of the new Chrusher Graphic Novel [[19]], co-starring his own ever-lovin' violent character.
