Kane (comics)
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Kane is a comic book series created, written and drawn by Paul Grist. Grist also self published it through his company, Dancing Elephant Press. It concerns a police detective who works in the 39th precinct of the fictional American city of New Eden, which seems to be located on the west coast. Despite being a UK citizen, Grist appears to have modeled New Eden and its police force in the style of American Cop shows such as Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue. Another clear influence is the work of Frank Miller, particularly his Sin City comics. Cerebus was another formative influence, particularly because it proved to Grist that self-published comics were a viable proposition; the first issue of Cerebus that Grist read was #39, hence the designation of Kane's precinct.
Kane has a difficult relationship with his co-workers due to a violent encounter with his former partner, which unfolds gradually and in flashback during the series. Police corruption is a recurring theme however, Kane is also densely intertextual and brims with references to popular culture, particularly characters from British television, comics and films.
Since the end of 2001 Grist has concentrated his comics work on his superhero character Jack Staff, although he has announced plans to continue Kane as a series of original graphic novels.
[edit] Collections
Kane has been collected in the following trade paperbacks from Image Comics:
| Title | Material collected | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| Kane vol. 1: Greetings from New Eden | Kane #1–4 | ISBN 1582403406 |
| Kane vol. 2: Rabbit Hunt | Kane #5–8 | ISBN 1582403554 |
| Kane vol. 3: Histories | Kane #9–12 | ISBN 1582403821 |
| Kane vol. 4: Thirty Ninth | Kane #13–18 | ISBN 1582404224 |
| Kane vol. 5: Untouchable Rico Costas and other stories' | Kane #19–23 and others | ISBN 1582405514 |
| Kane vol. 6: Partners | Kane #24–29, 31 | ISBN 1582407045 |
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