- El Cazador
Infobox comic book title
title=El Cazador
caption=Cover to El Cazador - #1
schedule=Monthly
format=
ongoing =y
publisher=CrossGen
date=October 2003 - June 2004
issues=6
main_char_team=
writers=Chuck Dixon
artists=Steve Epting
pencillers=
inkers=Dan Lanphear
colorists=Jason Keith
creative_team_month=
creative_team_year=
creators=
subcat=CrossGen
sort=PAGENAME"El Cazador" was a
CrossGen comic book title set in theSigilverse , CrossGen'sshared universe . However, whereas most Sigilverse titles were set in the far future, "El Cazador" took place on Earth during theGolden Age of Piracy of the 17th century. It contains none of the magical, science-fiction, or fantastical elements of the other Sigilverse titles."El Cazador" began in 2003 and ran for six issues before CrossGen's
bankruptcy brought the series to a halt. The company also published a prequel one-shot, "El Cazador: The Bloody Ballad of Blackjack Tom", which revealed the history of the title's main villain. "El Cazador" was one of the fewpirate -themed comic book series in the Modern Age of comic books, and perhaps the only recentongoing series of thegenre to feature a female lead. "El Cazador" was written byChuck Dixon and pencilled bySteve Epting .Plot and characters
In the opening issue, the ship carrying Spanish noblewoman Donessa Cinzia Elena Marie Esperanza Diego-Luis Hidalgo and others of her family is attacked by pirate captain Blackjack Tom. The Donessa is one of the few survivors of the attack. She swears to hunt down Tom and rescue his prisoners. To accomplish this, she re-names her ship El Cazador ("The Hunter") and becomes a pirate herself, dubbed "Lady Sin" by her crew. The remaining issues of the series detail the beginnings of Lady Sin's quest as she forsakes her privileged past for life on the high seas.
External links
* [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/news/107891679583754.htm Chuck Dixon on El Cazador: Q&A] ,
Comics Bulletin , March 10, 2004
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