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32-406: Fascist Communist Revolutionaries is a various artists compilation album released on September 24, 1996 by Fifth Colvmn Records . It was the second Fifth Colvmn Records compilation and was released to celebrate the three year anniversary of the label. Jon Worley of Aiding & Abetting gave Fascist Communist Revolutionaries a mixed review, calling the compilation "a nice a starting point for

64-462: A j2me game called simply The Crow . There have been five albums of music related to The Crow and its attendant films: The Crow is an out-of-print collectible card game by Heartbreaker Press and Target Games . It is based on the comics by James O'Barr and depicted images from the film adaptation . It was released in November 1995 but initially had a release date of March 1995. It

96-608: A one-shot based on The Crow concept with a new avatar in each series. Following the Kitchen Sink series, London Night Studios published The Crow/Razor: Kill the Pain in 1998, which saw Eric Draven paired with Everette Hartsoe 's bad girl character Razor in five numbered issues (#0–4), plus "Finale" and "The Lost Chapter" in February 1999. In 1999, Image Comics released a new Crow comic series with yet another take on

128-818: A film based on the comic, titled The Crow , was released to theaters by Miramax Films . The film was both a critical and commercial success, earning $ 50,693,129 total gross during its theatrical release. A cult following, in part due to the accidental death of its star Brandon Lee on the film's set, has maintained the film's popularity, with a regular staple of movie memorabilia being found at retailers like Hot Topic . Three sequels have been made so far: The Crow: City of Angels (1996), starring Vincent Perez (as The Crow), Mia Kirshner , Richard Brooks and Iggy Pop ; The Crow: Salvation (2000), starring Eric Mabius (as The Crow), Kirsten Dunst and Fred Ward ; and The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005), starring Edward Furlong (as The Crow), David Boreanaz and Tara Reid . In

160-718: A project from Black Rain that also served as the score to the European version of the film Johnny Mnemonic based on the William Gibson short story of the same name and a spooky voudou/goth-rock project led by Rodney Orpheus of goth-rock pioneer Cassandra Complex . Through its network of musicians and studio techs throughout Chicago, FCR connected with John Elliott of the band Dessau. Originally signed to Carlyle Records, an early industrial-dance label, Dessau's latest demo included guest spots from Paul Barker of Ministry and Richard Patrick formerly of Nine Inch Nails . Along with

192-436: A solid foundation upon which the label could be built. These artists were Haloblack, Acumen (now Acumen Nation) and electronic/ambient project Perceptual Outer Dimensions. The following year brought explosive growth as the label established itself as the U.S. home for two cutting edge European Industrial Rock labels; Hard Records and Cyber-tec Records. Cyber-tec Records was exclusive to FCR. Hard Records' agreement with FCR saw

224-434: Is savagely beaten, raped, and then shot in the head. They are then left for dead on the side of the road. Eric later dies in the hospital operating room, while Shelly is dead on arrival. He is resurrected by a crow and seeks vengeance on the murderers, methodically stalking and killing them. When not on the hunt, Eric stays in the house he shared with Shelly, spending most of his time there, lost in memories of her. Her absence

256-464: Is torture for him; he is in emotional pain, even engaging in self-mutilation by cutting himself. The crow acts as both a guide and goad for Eric, giving him information that helps him in his quest, but also chastising him for dwelling on Shelly's death, seeing his pining as useless self-indulgence that distracts him from his purpose. The Crow is ranked 37th in IGN 's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes. In 1994,

288-685: The Cyber-tec Project, Dessau's "Details Sketchy" release would help buoy the label to a very solid first full year. 1996 saw the label release some very strong follow-up records including the long-awaited "East Side Militia", Chemlab's follow-up to their debut full-length "Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar" originally released in 1993. In addition to Chemlab, Acumen released "Territory = Universe" a follow-up to "Transmissions from Eville" and Haloblack released "funkyhell" following their debut entitled "Tension Filter". There were new artists joining

320-476: The Eric Draven story. It ran for ten issues, ending in November of that year. In 2002, Pocket Books re-released the original Crow graphic novel after being out-of-print for several years. O'Barr revealed in a 2004 interview that an Author's Edition would contain at least "60 pages of new material that no one has ever seen. Half of that are pages that had to be removed for space reasons". O'Barr described

352-639: The Italian label sub/mission and an assortment of electronic, drum and bass and dance records on the Full-Contact Records imprint. Following an investigation for tax evasion, the Fifth Column nightclub closed in 1996. Although a separate entity, the label eventually suffered as well and ceased operation in 1997. This label is not to be confused by the similarly titled, but unrelated, hip hop record company called Fifth Column Records, which

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384-459: The Virtue of the played card, and then they attack. If a player has a higher attack value than their opponent's defense value, the opponent is wounded. If a Personality would be wounded again, it is killed. A player wins by killing 25 Virtue worth of an opponent's Personalities. Andy Butcher reviewed The Crow for Arcane magazine, rating it a 6 out of 10 overall. Butcher comments that " The Crow

416-403: The additions as including "more romance flashback scenes between Eric and Shelly", as well as sequences that would make the work "more visually interesting". The Crow: Special Edition was released on July 28, 2011, published by Gallery Books . In July 2012, IDW Publishing published a new five-issue Crow series, The Crow: Death and Rebirth , written by novelist John Shirley (co-writer of

448-552: The back cover of Deadworld #10 (November 1988); James O'Barr provided a back cover to the first comic book Caliber Press published, which contained an advertisement for the upcoming The Crow appearance in Caliber Presents #1. The ads shows The Crow standing with a smoking shotgun in one hand and a samurai sword in the other, with the statement, "For Some Things...There Is No Forgiveness". It mentions The Crow appearing in February 1989. The Crow's first in-story appearance

480-573: The fold in this year as well. Death Ride 69 , a project involving members of My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult , Trust Obey a creation from John Bergin, a co-creator of The Crow comic book and James Ray, a contemporary of Andrew Eldritch's from the Sisters of Mercy who re-issued a selection of his collaborations with Eldritch, all released debut records on FCR in 1996. Also new to the FCR fold

512-400: The gang members that attacked and killed him and his lover Shelly. In A Caliber Christmas (December 1989), Eric reflects back on happier times with Shelly in the story "Atmosphere". In The Crow graphic novel, this story is placed between issues #2 and 3. Caliber Presents #15 (September 1990) contained a key preview of The Crow #5, titled "Death" which was left unpublished. The preview

544-541: The late 1990s, a sequel/reboot to The Crow entitled The Crow: 2037 was in the works and would have been set in the future. It was written and scheduled to be directed by Rob Zombie , but was ultimately cancelled. A second film adaptation of the original 1989 comic series, directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Bill Skarsgård as Eric, was released on August 23, 2024, by Lionsgate Films . A television series, The Crow: Stairway to Heaven , aired in syndication in 1998, running for one season. An adaptation of

576-478: The license to reprint stories as well as publish new stories within the universe. The first reprint announced is The Crow: Dead Time #1 - 3 to be released monthly beginning in October 2024. The story revolves around an unfortunate young man named Eric. He and his fiancée, Shelly, are assaulted by a gang of street thugs after their car breaks down. Eric is shot in the head and paralyzed ; he can only watch as Shelly

608-669: The original Crow film) and illustrated by Kevin Colden . Six more IDW Crow series followed: The Crow: Skinning the Wolves (2013), The Crow: Curare (2013), The Crow: Pestilence (2014), The Crow: Memento Mori (2018), The Crow: Hack/Slash (2019) and The Crow: Lethe (2020), as well as two IDW one-shot issues: The X-Files/The Crow: Conspiracy (2014) and The Crow: Hark the Herald (2019). In July 2024, Sumerian Comics revealed during San Diego Comic-Con that they would be taking over

640-869: The original comic series, it starred Mark Dacascos as Draven. From 1996 to 2001, a number of novels based on the world and thematic concerns of The Crow were published, mostly by Harper . Authors of these novels included such notable names as Chet Williamson ( City of Angels novelization and Clash By Night ), David Bischoff ( Quoth the Crow ), Poppy Z. Brite ( The Lazarus Heart ), S. P. Somtow ( Temple of Night ), Norman Partridge ( Wicked Prayer ), and A. A. Attanasio ( Hellbound ). In 1998, O'Barr and editor Ed Kramer asked an array of fiction writers, poets, and artists—including Gene Wolfe , Alan Dean Foster , Charles de Lint , Jack Dann , Jane Yolen , Henry Rollins and Iggy Pop —to interpret this Gothic fiction phenomenon. The Crow: Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams

672-410: The re-release of Ten Ton Pressure with some new songs and remixes the label's release strategy turned more aggressive and sharply focused on growth. In 1994 the label signed a distribution deal with Caroline Records, which covered all releases except Chemlab, who were still governed by their deal with Metal Blade Records. Three new developing artists saw their debut albums released by Fifth Colvmn forming

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704-590: The release of two Luc van Acker solo albums as well as the Max M Corporation. Cyber-tec Records' exciting brand of EBM/Industrial Rock was exposed to American audiences through the release of the bands New Mind and a unique side-project of Jean-Luc DeMeyer of Front 242 entitled the Cyber-tec Project . Other projects of note that saw the light of day included a trippy, dream-pop album from Die Warzau members Jim Marcus and Van Christie with Jane Jensen on vocals,

736-567: The uninitiated, but not as important for current fans" but described the tracks by Dessau, Trust Obey and Vampire Rodents as "worth the price of admission." Sonic Boom said "the album serves as an excellent example of the current FCR style with many of the FCR's own bands present as well as a handful of licensed material from European labels." Adapted from the Fascist Communist Revolutionaries liner notes. Fifth Colvmn Records The label's first release

768-619: Was Chemlab 's debut EP Ten Ton Pressure . Jared Hendrickson of Chemlab also became the general manager for the label. Chemlab later played several dates with Nine Inch Nails , eventually attracting a distribution deal for their next release, Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar, with Metal Blade Records . The band Thud was the next artist to join the label. Heavy, loud and unrelenting, Thud became very popular amongst Metal fans and critics alike luring Eli Janney from Girls Against Boys to contribute to their debut record Life & Death and earning co-headlining performances with Stone Temple Pilots . After

800-506: Was Final Cut. At one point Final Cut called Nettwerk Records home and regularly toured with My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult. "Atonement" was released by Final Cut on FCR in the Fall of 1996 and helped build the label's credibility amongst musicians. While trying to build upon a shaky distribution deal, the label entered 1997 supporting Chemlab on tour with art-metal visionaries GWAR and a selection of artists including The Shining, artists from

832-403: Was a story to conclude the original arc. Tundra Publishing later reprinted Caliber's first four issues in two double-sized volumes and printed "Death" (also double-sized) as the third volume. In 1993, Kitchen Sink Press collected The Crow into a graphic novel . A limited hardcover edition was also released by Graphitti Designs. From 1996–98, Kitchen Sink published five mini-series and

864-436: Was announced for an October 1996 release but never materialized. Players control Angel, Devil, and Neutral Bystander cards and then send them into combat with "opposing [P]ersonalities". Action cards allow players to pump or hinder a Personality. Each Personality has an attack and defense value, as well as Virtue, which is equal to the highest value. Players play their Personality card and discard cards from their hands equal to

896-415: Was founded in 2015. The Crow The Crow is a supernatural superhero comic book series created by James O'Barr revolving around the titular character of the same name . The series, which was originally created by O'Barr as a means of dealing with the death of his fiancée at the hands of a drunk driver, was first published by Caliber Comics in 1989. It became an underground success and

928-439: Was in Caliber Presents #1 (January 1989), in the story "Inertia", which serves as a prelude to the main series. O'Barr again provided a back cover for this issue. The character's first limited series was The Crow #1–4 (February–May 1989). Four issues, titled "Pain", "Fear", "Irony", and "Despair", take readers through a series of vengeance tales as The Crow cuts and shoots through Tin-Tin, Tom-Tom, Top Dollar, Funboy and T-Bird,

960-419: Was later adapted into a film of the same name in 1994 . It was followed by three standalone sequels and a television series . A second adaptation was released in 2024. Numerous books and comic books have also been produced, albeit published by various different companies. The Crow has been translated into almost a dozen languages and has sold around 750,000 copies worldwide. The Crow first appeared on

992-491: Was one of three sets released by Heartbreaker Press and Target Games in November along with James Bond 007 and Kult . The game did not have starter decks , and instead it had a core set with 122 cards that included 10 foils that had artwork from the comic. The game was sold in booster packs of 15 cards, but no starter packs were available. A promo card called The Confident Crow was available by mail through proof-of-purchase order. An expansion titled Crow: City of Angels

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1024-429: Was released by Random House on Halloween; and a year later, in a limited signed and numbered volume, by Donald M. Grant Publishing . The Crow: City of Angels is a 1997 action video game for Sega Saturn , Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Windows . It is loosely based on the film of the same name . The player assumes the role of the hero of the film, Ashe Corven. It received negative reviews. Ojom GmbH released

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