Crisis was a British comic published from 1988 to 1991 as an experiment by Fleetway Publications to see if intelligent, mature, politically and socially aware comics were saleable in the United Kingdom. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Intelligence is a general mental capability that involves the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend ideas and language, and learn. ... In petroleum geology, the maturity of a rock is a measure of its state in terms of hydrocarbon generation. ... Politics is the process and method of making decisions for groups. ... This article is in need of attention. ...

As a 2000 AD spin-off, it was initially science fiction based. It began with two stories: Third World War, by Pat Mills and Carlos Ezquerra, extrapolated some of the effects of global capitalism on the developing world into the near future, as seen through the eyes of a group of young conscript "peace volunteer" soldiers; New Statesmen was a "realistic superhero" strip by John Smith and Jim Baikie. Third World War later moved on from developing world topics to minority issues within the UK and intruduced two new artists, Sean Phillips and Duncan Fegredo, while Mills took on co-writers including Alan Mitchell and Malachy Coney. 2000 AD logo 2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction oriented comic. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Pat Mills is one of the major figures in the British comic book industry as both an editor and writer. ... Carlos Sanchez Ezquerra, born November 1947 in Zaragoza, Spain, is a comics artist who works mainly in British comics and currently lives in Andorra. ... Capitalism has been defined in various ways (see definitions of capitalism). ... For the Jamaican reggae band, see Third World (band). ... John Smith is a British comics writer best known for his work on 2000 AD and Crisis. ... Sean Phillips is a comic book artist. ...

When New Statesmen finished it was replaced by two contemporary stories: Troubled Souls by Garth Ennis and John McCrea, set amid the "troubles" of Northern Ireland, and Sticky Fingers, a flatshare comedy by Myra Hancock and David Hine. Troubled Souls was Ennis's comics debut, and led to a sequel, For a Few Troubles More, and a religious satire, True Faith, the latter illustrated by Warren Pleece. True Faith by Garth Ennis & Warren Pleece Garth Ennis is a Northern Irish comics writer, best known for the DC/Vertigo series Preacher, co-created with artist Steve Dillon. ... John McCrea (born 1966 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a comic book artist. ... Northern Ireland is one of four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ...

True Faith and another proposed strip, Skin by Peter Milligan and Brendan McCarthy, about skinheads and thalidomide, ran into problems with censorship. Robert Maxwell, Fleetway's then owner, withdrew the collected edition of True Faith from sale after receiving objections from religious groups; Skin was dropped after the printers refused to handle it, probably over its harsh language. Skin was later published as a graphic novel by Tundra, and failed to generate any noticeable outrage. Peter Milligan is an Irish writer most known for his work for 2000 AD, Marvel Comics and DC Vertigo. ... Skinheads, named after their shaven heads, are members of a subculture that originated in Britain in the 1960s, where they were closely tied to the Rude boy of the West Indies and the Mods of the UK. English Skinhead on cutdown circa 1991 Categories There are a number of different... Thalidomide is a drug which was sold during the 1950s and 1960s as a sleeping aid and to pregnant women as an antiemetic to combat morning sickness and other symptoms. ... Robert Maxwell Ian Robert Maxwell (June 10, 1923 – November 5, 1991), British media proprietor, rose from poverty to build a great publishing empire, but was revealed after his mysterious death to have been misusing staff pension funds on a massive scale to prop up his ailing empire. ...

Another casualty of censorship was John Smith and Sean Phillips's Straitgate. Its main character was intended to be a self-obsessed young loner who suffers from delusions and ends up going on a killing spree, but it was toned down until he became little more than a self-obsessed young loner.

Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell contributed The New Adventures of Hitler, a speculative story about how the young Adolf Hitler's stay in England might have affected his later actions, which had caused considerable controversy in its original home, a Scottish magazine called Cut. Morrison also wrote Bible John, illustrated by Daniel Vallely, about a series of murders in Glasgow, and his Dan Dare strip (drawn by Rian Hughes) was concluded in Crisis after Revolver folded. Morrison's frequent collaborator Mark Millar contributed a grim prison story, Insiders, drawn by Paul Grist. Grant Morrison (1960 - ) is a Scottish comic book writer and cartoonist best-known for his non-linear narratives and counter-cultural leanings and often acclaimed as one of the most creative writers ever to work in mainstream comics. ... Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889–April 30, 1945) was the Führer und Reichskanzler (Leader and Imperial chancellor) of Germany from 1933 to his death. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Bible John is the nickname of an unidentified serial killer who operated in Glasgow, Scotland, in the late-1960s. ... Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow or Ghlaschu is Scotlands largest city, on the River Clyde in west central Scotland. ... The return of the original Dan Dare in 1989 Dan Dare - Pilot of the Future is a classic British science fiction comic hero, created by Frank Hampson in 1950. ... Mark Millar is a Scottish writer of comic books and motion picture screenplays. ... Paul Grist (born 1960 in Sheffield, England) is a British comic book writer and artist, noted for his hard-boiled police series Kane and his unorthodox superhero series Jack Staff. ...

Later Crisis included a number of translated European strips, including Milo Manara and Federico Fellini's Trip to Tuluum and a number of short strips by Miguelanxo Prado. Milo Manara (born Maurilio Manara, in 1945, Luson, Italy) is an Italian comic book writer and artist, best known for his erotic approach to the medium. ... Federico Fellini (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993) was a famous Italian film-maker and director. ...

Other creators whose work appeared in Crisis include Simon Bisley, Glenn Fabry, John Hicklenton, Philip Bond, Si Spencer, Steve Sampson, Chris Standley, Peter Doherty, Igor Goldkind, Tony Allen, James Robinson, Tony Salmons, Oscar Zarate, Paul Neary, Steve Parkhouse and Bernie Jaye. Simon Bisley is a British comic book artist who was hugely popular in the 1990s for his work on ABC Warriors, Lobo and Slaine. ... Peter Doherty on a stamp released by Australia Post Dr. Peter C. Doherty (born 1940) is an Australian researcher in the field of medicine. ... James Dale Robinson is a writer of comic books and screenplays. ...

Ultimately it didn't sell sufficiently well to survive and Fleetway cancelled it in 1991. Nevertheless, while it lasted, Crisis broke the mould of British comics by publishing stories which tackled urban struggles, political issues, economic inequality, sexual politics, racial and nationalistic disputes, and cutting-edge speculative writing. 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... General British comics usually differ from the American comic book in a variety of respects. ... A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... Economics (deriving from the Greek words οίκω [oeko], house, and νέμω [nemo], distribute) is the social science that studies the allocation of scarce resources. ... Gender, for the purposes of this article, is the perceived or projected (self-identified) masculinity or femininity of a person or characteristic. ... A race is a distinct population of humans distinguished in some way from other humans. ... A country, a land, or a state, is a geographical area that connotes an independent political entity, with its own government, administration, laws, often a constitution, police, military, tax rules, and population, who are one anothers countrymen. ...

External link

• A Crisis fansite (http://www.fortunecity.com/tatooine/sputnik/53/crisis.htm)