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{{Short description|Comic book series by Paul Grist}}
{{For|other uses of Kane|Kane (disambiguation)}}
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'''''Kane''''' is a [[comic book]] series created, written and drawn by [[Paul Grist (comics)|Paul Grist]] and self-published through Dancing Elephant Press. Grist put out 31 issues of ''Kane'' from 1993 to 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Rich |date=2021-12-18 |title=Paul Grist Has Started A New Final Series Of Kane |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/paul-grist-has-started-a-new-final-series-of-kane/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors |language=en}}</ref>

== Overview ==
''Kane'' 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chittenden |first=Brent |date=2009-11-12 |title=Just a Thought: Wherein Brent Reads Paul Grist's Kane |url=https://www.comicbookdaily.com/columns/just-a-thought-blogs/just-a-thought-wherein-brent-reads-paul-grists-kane/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=Comic Book Daily |language=en-CA}}</ref> 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]]''.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} Another clear influence is the work of [[Frank Miller]], particularly his ''[[Sin City]]'' comics.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} ''[[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.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

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. ''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 on his [[superhero]] character [[Jack Staff]], although he has announced plans to continue Kane as a series of original [[graphic novels]].{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

== Reception ==
''Kane'' won the 1998 [[National Comics Award]] for Best Self-Published/Independent comic.
[[Image:KaneInside Big.png|left|thumb|250px|Flashback with his former partner]]

==Collections==
'''Kane''' has been collected in the following [[Trade paperback (comics)|trade paperback]]s from [[Image Comics]]:

{| class="wikitable"
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! Title !! Material collected !! ISBN
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|''Kane vol. 1: Greetings from New Eden''
|''Kane'' #1–4
|{{ISBN|1-58240-340-6}}
|-
|''Kane vol. 2: Rabbit Hunt''
|''Kane'' #5–8
|{{ISBN|1-58240-355-4}}
|-
|''Kane vol. 3: Histories''
|''Kane'' #9–12
|{{ISBN|1-58240-382-1}}
|-
|''Kane vol. 4: Thirty Ninth''
|''Kane'' #13–18
|{{ISBN|1-58240-422-4}}
|-
|''Kane vol. 5: The Untouchable Rico Costas and Other Short Stories''
|''Kane'' #19–25 and others
|{{ISBN|1-58240-551-4}}
|-
|''Kane vol. 6: Partners''
|''Kane'' #24–29, 31
|{{ISBN|1-58240-704-5}}
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.weisshahn.de/kane/kane.htm Kane @ Paul Grist Comics Index]
* {{gcdb series|id= 7455 |title=Kane}}

[[Category:British comics]]
[[Category:Defunct British comics]]
[[Category:Image Comics titles]]
[[Category:1993 comics debuts]]
[[Category:2001 comics endings]]


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