Who created the fictional character Alex Cross?
"Alex Cross (novel series) Alex Cross is a crime, mystery, and thriller novel series written by James Patterson. The series focuses on Metropolitan Police Department detective and father Alex Cross as he faces threats to his family and the city of Washington, D.C.. Supporting characters include two of Cross's children, Damon, and Janelle, as well as his grandmother Nana Mama. The series is usually narrated in first-person perspective by Alex Cross, and occasionally from the villains' point of view in third-person. The series has been running since the 1990s and is ongoing. Nearly all have made bestsellers lists and garnered"
"Russell Taylor (cartoonist) Russell Philip Taylor MBE (born 8 July 1960) is a British writer, journalist and composer. He is best known as half of the team (with Charles Peattie) that created the comic strip Alex. He studied at Abingdon School from 1973-1978. During his time at the School he was on the editorial board of the Abingdonian. He then read Russian and Philosophy at St Anne's College, Oxford. Alex was created by Taylor and Charles Peattie and it first appeared in the London Daily News which ran from 24 February to 23 July 1987. The cartoon then appeared in"
"his role as Cross. Sampson's ""new"" name in the film - Tommy Kane - is probably a different and new character that takes character traits and several things from the character, Sampson, meaning Kane is an original idea with influence on his creation. This has not been confirmed though. John Sampson (character) John Sampson is a fictional character in the mystery fictional novel series, ""Alex Cross (novel series)"" and is one of the main characters. John A. Sampson met African-American Alex Cross and at the age of 10 they became best friends. When both of Sampson's parents died and/or left"
"Painter, period. That's despite the fact that many outstanding painters are at work in today's comic books."" Alex Ross Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book writer/artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries ""Marvels"", on which he collaborated with writer Kurt Busiek for Marvel Comics. He has since done a variety of projects for both Marvel and DC Comics, such as the 1996 miniseries ""Kingdom Come"", which Ross co-wrote. Since then he has done covers and character designs for Busiek's series ""Astro City"","
"John Sampson (character) John Sampson is a fictional character in the mystery fictional novel series, ""Alex Cross (novel series)"" and is one of the main characters. John A. Sampson met African-American Alex Cross and at the age of 10 they became best friends. When both of Sampson's parents died and/or left him (his dad was in prison ; his mother was convicted of possession of heroin with intent to sell )he was practically raised by Alex's grandmother, Nana Mama since Alex's parents were both dead too, which is the reason he moved to Washington, D.C. in the books. They are"
"Alex Ross Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book writer/artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries ""Marvels"", on which he collaborated with writer Kurt Busiek for Marvel Comics. He has since done a variety of projects for both Marvel and DC Comics, such as the 1996 miniseries ""Kingdom Come"", which Ross co-wrote. Since then he has done covers and character designs for Busiek's series ""Astro City"", and various projects for Dynamite Entertainment. His feature film work includes concept and narrative art for ""Spider-Man"""
"favorable reviews, especially ""Double Cross;"" ""Cross Fire;"" ""I, Alex Cross;"" and ""Alex Cross, Run"". The series is published worldwide, with Little, Brown currently holding publication rights in the United States, in paperback, hardcover, and audiobook editions. The first book in the series, ""Along Came a Spider"", was released in 1993 to positive reviews, spawning a series of over twenty subsequent novels. The series has led to three films, ""Kiss the Girls"" (1997), ""Along Came a Spider"" (2001), and ""Alex Cross"" (2012). Alex Cross is a widower-detective-father who often fights against threatening villains—and criminals—who wish to kill Cross and others. It"
"the James Patterson Pledge with Scholastic Book Clubs to put books in the hands of young readers. James Patterson James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author and philanthropist. Among his works are the ""Alex Cross"", ""Michael Bennett"", ""Women's Murder Club"", ""Maximum Ride"", ""Daniel X"", ""NYPD Red"", ""Witch and Wizard"", and ""Private"" series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction and romance novels. His books have sold more than 300 million copies and he was the first person to sell 1 million e-books. In 2016, Patterson topped ""Forbes"" list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year,"
"along with Justin Roiland and Ethan Klein, helped raise over $200,000 for Hurricane Harvey relief via a Twitch charity live stream. Alex Hirsch Alexander Robert Hirsch (born June 18, 1985) is an American writer, animator, voice actor, and producer. He is best known as the creator of the Disney Channel/Disney XD animated television series ""Gravity Falls"", for which he provided the voices of Grunkle Stan, Soos, and Bill Cipher, among others. He also earned BAFTA and Annie Awards for the series. In 2016, Hirsch co-authored ""Gravity Falls: Journal 3"" which appeared on ""The New York Times"" Best Seller list for"
"Alan Cross (screenwriter) Alan Cross is an American television screenwriter, producer and director. Cross is best known for co-creating the television version of ""Weird Science"", for which he co-wrote the pilot and numerous episodes, directed two episodes, and served as co-executive producer. His other most notable screenwriting and producing work includes writing ten and producing twelve episodes of the series ""Parker Lewis Can't Lose"" with his then-partner Tom Spezialy. His other work includes the co-executive producer of ""Veronica's Closet"" and consulting producer for both ""Dawson's Creek"" and ""Get Real"". He has written episodes of the series ""She Spies"", ""Players"", """""
"Alex Hirsch Alexander Robert Hirsch (born June 18, 1985) is an American writer, animator, voice actor, and producer. He is best known as the creator of the Disney Channel/Disney XD animated television series ""Gravity Falls"", for which he provided the voices of Grunkle Stan, Soos, and Bill Cipher, among others. He also earned BAFTA and Annie Awards for the series. In 2016, Hirsch co-authored ""Gravity Falls: Journal 3"" which appeared on ""The New York Times"" Best Seller list for nearly a year. Hirsch was born in Piedmont, California in 1985. He graduated from Piedmont High School where, as a junior,"
"London Bridges London Bridges is the tenth novel by James Patterson featuring the former Washington, D.C. homicide detective and forensic psychiatrist and current FBI agent Alex Cross. A terrorist by the alias of ""The Wolf"" engages Alex Cross' old enemy, Col. Geoffrey Shafer, aka The Weasel, to assist him in a grand plan of worldwide terrorist attacks designed to get humanity's attention. After a town in the Southwestern United States is blown up, the FBI's Alex Cross is assigned to the case despite being on vacation to visit his son Alex Jr. in Seattle and his girlfriend Jamilla Hughes in"
"made by the Mexico-based Casa B Productions, which Leopoldo founded with his brother. Gout produced ""Alex Cross"", the 2012 adaptation of the James Patterson novel. The film starred Jean Reno, Matthew Fox, and Tyler Perry. Gout executive produces ""Zoo"", an adaptation of the James Patterson novel. The CBS series stars James Wolk, Kristen Connolly, Nonso Anozie,and Billy Burke. Beginning in 2015, the series is now in its third season. Gout executive produced the 3D nature documentary film, narrated by Pierce Brosnan Gout co-produced the film, which was based on the James Patterson novel Gout executive produces the upcoming CBS series"
"he is revealed to be none other than Rashawn Turnbull's own grandfather Harold Caine. He enjoyed killing Rashawn because he felt that Rashawn had humiliated him because of the colour of Rashawn's skin. Cross is portrayed by Morgan Freeman in the 1997 film ""Kiss the Girls"" and the 2001 film ""Along Came a Spider"". He is portrayed by Tyler Perry in the 2012 film ""Alex Cross"". In ""Kiss the Girls"", Alex is portrayed as a detective and a psychologist, who specializes in cases with the most frightening killers and situations. After handling a case where he convinces a woman who"
"James Patterson James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author and philanthropist. Among his works are the ""Alex Cross"", ""Michael Bennett"", ""Women's Murder Club"", ""Maximum Ride"", ""Daniel X"", ""NYPD Red"", ""Witch and Wizard"", and ""Private"" series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction and romance novels. His books have sold more than 300 million copies and he was the first person to sell 1 million e-books. In 2016, Patterson topped ""Forbes"" list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year, with an income of $95 million. His total income over a decade is estimated at $700 million."
"D.C. detective, forensic psychologist and author Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) loses control of a sting operation, resulting in the death of his partner, he opts to retire from the force. He finds himself drawn back to police work when Megan Rose (Mika Boorem), the daughter of a United States senator, is kidnapped from her exclusive private school by computer science teacher Gary Soneji (Michael Wincott). US Secret Service Special Agent Jezzie Flannigan (Monica Potter), held responsible for the breach in security, joins forces with Cross to find the missing girl. Soneji contacts Cross by phone and alerts him to the"
"rumored to be based on ""I, Alex Cross"", but director Rob Cohen denied this, revealing he only titled the film like such so as to tell fans: ""their hero was back""; to avoid confusion the film's name was changed to ""Alex Cross"" with Tyler Perry replacing Elba. Edward Burns and Matthew Fox were later confirmed to star as Cross's partner, Tommy Kane, and the main antagonist, Picasso. The film was later confirmed to be based on the 12th book in the series, ""Cross"". The film was released on October 19, 2012, to mixed to negative reviews. The film was a"
"Cross Country (novel) Cross Country is the 14th novel in the Alex Cross series by James Patterson. According to the ""Library Journal"" it was the second most borrowed fiction book in United States libraries in 2009. An African warlord known as the Tiger, aided by his crew of angry young men, horrifically murders author Eleanor 'Ellie' Cox and her entire family. Alex Cross and girlfriend Bree Stone go investigate, when Alex recalls Ellie had been his one time girlfriend, whom he had loved at one point. He is instantly terrified by this so much he gets no sleep, does no"
"Washington for ""Training Day"". There were no further sequels, but the character of Alex Cross was rebooted with a 2012 film adaptation of the novel ""Cross"" under the title ""Alex Cross"" starring Tyler Perry in the titular role. Along Came a Spider (film) Along Came a Spider is a 2001 American neo noir psychological thriller film directed by Lee Tamahori. It is the second installment of ""Alex Cross"" film series and a sequel to the 1997 film ""Kiss the Girls"", with Morgan Freeman reprising his role as detective Alex Cross. The screenplay by Marc Moss was adapted from the 1993"
"his life any further, Cross returns home to spend time with his family. Alex Cross: An African-American forensic psychologist as well as a detective, described as good-looking and well-built. He is often referred to as ""Doctor Detective."" Despite being very dedicated to his job, he manages to be a devoted father to his two children. His wife, Maria, was killed in a shooting before the novel begins and he is romantically involved with Jezzie Flannagan before he finds out her role in Maggie Rose's disappearance. Jezzie Flannagan: Before the kidnapping of Maggie Rose and Michael Goldberg, she held an esteemed"
"Alex Cross"". An ongoing theme in the earlier novels is the unsolved murder of his first wife, Maria. Cross later reveals another reason for trying to solve the cases: so he can protect his family from danger. Cross currently lives on Fifth Street in Southeast Washington, D.C., along with grandmother Nana Mama, children Damon, Janelle (""Jannie""), and Alex Jr. (""Ali""), and his current and new wife, Brianna ""Bree"" Stone-Cross. When Alex was 9, his father died of alcoholism, a year after his mother died. He went to Washington, D.C., to live with his grandmother—Nana Mama. During his childhood, he met"
"feared criminal in America. A film adaptation of the same name was released on April 6, 2001, starring Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross, Monica Potter as Jezzie Flannagan, and Michael Wincott as Gary Soneji. The adaptation makes substantial changes to the plot, omitting much of Soneji's background and his split personality, as well as changing the identity of the kidnapped children's parents and many characters' eventual fate. Along Came a Spider (novel) Along Came a Spider is the first novel in James Patterson's series about forensic psychologist Alex Cross. First published in 1993, its success has led to eighteen sequels"
"Roses Are Red (novel) Roses Are Red is the sixth novel featuring the Washington, D.C. homicide detective and forensic psychiatrist Alex Cross written by James Patterson. Alex Cross returns for the sixth book in the series with a new killer on the loose. A series of meticulously planned bank robberies leave behind a wake of bodies. Alex Cross must not only battle against the sadistic criminal who calls himself The Mastermind, but also the risks that he may be putting his family in. Cross takes a plunge into a case where mind games lead to violence and the slightest mistake"
"Alex Raymond Alexander Gillespie Raymond (October 2, 1909 – September 6, 1956) was an American cartoonist, best known for creating ""Flash Gordon"" for King Features in 1934. The strip was subsequently adapted into many other media, from a series of movie serials (1936–1940) to a 1970s television series and the 1980 feature film. Raymond's father encouraged his love of drawing from an early age, leading him to become an assistant illustrator in the early 1930s on strips such as ""Tillie the Toiler"" and ""Tim Tyler's Luck"". Towards the end of 1933, Raymond created the epic ""Flash Gordon"" science-fiction comic strip"
"and ""Desperate Housewives"". Alan Cross (screenwriter) Alan Cross is an American television screenwriter, producer and director. Cross is best known for co-creating the television version of ""Weird Science"", for which he co-wrote the pilot and numerous episodes, directed two episodes, and served as co-executive producer. His other most notable screenwriting and producing work includes writing ten and producing twelve episodes of the series ""Parker Lewis Can't Lose"" with his then-partner Tom Spezialy. His other work includes the co-executive producer of ""Veronica's Closet"" and consulting producer for both ""Dawson's Creek"" and ""Get Real"". He has written episodes of the series ""She"
"Kennedy, Carolyn Kennedy, and Daniel Kennedy. Kevin Scott Collier. ""The Hare Raising Tales of Crusader Rabbit"". CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018. Alex Anderson (cartoonist) Alexander Hume Anderson Jr. (September 5, 1920 in Berkeley, California – October 22, 2010) was an American cartoonist who created the characters of Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Bullwinkle, and Dudley Do-Right, as well as Crusader Rabbit. He was not directly involved in ""The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show"", however. Anderson was born in Berkeley, California, a nephew of Mighty Mouse producer Paul Terry, and began his career in 1938 at his Terrytoons animation studio. Anderson and Jay"
"Jack Cross Jack Cross was a comic book series written by Warren Ellis and drawn by Gary Erskine. It was first published by DC Comics in 2005. The title character is a ""gun-for-hire"" freelance anti-terrorist, who is brought in when things go horribly, horribly wrong, and who uses extremely violent methods to achieve his goals. However, he is also an active social liberal who takes part in anti-war demonstrations, and is internally conflicted about the measures he has to take. Originally solicited as an ongoing series, Jack Cross unfortunately stalled after the first story arc of four issues. Although a"
"Chris Claremont Christopher S. Claremont (; born November 25, 1950) is a British-born American comic book writer and novelist, known for his 1975–1991 stint on ""Uncanny X-Men"", far longer than that of any other writer, during which he is credited with developing strong female characters as well as introducing complex literary themes into superhero narratives, turning the once underachieving comic into one of Marvel's most popular series. During his tenure at Marvel, Claremont co-created numerous X-Men characters, such as Rogue, Psylocke, Shadowcat, Phoenix, The Brood, Lockheed, Shi'ar, Shi'ar Imperial Guard, Mystique, Destiny, Selene, Reverend William Stryker, Lady Mastermind, Emma Frost,"
"Neil Cross Neil Cross (born 9 February 1969) is a British novelist and scriptwriter, best known for as the creator of the drama series ""Luther"" and Hard Sun (TV Series) Cross was born in Bristol on 9 February 1969. He graduated from the University of Leeds in 1994 with a degree in English and Theology. His initial career was solely as a novelist, beginning with ""Mr In-Between"", which was published in 1998 (and adapted into a film in 2001). He later diversified into television, writing an episode of the BBC spy drama ""Spooks"" in 2006 before becoming lead writer on"
"Charles Peattie Charles Peattie (born 3 April 1958) is a British cartoonist, best known as half of the team (with Russell Taylor) that creates the comic strip Alex. He has two daughters and two sons, and lives in London. He was appointed MBE in the 2002 Honours List. Peattie studied at St Martin's School of Art. He produced the cartoon 'Dick', which ran in Melody Maker, and the ""Celeb"" comic strip which has been running in ""Private Eye"" since 1987. Both were collaborations with Mark Warren. ""Celeb"" first appeared in ""Private Eye"" during May 1987. In that magazine, the strip"
"Alexis (comics) Alexis (September 18, 1946 – September 7, 1977) was the pseudonym of Dominique Vallet, a French comics artist, best known for his work on the series ""Al Crane"" and ""Superdupont"". Alexis started working for ""Pilote"" magazine in 1968, providing illustrations and gags. In 1969, he began a collaboration with Fred on the series ""Timoléon"", and started his working relationship with Gotlib on the film parody series ""Cinémastok"" in 1970. The partnership with Gotlib continued for several years, leading to the creation of the magazine ""Fluide Glacial"" in 1975 where the advertising parody series ""La Publicité dans la Joie"""
"Four Blind Mice Four Blind Mice is the eighth novel featuring the Washington, D.C. homicide detective and forensic psychologist Alex Cross written by James Patterson. The novel features Washington D.C. Metro Police homicide detectives Alex Cross and John Sampson as protagonists. While investigating the wrongful conviction and execution of US Army Sergeant Ellis Cooper, their investigation uncovers a series of Army personnel wrongfully convicted and executed for murdering countless civilians. In each instance, the murderer's ""modus operandi"" involved painting the corpse. In the course of the investigation, Cross and Sampson discover that three Army Rangers had committed similar crimes during"
"Alex Wilder Alex Wilder is a fictional superhero and later a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is introduced in the series ""Runaways"". Alex Wilder is portrayed by Rhenzy Feliz in the Hulu television series ""Runaways"" which is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Alex Wilder was created by author Brian K. Vaughan and artist Adrian Alphona where debuted in ""Runaways"" vol. 1 #1 with most of the other main characters. Like every member of the original Runaways, he is the son of evil villains with special abilities; in Alex's case, gang mob bosses."