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Line 1: {{~~trope~~creator}} A [[Comic Book]] company that flourished briefly in the early oughties, then crashed and burned rather spectacularly. Its conceit was a [[Shared Universe]] comprised of books in many different genres, all fitting together to create a huge [[Myth Arc]] that early [[Word of God]] insisted would be at least five years in the making. Line 6: * ''[[Comic Book/Mystic\|Mystic]]'', a story of magic and mysticism drawn in a conspicuously Art Nouveau style. * ''[[Comic Book/Sigil\|Sigil]]'', a [[Space Opera]] humans vs. aliens story starring embittered ex-soldiers rediscovering their ideals. * ''[[Scion (~~Comic Book~~comics)\|Scion]]'', a sci-fantasy story set in a techno-feudal world. * ''[[Meridian]]'', a [[Coming of Age Story]] set in a Renaissance-style world with naturally buoyant islands. Line 21: * ''[[Comic Book/Way Of The Rat\|Way Of The Rat]]'', a Kung-Fu story featuring mythological weapons and described as a "book-end" of ''[[The Path]]''. * ''[[Route 666]]'', a horror story related to ''Negation'' in an initially obscure way. * ''[[Brath]]'', a Sigil-Bearer [[Captain Ersatz]] of, not ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]'', but [[~~Robert E Howard\|~~Robert E. Howard]]'s similar character [[Bran Mak Morn]]. * ''[[Solus]]'', the title meant to expose the mysteries behind the Sigilverse and reward loyal fans with some concrete answers. * ''[[El Cazador (~~Comic Book~~comics)\|El Cazador]]'' and ''Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'', both books set in the Sigilverse's "past." CrossGen also published a number of books that didn't take place within the Sigilverse, and weren't related to it at all. Since these projects were taken on in the later days of the company's existence, many of them didn't last long, and quite a few were announced but never published, as the company declared chapter eleven and eventually sold all its assets to Disney. Notable among these is ''[[~~Abadazad (Comic Book)\|~~Abadazad]]'', a surreal children's fantasy title which was the incentive for Disney buying CrossGen out, and thus continues to be published. [[Marvel Comics]] has [https://web.archive.org/web/20131021125931/http://marvel.com/news/story/14857/marvel_announces_a_new_imprint announced a CrossGen imprint], starting with 4-issue limited series of ''Ruse'' and ''Sigil''. While ''Ruse'' still stars detective Simon Archard, the new ''Sigil'' series appears to be [[In Name Only]], starring "Samantha Rey, a 16-year-old girl from South Carolina who gets swept up in a war beyond her understanding and may possess the power to turn the tide in the form of a mysterious symbol on her chest even she doesn't understand", and described as "epic fantasy on a colossal scale, ultimately spanning the whole of human history." Subsequently, a third title was added, ''Mystic'', which keeps the basic concept of "magical sisters in a fantasy world and the 'wrong' one is [[The Chosen One]]", but relocates it to a Steampunk Disney movie. {{creatortropes\|Tropes found in the Sigilverse as a whole include:}} * [[Call to Adventure]]: All the Sigil-bearers get a glowy tattoo and strange powers foisted on them without warning. Adventure ensues. * [[Comes Great Responsibility]]: With glowy tattoo comes glowy responsibility, whether you want it or not.