Crossing the Line may refer to: . Crossed is a comic book written by Garth Ennis and drawn by Jacen Burrows for the first ten issues, and published by Avatar Press. The tradition may have originated with ceremonies when passing headlands, and become a "folly" sanctioned as a boost to morale, or have been created as a test for seasoned sailors to ensure their new shipmates were capable of handling long rough times at sea. Following volumes Crossed: Family Values, Crossed 3D, and Crossed: Psychopath were written by David Lapham. The line-crossing ceremony is an initiation rite that commemorates a person's first crossing of the Equator. Crossing the Line, an alternate US title for the film The Big Man, by David Leland; Crossing the Line, an alternate UK title for the film Little Woods, by Nia DaCosta; Crossing the Line (2007 film), a 2007 documentary by Pietro Marcello; Crossing the Line, a 2006 documentary by Daniel Gordon; Crossing the Line, a 2002 film by Graeme Clifford A new series, Crossed: Badlands is written and drawn by rotating creative teams.