with the larger storyline running throughout the entire series. This storyline focused on a mysterious artifact called the Enigmatic Prism, which incited evil desires, such as hate, lust, and a need to do violence within people. Miranda Cross wanted the Enigmatic Prism to do evil with, and to use it to return to her homeworld. Simon Archard and Emma Bishop sought to destroy the prism, to prevent the artifact from causing further harm. Quotes Emma, when asked what she has learned: "I've learned that... that Simon Archard shows all the crimeside manner of a cactus". Simon: "Begging your pardon, but would you two please repeat that exchange? I can barely hear it over the clamor of mysterious subtext". Miranda: "All that you know, all you can conceive... I and others like me are fated to control it". Emma: "Wait. Don't speak for a moment. I wish to bask in the warm glow of your praise". Collections Original series There have been a number of trade paperbacks collecting some of the issues: Ruse: Enter the Detective by Mark Waid, Butch Guice and Mike Perkins, collects Ruse #1-6, CrossGen, 160 pages, July 2002, . Ruse: The Silent Partner by Mark Waid, Scott Beatty, Butch Guice, collects Ruse #7-12, CrossGen, 160 pages, February 2003, The following collections were solicited, but never published due to Crossgen's bankruptcy: Ruse: Criminal Intent by Scott Beatty, Butch Guice, Mike Perkins and Laura Depuy, collects Ruse #13-18, CrossGen, 160 pages, July 2004, Ruse: Collection by Scott Beatty & Butch Guice, collects Ruse #19-26, Checkerbooks, January 2009, Ruse Omnibus by Waid, Beatty, Guice and Perkins, collects Ruse #1-17, Checkerbooks, 500 pages, January 2009, Revived series Ruse: The Victorian Guide to Murder (by Mark Waid and Jackson Guice, collects Ruse (Volume 2), #1-4, Marvel Comics, 96 pages, October 2011, ) Awards The series has been nominated for five Eisners and has won a number of awards, including: 2002 Laura DuPuy won the Eisner Award for Best Coloring Film It was mentioned, in passing, that Siavash Farahani has written a Ruse film script for Disney with Sam Raimi directing the project. See also List of steampunk works References External links Big Comic Book DataBase list of issues Review of Enter the Detective Another review of the first trade paperback Review of the traveller edition of EtD Review of Ruse #26 The Art of RUSE 2001 comics debuts CrossGen titles Fantasy comics