| Cassie Hack | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Devil's Due Publishing Image Comics |
| First appearance | Hack/Slash: Euthanized (April 2004) |
| Created by | Tim Seeley |
| Partnerships | Vlad Hack/Slash Inc. |
Cassandra "Cassie" Hack is a fictional character that appears as the main protagonist in the Hack/Slash comic books published by Devil's Due Publishing. The character first appears in Hack/Slash: Euthanized (April 2004), and was created by writer and occasional penciller Tim Seeley.
Seeley has repeatedly stated that Cassie is designed to be a horror victim who has overcome her fears and decided to take revenge on horror villains, who are known in the comic as "slashers". However, despite her hardened exterior, Seeley has tried to show that "beneath [the surface Cassie] is still [a] lost, scared innocent girl".
In 2005, Stefani Bishop portrayed Cassie in a stage adaptation of Hack/Slash called Hack/Slash: Stagefright. A film adaptation of Hack/Slash was in development by Rogue Pictures.
Hack/Slash has Also included crossovers with other franchises, with Cassie and Vlad encountering Bomb Queen, Evil Ernie, Chucky, Vampirella, a horde of treehuggers, and Herbert West from the cult-classic Re-Animator film series.
While Cassie has no formal combat training beyond childhood martial arts lessons, Cassie is a skilled close quarters fighter. Her weapon of choice is usually something light and swingable, such as her trademarked baseball bat. She is also adept at using a handgun and has killed many slashers with one. Cassie also has an eye for improvised weaponry and has been known to use all kinds of inanimate objects as makeshift weapons.
Cassie Hack was ranked 37th in Comics Buyer's Guide's "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list.