Crecy comics hey kids comics wiki fandom powered by wikia. He attended south east essex sixth form college where he contributed comic strips to the campus magazine spike. Sep 21, 2015 warren ellis hits all the right notes during his thunderbolts run, capturing the classic essence of the team while also adding his own wrinkles in with his amazing cast of characters. Because of the success of iron man 3 and my happiness that ellis is finally getting his day in the sun i have made this video counting down my favorite books of his. Warren girard ellis is a british comicbook writer, novelist, and screenwriter. The writer of castlevania, warren ellis, has made a name for himself writing comic books, novels, and television series with witty characters and amazing environments, and now, the prolific author. Planetary also refers to the group portrayed in the series. Superhero and star wars mall appearances i 1970s to 1980s i. Supergod is a 5issue comic book limited series created by warren ellis, published by avatar press, with art by garrie gastonny. Rogers via at popmythology, we get incredible opportunities to chat with amazing writers and celebrities, and now we get to include acclaimed comic writer and novelist warren ellis to our list of notables. He is known for introducing transhumanist elements to his books, and for complex stories, including continuity nods, expies, and lawyer friendly cameos. Warren ellis person warren ellis is credited in 1178 issues. Oct 27, 2014 warren ellis is the awardwinning writer of graphic novels like transmetropolitan, fell, ministry of space and planetary, and the author of the nytbestselling gun machine and the underground classic novel crooked little vein. It is a fantasy comic combining sword and sorcery themes like those in conan with elements from historical fantasy sources including norse sagas and chambara.
With hamners work you feel the bullet snap back the head as it hits, his work is tremendous. A collection of small photographs taken with the camera in warren s palm computer, accompanied by short fictional text pieces. He is best known as the cocreator of several original comics series, including transmetropolitan, global frequency, red adapted into the feature films red and red 2 trees, and injection. Warren ellis comics april 5, 2019 this entry is part 3 of 6 in the series comics train someone jokingly asked me, a few months back, what id do if i were running a comics publishing company. Did you ever want to set someones head on fire, just to see what it looked like. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world.
Oct 04, 2016 warren ellis is bring the wildstorm universe back to dc comics wildstorm began as the studio of image cofounder jim lee in 1992 before becoming a dc imprint seven years later. Wolfskin comics hey kids comics wiki fandom powered by. Warren ellis project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The graphic novel was published in 2007 by avatar press, under the apparat imprint. Warren ellis is currently writing a tv pilot for universal cable productions and working on a nonfiction book about the future of the city for farrar giroux straus. Last week, bleeding cool ran the story that the planned wildcats comic book by warren ellis and ramon villalobos, based on dc comics publisher jim lees original series and a followup to warren. Ive always like the way ellis deals with very human horror. Red collection the poster database tpdb the best media. In this story batman investigates murders that seem to have been committed by a werewolf. Warren ellis is bringing wildstorm back to dc comics paste. It was published by american company dc comics under the wildstorm imprint. Writer, story by warren ellis is the awardwinning writer of transmetropolitan, planetary, the authority and the writer and cocreator of the graphic novel red, which was the basis of two major motion pictures. What is your warren ellis ignition city comic book worth. You can also connect with others in the comic industry to further and enhance everyones comic experience.
Scottish comic book author grant morrison is known for culturejamming and the. Warren ellis born 15 february 1968, uk is a comics writer who has also written novels and television scripts. Now, rediscover his edgy and unsettling tales of daimon hellstrom, the son of satan himself. Transmetropolitan warren ellis comics love, graphics. Better than the film and one of ellis best, highly recommended.
Warren ellis s gravel posted on march 17, 2020 by comicbookscalping leave a comment hollywood inside scoper daniel richtman is reporting that the warren ellis mike wolfer series gravel is being turned into a feature length film with ellis attached to write the screenplay. This first collection of the bestselling series created by marc silvestri, david wohl, brian haberlin, and michael turner equips streetwise cop sara pezzini with the mysterious witchblade, a weapon of prehistoric origin and untold power. Ruins is a twoissue comic book miniseries, written by warren ellis with painted artwork by terese nielsen, her husband cliff nielsen, and chris moeller, who took over for the last 17 pages of the second issue. Collected editionswarren ellis special walts comic book channel. Warren ellis e artista john cassaday, e publicado pela wildstorm marca da dc comics. Batmans butler, alfred, is known for his dry wit, but in the batmans grave from warren ellis and bryan hitch hes positively savage. Wolfskin is a threeissue comic book limited series, published 2006 and 2007 by avatar press. Warren ellis hugely popular web comic, freakangels, is here, collected in print for the first time in this gorgeous, fullcolor trade paperback.
Stranger kisses is about people for whom two genders are not enough, no matter how you play mix and match with sexuality. Planetary comics planetary is an american comic book series created by writer warren ellis and artist john cassaday, and published by the wildstorm imprint of dc comics. There is more than one author in the goodreads database with. Warren girard ellis born 16 february 1968 is an english author of comics, novels, and television, who is well known for sociocultural commentary, both through his online presence and through his writing, which covers transhumanist most notably nanotechnology, cryonics, mind transfer, and human enhancement and folkloric themes, often in combination with each other. This paperback collects three storylines from the comic book series batman. Did you ever stand in the street and think to yourself, i could make that nun go blind just by giving her a kiss. Warren ellis is the awardwinning british author of comic books, novels, and television, most often recognized for his sociocultural commentary and groundbreaking work in the genre of science fiction. Black summer is a comic book limited series written by warren ellis, illustrated by juan jose ryp, and published by avatar press starting in june 2007. Hellstrom by warren ellis by warren ellis fictiondb. Scars is an experimental comic in that warren ellis set out to write a horror story that would shock even him and the end result is, yeah, genuinely disturbing. Warren ellis and chris sprouse construct another excellent scifi comic book theyve worked together on ministry of space with similar style convincing human characters set in.
Rogers the warren ellis forum wasnt just an online tool for comic creators to banter and barb. British comic book writer and novelist, well known for his science fiction and horror themed works. Cassaday, published by wildstorm productions, an imprint of dc comics. The coolest vertigo comics, from sandman to swamp thing transmetropolitan a. A vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly creatures controlled by dracula. Warren ellis bibliography ellis in 2010 active period1985present publishers marvel comics1995present wildstorm19962009 avatar press1999present image comics2000present. The 12 greatest books from the heyday of the influential dc comics imprint, as its founder bids farewell. Vertigos classics, including transmetropolitans spider jerusalem, one of my fictional heroes see more. In these issues, ellis showed that a black op avengers team was not just a good idea. As promised last week, tim takes on the comics of warren ellis, ranking the likes of stormwatchthe authority, astonishing xmen, global frequency, and desolation jones, in the warren ellis top 10. I was hooked on this series from the moment i discovered it and much like my quick reading of preacher, i read the entire series in about a month or two. Red is a 2010 american actioncomedy film inspired by the limited comic book series of the same name created by warren ellis and cully hamner, and published by the dc comics imprint homage. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. Warren ellis bibliography ellis in 2010 active period1985present publishers marvel comics1995present wildstorm19962009 avatar.
While ellis might lack the broader pop culture cache of joss whedon, he is a known and respected comic book writer. Collecting all of ellis espionage epic together in one oversized hardcover volume is the james bond. Ellis is the author of the novels crooked little vein and gun machine, and the novella normal. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. A prolific comicbook writer, he has written several marvel series, including astonishing xmen, thunderbolts, moon knight, and. Warren ellis is an english author of comics, novels, and television, well known for sociocultural. Hes a guy who makes one proud to stand up and say, hell yes.
Dcs longdormant wildstorm line is being relaunched in 2017 with one of the lines most recognizable writers, warren ellis, at the helm, according to comic book. In his first american marvel comic, rising superstar warren ellis made one hell of a debut. See more ideas about scott campbell, j scott campbell, comic book covers. The movie red is based on his graphic novel of the same name. Ocean is a 2004 sixissue comic book miniseries, written by warren ellis with pencils by chris sprouse and inks by karl story. Find authors like warren ellis from the worlds largest community of readers. The complete warren ellis bibliography fourteen seconds. Ruins comics ruins is a twoissue comic book miniseries, written by warren ellis with painted artwork by terese nielsen, her husband cliff nielsen, and chris moeller. Warren ellis is the awardwinning writer of graphic novels like transmetropolitan, fell, ministry of space and planetary, and the author of the new york timesbestselling gun machine and the underground classic novel crooked little vein.
Warren girard ellis born february 16, 1968 is a british comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. Transmetropolitan is a cyberpunk comic book series written by warren ellis with art by darick robertson. Here are the other graphic novels that ive adored which have that same reallygooduseofthemedium thoughtfulbutactionoriented feel. He is also the author of the nytbestselling novels gun machine and crooked little vein. In an essay written at the time of publication, warren ellis said. Ellis is a great choice for the character, given the writers pedigree and previous work. Warren ellis s most popular book is transmetropolitan, vol. It is written by warren ellis, with art by juan jose ryp. A great comic book from ellis and hamner and a great read. Values of warren ellis ignition city comics price guide. Jul 07, 2015 warren ellis is promising to deliver the original, brutal, damaged james bond of ian flemings novels in a new comic book series out later this year, the first in more than two decades.
In the twoissue warren ellis miniseries ruins 1995, captain marvel is one of. Books by warren ellis author of transmetropolitan, vol. He is best known as the cocreator of several original. Like other britwave authors, ellis often operates as a oneman deconstructor fleet ellis originally was known for his comic work, which. Warren ellis spoke with cbr about his next 007 story for dynamite, which supporting character will appear and creating absurd bond girl names.
Warren ellis quotes author of transmetropolitan, vol. Warren ellis is an english author of comics, novels, and television, well known for sociocultural commentary, both through his online presence and his writing, which covers transhumanist themes. The plot revolves around the consequences of a superhero, john horus, who kills the president of the united states and several of his advisers. Planetary is an american comic book series created by writer warren ellis and artist john cassaday, published by wildstorm productions, an imprint of dc comics. What are some comic books or novels similar to planetary by. Captain marvel genisvell at the comic book db archived from the original. Nearly half of the series run was written by larry hama.
Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. Comic book realm use our database to track your comic. Ruins comics ruins is a twoissue comic book miniseries, written by warren ellis with painted artwork by terese nielsen, her husband cliff nielsen, and chris moeller, who took over for the last 17 pages of the second issue. Warren ellis brings his mad visions to life with the same team who brought you strange kiss. As the artifacts bearer, sara goes toe to toe with a machiavellian industrialist, supernatural serial killers, and far worse, as the supernatural underworld. Planetary is an american comic book series created by writer warren ellis and artist john cassaday, and published by the wildstorm imprint of dc comics. He is best known as the cocreator of several original comics series, including transmetropolitan 19972002, global frequency 20022004, red 20032004adapted into the feature films red 2010 and red 2 20trees 2014present, and injection 2015present. As the artifacts bearer, sara goes toe to toe with a machiavellian industrialist, supernatural serial killers, and far worse, as the supernatural. Scars centres around john cain, a homicide detective already near the end of his tether, as he investigates the case of a dead little girl whod been kidnapped, tortured for three months. His most recognizable works include transmetropolitan, planetary, and the authority. James bond due back as brutal, damaged spy in comic by. The progression of comics from print to web to print sound ideas. Warren ellis has 1041 books on goodreads with 619054 ratings.
For decades, ellis has brought his unique, mind blowing, snarky and sublimely brilliant sensibilities to comics. The exploits of spider are hilarious and the world warren ellis creates is so staggeringly large in scope one cant help but wonder just wtf goes on in ellis head. Elliss answers were straight to the point, accurate and incisive, flavoured with a delightful dash of humour and humility enough for you to want to get to know him more. Planetary is an american comic book series created by writer warren ellis and artist. I love planetary while often disliking graphic novels. Crecy is a graphic novel written by warren ellis and illustrated by raulo caceres, depicting some of the events surrounding the historical battle of crecy. Warren ellis stranger kisses by warren ellis fictiondb. Simply put, ellis thunderbolts run is an unexpected instant classic, providing a much stronger story than youd ever expect from this ragtag group of rogues. Warren ellis blackgas is a two volume comic book miniseries written by warren ellis, illustrated by max fiumara, and published by avatar press from 2006 to 2007. Other writers on the series included peter david, archie goodwin, jo duffy, warren ellis, todd dezago. Find the value of the avatar press comic warren ellis ignition city miniseries.
Warren girard ellis born 16 february 1968 is a british comicbook writer, novelist, and screenwriter. Included inside are the entire 12 issues that kicked off bonds epic return to comic books in 2015, by one of the greatest writers of. Supergod is the story of what an actual superhuman arms race might be like. The first volume deals with two lovers trapped on an island where a black gas has turned the residents into zombielike monsters. Jan 04, 2016 we got a chance to explore this book further with warren. In the film version, the title is derived from the designation of the status of agent frank moses, meaning retired, extremely dangerous. Daimon is on the hunt of a serial magician murderer alongside his ally isaac christians, the gargoyle. Aug 26, 2004 warren ellis is one of those very special comic book writers. Digital comics warren ellis looks at the current options and sees webcomics as a broadcast, out there for free and bringing in new readers through notifications, links and solidarity, whereas digital comics services like comixology or even marvels subscription service are closed systems, more like a shop with comics on the shelves. Avatar press is an independent american publisher of comic books, founded in 1996. Warren s new 12issue miniseries, working in each issue with a different comic book great.
Allowing warren ellis to cut loose on a title usually results in a delightfully chaotic and exciting comic book that manages to stand apart from just about any mess of continuity that might have spawned it. The story is told from the point of view of the fictional william of stoneham, a longbowman in the service of the english. The writer of castlevania, warren ellis, has made a name for himself writing comic books, novels, and television series with witty characters and amazing environments, and. Global frequency is an american comic book limited series created and written by warren ellis and published by wildstorm productions, an imprint of dc comics. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Warren ellis at the grand comics database warren ellis at the comic book db archived from the original.
Vampirella lives j scott campbell variant warren ellis near mint j scott campbell. Twentythree years ago, twelve strange children were born in england at exactly the same moment. Oct 08, 2012 the book stumbled and fumbled along until warren ellis was hired to do five doneinones in a row, drawn by the likes of jamie mckelvie, kev walker, david aja, michael lark and alex maleev. The really entertaining aspect of this interview was elliss refusal to take himself too seriously. The movie red is based on his graphic novel of the same.
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