NIGHT RADIO is a limited-series anthology edited by WarrenEllis. It will be four, 48-page issues, without ads, in black and white, to be published by Avatar Press in the late summer.The anthology will have four four-part serials: by Ellis; by Matt Fracti...
It seems WarrenEllis has made a rare appearance on the somethingawful.com forums which require a 10 dollar charge for an account (keeps the riff raff out… sometimes). During the Q&A Ellis said some interesting things about the oft-rumored bu...
More from Global Frequency creator WarrenEllis on the TV pilot: "For those who know the book: yesterday I watched Jenni pull out her GF phone and answer it with: "955." Your actual Global Frequency Moment. And, a few minutes later, using her phone to sca...
Issue #607 of Amazing Stories magazine featured a four-page article about the 'Global Frequency' TV project. WarrenEllis weighs in on the cast and crew. Click for highlights...
Producer John Rogers dropped some names that will be writing for the "Global Frequency" television series today in San Diego. Names include series creator WarrenEllis, as well as David Slack (Teen Titans), Diego Guitierrez (Buffy), and Ben Edlund (Angel)...
As WarrenEllis prepares to leave the set of 'Global Freuqency,' he has commented in his blog that "I need to start thinking about writing the GLOBAL FREQUENCY sequel book, featuring Jenni and Josh's characters..." He is, of course, referring to new chara...
Over at his official website, author WarrenEllis talks about today's news that 'Red', the comic he co-created with Cully Hamner, has been sold as a film to Summit Entertainment.
Ellis tells his readers that he's not concerned with reported differences i...
STRANGE KILLINGS, a new mini-series by WarrenEllis and Mike Wolfer, begins in January from Avatar Press.Plans continue for successive, self-contained mini-series."I think William Gravel stands with TRANSMET's Spider Jerusalem as being among the best of W...
The movie rights to WarrenEllis and Cully Hamner's Wildstorm comic 'Red' have been picked up by Summit Entertainment, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The comic deals with a former black-ops CIA agent in quiet retirement...that is until a high-tech ...
Toy News International reveals that a new animated 'G.I. Joe' cartoon will be making its debut on the web in the run-up to the movie. The show will be called 'G.I. Joe: Resolute' and will be written by WarrenEllis.
Here's an excerpt from a recent panel ...
Writing from his Bad Signal mailing list, WarrenEllis weighs in on the news that the WB network passed on airing the pilot for 'Global Frequency'.
"From what I can gather, we fell foul of a change of network execs and general network politics. Which ...
...onin' and WarrenEllis' 'Ocean' to the silver screen. Prior to this press conference, there's been little no discussion of either of these properties heading to the big screen.
More...
...the comic WarrenEllis sent out a
statement of clarification. In accordance with Ellis' wishes we are running
his statement in its entirety:
"Okay, I got a bunch of emails about this today, so let's deal with it now:
Patrick Stewart has appa...
Thanks to a tip received by a scooper, we were turned on to a recent announcement issued by HarperCollins about the forthcoming first novel of comic scribe WarrenEllis (TRANSMETROPOLITAN, THE AUTHORITY). Ellis' untitled novel is set for publication somet...
WarrenEllis chatted up Variety's Bags and Boards blog about the "Global Frequency" TV show and his other media works:
"I believe John Rogers ('The Core') is turning in the pilot script for 'Global Frequency' any day now. We've been in fairly close conta...
Since they've already announced it on their webpage, I guess it's okay to announce it. From September 3-6, I'll be in Hotlanta, GA as a guest of Dragoncon.
A new sci-fi comic adaptation is on the horizon courtesy of Warner Bros. Ryan Condal will adapt Ocean, a comic miniseries by WarrenEllis that is set up. Nick Wechsler and Hollywood Gang's Gianni Nunnari, the same people behind getting Frank Miller's Roni...
WarrenEllis thinks comic books cost too much. (I think Mad Dog costs too much, but no one asks me.) The mighty Ellis, creator of such kickass comics as TRANSMETROPOLITAN, AUTHORITY and PLANETARY, believes that the difference between $2 and $3 is the diff...
Sadly, this twelfth issue of Marvel’s acclaimed Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. concludes the series. The book’s low sales wouldn’t allow artist Stuart Immonen to remain with the title. WarrenEllis didn’t want to conti...
Given that Marvel’s Thunderbolts uses a team of government-sponsored super-villains as its protagonists, it stands to reasons that a few superheroes antagonize them. In this case, WarrenEllis has assembled an impromptu team of the Steel Spider...
...re's what WarrenEllis had to say recently about the topic, under the heading "Why They'll Never Let Me Write Superman" the original post by Ellis can be found here: "I'm not a superhero fan. I had to learn the subgenre when I began writing for the St...
The creative dream-team of writer WarrenEllis and artist Simone Bianchi begin their run on Astonishing X-Men with a mutant murder mystery. After Storm returns to the team from Wakanda, the group leaves from its new base in San Francisco to examine a...
I'm not entirely sure why I haven't been better exposed to the work of WarrenEllis. Perhaps it's an unfortunate tendency on my part to get him confused with PREACHER's Garth Ennis, even though their names are really nothing alike when you look at them in...
Few other writers have consistently introduced so many new and startling book concepts as WarrenEllis has this year. One only has to look at GLOBAL FREQUENCY and MEK to realize there's something about this man's writing that transcends the comic book for...
...read that WarrenEllis and Simone Bianchi will take over Astonishing X-Men for 24 issues, beginning next year. The series will retain the enumeration of the current series, but will run with a slightly modified title – Astonishing X-Men: Sec...
Forget the bottomless, literate conspiracy of PLANETARY. Forget the gritty, amoral character study of DESOLATION JONES. Definitely forget about the politically conscious science fiction of TRANSMETROPOLITAN. This is WarrenEllis unleashed. This is War...
...an, it's WarrenEllis (Everything you know that is awesome) and Salvadore Larroca (X-Men), so it can't possibly be bad, right? But part of me kinda feels like it's weird to exhume the corpses of the New Universe. They just better not mess with my b...
...tems from WarrenEllis, Greg Rucka, Ted Naifeh, Gail Simone, Brian Wood, Renee French, Steve Rolston, Jen Van Meter, Beau Smith, Lea Hernandez, Jim Mahfood, Pete Woods, Rebecca Woods, Mike Norton, Scott Morse, Stan Sakai, Dan Brereton, Shannon Wheeler,...
...RBITER by WarrenEllis and Colleen Doran, about a mysterious space shuttle that returns to Earth 10 years late -- with only one crew member alive. Writer/artist Ty Templeton's BIGG TIME, about a loser who wants to be famous or die trying.
...d include WarrenEllis, Greg Rucka, Ted Naifeh, Gail Simone, Brian Wood, Renee French, Steve Rolston, Jen Van Meter, Beau Smith, Lea Hernandez, Jim Mahfood, Pete Woods, Rebecca Woods, Mike Norton, Scott Morse, Stan Sakai, Dan Brereton, Shannon Wheeler,...
The pilot episode for The WB's Global Frequency television series, based on the comic book created by WarrenEllis, has been completed, The Comics Continuum has learned.
Scott Beatty told The Continuum he is writing Batman Begins: The Visual Guide for...
... in which WarrenEllis guest-starred as himself. Also included is the complete Powers Annual (including the story that first ran in Wizard's POWERS 1/2) and the POWERS COLORING AND ACTIVITY BOOK, along with a new sketchbook section from Oeming, a cover...
He doesn't give any details, but on his 'Bad Signal' email list, WarrenEllis provides this quote:
"Some interesting possibilities re: 'Global Frequency' have recently
arisen. We live in hope."
The 'Global Frequency' had been developed for The WB!...
In his Bad Signal e-mailer, comic creator WarrenEllis writes, "Shooting location for the 'Global Frequency' pilot has been confirmed as Vancouver. This means I won't be in LA this year. It does, however, mean that I get to hang around in bars that let ...
... fabulous WarrenEllis maxiseries. They're also shipping STORMWATCH: TEAM ACHILLES #19, THUNDERCATS: HAMMERHAND'S REVENGE #4 (Of 5), and a hardcover graphic novel written by Kevin J. Anderson and drawn by Robert Teranishi called THE SAGA OF SEVEN SUNS:...
...ritten by WarrenEllis, it showed a world where Doom's resoluteness and mentality were needed. It was also fun to have a 'villain' as the central lead. And while we're here, SPIDER-MAN 2099. If nothing else, it was the springboard for 'bio-webbing' and...
...ed on the WarrenEllis comic book of the same name. The show was filmed for The WB Network but no official word has been heard whether it's been picked up for series. His other credits include THE CORE, AMERICAN OUTLAWS and he's also working on RUSH HO...
The WB network has officially announced their 2004-2005 Primetime schedule at Madison Square Garden. Click to read the complete wrap-up including "Smallville" and "Global Frequency" which is based on the comics series created by WarrenEllis.
Newsarama has a 14-page preview of Marvel's upcoming first issue of ULTIMATE NIGHTMARE, a five-part mini-series that puts the Ultimate versions of the X-Men and Avengers in deadly jeopardy. The book is written by WarrenEllis (PLANETARY, ULTIMATE FANTASTI...
Yesterday we told you about The WB putting an order in for a pilot episode of GLOBAL FREQUENCY, based on WarrenEllis' action/mystery/thriller comic book of the same name. The pilot's script was written by John Rogers, who's no stranger when it comes to a...
...y, as has WarrenEllis (look at his "Global Frequency" characters for good reference.) And there is always Mr. Johns, who made Mr. Terrific the chairman of the JSA. Which was my favorite moment in comics last year, and emblematic of the strong job comi...
...ludes the WarrenEllis guest appearance from POWERS #7 (if you care about such things), as well as the complete versions of the POWERS WIZARD EDITION, the POWERS ANNUAL, the POWERS COLORING AND ACTIVITY BOOK (which none of us dared buy by itself), and ...
...bligatory WarrenEllis book!Kurt: Considering I don't watch 24 or anything like that, this all still feels fresh to me. Good stuff.JLA #119 $2.50Al: JLA vs. Batman. Man, everybody's just all pissed off at each other these days. Twenty bucks says this w...
...l Bedlam. WarrenEllis has escaped again.Punisher #31 (MR) $2.99Al: Barracuda! Unfortunately this Barracuda. God, how awesome would that be? You gonna burn, burn, burn it to the wick! ARRR!Secret War HC $29.99Kurt: Worst. Ending. Ever.Sentinel #5 (of 5...
...illar and WarrenEllis manage it too. Even Brian Bendis is still doing Powers. So I guess I'm just too slow, or lazy. MANIA: What were the goals you set for yourself when you first got into the comics industry? HINE: Just to be published. Then to b...
...are three WarrenEllis miniseries crammed into one hardcover. I might actually have to get this.
Wolverine #54 $2.99
Kurt: All right, I think we might find out Wolverine’s connection to Sabretooth in this issue – you know, li...
...y, I like WarrenEllis and this series, but I think I'm rereading from the beginning. Robotech Prelude To The Shadow Chronicles #5 (of 5) $3.50 Secret Files Series 2 Bruce Wayne Batman Af PIAl: Okay, I finally figured it out: PI means "Please Inquire"....
... moments. WarrenEllis favored us with not one, but two new ongoing series (DESOLATION JONES and JACK CROSS, both from DC). Now, let's just see how long it takes for both of them to go quarterly. Garth Ennis's THE PUNISHER remained a bloody great read ...
...ordinaire WarrenEllis, I'm gonna have to count that as a success.Keep your head and hands inside the television, folks... MONDAY, DECEMBER 13LIFE OF LUXURY (7 PM CST, ABC) Because watching the opulent lifestyles of those more fortunate than your...
...okay, and WarrenEllis - have a perfect feel for the size of a one-issue story. For another, Jonah Hex is a better antihero than Azzarello's Wes Cutter. Azzarello struggled to give Cutter motivation and struggled even more to give us a reason to like ...
...: Keeping WarrenEllis on Schedule When No One Else Can
Thunderbolts Bianchi Var #115 $2.99
Ben: I’ll make you read Ultimate Vision if you buy variants.
Ultimate Fantastic Four #43 $2.99
Ultimate Vision #4 (Of 5) $2.99...
Gianni Nunnari (producer of 300) and Nick Wechsler have acquired the options for the OCEAN graphic novel under their production banner, Hollywood Gang. The bought the rights to the WarrenEllis graphic novel thinking it's a perfect setup for a big sc...
From his "Bad Signal" e-mailer, WarrenEllis writes:
"John Rogers is doing what he calls 'open source producing' on 'Global Frequency' -- every week everyone on the show gets a huge update email from John, putting all developments on the show up for disc...
...s because WarrenEllis is behind schedule and Marvel is trying to keep the book around.
X-Factor Quick And Dead $2.99
Ben: Starring Sharon Stone and directed by Sam Raimi.
Kurt: Burn in hell reading back issues of Youngblood—all five o...
...e up when WarrenEllis starts writing it.
Daily Bugle February Pi
Fantastic Four TP The End $14.99
Hulk Visionaries Peter David TP Vol 05 $19.99
Kurt: I should really read David’s run on Hulk. Thankfully, these trades are there when I ge...
Punks: The Comic – Summer Special #1 finally lands after several months of anticipation, an early recommendation by WarrenEllis, and much praise lavished on Kody Chamberlain’s unique collage art. It tells a loosely constructed story of f...
...pt writer WarrenEllis has infused his twisted charm into the blog and story alike. The end result is…strange, but gloriously so. About halfway down the front page lies an excerpt from the script. Safe to say, nobody expected anything quite like...
WarrenEllis and J.M. DeMatteis have each penned episodes of the 'Justice League Unlimited' show that feature the Atom. Andrew Kreisberg wrote an episode involving Booster Gold.
More...
...column by WarrenEllis (TRANSMETROPOLITAN, THE AUTHORITY, PLANETARY), ROLLING STONE's "Hot Comics Writer"! The great English-language comics writer talks about manga in his new monthly column. The only truly adult-oriented manga magazine in America, PU...
... to adapt WarrenEllis' graphic novel titled Ocean for Nick Wechsler and Hollywood Gang Productions, will write the script with the film to be co-financed by Spyglass and Universal. Spyglass' Jonathan Glickman, Roger Birnbaum and Gary Barber will produ...
...k Miller, WarrenEllis, Grant Morrison?
As it stands, the "Secret
Origin" segment has a lot of room for improvement. Sadly, it shines
compared to the "Nightcrawler Reborn" segment. That one focuses
exclusively on current X-writer Chuck Austen. Agai...
"The 'Global Frequency' pilot shoots in LA in July. It is hideously expensive. I didn't know TV shows could cost that much," says WarrenEllis on his Bad Signal e-mail group.
Global Frequency TV showrunner John Rogers will be appearing live on G4TV's Attack of the Show at 7PMET/4PMET on Friday, August 25.
He will be on the show to discuss the 'Global Frequency' TV pilot, which was based on the comic by WarrenEllis and even...
At his "Die Puny Humans" blog, WarrenEllis reveals the logo treatment (apparently) for the 'Global Frequency' TV series, but comments he liked the comic book version better...
...rt: Okay, WarrenEllis is gone, and unfortunately, so am I. I’ve got to cut down on my monthly intake here just a bit.
Ultimate Iron Man II #5 (Of 5) $2.99
Ultimate Spider-Man #125 $2.99
Ultimate ...
...icbook by WarrenEllis, "Global Frequency" revolves around a covert intelligence organization, led by the mysterious Miranda Zero, called on to fight evil around the world. More...
Rich Johnston reports:
"Rafael Alvarez, writer on my favourite TV show ever, 'The Wire,' has turned in a pilot script for an adaptation of WarrenEllis' Top Cow comic 'Down' for NBC. However, I understand that the project is currently on hold."
More...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, screenwriter Ryan Condal is on board to write the screenplay adaptation of the comic 'Ocean'.
The comic, created by WarrenEllis and Chris Sprouse, and published by Wildstorm, involves a U.N. Weapons inspector sent to...
While we don't normally condone downloading of illegal materials around here... the unaired pilot episode of WarrenEllis' 'Global Frequency' project has leaked online. Click for a download link; requires BitTorrent.
From Variety:
Hollywood Gang's Gianni Nunnari and Nick Wechsler have teamed to option screen rights to "Ocean," a graphic novel by WarrenEllis that is a template for a big-scale alien thriller.
Nunnari and Wechsler will produce, and Craig J. Flores...
'Global Frequency,' the WB's TV version of WarrenEllis' completely amazing comic book series, is a reality. A kind of sci-fi version of '24,' it completed its first day of principal photography Tuesday in Vancouver, "mostly with Michelle Forbes in her fi...
The WB did announce that production was to begin this summer on 'Global Frequency,' a midseason replacement action/conspiracy series based on the WarrenEllis/DC Comics graphic novel of the same name. More...
Writer/Executive Producer John Rogers and DC Comics' Senior VP Gregory Noveck talk at length about taking WarrenEllis' "Global Frequency" from the comic stands to television.
...crime and WarrenEllis, it's
all in every issue of PULP!
DANCE TILL TOMMORROW: Worried about his sexual promiscuity with Aya,
Suekichi administers a pregnancy test. Meanwhile, Freddie is about to
throw a party the likes of which Japan has never seen! B...
...tation of WarrenEllis' comic series GLOBAL FREQUENCY into a TV pilot. The potential series attracted some top-notch talent, including some Whedonverse veterans and even BABYLON 5's J. Michael Straczynski, but alas, it was not to be. The WB didn't pi...
...r, unless WarrenEllis and Ben Templesmith consolidate the industry in a bloody, GODFATHER-inspired takeover, that won't happen. So, the costs won't decrease, and we'll have to deal with a few little Nike logos and a couple of titles conspicuously pus...
...naries as WarrenEllis, Bryan Hitch, Mark Millar, Frank Quitely and Ed Brubaker leave their mark. Morrison and Ha are, of course, shining stars themselves; the franchise is in good hands. I am absolutely wetting my knickers over this one.Kurt: You we...
Let me preface this week’s Comicscape with a few words about Seven Soldiers. First, the column contains major spoilers. If you plan to read the trade paperbacks, skip to the listings. Though, if you can live with reading spoiler...
...s to give WarrenEllis a medal or something. I mean, she doesn't have to knight him or anything, but a little recognition couldn't hurt.DMZ #3 (MR) $2.99Elfquest The Discovery #1 (of 4) $3.99Al: This space left open for Kurt's obligatory ubergeekout.Ku...
... Vaughan, WarrenEllis, and Mark Millar. While the line has stumbled occasionally (ULTIMATE MARVEL TEAM-UP, ULTIMATE ADVENTURES), most fans consider the imprint a resounding success. The Ultimate line addressed fears about continuity by restarting the ...
...ic-writer WarrenEllis? Good times. TUESDAY, JANUARY 18AMERICAN IDOL (7 PM CST, Fox) As far as annoying reality television goes, this show is less annoying than many. I still won't ever watch it, but for those who do, it's back. (Season premiere)S...
...EERRGH! ("WarrenEllis is one of the best talents in comics today. Why did TRANSMETROPOLITAN ever have to wrap?")BATMAN DARK VICTORY TP$19.95BLOOD OF THE DEMON #2$2.50DC THE NEW FRONTIER VOLUME 2 TP$19.99DEADSHOT #5 (OF 5)$2.99DETECTIVE COMICS #805$2....
... glut of WarrenEllis books we’ve been treated to lately.
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Ben: I can’t help reading this without seeing a big black cloud on the horizon. A big black Whedon cloud.
Kurt: God, you’re throwing out raw...
....99 Kurt: WarrenEllis once answered an e-mail I sent him. He only said, like, three words, but still. Red Prophet Tales of Alvin Maker #7 (of 12) $2.99 She-Hulk 2 #18 CWI $2.99 Silver Surfer Omnibus Vol 1 HC $74.99 Ben: I’m sure it’s just ...
...ellent."
-WarrenEllis, author of Transmetropolitan, Planetary and The Authority
"Kawaguchi is as brilliant an artist as he is a storyteller.an intense storyline, reality-smacking dialogue, and descriptive art make Eagle a must-read."-Previews, "Under...
...rison and WarrenEllis are incredibly talented writers, but both men disregard deadlines with reckless abandon. The finale issue of Morrison’s well-received Seven Soldiers project came out months after the last miniseries concluded. The...
...hear that WarrenEllis is leaving Thunderbolts?
Omega Unknown #7 (Of 10) $2.99
Punisher War Journal #18 $2.99
Secret Invasion #1 (Of 8) $3.99
Ben: The seedy world of asleep porn gets its own title.
Kurt: Oh hell, it’s out this week?
S...
...yone from WarrenEllis to Garth Ennis to Grant Morrison and Brian Azzarello. Andy Diggle proves himself more than up to the task with his own grim, unflinching take on the magic underworld of Great Britain. In Diggle’s world, magic is d...
...t: I love WarrenEllis, consistently late or not.
Ultimate Human #1 (Of 4) $2.99
Ben: A book about me, if by ultimate you mean striving for mediocrity, and by human you mean a person whose life is so full of personal failure suicide seems lik...
Six key issues from DC Comics' Veritgo imprint line of comic books will be collected at a low price in VERTIGO: FIRST TASTE, a 160-page trade paperback set for release in April. Unbelievably, the TPB will retail for just $4.99.The issues assembled for FIR...
"The pilot is VERY true to the vision of WarrenEllis in the graphic novel series published by DC/Wildstorm. Michelle Forbes proves herself to have perfectly embodied Miranda Zero in a way that fits; like Christopher Reeve as Superman, Lynda Carter as Won...
...urmudgeon WarrenEllis recently said in his semi-daily mailing list that the charm of casting Black, Browder, and even Beau Bridges (geez, what's with all the b's?) is that these newcomers, and by extension, the writers, seem bound and determined to "t...
...: I think WarrenEllis actually killed Nextwave. He didn’t want to write it without Stuart Immonen on the art.
DARK HORSE COMICS
Blade Of The Immortal #122 (MR) $2.99
Little Lulu Vol 14 Queen Lulu TP $9.95
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...o;ll read WarrenEllis over J.K. Rowling any day of the week. And yet, one could argue that the two simply don’t merit comparison. They communicate with the audience differently. To regard comics in the same breath as regular liter...
Via his Bad Signal email newsletter, comic book scribe WarrenEllis informed his fans that The WB's proposed GLOBAL FREQUENCY television series isn't listed as part of the Frog network's fall lineup because the show is slated as a mid-season replacement. ...
...Damn you, WarrenEllis! Pick a series and stick with it! Don’t pick 17 and then drop all but two of them!
New Warriors #10 $2.99
Power Pack Day One #1 (Of 4) $2.99
Ben: Little punks are really corning Hillary’s show.
Kurt: I c...
...OLITAN by WarrenEllis and Darick RobertstonIn a future where technology makes nearly everything possible, gonzo journalist Spider Jerusalem rails against the myriad of consumerism, cult religions, and fly-by-night culture that fills the City. As a muc...
...sp;Writer WarrenEllis throws an interesting hook at the end of this first issue of Anna Mercurcy, making it even more intriguing than the setting initially lets on.
The world of Anna Mercury looks like a combination of 1984 and 1950s B-movie sc...
This fourth issue of Ultimate Human concludes a showpiece miniseries for Marvel’s Ultimate imprint, penned by WarrenEllis with art by Cary Nord and colors by Dave Stewart (the latter two known for their collaboration on Dark Horse’s Conan).&n...
...e-shot of WarrenEllis with GLOBAL FREQUENCY #10 and the first issue of a new series called RED. And if that's not enough, TOMORROW STORIES BOOK ONE collects the complete Alan Moore anthology series. OK, sure, there's no Ellis in it, but Moore's no slo...
...ho missed WarrenEllis' two brief miniseries last year, there's the combination RELOAD/MEK trade paperback for $14.95. Just bear in mind: Ellis is better with long-form stories. You've been warned.Good Lord, here's another trade! The ORIGIN trade paper...
... Sky," by WarrenEllis and Jon J. Muth (WildStorm/DC) is a good contender for this one, the winner will probably be CONAN THE LEGEND #0, by Kurt Busiek and Cary Nord (Dark Horse). If you haven't checked out the latest version of CONAN yet, you probably...
Those who were wowed by WarrenEllis's GLOBAL FREQUENCY a few weeks back might find MEK a bit disappointing by comparison. Admittedly, the comparison may be unfair, and of the two, MEK has a more interesting and original premise. Somehow, though, it lacks...
DC Comics has announced that the stories scheduled to run in GLOBAL FREQUENCY #2 and #3 will switch places.GLOBAL FREQUENCY #2, written by WarrenEllis and scheduled to be in stores on Nov. 27, was originally scheduled to feature a story drawn by Steve Di...
An unfinished look at the GF Central Operations set can now be found at the "Die Puny Humans" blog of GF graphic novel creator WarrenEllis.
"It's vast and clever and real. This isn't Birds of Prey, you know what I mean? They're going to email me shots...
DC Comics is collecting the first 12 issues of WildStorm Productions' THE AUTHORITY in THE ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY VOLUME ONE, a 320-page slipcased, oversized (8 1/8" x 12 1/4") hardcover edition reprinting the run by WarrenEllis and artists Bryan Hitch and P...
... Sky," by WarrenEllis and Jon J. Muth (WildStorm/DC)THE GOON #1, by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)USAGI YOJIMBO #65: "Usagi and the Tengu," by Stan Sakai (Dark Horse) Best Serialized StoryALIAS #22-28: "The Secret Origin of Jessica Jones" & "Purple," by Bri...
... no shame?WarrenEllis' ORBITER finally sees the light of day this month, after a brief delay to avoid publishing it too soon after the Columbia disaster. Is it a sign of Vertigo's faith in us as readers that it's been released so quickly, or is it a s...
It's an uncomfortable truth about WarrenEllis' work that his longer form works, whether they be ongoing series or maxiseries such as GLOBAL FREQUENCY, are always stronger beasts than his miniseries have been. Take MEK, for instance: great setup, terrific...
One of the former gigs for comic book writer WarrenEllis was working on Vertigo's HELLBLAZER, the comic that's the basis for Warner Bros. upcoming CONSTANTINE movie starring Keanu Reeves. Ellis publishes a e-newsletter to his fans, BAD SIGNAL, and this w...
Details have emerged concerning SURVIVOR producer Mark Burnett setting up a script commitment for WarrenEllis' comic book series GLOBAL FREQUENCY at The WB Network. The news broke in Variety, on CNN and online that screenwriter John Rogers (THE CORE, CAT...
...ne thing, WarrenEllis' writing is so tight that it would be nearly impossible - but it would be worth the effort to bring this series to the screen. GLOBAL FREQUENCY is the closest thing out there to a hit TV series in comics form. This issue in parti...
Constantine by Coming Attractions (Mon 03-15-2004)
...ok writer WarrenEllis was working on Vertigo's HELLBLAZER, the comic that's the basis for Warner Bros. upcoming CONSTANTINE movie starring Keanu Reeves. Ellis publishes a e-newsletter to his fans, BAD SIGNAL, and this week he talked about a chance mee...
...ve Niles, WarrenEllis, and Garth Ennis are all writing some of the best comics ever written right now. Support the art, but don't support the gimmicks.NEW THIS WEEKBy Al Brown and Kurt AmackerDARK HORSECONAN #14$2.99In this issue, Conan kicks ass and...
A PLANETARY/JLA crossover, from writer WarrenEllis and artist Jerry Ordway, is targeted for this summer."I just got the assignment last week, after calling around for work," Ordway says. "Scott Dunbier (WildStorm's editor-in-chief) mentioned me to Warren...
...ritten by WarrenEllis, whose work on other series I have long enjoyed and admired; 2) it's the first new issue in several months, which I understand is par for the course for this series; and 3) any series known for its tributes to other comic books w...
OPINION: OK, I goofed. Although it's been amended since then, any of you who read this column before Thursday will have noticed that I misattributed the recent words of WarrenEllis to M. Ali Choudhury, who reported them to me. (Amongst those who caught t...
...explodes, WarrenEllis takes over Thunderbolts and...sigh...Wolverine has a kid.
Kurt: I’ve already got the cigars!
DARK HORSE COMICS
Blade Of The Immortal #121 (MR) $2.99
Classic Peanuts Character #2 Lucy Van P...
TRANSMETROPOLITAN, DC Comics' Vertigo series by WarrenEllis and Darick Robertson, will end its five-year run in September with TRANSMETROPOLITAN #60. Here's how DC describes the finale: This is the final episode; in which Mitchell Royce takes a trip to...
WarrenEllis continues to stand out as not only one of the best writers in comics, but an innovative marketer of his own work. Its consistent quality notwithstanding, every issue of FELL presents a contained story in 16 pages of nine-panel grids for $1.9...
I suspect that WarrenEllis does not sleep. He's taken on yet another ongoing series, besides PLANETARY, DESOLATION JONES, and the various Marvel and DC Universe titles to which he contributes. Last week brought us the relatively under-promoted JACK CRO...
... FRACTION?WarrenEllis on IRON MAN? Can it be true? Well, yes, but not yet. In the meantime, Mark Ricketts is doing his level best on issue #88 ($2.99), out this week.While you're reeling from the latest Kevin J. Anderson craziness in JSA: STRANGE ADVE...
...k is that WarrenEllis is treading familiar ground, so expect no surprises. Ellis (TRANSMETROPOLITAN, ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR) either works for you or he doesn't. The art by J.H. Williams (PROMETHEA) will no doubt be top notch, though, and as an Ellis ...
...) because WarrenEllis is writing it, but can someone tell me why the combination of a reboot and digital artwork should boost the cost of the book? ¡Ay cabrone!In an IDENTITY CRISIS crossover in JSA #67 ($2.50), Doctor Mid-Nite and Mr. Terrific are ex...
WarrenEllis' The Operation will be featured in July's ONI PRESS COLOR SPECIAL 2002. Described as "the West Wing meets Planetary," it is the first time that Ellis and Oni have teamed up, and is a precursor to a mini-series in 2003. Handling art chores on...
...11th; and WarrenEllis gives us a Tony Stark who's believable, intelligent, and even more human than his previous incarnations. While Brubaker keeps some of the baggage that comes with working in Steve Rogers' world (the Red Skull, S.H.I.E.L.D., Sharon...
..., because WarrenEllis has done it for you in a new three-part miniseries; MEK #1 ships this week from the Homage Comics imprint at Wildstorm. I'd ask you all to tell me what sort of implants you'd want in such a world, but I get enough spam porn in my...
... issue of WarrenEllis' excellent new series RELOAD and the long-awaited LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN VOL. 2 #5. Have they cast Claudia Black as the lead in the RELOAD movie? Will Mina and Allan do it again? Here's hoping yes for both!
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... likes of WarrenEllis (VAMPIRELLA LIVES), Grant Morrison and Mark Millar (VAMPIRELLA: ASCENDING EVIL) and Christopher Golden and Tom Sniegoski (VAMPIRELLA: DEATH AND DESTRUCTION). "It's a pleasure to have Amanda back to being associated with Vampire...
... in which WarrenEllis guest-starred as himself. Also included is the complete POWERS ANNUAL (including the story that first ran in Wizard's POWERS 1/2) and the POWERS COLORING AND ACTIVITY BOOK, along with a new sketchbook section from by artist Micha...
...aiman and WarrenEllis as three of his favorite authors -- is currently on a national book tour for THE MILLIONAIRES."Kevin has injected an amazing level of energy and enthusiasm into a character that was - quite literally - dead, and I just feel lucky...
...tories by WarrenEllis and Jim Lee; John Byrne, Paul Pope, John Arcudi and Tony Salmons; Paul Levitz and Paul Rivoche; Walter Simonson and John Paul Leon, Arcudi and John Buscema; Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso, Howard Chaykin and Jordi Bernet; Alan...
...eone like WarrenEllis should take a crack at them?ADAM STRANGE: While my blurry memory is suggesting to me that some sort of update of this character was done fairly recently, it still didn't result in a series, did it? And it's probably time that we ...
... it's all WarrenEllis this week!); SLEEPER #7 (no, that's Ed Brubaker); ARROWSMITH #1 (and that Kurt Busiek); and the first issue of the extremely promising POSSESSED #1, in which a group of people possessed as children must fight off the demons threa...
...y reading WarrenEllis' excellent new ULTIMATE NIGHTMARE #1 (of 5), as well as ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #63, featuring Carnage and Ben Reilly. Yeah, I know, it sounds like it's a major suckfest, but it's Brian Michael Bendis how could it be?Prepare
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The Frequency Site has confirmed with executive producer/writer John Rogers that The WB Television Network has passed on picking up the proposed television series GLOBAL FREQUENCY, based on the WarrenEllis comic book series. Rogers told the site "You can...
Bad is Good by David Michael Wharton (Mon 03-07-2005)
...ic bit of WarrenEllis-scripted goodness. (Repeat) MANSQUITO (8 PM CST, Sci-Fi) There are no words. SUNDAY, MARCH 13 MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE (6:30 PM CST, Fox) "Tiki Lounge." Malcolm's tolerance for school spirit is sorely tested when he's enlisted in a ...
...EMPIRE or WarrenEllis' run on DOOM 2099, for example) except done with the savage bite and graphic violence Millar's work is known for.While it's a neat idea and the first issue sets up the premise and plight of Wesley, the book feels a little light b...
...acyznski, WarrenEllis, and Judd Winick on his best days often manage it. In the hands of a lesser writer, this issue could have bitten the big one. In the hands of Bendis, it's almost poetry.Bendis isn't the only one creating art here. Michael Avon Oe...
DC Comics announced on Wednesday that it is producing a new printing on PLANETARY/THE AUTHORITY: RULING THE WORLD.The one-shot, by WarrenEllis, Phil Jimenez and Andy Lanning, was originally published in the summer of 2000. The story pits the two teams ag...
...ced to in WarrenEllis's Ultimate Galactus trilogy - an android construct designed and built to run ahead of the Gah-Lak-Tus swarm and spread the word of its coming to sentient races across the universe. She has some of the same powers as th...
WarrenEllis’s newuniversal stands as the culmination of Marvel’s reintroduction of its failed New Universe imprint from 1986 to 1989. Over the past year, Marvel has released a series of Untold Tales of the New Universe one-shots, al...
Hail and well met, COMICSCAPE faithful. Welcome to another week in which I provide you, my loyal readers and constant detractors, with a half-hour of free, advertiser-supported comic commentary. And this week, CINESCAPE gives you twice the goodness with...
...ic books. WarrenEllis will be providing the book's introduction.The hardcover edition of BROKEN GROUND is going to feature a simulated leather surface, with no dust jacket or illustration. It will be strictly limited to initial orders. The softcover w...
... me or is WarrenEllis friggin everywhere these days? He's like the Jude Law of comics: yeah, he's great, but...relax and watch some TV sometimes, dude. And here we go again with an (ostensibly) ongoing series about some kind of American James Bond. ...
When I take over the world, WarrenEllis will be my Minister of Culture. His involved, yet never convoluted tales of conspiracy and intrigue never fail to disappoint. Only three issues along, DESOLATION JONES has fast become one of my favorite new serie...
...r two new WarrenEllis projects this summer from Avatar – Black Summer and Doktor Sleepless. The former concerns a superhero named John Horus who kills the president of the United States and will run for eight issues, including #0. ...
...s because WarrenEllis is irritated by 24. Luckily, so am I.Kurt: I've never seen 24, but I hate almost anything that gets too popular, because it means I have to listen to everyone babble about it. So, um, me too! JLA #121 $2.50Al: Hopefully with a lo...
...ecall how WarrenEllis used Dark Horse’s Aliens to skewer Wildstorm’s Stormwatch team, clearing the stage for the Authority’s debut. Such dramatic storylines aren’t likely here, but Ostrander says the Predators will give the JLA all they can handle. `C...
...o, writer WarrenEllis asks how far someone might go to become a superhero. In his world, chemist Carrick Masterson has developed a drug called FX7 that turns regular citizens into “new humans.” He introduces his team in 1966, in ...
WarrenEllis briefly touched upon the 'Global Frequency' pilot project in his latest e-mail update in the Bad Signal mailing list. Almost as an addendum at the very end of the email, Ellis added "GF update: currently auditioning and casting."
...cs writer WarrenEllis(!) doing some superhero research. So readers have no excuses not to pick up issue #8, due in stores early next year, which creators Brian Michael Bendis (Ultimate Spider-Man, Jinx) and Mike Avon Oeming (Young Justice, Superman) s...
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WARRENELLIS IN PULP
Introducing a new column by WarrenEllis (Transmetropolitan, The
Authority, Planetary), Rolling Stone's "Hot Comics Writer"! The great
English-language comics writer talksabout manga in his new monthly
column. Plus our us...
...ritten by WarrenEllis and illustrated by Chris Sprouse. While the comic's creators own the property, it was published by DC Comics under the Wildstorm imprint.
However, Ellis expressed surprise over such talk was quick to issue a correction: "I ...
...conscious WarrenEllis guest appearance, I was terrified it would be the latter.The jury is still out. Perhaps it's because I just got through enjoying Bendis' recent work on DAREDEVIL, but I'm disappointed in the resolution of the latest story arc. As...
Anyone who writes about science fiction, fantasy and horror films for a (probably meager) living these days owes Bill Warren a debt of gratitude. Warren, along with Don Glut and a handful of other writers, was one of the first people to elevate genre-movi...
...ries like WarrenEllis's phenomenal TRANSMETROPOLITAN. As with that series, Ellis focuses on a leading character that's out of place almost everywhere. Rather than a gadfly reporter, this time we are presented with Michael Jones a washed up ex-MI6 a...
WarrenEllis's work on FELL embodies a writing style diametrically opposite to that of this week's other review, THE PULSE. Whereas Bendis writes long, decompressed character pieces with more talking heads than eighties night at a college bar, Ellis uses ...