New Releases by Warren Ellis

Named by James Gunn as an influence for Gods and Monsters, the first chapter of the new DC Universe film and television slate! This New York Times bestselling story inspires the upcoming film THE AUTHORITY. The Authority are heroes in only the strictest sense of the word. Ruthless and unforgiving, this group of insanely powerful superhumans face down countless menaces to Earth, protecting mankind with their cold version of justice. An invasion from an alternate Earth, an international terrorist who is laying waste to major cities and a hostile alien intelligence who calls himself God all fall under their rule. This is THE AUTHORITY. Pay allegiance. Or get your head kicked in.

By turns riotous, tragic and brutal, DESOLATION JONES represents the acclaimed six-part serial, now presented inÊa deluxe hardcover that featuresÊan extensive gallery showcasing select pages in their raw form, just as they looked leaving J.HÕs art table. Los Angeles is an open prison for broken spies. Michael Jones, once an agent for British intelligence before a procedure to make him a better operative left him mentally and physically shattered, survives in LA as a private investigator, eking out a living within the city''s ghost community of damaged spooks. If he had any better future to look forward to, he probably wouldn''t now be embarking on his newest job: locating the lost pornographic home movies of...Adolf Hitler. From WARREN ELLIS (TREES, Transmetropolitan, Castlevania) and J.H. WILLIAMS III (ECHOLANDS, The Sandman Overture, Batwoman), with JOSƒ VILLARRUBIA and TODD KLEIN.

AUTORITÄT GEGEN ALLMACHT Einzigartige Kräfte. Krasse Sprüche. Unerschütterlicher Mumm. Jeder liebt die Authority, das etwas andere Superheldenteam! Sie konnten bereits eine Armada mordender Superwesen eines psychopathischen Despoten sowie eine Invasion faschistoider Kolonialherren aus einem Parallel-Universum zurückschlagen. Doch jetzt stehen Jenny Sparks, Midnighter, Apollo, der Doktor, Swift, Jack Hawksmoor und Engineer einer Kreatur gegenüber, die die gesamte Erde für sich beansprucht. Kann das Team gegen ein Wesen bestehen, das in den Augen vieler nichts Geringeres ist als die Verkörperung von ... Gott?! Der zweite Band des revolutionären Monsterhits von Autor Warren Ellis (BATMANS GRAB) und Zeichner Bryan Hitch (JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA) sowie Phil Jimenez (INFINITE CRISIS), der Comics und Comic-Verfilmungen nachhaltig prägte! ENTHÄLT: PLANETARY/THE AUTHORITY: RULING THE WORLD, WILDSTORM: A CELEBRATION OF 25 YEARS, THE AUTORITY (1999) 9-12

KEINE GEFANGENEN Sie sind skurril. Sie sind anders. Sie sind die Authority! Aus der Asche des untergegangenen StormWatch-Teams formiert die Anführerin Jenny Sparks dieses außergewöhnliche Superhelden- Team, das, ausgestattet mit unfassbaren Kräften, die Erde vor globalen Gefahren beschützen soll – egal zu welchem Preis! Ob Sparks, Jack Hawksmoor, Engineer, der Doktor, Apollo, Swift und Midnighter es nun mit einer Invasion von einer Parallelwelt oder einem internationalen Terroristen, der ganze Großstädte in Schutt und Asche legt, zu tun bekommen, die Authority steht bereit! Dies ist der erste von vier edlen Hardcover-Bänden, der das bahnbrechende Meisterwerk von Autor Warren Ellis (BATMANS GRAB) und Zeichner Bryan Hitch (JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA) sammelt, das Comics und Comic-Verfilmungen nachhaltig prägte! ENTHÄLT: THE AUTHORITY (1999) 1-8

After years of self-imposed exile, cynical journalist Spider Jerusalem is forced to return to a job that he hates and a city that he loathes. Working as an investigative reporter for the newspaper The Word, Spider attacks the injustices of his surreal 21st century surroundings. Starting with the story "The Scum", Spider Jerusalem learns of the vicious murder of political consultant Vita Severn, one of the few people that he liked. Moving into thrilling stories like "Lonely City" and more--Absolute Transmetropolitan Vol. 2 picks up where Volume 1 leaves off, collecting the exciting stories found in Transmetropolitan #19-39, Vertigo: Winter''s Edge #3, and Transmetropolitan: Filfth of the City #1!

It''s the Ultimate war between the Hulk and Iron Man! Desperate for a cure to his dark disease, scientist Bruce Banner begs Tony Stark for a release from the curse of the Hulk! Stark agrees, but in the midst of the experimentation, something goes horribly wrong. And you know what happens next: man and monster collide!

Le 1er juillet 1999, Dr Nina Simone a donné un concert exceptionnel au Meltdown Festival, dirigé cette année-là par Nick Cave. Après le spectacle, Warren Ellis, subjugué, s’est hissé sur scène, a décollé le chewing-gum resté sur le piano de Nina Simone et l’a embarqué dans la serviette de l’artiste qu’il a rangée dans un sac Tower Records. Vingt ans plus tard, lorsque Nick Cave lui demande de participer à son exposition '' Stranger than Kindness '' à Copenhague, Warren Ellis a l’idée de sublimer, reproduire et détourner ce totem qui ne l’a pas quitté. Ensemble, ils décident que le chewing-gum sera exposé dans une vitrine, telle une relique. Mais, craignant qu’il ne s’abîme ou se perde, Ellis en fait réaliser des moulages en argent et en or, déclenchant une série d’événements qui le ramènent au temps de son enfance et à son rapport aux objets trouvés. Le Chewing-gum de Nina Simone explore les liens précieux qui peuvent se tisser à partir d’une chose aussi insignifiante. Il y est question de l’importance que l’on accorde aux objets, aux expériences, et de la spiritualité dont ils s’imprègnent. Warren Ellis y célèbre le procédé artistique, la transmission et la fidélité en amitié.

Collects Ultimate Fantastic Four #7-12.

THE TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERA GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH, THE TIMES, IRISH TIMES, ROUGH TRADE, MOJO, CLASH, ROLLING STONE, UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEARFrom award-winning musician and composer Warren Ellis comes the unexpected and inspiring story of a piece of chewing gum. FEATURING AN INTRODUCTION BY NICK CAVE''Warren has turned this memento, snatched from his idol''s piano in a moment of rapture, into a genuine religious artefact.''NICK CAVE''Such a mad, happy book about art and music and obsession. I''m so glad I got to read it. It made the world feel lighter.''NEIL GAIMAN''In praise of meaning-rich relics and magical things. Totally heartwarming project.''MAX PORTER''A unique study of a fan''s devotion, of transcendence and of the artistic vocation - it''s got depth and great warmth. It''s a beautiful piece of work.''KEVIN BARRYI hadn''t opened the towel that contained her gum since 2013. The last person to touch it was Nina Simone, her saliva and fingerprints unsullied. The idea that it was still in her towel was something I had drawn strength from. I thought each time I opened it some of Nina Simone''s spirit would vanish. In many ways that thought was more important than the gum itself.On Thursday 1 July, 1999, Dr Nina Simone gave a rare performance as part of Nick Cave''s Meltdown Festival. After the show, in a state of awe, Warren Ellis crept onto the stage, took Dr Simone''s piece of chewed gum from the piano, wrapped it in her stage towel and put it in a Tower Records bag. The gum remained with him for twenty years; a sacred totem, his creative muse, a conduit that would eventually take Ellis back to his childhood and his relationship with found objects, growing in significance with every passing year.Nina Simone''s Gum is about how something so small can form beautiful connections between people. It is a story about the meaning we place on things, on experiences, and how they become imbued with spirituality. It is a celebration of artistic process, friendship, understanding and love. ''This is such a beautiful f*@king book. Thank you, Warren. I highly recommend this motherf*@ker.''FLEA''A beautifully written book about the power of music and objects. I powered through it in two days.''COURTNEY BARNETT''A moving, inspiration insight into a beautiful mind.''JIM JARMUSCH''The year''s most eccentric and joyful musical memoir.''DAILY TELEGRAPH (Books of the year)''[Nina Simone''s Gum] is a metaphor for [Ellis''] creativity - the blossoming of a small idea into something bigger and bolder - but also a journey inside the impulsive, improvisatory mind of Warren Ellis, his passions, obsessions and superstitions.'' OBSERVER''[A] beautiful, strikingly idiosyncratic book - part memoir, part essay, part conceptual art project, all testament to humans at their strangest and best . . . [Ellis] sees signifiance where others might not.''MOJO''A glorious piece of object fetishism . . . Marvel as Ellis'' collection of eccentric personal mementos morphs into a celebration of the intangible wonder of music.''UNCUT''Wonderful.'' THE TIMES''The most peculiar book I''ve ever read.'' CRAIG BROWN, MAIL ON SUNDAY''Delightful . . . A joy from start to finish.'' BIG ISSUE''A joyous work full of love, connection, creativity and gratitude.'' THE SPECTATOR''Completely charming and joyful . . . glorious.'' LA REVIEW OF BOOKS''Beautiful . . . remarkable.'' NEW EUROPEAN

In a future where consumerism, superficiality, and corruption reign supreme, outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem has decided to stop sitting idly by and watching the world crumble around him. With Spider back in the saddle, no one in the City is safe. The forces of darkness are closing in on outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem and his merry, filthy band in these final tales from Transmetropolitan #49-60.

The saga continues, celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Witchblade In this second absolute collection of the best-selling original series, New York cop Sara Pezzini falls further down the supernatural rabbit hole of ancient

This is the Authority. Pay allegiance, or get your head kicked in. Whether they’re up against an invasion from an alternate Earth, an international terrorist who is laying waste to major cities, or a hostile alien intelligence who calls himself God, the Authority are ready for action. Collects The Authority #1-12, Planetary/The Authority: Ruling the World, and a story from WildStorm: A Celebration of 25 Years.

After a mission of vengeance in Helsinki, James Bond returns to London and assumes the workload of a fallen 00 Section agent. His new mission takes him to Berlin, presumably to break up an agile drug-trafficking operation. But Bond has no idea of the forces gathered in secret against him, the full scope of an operation that''s much scarier and more lethal than he could possibly imagine. Berlin is about to catch fire... and James Bond is trapped inside. Dynamite Entertainment proudly presents VARGR, the debut storyline in the all new James Bond comic book series, as crafted by masterful writer Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan, The Authority) and artist Jason Masters (Batman Incorporated, Guardians of the Galaxy).

In the third year of the seminal series, no-holds-barred investigative reporter Spider Jerusalem delves into the City''s police corruption. Despite drugs, drinking, and paranoia, Spider and his filthy assistants are hot on the trail of the truth behind the newly elected president''s campaign. This volume includes the stories "Lonely City" and "Gouge Away," plus standalone stories such as "Nobody Loves Me," featuring guest artists Lea Hernandez, Kieron Dwyer, Bryan Hitch, Frank Quitely, and Eduardo Risso. Collects Transmetropolitan #25-36 and a story from Vertigo: Winter''s Edge #3.

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. As the artifact''s bearer, Sara goes toe to toe with a Machiavellian industrialist, supernatural serial killers, and far worse, as the supernatural underworld of New York alters the course of her destiny forever. Gorgeously rendered and painstakingly assembled as the first in a series of absolute collected editions. When all eight volumes are collected, a special piece of cross-volume connecting spine art by STJEPAN SEJIC will be revealed. Collects WITCHBLADE #1-19, THE DARKNESS #9 and 10, TALES OF THE WITCHBLADE #1/2 and 3

The acclaimed TREES series returns with a brand new story of murder and ghosts. In the remote Russian village of Toska, there''s a dead body by the leg of the Tree that landed eleven years ago. Police sergeant Klara Voranova, still haunted by that day, has no idea how this murder will change everything, nor what awaits her in the TreeÕs shadow. Clever, funny, romantic, sad, and absolutely essential." Kirkus Collects TREES: THREE FATES #1-5

Collects Iron Man (2004) #1-6. Continuing the series of graphic novels handpicked by Marvel Editorial to showcase pivotal storylines written and drawn by some of Marvel’s most acclaimed creators! It’s the beginning of a new era for Iron Man! Renowned scribe Warren Ellis joins forces with acclaimed illustrator Adi Granov to redefine the Armored Avenger’s world for the 21st century — a landscape of terrifying new technologies that threaten to overwhelm a fragile mankind! What is Extremis? Who has unleashed it? What does its emergence portend for the world? And how will it change Iron Man’s life?! Collects IRON MAN (2004) #1-6.

Collects Starjammers (1995) #1-4, Starjammers (2004) #1-6 and material from X-Men Unlimited (1993) #32. Everyoneu0092s favorite space pirates warp into stellar solo adventures! Corsair, Raza, Chu0092od and Hepzibah are the Starjammers u0097 roguish renegade freebooters fighting a guerrilla war against the tyranny of the Shiu0092ar Empire! But theyu0092ll soon learn that the enemy of their enemy is not always their friend u0097 and when the fanatical alien race called the Uncreated declares total war on the Shiu0092ar, how much will the Starjammers sacrifice to save their longtime foes? Then, thrown across the galaxy with a new captain, the Starjammers embark on a violent mission! But are they the bad guys this time, as captured cadet Tolo Hawk believes? Or is their target, the Union of Intelligent Races, not quite what it seems?

Collects New Avengers (2004) #38-54 and Secret Invasion: Dark Reign. SECRET INVASION rocks the New Avengersu0092 world! Trapped in the Savage Land, battling both friend and foe, Spider-Man turns to the one person he knows he can trust: Ka-Zar! But is it really him? Is anyone who they say they are? Discover how the Skrull infiltration ties to the teamu0092s founding, and learn who instigated it u0097 and why! What role did the Illuminati play? What happened to the Skrulls during HOUSE OF M? And when the Invasion ends and a Dark Reign begins, who will be the new New Avengers u0097 and will they be heroes, or outlaws? Plus: Doctor Strange failed as the Master of the Mystic Arts, and the Marvel Universe has a legion of magic-users waiting in the wings to be the new Sorcerer Supreme. But who will rise to take up the mantle?

John Lynch, once the director of IO, the secret deep-state agency that runs Earth, is on the road. His darkest project, Thunderbook, has been uncovered, and he needs to warn the principals, now scattered across America. Hiding. Because they were his most successful experiments. And none of them is completely human anymore. Collects THE WILD STORM #13-18!

Working as an investigative reporter for the newspaper The Word, Spider Jerusalem attacks the injustices of his surreal 21st-century surroundings. Spider ventures into the dangerous Angels 8 district, home of the Transients—humans who have decided to become aliens through cosmetic surgery. And don’t miss Spider’s confrontation with the president of the United States...in a men’s room. Plus, when Spider tries to shed light on the atrocities of these institutions, he finds himself fleeing a group of hit men/kidnappers in possession of his ex-wife’s frozen head. Collects TRANSMETROPOLITAN #1-12!

Collects Nextwave #1-6. Action! Excitement! Explosions! The Highest Anti-Terrorism Effort, or H.A.T.E. (a subsidiary of the Beyond Corporation) put Nextwave together to fight Bizarre Weapons of Mass Destruction. When Nextwave discovers H.A.T.E. and Beyond are terrorist cells themselves, they get rather angry. So they make things explode. Lots of things.

Normal es un centro para el tratamiento de trastornos psíquicos de científicos, economistas, estrategas mentales... Todos tienen en común el haberse dedicado a analizar qué pasará en el futuro. Bajo una estricta vigilancia y sometidos a una medicación intensa, están divididos en dos grupos que no se comunican entre sí: el de los que se dedican a la "previsión estratégica", que dependen de instituciones sin ánimo de lucro y que buscan cómo evitar los desastres que se avecinan (cambio climático, guerras devastadoras, rapaces gobiernos disfuncionales...); y los de "predicción estratégica", a sueldo de empresas y "think tanks" de seguridad, que dan por hecho tales desastres y buscan métodos para sobrevivir a los mismos. Adam Dearden, un especialista en "previsión estratégica", tras sufrir una crisis nerviosa, es internado en Normal. Llega bajo los efectos de unas sustancias que le mantienen en un estado de total desconcierto. Incluso es incapaz de moverse y relacionarse normalmente con el personal y el resto de pacientes. La misteriosa desaparición de un interno, cuya cama ha quedado llena de insectos, le inquieta y le empuja a averiguar qué ha pasado. Le ayudan un grupo de internos, aunque sus opiniones son un tanto extravagantes ya que han "mirado demasiado al abismo". Lo que descubra tendrá que ver con nuestra manera de ver el futuro. ¿Y el pasado? ¿Y el presente? "Normal" es una ingeniosa novela de humor negro, una sátira disparatada e inteligente a través de la cual Warren Ellis hace una peculiar y lúcida crítica de la economía, la política, el medio ambiente y los controles por medio de las nuevas tecnologías a los que estamos sometidos en la actualidad. Un relato delirante, un provocativo techno-thriller que sin duda, y por mucho que se apoye en las ideas de unos personajes que pasan por dementes, hará al lector plantearse unas cuantas inquietantes preguntas sobre nuestra vida cotidiana.

The reimagining of the WildStorm UniverseÕs legendary antiheroes takes even more unexpected twists when plans older than human life itself begin to unfold! Jack Hawksmoor, Jenny Sparks, the Doctor and more arrive on the scene as the cold war between the covert agency that oversees crises on EarthÑInternational OperationsÑand the one that manages threats from outer spaceÑSkywatchÑheats up. But why is the carefully negotiated peace falling apart in a series of bloody encounters and high-tech infiltrations? The mysterious Jacob Marlowe knows more than heÕs tellingÉbut what he is willing to share is enough to lead the Engineer and her allies into incredible danger. And Henry Bendix, the Weatherman who heads Skywatch, sees an opportunity in the war thatÕs coming, one heÕll do anything to take for himself! The stakes in the world of The Wild Storm have never been higher in The Wild Storm Vol. 2, a breathtaking collection from the creative team of Warren Ellis (The Authority, Transmetropolitan) and artist Jon Davis-Hunt (Clean Room)! Collects The Wild Storm #7-12.

Celebrating the historic 25th anniversary of the WildStorm imprint, this anthology graphic novel collects a senses-shattering blend of new content, hand-picked reprints and a select number of never-before-seen extras. In 1992 a revolution was kicked off by superstar creator Jim Lee when he launched his game-changing publishing imprint, and the modern comic book market was forever altered. WildStorm Productions would go on to help revolutionize the industry and launch the careers of many top creators, including such names as Warren Ellis, Gary Frank, J. Scott Campbell, Adam Hughes, Brett Booth, Whilce Portacio, Tim Sale, Bryan Hitch, Dustin Nguyen John Cassaday, Humberto Ramos and countless others. Over the course of the last 25 years, the imprint, creators and characters have evolved in many ways, but will never be forgotten. This volume reprints WildC.A.T.s #1, WILDCATS (v.4) #1, THE AUTHORITY #13 & #14, short stories from THE EYE OF THE STORM ANNUAL and the Coup DÕEtat Afterword. Plus, it features brand-new stories and pin-ups!

Acclaimed writer Warren Ellis reimagines the WildStorm Universe here in THE WILD STORM VOL. 1! Grifter. Voodoo. Jenny Sparks. Zealot. The Engineer. These legendary antiheroes transformed the way superhero stories were told. Their return will rip apart the system once again. It all starts with Angela Spica, an engineer driven to the brink of death by the transhuman implants buried in her body. When she steps in to save the life of another, she will bring the storm down upon her, from the worldÕs most lethal assassin to its most sprawling secret agency to the soldiers in its most ancient war. What mysteries bind these extraordinary individuals? What sinister forces threaten to tear them apart? What brave new universe will they forge from blood, brawn, brains and bullets? Discover the answers in THE WILD STORM VOL. 1, a breathtaking reimagining of one of the most influential universes in the history of comicsÑ from the creative team of Warren Ellis (THE AUTHORITY, TRANSMETROPOLITAN) and artist Jon Davis-Hunt (CLEAN ROOM)! Collects THE WILD STORM #1-6.

The finest comic book creators of the modern era delve into the mystery and the macabre in The Best of Vampirella Masters Series! Revisit the greatest tales of horror comics'' most iconic heroine with the following stories, each crafted by a legendary team of writers and artists!

"From critically acclaimed author Warren Ellis (THE AUTHORITY, TRANSMETROPOLITAN) and artist John Cassaday comes the ultimate collection of PLANETARY in PLANETARY BOOK ONE. This book Collecting collects the adventures of Elijah Snow, a powerful, hundred- year-old- man, Jakita Wagner, an extremely powerful but bored woman, and The the Drummer, a man with the ability to communicate with machines. Infatuated with tracking down evidence of superhuman activity, these mystery archaeologists of the late twentieth century uncover unknown paranormal secrets and histories, such as a World War II supercomputer that can access other universes, a ghostly spirit of vengeance and a lost island of dying monsters. This new cut of the classic series includes extras from the Absolute Edition, including sketches and variant covers. Collecting PLANETARY #1-14, PLANETARY SNEAK PEAK, PLANETARY/AUTHORITY TO RULE THE WORLD."

Stormwatch, the United Nations Special Crisis Intervention Team, was formed to act as a powerful police force on a global scale. But Weatherman Henry Bendix, the controller of the superheroes, has decided that this course of action is no longer effective. Recruiting the electric Jenny Sparks, the lethal assassin Rose Tattoo, and the city-symbiote Jack Hawksmoor, the Weatherman transforms the once-reactive troupe into a proactive, take-no-prisoners strike team, making the reader question the way that superhero teams are perceived.

Planetary, the archaeologists of the unknown, cross paths with Batman on the trail of a killer in this special-edition collection. When Planetary—Jakita Wagner, Elijah Snow and the Drummer—travel to Gotham City, they mean business. Wagner, Snow and the Drummer track an amoral killer to Gotham City, prepared for battle. What they aren''t prepared for is the Dark Knight! Of course, Batman doesn''t exist on the same Earth as Planetary, which means the killer has worked in some very strange ways! Now the killer''s reality-distorting technology is pulling, twisting and shifting the heroes through untold versions of Gotham City—and Batman! This special-edition collection also features Warren Ellis'' script for the story.