New Releases by Warren Ellis

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

KRIEG IN GOTHAM CITY Batman jagt einen mysteriösen Killer – und wird auf einmal selbst zum Gejagten. Denn der unbekannte Feind ist offenbar entschlossen das gesamte Justizsystem von Gotham City auszulöschen und den Mitternachtsdetektiv hält er für einen Teil davon. Eine Armee aus fanatischen Schwerkriminellen nimmt die Polizei unter Beschuss und sogar das Batmobil wird in die Luft gejagt. Und während in den Straßen von Gotham das Chaos ausbricht erhält Alfred Pennyworth in Wayne Manor mörderischen Besuch ... Der abschließende Band der innovativen und actiongeladenen BatmanSaga der Superstars Warren Ellis (PLANETARY) und Bryan Hitch (JUSTICE LEAGUE) dem Duo hinter dem Meilenstein THE AUTHORITY.

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).

The final issue of TREES, VOL. 3. A small, miserable lie is about to get Klara killed. A huge, terrible lie is about to get everyone else killed. Sometimes we must forgive the dead. Sometimes the dead have to forgive us.

"Clever, funny, romantic, sad, and absolutely essential." Kirkus Small towns run on little lies. As the wind howls across Toska and a body is dragged across old snow, Klara unpacks a crime to discover just how many lies there are.

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?

Mike and Grace are almost at Cemetery Beach, close to making their escape back to Earth. If they make it, President Barrow''s dream of a perfect world is over. So, Mike and Grace have to die on Cemetery Beach.

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 TransientsÑhumans who have decided to become aliens through cosmetic surgery. And donÕt miss SpiderÕs confrontation with the president of the United States...in a menÕs 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-wifeÕs frozen head. Collects TRANSMETROPOLITAN #1-12!

"The Authority created by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch; Planetary created by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday"

From the creators of the acclaimed TREES graphic novels, which are currently being adapted for television, comes something completely different. A professional pathfinder, his only ally a disaffected young murderess, breaks out of a torture cell in pursuit of his worst extraction scenario ever: escaping on foot across a sprawling and secret off-world colony established a hundred years ago and filled with generations of lunatics. WARREN ELLIS and JASON HOWARD ignite a high-speed new action serial.

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 are completely human anymore.

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 are DV8! Bliss, Copycat, Evo, Frostbite, Powerhaus, Sublime and Threshold - writer Warren Ellis created this hardcore super teen team of anti-heroes as a counterpoint to the lighthearted young super hero teams so prevalent in comics!

The are DV8! Bliss, Copycat, Evo, Frostbite, Powerhaus, Sublime and Threshold - writer Warren Ellis created this hardcore super teen team of anti-heroes as a counterpoint to the lighthearted young super hero teams so prevalent in comics!

"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."

What is the Cold House?

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.

Collecting the six-part story from JLA CLASSIFIED #10-15, by Warren Ellis and Butch Guice! The various members of the JLA are drawn into a deadly web of illusions, each visiting a very personal vision of Hell. Manipulating them is a mysterious being known only as Z, and if he succeeds, the World''s Greatest Super Heroes are doomed!

Volume 1. "Originally published in single magazine form in The Authority 1-12, Planetary/The Authority: ruling the world 1, Wildstorm: a celebration of 25 years"--Copyright page.

"Some people call it "abyss gaze." Gaze into the abyss all day and the abyss will gaze into you. There are two types of people who think professionally about the future: Foresight strategists are civil futurists who think about geoengineering and smart cities and ways to evade Our Coming Doom; strategic forecasters are spook futurists, who think about geopolitical upheaval and drone warfare and ways to prepare clients for Our Coming Doom. The former are paid by nonprofits and charities, the latter by global security groups and corporate think tanks. For both types, if you''re good at it, and you spend your days and nights doing it, then it''s something you can''t do for long. Depression sets in. Mental illness festers. And if the abyss gaze takes hold there''s only one place to recover: Normal Head, in the wilds of Oregon, within the secure perimeter of an experimental forest..."--

Waffenfabrikant Tony Stark plagt das Gewissen. Doch als eine Erfindung namens Extremis in die falschen Hände fällt, fangen seine Probleme erst an. Und im Wandel der Zeit sind neue, radikalere Methoden gefragt, will er die Aufgaben des 21. Jahrhunderts bestehen.

The third chapter of the Eisner Award-nominated anthology features stories written by Neil Gaiman, Warren Wllis, Peter Gross and many more.

Trees grow on dirt full of dead things.

"A smart, tight, provocative techno-thriller straight out of the very near future--by an iconic visionary writer Some people call it ""abyss gaze."" Gaze into the abyss all day and the abyss will gaze into you. There are two types of people who think professionally about the future: Foresight strategists are civil futurists who think about geoengineering and smart cities and ways to evade Our Coming Doom; strategic forecasters are spook futurists, who think about geopolitical upheaval and drone warfare and ways to prepare clients for Our Coming Doom. The former are paid by nonprofits and charities, the latter by global security groups and corporate think tanks. For both types, if you''re good at it, and you spend your days and nights doing it, then it''s something you can''t do for long. Depression sets in. Mental illness festers. And if the abyss gaze takes hold there''s only one place to recover: Normal Head, in the wilds of Oregon, within the secure perimeter of an experimental forest. When Adam Dearden, a foresight strategist, arrives at Normal Head, he is desperate to unplug and be immersed in sylvan silence. But then a patient goes missing from his locked bedroom, leaving nothing but a pile of insects in his wake. A staff investigation ensues; surveillance becomes total. As the mystery of the disappeared man unravels in Warren Ellis''s Normal, Adam uncovers a conspiracy that calls into question the core principles of how and why we think about the future--and the past, and the now."

A smart, tight, provocative techno-thriller straight out of the very near future--by an iconic visionary writer Some people call it "abyss gaze." Gaze into the abyss all day and the abyss will gaze into you. There are two types of people who think professionally about the future: Foresight strategists are civil futurists who think about geoengineering and smart cities and ways to evade Our Coming Doom; strategic forecasters are spook futurists, who think about geopolitical upheaval and drone warfare and ways to prepare clients for Our Coming Doom. The former are paid by nonprofits and charities, the latter by global security groups and corporate think tanks. For both types, if you''re good at it, and you spend your days and nights doing it, then it''s something you can''t do for long. Depression sets in. Mental illness festers. And if the abyss gaze takes hold there''s only one place to recover: Normal Head, in the wilds of Oregon, within the secure perimeter of an experimental forest. When Adam Dearden, a foresight strategist, arrives at Normal Head, he is desperate to unplug and be immersed in sylvan silence. But then a patient goes missing from his locked bedroom, leaving nothing but a pile of insects in his wake. A staff investigation ensues; surveillance becomes total. As the mystery of the disappeared man unravels in Warren Ellis''s Normal, Adam uncovers a conspiracy that calls into question the core principles of how and why we think about the future--and the past, and the now.

"A smart, tight, provocative techno-thriller straight out of the very near future--by an iconic visionary writer Some people call it ""abyss gaze."" Gaze into the abyss all day and the abyss will gaze into you. There are two types of people who think professionally about the future: Foresight strategists are civil futurists who think about geoengineering and smart cities and ways to evade Our Coming Doom; strategic forecasters are spook futurists, who think about geopolitical upheaval and drone warfare and ways to prepare clients for Our Coming Doom. The former are paid by nonprofits and charities, the latter by global security groups and corporate think tanks. For both types, if you''re good at it, and you spend your days and nights doing it, then it''s something you can''t do for long. Depression sets in. Mental illness festers. And if the abyss gaze takes hold there''s only one place to recover: Normal Head, in the wilds of Oregon, within the secure perimeter of an experimental forest. When Adam Dearden, a foresight strategist, arrives at Normal Head, he is desperate to unplug and be immersed in sylvan silence. But then a patient goes missing from his locked bedroom, leaving nothing but a pile of insects in his wake. A staff investigation ensues; surveillance becomes total. As the mystery of the disappeared man unravels in Warren Ellis''s Normal, Adam uncovers a conspiracy that calls into question the core principles of how and why we think about the future--and the past, and the now."

The sequel to Eisner Award-nominated anthology features a Death story written by THE SANDMAN''s Neil Gaiman and a HELLBLAZER story written by Garth Ennis with art by Glyn Dillon.

A smart, tight, provocative techno-thriller straight out of the very near future--by an iconic visionary writer Some people call it "abyss gaze." Gaze into the abyss all day and the abyss will gaze into you. There are two types of people who think professionally about the future: Foresight strategists are civil futurists who think about geoengineering and smart cities and ways to evade Our Coming Doom; strategic forecasters are spook futurists, who think about geopolitical upheaval and drone warfare and ways to prepare clients for Our Coming Doom. The former are paid by nonprofits and charities, the latter by global security groups and corporate think tanks. For both types, if you''re good at it, and you spend your days and nights doing it, then it''s something you can''t do for long. Depression sets in. Mental illness festers. And if the abyss gaze takes hold there''s only one place to recover: Normal Head, in the wilds of Oregon, within the secure perimeter of an experimental forest. When Adam Dearden, a foresight strategist, arrives at Normal Head, he is desperate to unplug and be immersed in sylvan silence. But then a patient goes missing from his locked bedroom, leaving nothing but a pile of insects in his wake. A staff investigation ensues; surveillance becomes total. As the mystery of the disappeared man unravels in Warren Ellis''s Normal, Adam uncovers a conspiracy that calls into question the core principles of how and why we think about the future--and the past, and the now.