Most Popular Books by Warren Ellis

"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..."--

A New York Times Bestseller! After witnessing the demise of most of her StormWatch teammates, Jenny Sparks wants to create a new super hero team dedicated to protecting Earth against threats of a global scale. Joined by former StormWatch members Jack Hawksmoor and Shen Li-Min, Jenny recruits four new members, the Doctor, the Engineer, Apollo, and the Midnighter forming the ultra-powerful Authority. Collected in this edition are their first two missions, battling a nation of super-powered terrorists and stopping an invasion from a parallel world.

"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."

“May be destined to become one of the great underground classics of the twenty-first century.” —Lansing State Journal Burned-out private dick Michael McGill needs to jump-start his career. What he gets instead is a cattle prod to the crotch. The president’s heroin-addicted chief of staff wants McGill to find the Constitution—the real one the Founding Fathers secretly devised for the time of gravest crisis. And with God, civility, and Mom’s homemade apple pie already dead or dying, that time is now. But McGill has a talent for stumbling into every imaginable depravity—and this case is driving him even deeper into America’s darkest, dankest underbelly, toward obscenities that boggle even his mind. “Combines the noir sensibilities of Raymond Chandler with the grotesqueness of Chuck Palahniuk’s infamous short story ‘Guts’ and the acerbic social commentary of William S. Burroughs’s Naked Lunch.” —Chicago Tribune “Laugh-out-loud funny . . . a deeply inventive look at the undercurrents beneath the mainstream popular culture.” —Charlotte Observer “Not for the faint of heart.” —Entertainment Weekly

Warren Ellis''s and Colleen Doran''s acclaimed original VERTIGO graphic novel. When a space shuttle crash lands on Earth after being missing for a decade, it unlocks a mystery that will unfold deep in outer space. Can a team of three specialists cheated out of their dream of spaceflight discover the nature of this bizarre space-borne anomaly?

Warren Ellis reimagines New York City as a puzzle with the most dangerous pieces of all: guns. After a shootout claims the life of his partner in a condemned tenement building on Pearl Street, Detective John Tallow unwittingly stumbles across an apartment stacked high with guns. When examined, each weapon leads to a different, previously unsolved murder. Someone has been killing people for twenty years or more and storing the weapons together for some inexplicable purpose. Confronted with the sudden emergence of hundreds of unsolved homicides, Tallow soon discovers that he''s walked into a veritable deal with the devil. An unholy bargain that has made possible the rise of some of Manhattan''s most prominent captains of industry. A hunter who performs his deadly acts as a sacrifice to the old gods of Manhattan, who may, quite simply, be the most prolific murderer in New York City''s history. Warren Ellis''s body of work has been championed by Wired for its "merciless action" and "incorruptible bravery," and steadily amassed legions of diehard fans. His newest novel builds on his accomplishments like never before, announcing Ellis as one of today''s most daring thriller writers. This is twenty-first century suspense writ large. This is Gun Machine.

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.

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 last survivor’s tale of a global catastrophe, after scientists build god-like (and uncontrollable) superheroes. Praying to be saved by a man who can fly will get you killed! From the mind of Warren Ellis, the creator of TRANSMETROPOLITAN and PLANETARY, comes the most horrifying superhero graphic novel you will ever read! What if the arms race of global superpowers did not yield nuclear stockpiles, but rather messianic beings capable of wondrous miracles and – when needed – the ability to unleash the wrath of gods? But the scientists, generals, and politicians built super-humans to save the planet, no one ever imagined how their heroes would do it – or even if they’d want to. Behold the apocalyptic tomorrow, when supermen kill us all and end the world just because we wanted to be rescued by human-shaped things from beyond Science itself!

Beginning “VARGR”, the first story in the ongoing James Bond comic series by best-selling writer Warren Ellis! James Bond returns to London after a mission of vengeance in Helsinki, to take up the workload of a fallen 00 Section agent. But something evil is moving through the back streets of the city, and sinister plans are being laid for Bond in Berlin...

"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."

Venom, lethal protector! The enigmatic Moonstone! Bullseye, the man who never misses! Songbird, mistress of sound! Chen Lu, the Radioactive Man! Swordsman, master of the blade! The mystery man called Penance! And Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin! They''re America''s newest celebrities, ready to take to the skies at a moment''s notice in pursuit of those secret, unregistered superhumans hiding among us! They''re All-New, All-Deadly Thunderbolts - making the world a safer place for ordinary people one would-be costumed hero at a time! In the wake of Civil War, Warren Ellis and Mike Deodato present a dark and disturbing take on Marvel''s Most Wanted, where the line between hero and villain is difficult to find - if it exists at all! Collects Thunderbolts (2006) #110-115.

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

"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."

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.

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 Thunderbolts'' wild ride continues as Thunderbolts Mountain is being used as temporary incarceration for captured superhuman combatants. With so many super-powered people in one place, how can things possibly go wrong? Plus: Songbird. Moonstone. The two longest-serving members of the Thunderbolts, but that''s practically all they have in common. Songbird has vowed not to let Moonstone corrupt her team, while Moonstone schemes to kill Songbird in the field. Follow the pair of heroes as they head inexorably toward confrontation - on a collision course that may tear the Thunderbolts apart! Collects Thunderbolts (2006) #116-121.

This is the story of how we could have gone to space. Maybe how we should have gone to space. This is the story of the Ministry of Space: The black budget that financed the move into space. The deaths of the test pilots taken from the surviving Spitfire flyers of the Battle of Britain. And in 2000, the end of the Golden Age, as America and Russia begin moving into space. The secret revealed, and the destruction of a man who sacrificed himself for the Ministry of Space. Plus, a sketchbook section by Chris Weston and an all-new appendix by Warren Ellis revealing the facts behind the fiction!

Vastly outnumbered and surrounded, the English army has to stand and fight against overwhelming French forces in Crecy, France. On August 26, 1346, modern warfare changed forever... and this how it happened. A highly-trained but under-equipped army invades another country due to the perceived threat to home security. The army conducts shock-and-awe raids designed to terrify the populace. This army is soon driven to ground and vastly outnumbered. The English army has to stand and fight in Crecy, France. On August 26, 1346, modern warfare changed forever. This is the story of England''s greatest battle, as told by award-winning graphic novelist Warren Ellis.

James Bond is in Berlin, alone, unarmed and with no idea of the forces ranged in secret against him. If he can make it to the Embassy, he might survive for a few hours more. But he''s getting into that car with that woman, which means he has only minutes to live...

From the wicked imagination of award-winning writer Warren Ellis comes DEAD PIG COLLECTOR, a love story with a classic Ellis twist. So while it might be a love story, it''s also about killing people and disposing of their bodies in the most efficient manner possible. DEAD PIG COLLECTOR introduces readers to Mister Sun, a very proficient businessman whose trade is the murder and spotless removal of human beings. Like any businessman, he knows each transaction is only as good as his client - and today''s client, in Los Angeles, has turned out to be so dangerously stupid that Mister Sun''s work and life are now in jeopardy...

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.

"Provocative, eminently addictive, and top of its class."u0084ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY The creator of the acclaimed series TRANSMETROPOLITAN, Warren Ellis delivers PLANETARY, hailed as a timeless story that turned modern superhero conventions on their heads. This collection features the adventures of Elijah Snow, a hundred-year-old man, Jakita Wagner, an extremely powerful woman, and The Drummer, a man with the ability to communicate with machines. Tasked with tracking down evidence of super-human activity, these mystery archaeologists 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. Collecting #1-6 and the PLANETARY PREVIEW

Collecting the best of Spider''s columns from The Word--from his reluctant return to the City and forced adaptation to a future where truth is obsolete, moving through his rise to fame and fortune over the bodies of his enemies, culminating in his current condition of focused mental illness!

Vampirella has always been associated with some of the greatest names in the industry and for the second volume of the Vampirella Master Series, Dynamite Entertainment collects Warren Ellis'' vision for Vampirella. Originally from the Vampirella Lives limited series, comes Warren Ellis'' unique vision for the sexy vamp, who ventures to the city of Whitechapel to find a mausoleum dedicated to her mother Lilith. Warren Ellis is at the height of his powers here along with the creative talents of Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, this series redefined Vampirella for a modern audience. This edition collects Vampirella Lives #1-3, a short story from the Vampirella 25th Anniversary Special, a rare 10 page story called ''Necromance'' from Vampirella/Dracula The Centennial with art by Mark Beauchum and an all star roster cover art gallery featuring the work of Joe Quesada, J. Scott Campbell, Adam Hughes and Amanda Conner.

This second PLANETARY collection focuses on the team''s mysterious benefactor, the "Fourth Man." After paying their final respects to a British occultist with ties to their group, Elijah Snow, Jakita Wagner, and The Drummer continue their super-human archeological studies as they visit a hidden government compound full of radioactive human guinea pigs, discover a fictional construct that has been made real and learn of a malevolent group known simply as "The Four." As these investigations take place, Elijah begins to learn some truths about both the Fourth Man''s identity as well as his own hidden past. Featuring an introduction by Buffy The Vampire Slayer creator, Joss Whedon! Collects 7-12.

This is it, Warren Ellis'' masked hero masterpiece begins right here! Following directly from the #0 issue, the politics of the President have forced Horus to take matters into his own blood-stained hands. But he acted on his own and now his old team is going to be hunted for the crimes Horus committed. The dangers of being a hero have taken their toll on Tom Noir. He lost a leg, and hasn''t used his powers in many years as he drowns his problems with booze. But when a man-mountain named Vince, with far more advanced powers, shows up to find out how Tom is connected to his teammate Horus, the action kicks off and the team known as the Seven Guns is thrust into chaos as an epic conflict starts to form.

Exploding from the ruins of ULTIMATUM, Tony Stark races against time to save his crippled corporation and stop the theft of his armored arsenal! Superstar writer WARREN ELLIS (ULTIMATE HUMAN) teams up with rising talent STEVE KURTH (IRON MAN) to bring you a globe-spanning, high-octane thriller with a blast from Tony''s past that you''ve gotta see to believe! Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS ARMOR WARS #1-4. Collects Ultimate Comics Armor Wars #1-4.

"Planetary created by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday. Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger. Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel family."

A new slant on the zombie horror genre by comic legend Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan)! A foul wind transforms an island populace to flesh-eaters, with only two human survivors remaining to face the hordes! Warren Ellis, the creator of TRANSMETROPOLITAN and PLANETARY, unleashes a new kind of zombie horror. A tiny little island off the east coast of America sit on a fault in the underlying tectonic plate. On a night beset by a fierce storm and an earthquake simultaneously, the fault line cracks, releasing something foul from the Earth''s guts, blown across the little coastal town of Smoky Island. The only two people on the island who were outside the reach of the black gas are now trapped on a spit of rock with a population that aren''t what we''d call "people" anymore. After all, they started eating each other an hour ago... and it''s about to get worse.

Collects X-Calibre #2-3, Astonishing X-Men (1995) #2-4, Generation Next #2-3, X-Man #2-3, Factor X #3, Amazing X-Men (1995) #3, Weapon X (1995) #3, Gambit & The Externals #3, and X-Universe #1. The mirror gets darker and the Amazing X-Men more Astonished by the minute! Magneto has dedicated his life to freeing humanity and mutantkind alike, but will Apocalypse now require him to destroy reality to save it! Sides are switched and secrets shown with repercussions ringing from the Savage Land to the Shi-ar Galaxy! Plus: a rare look at how Apocalypse altered the rest of Marvel''s mightiest! Doctor Doom and Reed Richards, side-by-side? Matt Murdock and the Kingpin, allies? Gwen Stacy in mourning for Peter Parker? Avengers, Exiles, etc. in the original alternate X-saga!

What is extremis, who has unleashed it, and what does its emergence portend for the world?"--P. [4] of cover.

When a worldwide nuclear arms race turns to the creation of super-powered beings through science to save humanity from itself, the world''s powers eagerly await their man-made superheroes but are not prepared for the results: a group of phenomenally powerful beings willing to destroy the world instead of save it.