Warren Ellis facts for kids
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Ellis at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con
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| Born | Warren Girard Ellis 16 February 1968 Rochford, Essex, England |
| Area(s) | Writer |
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Notable works
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Transmetropolitan The Authority Planetary Hellblazer Global Frequency Red Fell Iron Man: Extremis Nextwave Thunderbolts FreakAngels Supergod Moon Knight Trees Injection James Bond |
| Awards | Eagle Award |
Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is a famous English writer. He creates comic books, novels, and screenplays for movies and TV shows. He is well-known for co-creating comic series like Transmetropolitan and Red. The Red comics were even made into two movies: Red (2010) and Red 2 (2013).
Warren Ellis has written many comics for Marvel Comics, including Astonishing X-Men and Moon Knight. His "Extremis" story for Iron Man helped inspire the movie Iron Man 3 (2013). He also created The Authority and Planetary for WildStorm.
Beyond comics, Ellis has written for video games like Dead Space. He also worked on animated TV shows, including G.I. Joe: Resolute and the popular Netflix series Castlevania.
Ellis often writes about how society and technology change. He explores ideas like transhumanism, which is about improving humans with technology, and folklore. He lives in Southend-on-Sea, England.
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Early Life and Beginnings
Warren Ellis was born in Essex, England, in February 1968. He remembers watching the Moon landing on TV when he was very young. He went to South East Essex Sixth Form College. There, he wrote comics for the college magazine called Spike.
Before becoming a full-time writer, he worked in different jobs. He worked in a bookshop, a pub, and even a record store.
Starting His Writing Journey
Ellis began his writing career in 1986. He wrote a comic strip called 'Whiplash' for a British roleplaying magazine. In 1990, he had a short story published in Deadline.
He also wrote short comics for Judge Dredd and Doctor Who. His first ongoing comic series was Lazarus Churchyard. It appeared in a British magazine called Blast!.
Major Comic Book Works
By 1994, Ellis started working for Marvel Comics. He wrote for series like Hellstorm: Prince of Lies and Excalibur. He also wrote a story for Thor and worked on Wolverine.
Creating The Authority and Transmetropolitan
Later, Ellis began writing for DC Comics and Image Comics' Wildstorm studio. He took over Stormwatch, making it more focused on ideas and characters. This led to a spin-off series called The Authority. This series was known for its big, action-packed style, which Ellis called "widescreen comics".
In 1997, Ellis launched Transmetropolitan. This was a "creator-owned" series, meaning he owned the rights to it. It was about a journalist in a future world. The series was very popular and ran for 60 issues until 2002. It is one of his biggest works.
Another Wildstorm series by Ellis, Planetary, started in 1999. He also wrote for Hellblazer. He left Hellblazer when DC decided not to publish a story he wrote about school shootings. Planetary finished its run in 2009.
Return to Superheroes
In 2004, Ellis returned to writing mainstream superhero comics for Marvel. He worked on Ultimate Fantastic Four and Iron Man. He also created the "Apparat Singles Group", which were like imaginary first issues of comics.
In 2006, Ellis worked on Nextwave, a 12-issue series for Marvel. He also took over the Thunderbolts comic. For the 20th anniversary of Marvel's New Universe, he created a new series called newuniversal.
He continued to work on many projects for different publishers. He also wrote an episode for the animated TV show Justice League Unlimited.
Novels and Webcomics
Ellis's first novel, Crooked Little Vein, was published in 2007. He is known for being very involved in how his books look.
In 2007, he announced FreakAngels, a free webcomic illustrated by Paul Duffield. He also had other series with Avatar Press, like Anna Mercury and No Hero.
In 2009, G.I. Joe: Resolute, a series of webisodes written by Ellis, was released. In 2010, a documentary film about him, Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts, was announced.
Recent Works
Ellis's second novel, Gun Machine, came out in 2013. It's a detective story set in Manhattan. The book became a New York Times Best Seller.
In 2014, Ellis relaunched Moon Knight for Marvel. This series was very popular and made Moon Knight a more important character. He also started Trees, a new science fiction comic series. It's about a world where aliens have arrived but ignore humans.
In 2015, Ellis worked on Captain Marvel. He also launched Injection, another science fiction series. It's about a group of thinkers who try to improve the future but make mistakes.
He started a new James Bond comic series in 2015. This series shows the original James Bond from the books, but in modern times. He also wrote Karnak for Marvel.
Novellas and WildStorm Revival
Normal, a new novella by Ellis, was released in 2016. It's a thriller about people in an asylum for futurists.
In 2016, DC Comics announced that Ellis would be in charge of relaunching their WildStorm comics line. He writes the main series, The Wild Storm, which started in 2017. This series completely restarts the WildStorm Universe.
In 2017, Netflix launched the Castlevania animated TV series, which Ellis wrote and produced. He wrote all 32 episodes of the series, which ran until 2021.
Adaptations and Other Projects
Many of Ellis's works have been adapted into films or TV shows. His comic Red was loosely adapted into two movies starring Bruce Willis and Helen Mirren. The "Extremis" story from his Iron Man comics influenced the plot of the movie Iron Man 3.
His comic Global Frequency has been planned for TV many times. His novel Gun Machine was also set to become a TV series. In 2016, it was announced that his comic Trees would be developed into a TV series.
Talks and Nonfiction
Warren Ellis has given talks at festivals, discussing topics like the future and the internet. He has also written articles and columns for magazines and websites like Wired UK and Esquire.
He used to write email newsletters, sharing updates and his thoughts on books, comics, and current events. Since 2013, he has been writing a weekly email newsletter called Orbital Operations.
Awards and Recognition
Warren Ellis has won several awards for his work:
- 2001 Eagle Award – Favourite Comics Story (for The Authority: The Nativity)
- 2003 Wizard Magazine Best One-Shot (for Planetary/Batman: Night on Earth)
- 2004 Sidewise Award for Alternate History (for Ministry of Space)
- 2007 Eagle Award – Favourite Comics Writer
- 2007 Eagle Award – Favourite New Comicbook (for Nextwave)
- 2007 Eagle Award – Favourite Comics Story (for Nextwave #1–6)
- 2007 Eagle Award Roll of Honour
- 2010 Eagle Award – Favourite Comics Writer
- 2010 Eagle Award – Favourite Web-Based Comic (for FreakAngels)
Filmography
Television Shows
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
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| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited | Writer | Wrote one episode: "Dark Heart" |
| 2007 | Revisioned: Tomb Raider | Writer | Wrote two episodes: "Angel Spit: Part 2", "Angel Spit: Part 1" |
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: Resolute | Writer | Wrote 11 episodes |
| 2010 | Marvel Anime: Iron Man | Story | Wrote the story for 12 episodes |
| 2011 | Marvel Anime: Wolverine | Story | Wrote the story for 12 episodes |
| Marvel Anime: X-Men | Story | Wrote the story for 12 episodes | |
| Marvel Anime: Blade | Story | Wrote the story for 12 episodes | |
| 2017–2021 | Castlevania | Writer | Wrote 32 episodes |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
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| 2001 | Hostile Waters | Writer | |
| 2005 | Cold Winter | Writer | |
| 2008 | Dead Space | Writer | Worked with Rick Remender and Antony Johnston |
Images for kids
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Ellis at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con
See also
In Spanish: Warren Ellis para niños
