THE WILD STORM #1 Aims To Reinvent 21st Century Superheroes Again

The Wild Storm #1 Written by Warren Ellis Art by Jon Davis-Hunt and Ivan Plascencia Lettering by Simon Bowland Published by DC Comics Warren Ellis somewhat famously never looks back. The writer’s scorched Earth approach to his previous work has kept him moving forward and insured that his fans never get disappointed waiting for some nostalgia-baiting reunion tour. So to see Ellis at the helm of a rebooted, reimagined WildStorm universe is something of a surprise. DC’s penchant for the curation approach (a la Gerard Way’s Young Animal imprint) has…

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Warren Ellis Is Bringing WildStorm Back to DC Comics

Warren Ellis will return to DC, to work on some of the characters that made him a household name among comic book fans, as the curator of a new pop-up imprint called WildStorm, ComicBook.com has learned exclusively. Following on the heels of the success of Gerard Way’s Young Animal imprint, WildStorm will take a similar approach, with Ellis writing the “main” book and curating the others. WildStorm will debut mid-February 2017 with a regular monthly comic titled The Wild Storm, written by Ellis with art by Jon Davis-Hunt (Vertigo’s Clean…

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Warren Ellis Writes “Endless Wartime” Graphic Novel

This October, Marvel Comics Avengers team will confront the cold reality of “Endless Wartime” – a brand new original graphic novel by Warren Ellis and Mike McKone. A first for modern Marvel, the hardcover volume will take place in the modern continuity of the superteam’s world. Ellis joined Executive Editor Tom Brevoort and Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso for the publisher’s latest “Next Big Thing” call, and things got started with an explanation of the book’s story. “In the Eastern nation of Slorinia, a threat arises – a mysterious threat that is…

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