Grant Morrison

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Grant Morrison (born January 31, 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer and artist. He is best-known for his nonlinear narratives and counter-cultural leanings.

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early years

Morrison was born in Glasgow.

His first published works were Gideon Stargrave strips for Near Myths in 1978, one of the first British alternative comics. Although his work only appeared in three issues of Near Myths, he was suitably encouraged to find more comic work. This included Captain Clyde, a Captain America-type superhero based in Glasgow, for a local newspaper, plus various issues of DC Thomson's Starblazer, a science fiction version of that company's Commando title.

[edit] 1980s

Morrison spent much of the early and mid-1980s struggling to find work with a major comic publisher. However, after writing The Liberators for Dez Skinn's Warrior in 1985, he started work for Marvel UK the following year. There he wrote two three-part and one one-part eight-page comic strips for Doctor Who Magazine (his final one a collaboration with a then-teenage Bryan Hitch as well as a Zoids strip in Spider-Man and Zoids. 1986 also saw Morrison start to write several Future Shocks (normally short two- or three-page comic strips) for 2000AD.

Morrison, however, wanted to write a continuing strip rather than short stories. He got his wish in 1987, when he and Steve Yeowell created Zenith, an early example of deconstructing the superhero genre.

Morrison had been sending proposals to DC Comics for revamping various minor characters during this time. He had several proposals rejected, including one for The Phantom Stranger and for Flash, but his work on Zenith got him noticed by DC. They accepted his proposal for Animal Man, a little-known character from DC's past whose most notable recent appearance was a cameo in the Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series.

Animal Man placed Morrison at the head of the so-called "Brit Wave" invasion of American comics, along with such writers as Neil Gaiman, Peter Milligan, Jamie Delano and Alan Moore (who had launched the invasion with his work on Swamp Thing). Morrison had himself a hit with Animal Man, even writing himself into the story as a character in his final issue, #26.

Morrison's uniquely surreal take on the superhero genre proved such a success that he was given Doom Patrol to write, starting with issue #19 in 1989. Previously, Doom Patrol had been a fairly formulaic superhero title. Morrison introduced more surreal elements, inserting concepts such as dadaism into his first several issues.

1989 was also the year Morrison wrote Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth. Painted by Dave McKean, Arkham Asylum was a Batman graphic novel that featured uses of symbolic writing not common in comics at the time. (The story was to have included a transvestite Joker, an element toned down by DC.) The book cemented his reputation as a major talent in the industry. Morrison also wrote various other titles for DC at this time, most notably issues 6-10 of Legends of the Dark Knight called Gothic, another of DC's Batman titles.

He also kept working for smaller publishers, most notably writing St. Swithin's Day for British publisher Trident Comics. St. Swithin's Day proved to be controversial due to its anti-Margaret Thatcher themes, even provoking a small tabloid press fury and complaints from Tory MPs such as Teddy Taylor.

He was also still writing for the 2000AD spin-off title Crisis. It was in Crisis he would experience controversy again with The New Adventures of Hitler — a strip that started life in Cut magazine in 1989 — due to its use of Adolf Hitler as its lead character. He also experimented in storytelling with artist Daniel Vallely on Bible John-A Forensic Meditation, telling the story of the Glaswegian serial killer of the same name.

[edit] 1990s

The early 1990s saw Morrison revamping another old DC character, Kid Eternity, with artist Duncan Fegredo, and updating Dan Dare to be set in the era of Thatcherism in Revolver.

In 1993 Morrison and fellow Glaswegian comic writer Mark Millar were "given" 2000AD for an eight-week run called "The Summer Offensive". Morrison wrote Judge Dredd and co-wrote with Millar Big Dave, a highly controversial strip that helped give Morrison and Millar some brief fame outside the world of comics.

1993 also saw the start of DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, which published several Morrison titles, such as the steampunk mini-series Sebastian O and the graphic novel The Mystery Play. Later Morrison would write Flex Mentallo, a Doom Patrol spin-off with art by Frank Quitely, and Kill Your Boyfriend, with artist Philip Bond, for Vertigo. He also returned briefly to DC Universe superheroics with the critically acclaimed but short-lived Aztek, co-written with Mark Millar.

In 1996, Morrison was given the Justice League of America to revamp as JLA, a comic book that gathered the most powerful superheroes of the DC universe into one team. This run proved to be hugely popular, returning the title back to its former best-selling status. It also proved to be influential in creating the type of "widescreen" superhero action later seen in titles such as Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch's The Authority. He also handled DC's crossover event of 1998, DC One Million, a four-issue mini-series with multiple crossovers, as well as several issues of The Flash with Mark Millar.

It was with The Invisibles, a work in three volumes, that Morrison would start his largest and possibly most important work. The Invisibles combined political, pop- and sub-cultural references. Tapping into pre-millennial tension, the work was influenced by the writings of Timothy Leary and Morrison's practice of chaos magic.

At DisinfoCon in 1999, Morrison said that much of the content in The Invisibles was information given to him by aliens that abducted him in Katmandu, who told him to spread this information to the world via a comic book. He later clarified that the experience he labeled as the "Alien Abduction Experience in Katmandu" had nothing to do with aliens or abduction, but that there was an experience that he had in Katmandu that The Invisibles is an attempt to explain. [1]

The title was not a huge commercial hit to start with. (Morrison actually asked his readers to participate in a "wankathon" while concentrating on a magical symbol, or sigil, in an effort to boost sales [2]). The first issues were critically acclaimed, but many readers found them too confusing or lacking in action. The title was cancelled and relaunched as volume two — intentionally more "American" — featuring more action while still maintaining Morrison's ideas and themes.

Volume three appeared with issue numbers counting down, signalling an intention to conclude the series with the turn of the new millennium in 2000. However, due to the title shipping late, its final issue did not ship until April 2000. The entire series has been collected by Vertigo into trade paperback.

[edit] 2000s

In 2000, Morrison's graphic novel JLA:Earth 2 was released with art by Frank Quitely. It was Morrison's last mainstream work for DC for a while, as he moved to Marvel Comics to take over the writing of X-Men (which was renamed New X-Men for his run), with Quitely providing much of the art. Again, Morrison's revamping of a major superhero team proved to be a critical and commercial success. However, his penultimate arc, 'Planet X', is the subject of much controversy due to his depiction of the extremely deep and sympathetic character Magneto as a raving lunatic (the result of a drug addiction). This has since been retconned and Morrison's Magneto revealed by other writers to be Xorn

Morrison had one more project for Vertigo during this time: The Filth, drawn by Chris Weston and Gary Erskine. The Filth actually started out as a Nick Fury proposal for Marvel, which had turned the idea down. Morrison adapted it into a 13-part mini-series, said to be heavily influenced by Chris Morris's Blue Jam radio series.

Morrison also wrote the six-part Marvel Boy series, as well as Fantastic Four 1234, his take on another major superhero team. Morrison helped challenge Marvel's reputation for being closed to new ideas, but after finishing his New X-Men, he returned to DC Comics to work on several titles and help revamp the DC Universe.

Starting in 2004, Vertigo published three Morrison mini-series. Seaguy, WE3 and Vimanarama involve, respectively, a picaresque hero in a post-utopian world that doesn't need him; cyber-enhanced pets running from their captors in what Morrison calls his "western manga"; and ancient Hindu/Pakistani myths translated into Jack Kirby-style adventures. WE3 came in for particular praise for its bold storytelling techniques and artwork by Frank Quitely. Morrison also returned to the JLA with the first story in a new anthology series, JLA: Classified, tales set within the JLA mythos by various creative teams.

In 2005, DC Comics started publishing what was dubbed the first ever "megaseries". The Grant Morrison-scripted Seven Soldiers of Victory features updated versions of older, mostly obscure DC characters: the Guardian, Mister Miracle, Klarion the Witch Boy, Bulleteer, Frankenstein, Zatanna and Shining Knight. The megaseries consists of seven interlinked four-issue miniseries with two "bookend" volumes — 30 issues in all.

Dan DiDio (current editorial vice president of DC Comics) was impressed with Morrison's ideas for revamped characters. Giving him the unofficial title of "rewrite guy", DiDio asked him to assist in sorting out the DC Universe in the wake of the Infinite Crisis. Morrison is also one of the writers on 52, a yearlong weekly comic book series that started in May 2006.

In November 2005, DC started publishing a new ongoing Superman series, starting with a 12-issue story arc by Morrison and Frank Quitely. Called All Star Superman, the series will not so much revamp or reboot Superman, but present an out-of-continuity "iconic" Superman for new readers. Morrison and Quitely have also worked on pop star Robbie Williams' album Intensive Care, providing designs for the packaging and cover of the CD.

As of 2006, Morrison is writing Batman with art by Andy Kubert & Jesse Delperdang, for DC. As well, he is authoring the relaunches of The Authority and Wildcats (with the art of Gene Ha and Jim Lee respectively) for DC's Wildstorm imprint.

Since 2003, writer and journalist Craig McGill has been working on an authorised biography of Morrison. [3]

[edit] Appearances as a comics figure

Grant Morrison first appeared as a comics character with a cameo in Animal Man #14. He made a full appearance at the end of issue #25, and spent most of #26 in a lengthy conversation with the comic's title character. Shortly afterwards, a Morrison-resembling character called "The Writer" appeared in issue 58 of the DC Comics title Suicide Squad (written by John Ostrander) protesting that other "writers" had taken control of his fate now that he was part of "the continuity". The character was killed shortly afterwards, succumbing to writer's block. He has also appeared in an issue of Simpsons Comics, where he is seen fighting with Mark Millar over the X-Men titles.[4]

[edit] Screenwriting

Morrison occasionally involves himself in screenwriting and has written numerous scripts and treatments for several different projects, including Sleepless Knights, a film for director Ridley Scott, and sequels to The Lawnmower Man. None of his screenwriting projects has yet been produced. [5]

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Miscellaneous British publishers

• Near Myths (providing both art and script):
  • "Time is a Four-Lettered Word" (in Near Myths #2, 1978)
  • "Gideon Stargrave" (in Near Myths #3-4, 1978-1979)
  • "The Checkmate Man" (in Near Myths #5, 1980)

• Starblazer (both writing, drawing and occasional inking):
  • "Algol the Terrible" (script and art, #15, 1979)
  • "Last Man on Earth" (with Keith Robson, #28, 1980)
  • "Operation Overkill" (with Enrique Alcatena, #45, 1981)
  • "The Cosmic Outlaw" (with Jose Ortiz, #86, 1982)
  • "The Death Reaper" (with Enrique Alcatena, #127, 1984)
  • "Gateway to Terror" (with unknown author; Pencils: Tony O'Donnell, #142, 1985)
  • "Doom World!" (with script: Ray Aspden; Pencils: Tony O'Donnell, #152, 1985)
  • "Mind Bender" (with Enrique Alcatena, #167, 1986)
  • "The Midas Mystery" (with Enrique Alcatena, #177, 1986)
  • "The Ring of Gofannon" (with Garijo, #209, 1987)

• The Liberators (with John Ridgway, in Warrior #26 & the Warrior/Comics International flipbook, 1985 & 1996)

• Zoids:
  • Spider-Man and the Zoids #19: "Old Soldiers Never Die" (with Geoff Senior, 1986)
  • Spider-Man and the Zoids #30-31: "Deserts" (with Geoff Senior and Ron Smith, 1986)
  • Spider-Man and the Zoids #36-37: "Bits and Pieces" (with John Ridgway, 1986)
  • Spider-Man and the Zoids #40-49: "The Black Zoid" (with Kev Hopgood, Steve Yeowell and David Hine, 1986-1987)

• Captain Granbretan (text story with illustrations by John Stokes, in Captain Britain volume 2 #13, Marvel UK, 1986) [6]

• Doctor Who Magazine:
  • "Changes" (with John Ridgway, in Doctor Who Magazine #118-119, 1986)
  • "The World Shapers" (with John Ridgway and Tim Perkins, in Doctor Who Magazine #127-129, 1987)
  • "Culture Shock" (with Bryan Hitch, in Doctor Who Magazine #139, 1988)

• Action Force:
  • "Meditations in Red" (with Steve Yeowell, in Action Force #17, Marvel UK, 1987)
  • "Old Scores" (with Mark Farmer, in Action Force Monthly, Marvel UK, 1988)

• "The House of Hearts Desire" (with Dom Regan, in A1 #3, 1989)

• St. Swithin's Day (with Paul Grist, Trident, 4-issue mini-series, 1989)

• The New Adventures of Hitler (with Steve Yeowell):
  • "What Do You Mean, Ideologically Unsound?" (in Crisis #46, 1990)
  • "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" (in Crisis #47, 1990)
  • "Mr. Hitler's Holiday" (in Crisis #48, 1990)
  • Part 4 (in Crisis #49, 1990)

• Steed and Mrs. Peel: "The Golden Game" (with Ian Gibson, 3-issue mini-series, 1990, tpb, 48 pages, Titan Books, 1990 ISBN 1-870084-75-6)

• Dan Dare (with Rian Hughes, reprinted in Dare #1-4):
  • "Dare" (in Revolver #1-7, 1990)
  • "Dare (finale)" (in Crisis #55-56, 1991)

• Bible John-A Forensic Meditation (with Daniel Vallely, in Crisis #56-61, 1991)

[edit] 2000 AD

• Tharg's Future Shocks:
  • "Doing Time" (with Geoff Senior, in 2000 AD #463, 1986)
  • "The Alteration" (with Alan Langford, in 2000 AD #466, 1986)
  • "Alien Aid" (with John Stokes, in 2000 AD #469, 1986)
  • "Some People Never Listen" (with Barry Kitson, in 2000 AD #475, 1986)
  • "The Shop that Sold Everything" (with John Stokes, in 2000 AD #477, 1986)
  • "Wheels of Fury" (with Geoff Senior, in 2000 AD #481, 1986)
  • "Curse Your Lucky Star" (with Barry Kitson, in 2000 AD #482, 1986)
  • "Return to Sender" (with Jeff Anderson, in 2000AD Annual 1987, 1986)
  • "Maniac for Hire" (with Johnny Johnstone, in 2000 AD #507, 1987)
  • "Fruitcake and Veg" (with Colin MacNeil, in 2000 AD #508-509, 1987)
  • "Fair Exchange" (with Colin MacNeil, in 2000 AD #514, 1986)
  • "The Invisible Etchings of S. Dali" (with John Hicklenton, in 2000 AD #515, 1986)
  • "Big Trouble for Blast Barclay" (with Art: Mike White; Colours: Clive McGee, in 2000 AD #516, 1986)

• One-Off:
  • "Danger: Genius at Work" (with Steve Dillon, in 2000 AD #479, 1986)
  • "Candy and the Catchman" (with John Ridgway, in 2000 AD #491, 1986)

• Zenith:
  • "Phase One" (with Steve Yeowell, in 2000 AD #535-549, 1987) (also tpb)
  • "Interludes 1 & 2" (with Steve Yeowell, in 2000 AD #558-559, 1988) (reprinted in Book Two)
  • "Phase Two" (with Steve Yeowell, in 2000 AD #589-606, 1988) (also tpbs, Books Two and Three)
  • "Interlude 3" (with Steve Yeowell, in 2000 AD Winter Special, 1988)
  • "Maximan" (with M. Carmona, in 2000AD Winter Special 1988)
  • "Mandala: Shadows & Reflections" (with Jim McCarthy, in 2000AD Annual 1990, 1989)
  • "Phase Three" (with Steve Yeowell, in 2000 AD #626-634, 650-662 & 667-670, 1989-90) (also tpbs, Books Four and Five)
  • "Phase Four" (with Steve Yeowell, in 2000 AD #791-806, 1992)
  • "zzzzenith.com" (with Steve Yeowell, in 2000 AD prog 2001, 2000)

• Venus Bluegenes: "The Pleasures of the Flesh" (with Will Simpson), in 2000AD Sci-Fi Special 1988)

• Janus: Psi Division:
  • "Will o' the Wisp" (with Carlos Ezquerra, in 2000 AD Winter Special 1993, 1993)
  • "House of Sighs" (with Paul Johnson, in 2000 AD #953, 1995)
  • "Faustus" (with Mark Millar and Paul Johnson, in 2000 AD #1024-1031, 1997)

• Really & Truly (with Rian Hughes, in 2000 AD #842-849, 1993)

• Judge Dredd:
  • "Inferno" (with Carlos Ezquerra, in 2000 AD #842-853, 1993)
  • "Book of the Dead" (with Mark Millar and Dermot Power, in 2000 AD #859-866, 1993, reprinted, Hamlyn, 1996, ISBN 0-7493-9692-X)
  • "Crusade" (with Mark Millar and Mick Austin, in 2000 AD #928-937, 1995)

• Big Dave (with Mark Millar):
  • "Target Baghdad" (with Steve Parkhouse, in 2000 AD #842-845, 1993)
  • "Young Dave" (with Steve Parkhouse, in 2000AD Yearbook 1994, 1993)
  • "Monarchy in the UK" (with Steve Parkhouse, in 2000 AD #846-849, 1994)
  • "Costa del Chaos" (with Anthony Williams, in 2000 AD #869-872, 1994)
  • "Wotta Lotta Balls" (with Steve Parkhouse, in 2000 AD #904-907, 1994)

[edit] DC Comics

• Batman:
  • "The Stalking" (text story with illustrations by Garry Leach, in the UK Batman Annual, 1986) [7]
  • Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth (with Dave McKean, DC, graphic novel, 1989 ISBN 1-4012-0424-4)
  • Gothic (with Klaus Janson, DC, tpb collects Legends of the Dark Knight #6-10, 1998 ISBN 1-56389-028-3)
  • Batman & Son (with Andy Kubert, DC, 4 issues, Batman #655-658, 2006)
  • Batman #663 (with Andy Kubert, DC, 14 February, 2007, forthcoming) [8]

• Superman:
  • "Osgood Peabody's Big Green Dream Machine" (text story with illustrations by Barry Kitson and Jeff Anderson, in the UK Superman Annual, 1986) [9]
  • All Star Superman (With Frank Quitely, DC, 2005, 12 Issues)

• JLA:
  • "JLA: Ghosts of Stone" (Secret Origins #46, 1989)
  • JLA (with Howard Porter and John Dell, DC, #1-17, 22-26, 28-31, 34, 36-41, 1997):
    • New World Order (tpb collects JLA #1-4, 1997, ISBN 1-56389-369-X)
    • American Dreams (tpb collects JLA #5-9, 1998 ISBN 1-56389-394-0)
    • Rock of Ages (tpb collects JLA #10-15, 1998 ISBN 1-56389-416-5)
    • DC One Million (with Val Semeiks, DC, 4-issue mini-series, 1998, tpb, 2004 ISBN 1-4012-0320-5)
    • Strength in Numbers (tpb collects JLA #16-23 and New Year's Evil: Prometheus #1 and "Heroes" from JLA Secret Files #2, 1998 ISBN 1-56389-435-1)
    • Justice for All (tpb collects JLA #24-33, 1999 ISBN 1-56389-511-0)
    • World War III (tpb collects JLA #34-41, 2000 ISBN 1-56389-618-4)
  • JLA/WildC.A.T.s (one-shot crossover, 1997)
  • Earth 2 (with Frank Quitely, DC, graphic novel, 2000 ISBN 1-56389-631-1)
  • JLA Classified #1-3 (with Ed McGuiness, DC, 3-issue story arc, 2004)

• Flash:
  • "Flash of Two Worlds" (Secret Origins #50, 1990)
  • Flash #130-138 (with co-writer Mark Millar, 1997)

• Aztek, the Ultimate Man (with co-writer Mark Millar; Pencils: N. Steven Harris (2-10); Pencils (1) and inks (2-10): Keith Champagne; Inks: Chris Eliopoulos (1), DC, #1-10, 1996)

• Seven Soldiers (interconnected sets of 4-issue mini-series bookended with an issue #0 and #1):
  • Bulleteer #1-4 (with Yanick Paquette & Michael Bair)
  • Frankenstein! #1-4 (with Doug Mahnke)
  • The Manhattan Guardian #1-4 (with Cameron Stewart)
  • Klarion the Witch Boy #1-4 (with Frazer Irving)
  • Mister Miracle #1-4 (with Pasqual Ferry)
  • Seven Soldiers #0-1 (with J.H. Williams III)
  • Shining Knight #1-4 (with Simone Bianchi)
  • Zatanna #1-4 (with Ryan Sook)

• 52 (with co-writers Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, and Mark Waid, DC, #1-52, 2006, ongoing)

[edit] Vertigo

• Animal Man (DC, #1-26, 1988-1990):
  • Animal Man (with Chas Truog, Tom Grummett and Doug Hazlewood, tpb collects #1-9, Vertigo, 2001 ISBN 1-56389-005-4)
  • Origin of the Species (with Chas Truog, Tom Grummett, Doug Hazlewood, Steve Montano, and Mark McKenna, tpb collects Animal Man #10-17 and Secret Origins #39, Vertigo, 2002 ISBN 1-56389-890-X)
  • Deus Ex Machina (with Chas Truog, Doug Hazlewood, Paris Cullins, Mark Farmer, and Steve Montano, tpb collects #18-26, Vertigo, 2003 ISBN 1-56389-968-X)

• Doom Patrol (DC, #19-63, 1989-1993):
  • Crawling From the Wreckage (tpb collects Doom Patrol #19-25, 2000 ISBN 1-56389-034-8)
  • The Painting That Ate Paris (tpb collects Doom Patrol #26-34, 2004 ISBN 1-4012-0342-6)
  • Down Paradise Way (tpb collects Doom Patrol #35-41, 2005 ISBN 1-4012-0726-X)
  • Musclebound (tpb collects Doom Patrol #42-50, August 2006 ISBN 1-4012-0999-8)
  • Magic Bus (tpb collects Doom Patrol #51-57, January 2007)

• Hellblazer (Vertigo, #25-26, 1990, collected in Rare Cuts, 2005, Titan ISBN 1-84023-974-3, DC ISBN 1-4012-0240-3)

• Kid Eternity (with Duncan Fegredo, DC, 3-issue mini-series, 1991, tpb, 2006 ISBN 1-4012-0933-5)

• Sebastian O (with Steve Yeowell, Vertigo, 3-issue mini-series, 1993, tpb, 2004 ISBN 1-4012-0337-X)

• The Mystery Play (with Jon J. Muth, Vertigo, graphic novel, 1994 ISBN 1-56389-108-5)

• Swamp Thing: "Bad Gumbo" (with co-writer Mark Millar and artist Philip Hester, Vertigo, #140-143, 1994)

• The Invisibles (Vertigo, 1994-2000):
  • Say You Want a Revolution (with Steve Yeowell and Jill Thompson, tpb collects vol 1, #1-8, 1996 ISBN 1-56389-267-7)
  • Apocalipstick (with Jill Thompson, Chris Weston, et al., tpb collects vol 1, #9-16, 2001 ISBN 1-56389-702-4)
  • Entropy in the UK (with Phil Jimenez, Steve Yeowell, et al., tpb collects vol 1, #17-25, 2001 ISBN 1-56389-728-8)
  • Bloody Hell in America (with Phil Jimenez, tpb collects vol 2, #1-4, 1998 ISBN 1-56389-444-0)
  • Counting to None (with Phil Jimenez, tpb collects vol 2, #5-13, 1999 ISBN 1-56389-489-0)
  • Kissing Mister Quimper (with Chris Weston and Ivan Reis, tpb collects vol 2, #14-22, 2000 ISBN 1-56389-600-1)
  • The Invisible Kingdom (with Philip Bond, Sean Phillips, Frank Quitely, et al., tpb collects vol 3, #12-1, 2002 ISBN 1-4012-0019-2)

• Kill Your Boyfriend (with Philip Bond and D'Israeli, Vertigo, single issue, 1995)

• Flex Mentallo (with Frank Quitely, Vertigo, 4-issue mini-series, 1996)

• Weird War Tales #3: "New Toys" (with Frank Quitely, Vertigo, 1997)

• The Filth (with Chris Weston, Vertigo, 13-issue mini-series, 2002, tpb, 2004 ISBN 1-4012-0013-3)

• WE3 (with Frank Quitely, Vertigo, 3-issue mini-series, 2004, tpb, 2005 ISBN 1-4012-0495-3)

• Seaguy (with Cameron Stewart, Vertigo, 3-issue mini-series, 2004, tpb, 2005 ISBN 1-4012-0494-5)

• Vimanarama (with Philip Bond, Vertigo, 3-issue mini-series, 2005, tpb, 2006 ISBN 1-4012-0496-1)

[edit] Marvel Comics

• Skrull Kill Krew (with Mark Millar and Steve Yeowell, Marvel, 5-issue mini-series, 1995, tpb, 2006 ISBN 0-7851-2120-X)

• Marvel Boy (with J.G. Jones, Marvel, 6-issue mini-series, 2000, tpb, 2001 ISBN 0-7851-0781-9)

• Fantastic Four: 1234 (with Jae Lee, Marvel, 4-issue mini-series, 2001, tpb, 96 pages, 2004 ISBN 0-7851-1040-2)

• Nick Fury: "Nick's World" (in Marvel Knights: Double Shot #2, 2002)

• New X-Men (#114-154 and Annual 2001, all collected in New X-Men Omnibus, 992 pages, December 2006 ISBN 0-7851-2326-1):
  • "E" is For Extinction (tpb collects #114-117 + 2001 Annual, 144 pages, 2001 ISBN 0-7851-0811-4)
  • Imperial (tpb collects #118-126, 224 pages, 2002 ISBN 0-7851-0887-4)
  • New Worlds (tpb collects #127-133, 168 pages, 2002 ISBN 0-7851-0976-5)
  • Riot At Xavier's (tpb collects #134-138, 120 pages, 2003 ISBN 0-7851-1067-4)
  • Assault on Weapon Plus (tpb collects #139-145, 168 pages, 2003 ISBN 0-7851-1119-0)
  • Planet X (tpb collects #146-150, 136 pages, 2004 ISBN 0-7851-1201-4)
  • Here Comes Tomorrow (tpb collects #151-154, 112 pages, 2004 ISBN 0-7851-1345-2)

[edit] Other US publishers

• Vampirella (Harris Comics, Vampirella Monthly #1-6 and "Blood Red Game" collected in Vampirella: the Morrison Millar Collection, 176 pages, March 2006) [10]
  • "Blood Red Game" (with Michael Bair and Kevin Nowlan, in Vampirella 25th Anniversary Special, 1996)
  • "Ascending Evil" (with co-writer Mark Millar, with art from Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, in Vampirella Monthly #1-3, 1997)
  • "Holy War" (with co-writer Mark Millar, with art by Louis Small Jnr, in Vampirella Monthly #4-6, 1997)
  • "Queen's Gambit" (with co-writer Mark Millar, with art from Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, in Vampirella Monthly #7-9, 1997)

• Spawn: "Reflections" (#16-18, collected in Spawn 4: Escalation, Titan, 120 pages, 1997 ISBN 1-85286-831-7, Spawn Collection Volume 2, Image, 464 pages, 2006 ISBN 1-58240-610-3)

• The Authority (with Gene Ha, Wildstorm, 2006, ongoing)

• Wildcats (with Jim Lee, Wildstorm, 2006, ongoing)

[edit] References

• Grant-Morrison.com, Morrison official homepage
• 2000 AD profile
• Grant Morrison at the Internet Movie Database
• Extended look at Morrison's work by Timothy Callahan on Sequart
• The Grant Morrison Interview Archive
• Archive of interviews from 1976 to 1997
• PopImage interview (Feb. 2001)
• PopImage interview (2004)
• Barbelith interview (Sept. 2, 2002)
• Sequential Tart interview
• Comixfan interview
• Flick the Switch interview
• Comic Book Resources (Aug. 2003)
• "Grant Morrison's big-time return to the DCU, an August 2004 interview in Newsarama, about JLA: Classified and Seven Soldiers
• The Pulse interview
• Suicide Girls interview

[edit] External links

• Video of Morrison speaking at DisinfoCon
• Spirophone.com-Website which includes Morrison's music and bands.

[edit] References

• Morrison, Grant. (2003) Pop magic! Book of Lies, pp. 16-25 ISBN 0-9713942-7-X
• Disinformation: The Complete Series Disc 2: DisinfoCon. (1999) Speech by Grant Morrison. Distr. Ryko Distribution.
• Blazing Through the Secrecy, about uncreditted authors on Starblazer

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