Most Popular Books by WARREN ELLIS

When America''s premiere hero kills everyone in the White House in pursuit of his own brand of justice, his innocent former teammates become the targets of a massive military crackdown. What happens when a crimefighting hero''s pursuit of justice leads him to the horrifying conclusion that he must kill his President to save his country? When John Horus decides that no one is above his personal law, he kicks down the door to the White House and throw the entire country into chaos. Now, his former teammates in the Seven Guns -- some crippled, some crazy, and all considered guilty by association -- become live targets for a military determined to wipe them all from the face of the earth. BLACK SUMMER is Warren Ellis'' graphic novel about where you draw the line, and where justice is nothing but death from above.

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...

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.

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-humanarchaeological 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 takeplace, 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. Collecting issues #7-12.

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?

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.

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).

Collects Iron Man (2004) #1-6. Continuing the series of graphic novels handpicked by Marvel Editorial to showcase pivotal storylines written and drawn by some of Marvel’s most acclaimed creators! It’s the beginning of a new era for Iron Man! Renowned scribe Warren Ellis joins forces with acclaimed illustrator Adi Granov to redefine the Armored Avenger’s world for the 21st century — a landscape of terrifying new technologies that threaten to overwhelm a fragile mankind! What is Extremis? Who has unleashed it? What does its emergence portend for the world? And how will it change Iron Man’s life?! Collects IRON MAN (2004) #1-6.

Warren Ellis introduces you to the sultry Anna Mercury in this all-new sci-fi series! Dancing amid the spires of a city called New Ataraxia, there is a woman who can cloud men''s minds, leap across buildings as if weightless, unerringly fire twin automatic pistols in the most insane conditions, and disappear in a crowded room. She fights against the political repression of an insane technocratic society, and she comes from a place that no-one in New Ataraxia has ever heard of. And she''s got one hour to save the city from itself. A high-octane blend of The Shadow, Tomb Raider, retropunk science fiction and 21st century Weird Pulp Action, ANNA MERCURY is a headlong adventure serial about a beautiful and mysterious spy-adventurer who is not what she seems....

THE TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER A GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH, THE TIMES, IRISH TIMES, ROUGH TRADE, MOJO, CLASH, ROLLING STONE, UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR From 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 BARRY I 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

Collecting the stories that first introduced the world to Planetary, this volume features the adventures of a team of super-powered archaeologists.

"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

James Bond is alone in Berlin, with nothing but the clothes on his back and the gun in his hand. When help is offered from an unexpected source, Bond has no choice but to accept it – even though it may guarantee that he doesn''t live through the night. Dynamite Entertainment proudly continues the first James Bond comic book series in over 20 years! "Ian Fleming''s James Bond is an icon, and it''s a delight to tell visual narratives with the original, brutal, damaged Bond of the books." - Warren Ellis

After years of self-imposed exile, cynical journalist Spider Jerusalem is forced to return to a job that he hates and a city that he loathes. Working as an investigative reporter for the newspaper The Word, Spider attacks the injustices of his surreal 21st century surroundings. Starting with the story "The Scum", Spider Jerusalem learns of the vicious murder of political consultant Vita Severn, one of the few people that he liked. Moving into thrilling stories like "Lonely City" and more--Absolute Transmetropolitan Vol. 2 picks up where Volume 1 leaves off, collecting the exciting stories found in Transmetropolitan #19-39, Vertigo: Winter''s Edge #3, and Transmetropolitan: Filfth of the City #1!

Warren Ellis'' smash-hit horror series returns for a carnage-filled sequel with all of the original creative team! It''s just a handful of miles from Smoky Island to the city of Hope on the northwest coast of the United States. It didn''t take long for the cloud of black gas that erupted from the middle of Smoky Island to blow across the Atlantic channel between them. Soo Park is the sole survivor of what the black gas did to Smoky Island. She thought she''d be safe when she got to the mainland. She could not have been more wrong.The black gas turned the few hundred people on Smoky Island into insane death-crazed cannibals.There are a million people in the city of Hope. This is a zombie holocaust.

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.

Three fantastic crossovers — all written by Warren Ellis — are collected in one spectacular collection! This volume collects PLANETARY/THE AUTHORITY, PLANETARY/JLA, and PLANETARY/BATMAN, featuring gorgeous art by fan-favorites John Cassaday, Phil Jimenez and Jerry Ordway!

Collects Moon Knight #1-6. Khonshu -- God of the Moon, God of Vengeance -- saved Marc Spector''s life, brought him to glory, and made him Moon Knight. But what Khonshu gives, he also takes away. Spector learned this the hard way, spiraling into madnes

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...