Most Popular Books by WARREN ELLIS

Collects Astonishing X-Men: Xenogenesis #1-5. Something’s happening in the tiny East African city of Mbangwi. A newborn sprouts metal electrodes and explodes, taking out an entire hospital. Is this the first wave of mutant rebirth that the X-Men have been praying for — or something very, very different? Something sinister?

As outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem throws the presidential election into chaos, his new assistant takes a few shots at him, and Senator Bob Heller makes his terrifying bid for power in "Year of the Bastard" part 3.

A dark era for the ever-changing Thunderbolts! In the aftermath of CIVIL WAR, the country has lost faith in its heroes -- and it's ready to put its faith in monsters! As Norman Osborn assembles his new team of Thunderbolts, Songbird and Moonstone must learn how to work alongside vicious killers like Bullseye and Venom! And the Skrull Secret Invasion might be just the opportunity Osborn has been waiting for to take his plans to the next level! A whole new squad includes Yelena Belova, the Irredeemable Ant-Man and the Ghost -- but when Deadpool targets Norman Osborn, which side will the unpredictable Thunderbolts take? Plus: solo adventures of key members, including the mysterious Penance! And a super-villain fight club turns the T-bolts concept on its head! COLLECTING: Thunderbolts (1997) #76-81, 110-143; Thunderbolts: Desperate Measures (2007); Thunderbolts: Breaking Point One-Shot (2007); Thunderbolts: International Incident One-Shot (2008); Thunderbolts: Reason in Madness One-Shot (2008); Penance: Relentless (2007) #1-5; Deadpool (2008) #8-9; Secret Warriors (2009) #7-9; material from Civil War: Choosing Sides (2006), Civil War: The Initiative (2007) Written by Andy Diggle, Warren Ellis, Christos Gage, Rick Remender, Jeff Parker, Paul Jenkins, Daniel Way, Jonathan Hickman, John Arcudi & More Penciled by Mike Deodato Jr., Fernando Blanco, Roberto De La Torre, Bong Dazo, Miguel Angel Sepulveda, Mahmud Asrar, Wellington Alves, Steve Lieber, Brian Denham, Ben Oliver, Paul Gulacy, Paco Medina, Alessandro Vitti, Francisco Ruiz-Velasco & More

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 the 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 #110-115, and Thunderbolts Special.

John Lynch, once the director of IO, the secret deep-state agency that runs Earth, is on the road. His darkest project, Thunderbook, has been uncovered, and he needs to warn the principals, now scattered across America. Hiding. Because they were his most successful experiments. And none of them are completely human anymore.

Wolverine comes home to find a dead body in his apartment, and realizes the assassin McLeish--the White Ghost--is back, and he is forced to confront an army of killers in an effort to hunt down his old enemy.

What is the Cold House?

Collects Ultimate Exinction #1-5. It's time for the coming of Gah Lak Tus! And his arrival could mean the end of all life on this planet! Not even the power of S.H.I.E.L.D or the brilliance of Fantastic Four leader Reed Richards seems able to stop its inexorable march to Earth. What role do the Ultimate X-Men have in this drama?

The World’s Greatest Detective must try to inhabit the mind of a murder victim to solve a case-without filling the empty grave next to those of his parents. Can Batman imagine the life of a corpse with a half-eaten face without dying himself? Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, one of the most legendary creative partnerships of the modern age, reunite in this maxiseries about life, death and the questions most are too afraid to ask.The World’s Greatest Detective must try to inhabit the mind of a murder victim to solve a case-without filling the empty grave next to those of his parents. Can Batman imagine the life of a corpse with a half-eaten face without dying himself? Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, one of the most legendary creative partnerships of the modern age, reunite in this maxiseries about life, death and the questions most are too afraid to ask.

Jackie King, chief analyst at I.O., tries to make sense of all the pieces scattered across the board since Angela Spica saved Jacob MarloweÕs life. Angela Spica wakes up at Jacob MarloweÕs safe house and starts to realize how far from real life sheÕs been thrown since then. But life is not slowing down, and MarloweÕs wild covert action team have to extract the last member of their number from an I.O. black site. Meet John ColtÑmoments before heÕs either rescued or murdered or dissected to reveal a secret kept for thousands of years.

Having achieved newfound fame as a writer, a desperate, barely functional Spider Jerusalem retreats from the public eye...and we learn why he left the City years ago.

Part 2 of "Freeze Me with Your Kiss." Stripped of his credit cards, newsfeeds, and journalist's insurance, a desperate Spider Jerusalem takes to the cold streets--hunted by the vengeful police dog Stompanato, whom Spider once had "fixed."

Chenglei is starting to find himself in Shu, the Chinese city built under a Tree: but things are starting to find him, too. There's a storm coming, and the pressure is starting to be felt all over the world.

Working as an investigative reporter for the newspaper The Word, Spider Jerusalem attacks the injustices of his surreal 21st-century surroundings. Spider ventures into the dangerous Angels 8 district, home of the Transients—humans who have decided to become aliens through cosmetic surgery. And don’t miss Spider’s confrontation with the president of the United States...in a men’s room. Plus, when Spider tries to shed light on the atrocities of these institutions, he finds himself fleeing a group of hit men/kidnappers in possession of his ex-wife’s frozen head. Collects TRANSMETROPOLITAN #1-12!

Related from the bed of a secret hospital: an even more secret history. Discover the story of Doctor Axel Brass, the forgotten pre-war adventurer who spent fifty years guarding the multiversal door opened by a computer he couldn't shut off. It's an untold story of greatness in America, of jungle kings and covert operators and a daughter in the night!

The world goes black as Warren Ellis unveils his all-new super-powered heroes and villains epic! With art by the genius Juan Jose Ryp, no fan of The Authority or Wanted will want to miss this bleeding-edge eight issue masterpiece. This #0 features an original story that leads directly into the full-size series. When the political situation in the USA becomes more than Horus can stand, he moves to take matters into his own hands. But since not all his other team-mates aren't so eager to throw the world into chaos, an epic conflict starts to form. And no one will be safe as the bodies start to fall.