Kieron Gillen
Encyclopedia
Kieron Gillen is a British
computer games and music
journalist
, as well as a comic book
author
. Gillen has worked for many years as a video game journalist and has, more recently, worked on various comics
. He is perhaps best known for his creator-owned comic Phonogram
, created with artist Jamie McKelvie
, published by Image Comics
. Gillen recently has written numerous projects for Marvel Comics
.
, The Escapist
, Amiga Power
(under the pseudonym "C-Monster"), Wired
, The Guardian
, Edge, Games Developer
, Develop, MCV, GamesMaster
and PC Format
, among others.
On the web, Gillen was a founder and major contributor to the PC gaming site Rock, Paper, Shotgun
and a games reviewer for Eurogamer
.
He is notable for his manifesto for New Games Journalism, more simply the model of new journalism
applied to videogames journalism
.
In 2000, Gillen became the first-ever videogames journalist to receive an award from the Periodical Publishers Association, for New Specialist Consumer Journalist.
Gillen has also been invited as a guest speaker at games-industry conferences.
Gillen is a fan of the work of videogame developer Warren Spector
writing positive pieces on Spector's games, most notably the Ion Storm
produced games Deus Ex
and Thief: Deadly Shadows
. This stemmed largely from Gillen's love of the now-defunct Looking Glass Studios
, where Spector also worked.
In September 2010, Gillen declared on the website Rock, Paper, Shotgun that he was leaving full time games journalism to better devote his time to comics writing and his contract with Marvel.
and Chaos League.
Since 2003, Gillen has collaborated with artist Jamie McKelvie
on a comic strip for the official PlayStation Magazine UK
, entitled Save Point.
His current project, described by Gillen as "my first real comic," is another collaboration with McKelvie, the pop-music urban fantasy
Phonogram
. Veteran comics writer Warren Ellis
has dubbed it "one of the few truly essential comics of 2006." The first issue, published by Image Comics
, went on sale in August 2006
, the first series ran for six issues. The second series run for seven issues, and was launched in December 2008.
On April 14, 2008 it was announced that Gillen would be collaborating with the artist Greg Scott to expand the Warren Ellis's newuniversal
mythos with "a story about killing the future" set in 1959 and he wrote Crown of Destruction a Warhammer Fantasy
comic. The Phonogram sequel "The Singles Club" started in December 2008, a series of one-shots. He also got more work at Marvel with a Dazzler
story and a Beta Ray Bill
one-shot and mini-series.
His workload at Marvel increased in late 2009. At HeroesCon it was announced he would be writing a Dark Reign
tie-in with the Dark Avengers
: Ares
mini-series. During the 2009 Chicago Comic Con it was announced that Gillen will collaborate with Steven Sanders on a new ongoing series
known as S.W.O.R.D
from Marvel Comics. Gillen will also be writing Thor, following J. Michael Straczynski
, from issues #604 to 614. In late 2010 he started his own ongoing series, Generation Hope, an X-Men
spin-off that leads on from the end of the "Second Coming" storyline.
After collaborating as co-writer with Matt Fraction
on Uncanny X-Men
beginning with issue #531, Gillen will become sole writer of that title starting with issue #534.1 in 2011.
He has also written a series for Avatar Press
called The Heat.
include:
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
computer games and music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, as well as a comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
. Gillen has worked for many years as a video game journalist and has, more recently, worked on various comics
Comics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
. He is perhaps best known for his creator-owned comic Phonogram
Phonogram (comics)
Phonogram is a comic book written by the noted games journalist Kieron Gillen and drawn by Jamie McKelvie. It is published by Image Comics.-Publication history:As of January 2010, two mini-series have been completed....
, created with artist Jamie McKelvie
Jamie McKelvie
-Career:Since 2003, McKelvie has collaborated with journalist Kieron Gillen on a comic strip for the official Playstation Magazine UK, entitled Save Point. He has worked on a number of projects for Image Comics, including the six-issue series Phonogram...
, published by Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
. Gillen recently has written numerous projects for Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
.
Journalism
Gillen has worked for publications such as PC Gamer UKPC Gamer
PC Gamer is a magazine founded in Britain in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future Publishing. The magazine has several regional editions, with the UK and US editions becoming the best selling PC games magazines in their respective countries...
, The Escapist
The Escapist (magazine)
The Escapist is an online magazine covering video games, gamers, the gaming industry, and gaming culture. Published by the Themis Group, it was edited by Julianne Greer up to June 30, 2009, then by Russ Pitts through September 2011, and is currently edited by Steve Butts. The Escapist was first...
, Amiga Power
Amiga Power
Amiga Power was a monthly magazine about Amiga computer games. It was published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and ran for 65 issues, from May 1991 to September 1996....
(under the pseudonym "C-Monster"), Wired
Wired (magazine)
Wired is a full-color monthly American magazine and on-line periodical, published since January 1993, that reports on how new and developing technology affects culture, the economy, and politics...
, The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, Edge, Games Developer
Game Developer Magazine
Game Developer magazine is the premier publication for working video game creators, and reaches over 35,000 industry professionals monthly. Each month, industry leaders and experts share technical solutions, review new game development tools, and discuss strategies for creating innovative,...
, Develop, MCV, GamesMaster
GamesMaster (magazine)
GamesMaster is a monthly multi-format computer and video game magazine published by Future Publishing in the United Kingdom.GamesMaster is the biggest selling multi-format video games magazine in the United Kingdom, outselling its sister publication Edge.-History:The magazine was launched in...
and PC Format
PC Format
PC Format is a computer magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and licensed to other publishers in countries around the world. In publication since 1991, it is part of Future Publishing's Format series of magazines that include articles about games, entertainment and how to...
, among others.
On the web, Gillen was a founder and major contributor to the PC gaming site Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Rock, Paper, Shotgun is a UK-based PC gaming blog written by Alec Meer, Jim Rossignol, John Walker, and previously Kieron Gillen and Quintin Smith. Rock, Paper, Shotgun launched in July 2007. In 2010 the website partnered with Eurogamer...
and a games reviewer for Eurogamer
Eurogamer
Eurogamer is a Brighton-based website focused on video games news, reviews, previews and interviews. It is operated by Eurogamer Network Ltd., which was formed in 1999 by brothers Rupert and Nick Loman. Eurogamer has grown to become one of the most important European-based websites focused on...
.
He is notable for his manifesto for New Games Journalism, more simply the model of new journalism
New Journalism
New Journalism was a style of 1960s and 1970s news writing and journalism which used literary techniques deemed unconventional at the time. The term was codified with its current meaning by Tom Wolfe in a 1973 collection of journalism articles he published as The New Journalism, which included...
applied to videogames journalism
Videogames journalism
Video game journalism is a branch of journalism concerned with the reporting and discussion of video games. It is typically based on a core reveal/preview/review cycle...
.
In 2000, Gillen became the first-ever videogames journalist to receive an award from the Periodical Publishers Association, for New Specialist Consumer Journalist.
Gillen has also been invited as a guest speaker at games-industry conferences.
Gillen is a fan of the work of videogame developer Warren Spector
Warren Spector
Warren Spector is a role-playing game designer and a video game designer. He is known for having worked to merge elements of role-playing games and first-person shooters. He currently resides in Austin, Texas with his wife, fantasy writer Caroline L. Spector...
writing positive pieces on Spector's games, most notably the Ion Storm
Ion storm
Ion storm may refer to:* Ion Storm, a defunct games software company.* An interplanetary coronal mass ejection , a disruption of the fast and slow solar winds, often called "ion storm", "solar storm" or "space storm"...
produced games Deus Ex
Deus Ex
Deus Ex is an action role-playing game developed by Ion Storm Inc. and published by Eidos Interactive in 2000, which combines gameplay elements of first-person shooters with those of role-playing video games...
and Thief: Deadly Shadows
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Thief: Deadly Shadows is a stealth video game in which the player takes the role of Garrett, a master thief. It is set in a fantasy/steampunk world resembling a cross between the Late Middle Ages and the Victorian era, with more advanced technologies interspersed...
. This stemmed largely from Gillen's love of the now-defunct Looking Glass Studios
Looking Glass Studios
Looking Glass Studios was a computer game development company during the 1990s.The company originally formed as Looking Glass Technologies, when Blue Sky Productions and Lerner Research merged....
, where Spector also worked.
In September 2010, Gillen declared on the website Rock, Paper, Shotgun that he was leaving full time games journalism to better devote his time to comics writing and his contract with Marvel.
Comics
Gillen has written for both print and online comics. He has worked for Warhammer MonthlyWarhammer Monthly
Warhammer Monthly was a comics anthology published by Games Workshop's publishing arm, Black Library, from March 1998 to December 2004, running to 86 issues in total. The final two issues were published bi-monthly under the name Warhammer Comic...
and Chaos League.
Since 2003, Gillen has collaborated with artist Jamie McKelvie
Jamie McKelvie
-Career:Since 2003, McKelvie has collaborated with journalist Kieron Gillen on a comic strip for the official Playstation Magazine UK, entitled Save Point. He has worked on a number of projects for Image Comics, including the six-issue series Phonogram...
on a comic strip for the official PlayStation Magazine UK
PlayStation Official Magazine (UK)
The Official UK PlayStation Magazine is a now-defunct magazine, launched in November 1995 to coincide with the launch of the PlayStation console. It ran for 108 issues, with the last hitting news stands in March 2004. The first issue sold 37,000 copies...
, entitled Save Point.
His current project, described by Gillen as "my first real comic," is another collaboration with McKelvie, the pop-music urban fantasy
Urban fantasy
Urban fantasy is a sub-genre of fantasy defined by place; the fantastic narrative has an urban setting. Many urban fantasies are set in contemporary times and contain supernatural elements. However, the stories can take place in historical, modern, or futuristic periods...
Phonogram
Phonogram (comics)
Phonogram is a comic book written by the noted games journalist Kieron Gillen and drawn by Jamie McKelvie. It is published by Image Comics.-Publication history:As of January 2010, two mini-series have been completed....
. Veteran comics writer Warren Ellis
Warren Ellis
Warren Girard Ellis is an English author of comics, novels, and television, who is well-known for sociocultural commentary, both through his online presence and through his writing, which covers transhumanist themes...
has dubbed it "one of the few truly essential comics of 2006." The first issue, published by Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
, went on sale in August 2006
2006 in comics
-January:*January 1, 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons. *January 2, 2006: The Cincinnati Enquirer cartoonist Jim Borgman starts a blog to detail his creative process...
, the first series ran for six issues. The second series run for seven issues, and was launched in December 2008.
On April 14, 2008 it was announced that Gillen would be collaborating with the artist Greg Scott to expand the Warren Ellis's newuniversal
Newuniversal
newuniversal is a comic book series by writer Warren Ellis, artist Salvador Larroca and colorist Jason Keith, published by Marvel Comics. The series is a re-imagining of Marvel's New Universe concepts, launched to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the New Universe's creation in 1986.As with the...
mythos with "a story about killing the future" set in 1959 and he wrote Crown of Destruction a Warhammer Fantasy
Warhammer Fantasy
Warhammer Fantasy is a fantasy setting, created by Games Workshop, which is used by many of the company's games. Some of the best-known games set in this world are: the table top wargame Warhammer Fantasy Battle, the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay pen-and-paper role-playing game, and the MMORPG...
comic. The Phonogram sequel "The Singles Club" started in December 2008, a series of one-shots. He also got more work at Marvel with a Dazzler
Dazzler
Dazzler is a Marvel Comics superheroine, associated with the X-Men. She first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #130 ....
story and a Beta Ray Bill
Beta Ray Bill
Beta Ray Bill is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Thor #337 and was created by writer-artist Walt Simonson....
one-shot and mini-series.
His workload at Marvel increased in late 2009. At HeroesCon it was announced he would be writing a Dark Reign
Dark Reign (comics)
"Dark Reign" is a 2008–2009 crossover comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics. It deals with the aftermath of the "Secret Invasion" storyline, which led to a shift of power in the Marvel Universe toward Norman Osborn. The title "Dark Reign" refers to Osborn's rise to national power and the...
tie-in with the Dark Avengers
Dark Avengers
Dark Avengers was an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. It is part of a series of titles that have featured various iterations of the superhero team the Avengers...
: Ares
Ares (Marvel Comics)
Ares is a fictional character, a deity in the Marvel Comics Universe based on the Greek god of the same name. He first appears in Thor #129 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby....
mini-series. During the 2009 Chicago Comic Con it was announced that Gillen will collaborate with Steven Sanders on a new ongoing series
Ongoing series
The term "ongoing series" is used in contrast to limited series , a one shot , a graphic novel, or a trade paperback...
known as S.W.O.R.D
S.W.O.R.D. (comics)
S.W.O.R.D. is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the . Its purpose is to deal with extraterrestrial threats to world security.-Publication history:...
from Marvel Comics. Gillen will also be writing Thor, following J. Michael Straczynski
J. Michael Straczynski
Joseph Michael Straczynski , known professionally as J. Michael Straczynski and informally as Joe Straczynski or JMS, is an American writer and television producer. He works in films, television series, novels, short stories, comic books, and radio dramas. He is a playwright, a former journalist,...
, from issues #604 to 614. In late 2010 he started his own ongoing series, Generation Hope, an X-Men
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
spin-off that leads on from the end of the "Second Coming" storyline.
After collaborating as co-writer with Matt Fraction
Matt Fraction
Matt Fritchman, better known by the pen name Matt Fraction, is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book writer, known for his work as the writer of The Invincible Iron Man, The Immortal Iron Fist and Uncanny X-Men for Marvel Comics and Casanova for Image Comics.-Career:Fraction wrote two...
on Uncanny X-Men
Uncanny X-Men
Uncanny X-Men, first published as The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise. It is the mainstream continuity featuring the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes...
beginning with issue #531, Gillen will become sole writer of that title starting with issue #534.1 in 2011.
He has also written a series for Avatar Press
Avatar Press
Avatar Press is an independent American publisher of comic books, founded in 1996 by William A. Christensen, and based in Rantoul, Illinois.Avatar initially published only mini-series; however, they have since begun to branch out...
called The Heat.
Marvel Comics
Titles published by MarvelMarvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
include:
- newuniversal: 1959Newuniversalnewuniversal is a comic book series by writer Warren Ellis, artist Salvador Larroca and colorist Jason Keith, published by Marvel Comics. The series is a re-imagining of Marvel's New Universe concepts, launched to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the New Universe's creation in 1986.As with the...
(with Greg Scott, one-shot, 2008) - X-MenX-MenThe X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
:- X-Men: Manifest DestinyX-Men: Manifest Destiny"Manifest Destiny" is an American comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics through the X-Men related titles and a number of limited series, including a self titled one...
#5: "Dazzler: Solo" (with Sara PichelliSara PichelliSara Pichelli is an Italian comic book artist best known for first illustrating the Miles Morales version of Ultimate Spider-Man. After starting her career in animation, Pichelli entered the comic book industry working for IDW Publishing before joining Marvel Comics in 2008 after getting discovered...
, 2009) collected in X-Men: Manifest Destiny (hc, 200 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3818-8; tpb, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3951-6) - X-Men Origins: SabretoothSabretooth (comics)Sabretooth is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics supervillain created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne. The character first appeared in Iron Fist #14...
(with Dan Panosian, one-shot, 2009) collected in X-Men Origins (hc, 192 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3451-4; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-3452-2) - Dark Reign: The CabalCabal (comics)The Cabal is a comic book secret society of supervillains and antiheroes in Marvel Comics' main shared universe. The group was formed in the Dark Reign storyline very shortly after the Secret Invasion event.- History :...
: "The Judgment of Namor" (with Carmine Di GiandomenicoCarmine Di GiandomenicoCarmine Di Giandomenico is a comics artist. In 1995 he drew the limited series Examen for publishers Phoenix. Then he drew an issue of Conan the Barbarian for Marvel Italia, written by Chuck Dixon....
, one-shot, 2009) collected in Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia (hc, 368 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4233-9; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4234-7) - Generation HopeHope Summers (comics)Hope Summers is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in X-Men #205 in 2007 , and was created by writers Mike Carey and artist Chris Bachalo during the "X-Men: Messiah Complex" event...
(with Salvador Espin and Jamie McKelvie, 2010-...) collected as:- The Future is a Four-Letter Word (collects #1-5, tpb, 152 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4719-5)
- Schism (collects #6-12, tpb, 168 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5242-3)
- Uncanny X-MenUncanny X-MenUncanny X-Men, first published as The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise. It is the mainstream continuity featuring the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes...
(with Matt FractionMatt FractionMatt Fritchman, better known by the pen name Matt Fraction, is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book writer, known for his work as the writer of The Invincible Iron Man, The Immortal Iron Fist and Uncanny X-Men for Marvel Comics and Casanova for Image Comics.-Career:Fraction wrote two...
, Greg LandGreg LandGreg Land is an American comic book artist, best known for his work on characters such as X-Men, Birds of Prey, and Fantastic Four.-Career:Greg Land first got a job with an independent publisher as the artist for StormQuest after advertising himself at a Mid-Ohio Con comic convention...
, Terry DodsonTerry DodsonTerrence "Terry" Dodson is an American comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work on titles such as Harley Quinn, Trouble, Marvel Knights Spider-Man, Wonder Woman and Uncanny X-Men...
, Carlos PachecoCarlos PachecoCarlos Pacheco is a Spanish comic book artist and penciller. Pacheco was born in San Roque, Cádiz. He is best known in the United States for his work on titles such as Avengers Forever, X-Men and Green Lantern...
and Ibraim Roberson, 2010-...) collected as:- Quarantine (collects #531-534, tpb, 120 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5225-3)
- Breaking Point (collects #534.1, #535-539, tpb, 120 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5226-1)
- X-Men: Manifest Destiny
- Dark Avengers: AresAres (Marvel Comics)Ares is a fictional character, a deity in the Marvel Comics Universe based on the Greek god of the same name. He first appears in Thor #129 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby....
#1-3 (with Manuel Garcia, 2009-2010) collected as Dark Avengers: Ares (tpb, 192 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4406-4) - S.W.O.R.DS.W.O.R.D. (comics)S.W.O.R.D. is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the . Its purpose is to deal with extraterrestrial threats to world security.-Publication history:...
#1-5 (with Steven Sanders, 2010) collected as X-Men: S.W.O.R.D. — No Time to Breathe (tpb, 128 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4076-X) - ThorThor (Marvel Comics)Thor is a fictional superhero who appears in publications published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Journey into Mystery #83 and was created by editor-plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber, and penciller Jack Kirby....
:- Beta Ray Bill: GodhunterBeta Ray BillBeta Ray Bill is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Thor #337 and was created by writer-artist Walt Simonson....
(tpb, 104 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4232-0) collects:- Secret Invasion Aftermath: Beta Ray Bill — The Green of Eden (with Dan BreretonDan BreretonDan Brereton is an American professional writer and illustrator who has produced notable work in the comic book field.-Biography:...
, one-shot, 2009) - Beta Ray Bill: Godhunter #1-3 (with Jose Angel Cano LopezKano (comics)Kano is the pseudonym of a Spanish comic book artist, whose real name is Jose Angel Cano Lopez.-Biography:After breaking into the comic book industry in 1998 as the artist for Virtex, published by Oktomica Comics, Kano moved on to work for DC Comics, with long runs on Action Comics.He has since...
, 2009)
- Secret Invasion Aftermath: Beta Ray Bill — The Green of Eden (with Dan Brereton
- Thor (with Billy TanBilly TanBilly Tan Mung Khoy, commonly known as Billy Tan, is a Malaysian comic book artist.-Early ife:Billy Tan grew up in Malaysia and moved to the United States in 1989 to study business at the University of Kentucky. He began working as a penciler for Image Comics in the 1990s.-Career:Tan became the...
, Richard ElsonRichard ElsonRichard Elson is a British comic book artist best known for his work on Sonic the Comic, 2000 AD and Thor.-Biography:Richard Elson is a fine art graduate with over sixteen years experience as a cartoonist and illustrator....
and Doug BraithwaiteDoug Braithwaite-Career:Braithwaite started out working on British comics, like 2000 AD and A1, but is best known for his Marvel Comics work on the Earth X sequels, Universe X and Paradise X , as well as for The Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe and Punisher: MAX #13-18, with Garth Ennis...
, 2010) collected as:- Latverian Prometeus (collects #604-606, tpb, 112 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4372-6)
- Siege: ThorSiege (comics)Siege is a fictional character, owned by Marvel Comics, who exists in the Marvel Universe.-Creative origins:John Kelly was initially created by Dwayne McDuffie and Gregory Wright as a pseudo-preview of their then-upcoming relaunch of Deathlok as well as to provide existing in-continuity backstory...
(collects #607-610, New MutantsNew MutantsThe New Mutants are a group of teenaged mutant superheroes-in-training published by Marvel Comics. They have been the main characters of three successive comic book series, which were spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise....
#11 and Siege: LokiLoki (comics)Loki is a fictional character, a supervillain that appears in publications by Marvel Comics. He is the adoptive brother and archenemy of the superhero Thor. He is based on the being of the same name from Norse mythology...
, hc, 120 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4813-2; tpb, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4814-0) - Siege Aftermath (collects #611-614, tpb, 160 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4638-5)
- Journey into MysteryJourney into MysteryJourney into Mystery was an American comic book series published by Atlas Comics, and later its successor Marvel Comics. It featured horror, monster, and science fiction stories...
#622-ongoing (with Doug Braithwaite, 2011-...)
- Beta Ray Bill: Godhunter
- The Mystic Hands of Doctor StrangeDoctor StrangeDoctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in Strange Tales #110 ....
: "The Cure" (with Frazer IrvingFrazer IrvingFrazer Irving is a British comic book artist known for the 2000 AD series Necronauts. Irving studied art at the University of Portsmouth, England, after which he took various temporary jobs in London...
, one-shot, 2010) - World War Hulks: Spider-Man vs. ThorWorld War Hulks"World War Hulks" is a comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics that ran in 2010 following the "Fall of the Hulks" storyline....
#1-2 (with Jorge Molina and Paul PelletierPaul PelletierPaul Pelletier is an American comic book penciller.-Career:Pelletier began working as a professional comic artist in the late 1980s. His first work appeared in Zen: Intergalactic Ninja. He has worked for renowned comics publishers DC Comics and Marvel Comics as well as for the now out of business...
, 2010) - Captain America andCaptain AmericaCaptain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...
Batroc: "Traceur" (with Renato Arlem, one-shot, 2011) collected in Captain America: Allies & Enemies (tpb, 136 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5502-3)
Other US publishers
Titles published by various American publishers include:- ImageImage ComicsImage Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
:- PhonogramPhonogram (comics)Phonogram is a comic book written by the noted games journalist Kieron Gillen and drawn by Jamie McKelvie. It is published by Image Comics.-Publication history:As of January 2010, two mini-series have been completed....
(with Jamie McKelvieJamie McKelvie-Career:Since 2003, McKelvie has collaborated with journalist Kieron Gillen on a comic strip for the official Playstation Magazine UK, entitled Save Point. He has worked on a number of projects for Image Comics, including the six-issue series Phonogram...
, 2006-2010) collected as:- Rue Britannia (collects v1 #1-6, tpb, 152 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-5824-0694-4)
- The Singles Club (collects v2 #1-7, tpb, 160 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-6070-6179-1)
- This is a Souvenir: The Songs of Spearmint & Shirley LeeSpearmint (band)Spearmint are a London-based indie pop band, founded in 1995. Their founding members were Shirley Lee , Simon Calnan , Martin Talbot , and Ronan Larvor . Talbot left soon afterward, to be replaced by James Parsons. Dickon Edwards later ended up joining as second guitarist, though leaving in 2000 to...
: "Sweeping the Nation" (with Jamie McKelvie, graphic novelGraphic novelA graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
, 2008)
- Phonogram
- Boom! StudiosBoom! StudiosBOOM! Studios is an American comic book company headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. The "BOOM!" in BOOM! Studios is always capitalized by the company.-History:BOOM! was founded June 22, 2005 with Zombie Tales #1....
:- Warhammer: Crown of DestructionWarhammer Fantasy (setting)Warhammer Fantasy is a fantasy setting, created by Games Workshop, which is used by many of the company's games. Some of the best-known games set in this world are: the table top wargame Warhammer Fantasy Battle, the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay pen-and-paper role-playing game, and the MMORPG...
#1-4 (with Dwayne Harris, 2008) - CBGBCBGBCBGB was a music club at 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973, it was originally intended to feature its namesake musical styles, but became a forum for American punk and New Wave bands like Ramones, Misfits, Television, the...
#1: "A NYC Punk Carol" (with Marc Ellerby, 2010) collected in CBGB (tpb, 112 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-6088-6024-8)
- Warhammer: Crown of Destruction
- StarCraft: FrontlineStarCraft (series)StarCraft is a military science fiction media franchise created by Chris Metzen and James Phinney, and owned by Blizzard Entertainment. The series centers on a galactic struggle for dominance between three species—the adaptable and mobile Terrans, the insectoid Zerg, and the enigmatic Protoss—in a...
vol.2: "A Ghost Story" (with Hector Sevilla Lujan, Tokyopop MangaTokyopopTokyopop, styled TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor, licensor, and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa, and Western manga-style works. The existing German publishing division produces German translations of licensed Japanese properties and original English-language manga, as well...
, 2009)
External links
- Phonogram official site
- Busted Wonder, a comic written by Gillen and illustrated by Charity Larrison
- Journalisted - Articles by Kieron Gillen
- 'Interview with Kieron Gillen , Liberation Frequency, November 2009
- 'Audio interview with Kieron Gillen , The LF Podcast, October 2011