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THE TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER A GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH, THE TIMES, IRISH
TIMES, SUNDAY EXPRESS, 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 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. 'The year's most eccentric and joyful musical memoir.' DAILY
TELEGRAPH (Books of the Year) 'A meditation on art and value,
connection and collaboration [...] Fantastic.' THE TIMES (Books of
the Year) 'One of the most strange, illuminating and wonderful
'music' books ever.' MOJO (Books of the Year)
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
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The bestselling thriller from "a seriously good writer with a
seriously wicked imagination" (New York Times Book Review).
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.
Confronted with the sudden emergence of hundreds of unsolved
homicides, Tallow 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 and who may, quite simply, be the most prolific
murderer in New York City's history.
Named by James Gunn as an influence for Gods and Monsters, the
first chapter of the new DC Universe film and television slate!
This New York Times bestselling story inspires the upcoming film
THE AUTHORITY. The Authority are heroes in only the strictest sense
of the word. Ruthless and unforgiving, this group of insanely
powerful superhumans face down countless menaces to Earth,
protecting mankind with their cold version of justice. An invasion
from an alternate Earth, an international terrorist who is laying
waste to major cities and a hostile alien intelligence who calls
himself God all fall under their rule. This is THE AUTHORITY. Pay
allegiance. Or get your head kicked in. Created by legendary writer
Warren Ellis (THE WILD STORM, TRANSMETROPOLITAN) and artists Bryan
Hitch (JUSTICE LEAGUE), Paul Neary (The Ultimates) and Laura Martin
(WONDER WOMAN), THE AUTHORITY is considered one of the most
groundbreaking titles in modern comics history. Collects issues
#1-12, PLANETARY/THE AUTHORITY: RULING THE WORLD and a new story
from WILDSTORM: A CELEBRATION OF 25 YEARS.
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!
It's the beginning of a new era for Iron Man, and he must face up
to a new era of terrifying technologies that threaten to overwhelm
fragile mankind He must find out what Extremis is - and, more
importantly, he must figure out who has unleashed it and what its
emergence means for the world.
Once a week, rain or shine, Alfred Pennyworth walks to a little
cemetery plot on the Wayne Manor grounds. He meticulously tends to
Thomas and Martha Wayne s headstones, plinths, and slabs: weeding,
cleaning, polishing. But how much longer before there s another
Wayne memorial to tend to? Batman s current case forces him to
inhabit the mind of a murder victim with a half-eaten face sending
him on a collision course with an enemy who has infiltrated every
part of Gotham. Every corner Batman turns leads him one step closer
to his own grave! In The Batman s Grave, Warren Ellis and Bryan
Hitch, one of the most legendary creative partnerships of the
modern age, reunite for a story about life, death, and the
questions most are too afraid to ask.
Planetary has been hailed as a timeless story that turned modern
superhero conventions on their heads.Written by Warren Ellis
(Transmetropolitan) with stunning art by John Cassaday (Astonishing
X-Men), this critically acclaimed, landmark series took a look at
the inter-dimensional peace-keeping force known as Planetary. The
trio on the ground includes Elijah Snow, a hundred-year-old man,
Jakita Wagner, an extremely powerful woman, and The Drummer, a man
with the ability to communicate with machines. Tasked with tracking
down evidence of super-human activity, these mystery archaeologists
uncover unknown, paranormal secrets and histories, such as a World
War II supercomputer that can access other universes, a ghostly
spirit of vengeance, and a lost island of dying monsters. All 27
issues of the Planetary original series are collected in this
hardbound omnibus edition.
This volume collects the very best tales from the House of Ideas by
the cream of British talent.
Full of mind-bending style and packed with a wild cast of
characters, "Crooked Little Vein" infuses Robert B. Parker with
Kurt Vonnegut and the madness of the graphic-novel world. A
surprisingly surreal treat, it will appeal to hardcore comic fans,
mystery aficionados, and all readers looking for a riotous summer
reading adventure.
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Collecting the second TREES story, TWO FORESTS. A survivor of the
Blindhail Event looks for signs of imminent global disaster among
the megaliths and relics of Orkney, while the new mayor of New York
plans to extract his revenge for the awful thing that happened the
day the Tree landed on Manhattan.
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A professional pathfinder breaks out of a torture cell, his only
ally a disaffected young murderess, in pursuit of his worst
extraction scenario ever: escaping on foot across a sprawling and
secret off-world colony established a hundred years ago and filled
with generations of lunatics. From Warren Ellis and Jason Howard,
the creators of the critically acclaimed TREES (currently being
adapted for television). Collects CEMETERY BEACH 1 - 7
After years of self-imposed exile from a civilization rife with
degradation and indecency, 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. Combining black humour, life-threatening situations,
and moral ambiguity, Warren Ellis's legendary series is the first
look into the mind of an outlaw journalist and the world he seeks
to destroy. This new trade paperback re-cut series features behind
the scenes material, variant covers and scripts from the graphic
novel series run. Collects issues #1-12.
New York Times bestselling writer Joe Hill and artist Gabriel
Rodriguez, the creators behind the acclaimed Locke & Key:
Welcome to Lovecraft, return with the next chapter in the ongoing
tale, Head Games. Following a shocking death that dredges up
memories of their father's murder, Kinsey and Tyler Locke are
thrown into choppy emotional waters, and turn to their new friend,
Zack Wells, for support, little suspecting Zack's dark secret.
Meanwhile, six-year-old Bode Locke tries to puzzle out the secret
of the head key, and Uncle Duncan is jarred into the past by a
disturbingly familiar face. Open your mind - the head games are
just getting started!
An interdimensional peacekeeping force tasked with tracking down
evidence of superhuman activities uncovers unknown paranormal
secrets and histories, such as a World War II supercomputer that
can access other universes, a ghostly spirit of vengeance, and a
lost island of dying monsters. Follow Elijah Snow, Jakita Wagner,
and the Drummer as they embark on adventures in Absolute Planetary!
Collects Gen13 #33, Planetary #1-27, Planetary Vol. 1: All Over the
World and Other Stories, Planetary/Batman: Night On Earth #1,
Planetary Vol. 2: The Fourth Man, Planetary: All Over the World and
Other Stories, Planetary: Crossing Worlds, Planetary Vol. 3:
Leaving the 20th Century, Absolute Planetary Vol. 1 and Vol. 2,
Planetary Vol. 4: Spacetime Archaeology, Wildstorm: A Celebration
of 25 Years.
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Trees Volume 3 (Paperback)
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"Clever, funny, romantic, sad and absolutely essential" - Kirkus
The acclaimed TREES series, currently being adapted for television,
returns with a brand new story of murder and ghosts. In the remote
Russian village of Toska, there's a dead body by the leg of the
Tree that landed eleven years ago. Police sergeant Klara Voranova,
still haunted by that day, has no idea how this murder will change
everything, nor what awaits her in the Tree's shadow. Collects
TREES: THREE FATES 1 - 5
New York Times bestselling writer Joe Hill and artist Gabriel
Rodriguez, the creators behind the acclaimed Locke & Key:
Welcome to Lovecraft, return with the next chapter in the ongoing
tale, Head Games. Following a shocking death that dredges up
memories of their father's murder, Kinsey and Tyler Locke are
thrown into choppy emotional waters, and turn to their new friend,
Zack Wells, for support, little suspecting Zack's dark secret.
Meanwhile, six-year-old Bode Locke tries to puzzle out the secret
of the head key, and Uncle Duncan is jarred into the past by a
disturbingly familiar face. Open your mind - the head games are
just getting started!
"A precise dissection of folklore by a team of the sharpest blades
in comics. A bleakly inverted Planetary. A delight." -Kieron Gillen
(THE WICKED + THE DIVINE) Five ambitious, brilliant, crazy people
poisoned the 21st Century. They drifted apart, following their own
eccentric specialties. And then, one by one, they realised how deep
the poison went, and how they'd broken the planet. INJECTION is the
story of a team of geniuses who ended the world, and then tried to
save it. INJECTION HC 1 contains the first three volumes of the
acclaimed series by New York Times bestselling writer Warren Ellis,
Eagle Award-winning artist Declan Shalvey, and Eisner Award-winning
colorist Jordie Bellaire.
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Haunted Futures (Paperback)
Salome Jones, Warren Ellis, Tricia Sullivan, Jeff Noon, Sl Huang, …
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It's a treacherous region, the future. You can't see far, and the
footing is uncertain at best. Ghosts and phantoms stalk the haze
around you, and their chittering will lead you astray. There are no
maps to this territory, but sometimes a brave soul strides out
ahead into the haunted shadows. Those who return to the campfire of
the now often bear tales of the visions seared into their minds
while they were out there, in the mists. We have scoured the earth
for these most daring of travellers - the ones who have ventured
out into the future and returned wraith-laden. Fifteen of them
agreed to share their stories. Their enthralling accounts will
seize you, and you might find it difficult to fight free of them
afterwards, but any risks are overshadowed by the dazzling wonders
that await. So muster your courage, and dive into the pages.
Haunted Futures of all kinds await you, with open arms and
suspiciously toothy smiles.
Shatter a mirror, and rearrange the pieces. What shapes will you
find in the splintered glass? Sinister forces roam London's
streets, skulking through the neon-lit rain. They are not alone.
Haunted by memories of the man who abandoned her, Amber goes
walking in the deep night. The phone box she enters takes her on a
journey she could never have imagined, one in which the past and
the future will be rewritten. Others follow in her footsteps, their
lives intertwining, and the fate of the world hanging on their
dance. Safran, pawn of unfathomable powers. Jon, who has lived and
died and lived again. Gloria, who only intended to annoy her daddy.
Cory, from a different world, on a desperate quest for allies. They
and others will find themselves swept up as the playthings of gods
who have managed to get along peacefully for millennia - until now.
Red Phone Box is a darkly magical story cycle, a network of
interweaving tales by a dazzling range of masterful authors,
including Gun Machine's Warren Ellis. Let them take you to a very
different London - one that hides on the other side of the
fractured glass.
In 2010 and 2011, legendary comic-book creator Warren Ellis sat
down over several days to film career-spanning interviews for the
documentary film Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts. In these extensive
interviews, Ellis discusses his life, his work, and his thoughts.
He looks back over how his career has evolved, describes his
writing process, explores the themes that fascinate him, and
details the role technology has played in his work (and in the
development of his famous online persona). Only a small fraction of
this material made it into the film. This book is a record of these
historic interviews, as well as a fascinating portrait of one of
comics' greatest writers.
Through works like Transmetropolitan, Planetary, and The Authority,
Warren Ellis has changed the history of comic books. In this book,
Kevin Thurman and Julian Darius examine Ellis's body of work,
exploring (among other topics) how his early work for Marvel Comics
prefigures the concerns of his later work, how his super-heroes
respond to comics history, his use of religion, his use of
violence, his fascination with lizards (and what they reveal about
the human condition), and how his characters often use anger as a
stimulus for revolutionary social action, in defiance of the West's
21st-century malaise. Topical interviews with Ellis complement
several essays, expanding the reader's understanding of the themes
in Ellis's work.
Published in 1997-2002, Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson's
Transmetropolitan became famous for its foul-mouthed protagonist,
Spider Jerusalem, and his "filthy assistants." But it's also a
long-form comics masterpiece, a sci-fi comic that succeeded despite
the odds, and an examination of journalism and politics - and how
they intersect, or fail to do so. This book explores all these
topics and more, from multiple points of view. It also includes
interviews with both Ellis and Robertson.
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