The return of Fell marks Warren Ellis's first apparent new comic since his fall from grace. Thoughts?
The return of Fell marks Warren Ellis's first apparent new comic since his fall from grace. Thoughts?
"The Marvel EIC Chair has a certain curse that goes along with it: it tends to drive people insane, and ultimately, out of the business altogether. It is the notorious last stop for many staffers, as once you've sat in The Big Chair, your pariah status is usually locked in." Christopher Priest
I was a huge, massive Ellis fan. His work meant so much to me, especially as I struggled through personal crises in my 20s and early 30s, and stood in protest against the last two Republican regimes as they aggressively fought against my rights and the rights of those I love. Works like Transmetropolitan and Planetary and Doom 2099 were beacons.
I'll never touch another book of his again.
You are my favorite thing, Peter. My very favorite thing.
Love it. I was afraid he was never gonna finish Fell. Great book.
Yeah... no, I'm not going to get it.
Unless he can actually redeem himself and make up for his past actions, I don't want to read whatever creator lead project he is doing.
If it sounds good, I'll buy it on Ebay in 5 years, give someone else that money besides Ellis.
But, no. I won't be picking it up.
Very much looking forward to it. I loved The Batman's Grave and thought The Wild Storm was probably the best book on the stands while it came out, so almost everything Ellis writes is a must-buy from me.
Yeah, recent controversies aside, The Wild Storm didn't sell nearly well enough to justify the proposed 4 spin-offs Ellis was planning for initially (Michael Cray, Wildcats... and then I guess it would have been Gen13 and The Authority considering how the book concluded). Such a shame.
He accusers actually laid out exactly what they wanted;
1. Acknowledge his actions in their entirety
2. Acknowledge his pattern of harmful behavior
3. Acknowledge that he has callously hurt people
4. Contribute to transformative work to dismantle the systems which allowed this to go on
https://www.somanyofus.com/
Ellis has burrowed his head in the sand, of course.
Looking forward to this. I enjoyed the first eight issues.
Sincerely,
Thomas Mets
Templesmith's comments on working with Ellis: