Ellis is the author of the novels Crooked Little Vein (2007) and Gun Machine (2013) and the novella Normal (2016).Ī prolific comic book writer, Ellis has written several Marvel series, including Astonishing X-Men, Thunderbolts, Moon Knight and the ' Extremis' story arc of Iron Man, which was the basis for the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Iron Man 3 (2013).

He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including Transmetropolitan (1997–2002), Global Frequency (2002–2004) and Red (2003–2004), which was adapted into the feature films Red (2010) and Red 2 (2013). Karnak is a near perfect comic and I plan to enjoy it for however long Ellis lets me.Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is a British comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. His Karnak is lithe and deadly, and even though Karnak’s face is usually hidden in shadow, the glimpses Boschi gives reveal so much of the character’s aura.

New artist Roland Boschi perfectly complements Ellis. Once I finished the issue, I read it twice more. The issue is basically confined to a bar and a plane but Ellis packs so much into these twenty pages martial arts, philosophy and theology fly by in staccato bursts of profound coolness and depth. Secondly, Agent Phil Coulson and Agent Gemma Simmons guest star in this issue and Ellis has their voices down so perfectly that I am absolutely dying to see the former Transmetropolitan and Moon Knight writer take on Marvel’s TV agents. Ellis has a blast working with Karnak’s unique power set and every page features Karnak doing or saying something profoundly awesome. He is an ultra-confident, snarky, world-weary being that is perfect at everything he does. Is that Ellis enough for you?įirst off, in the hands of Ellis, Karnak is like a d-bag version of Yoda. A young Inhuman boy has been kidnapped and SHIELD has conscripted Karnak to save the lad, except the boy is being held by a super-powered nihilistic death cult that worships nothingness and is trying to turn the universe into a void of pure entropy. Well, after reading Karnak #3, I hope that Ellis does more than swoop because the writer’s sensibilities perfectly match this character as the writer truly creates something profoundly awesome. Writer Warren Ellis has a propensity to swoop in on a particular character, find a perfect hook into that character’s adventures, tell a story or two, and then swoop back out. Check out Our Review of Marvel’s Karnak #3

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