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Once upon a time, there were five crazy people, and they poisoned the 21st Century. Now they have to deal with the corrosion to try and save us all from a world becoming too weird to support human life. INJECTION is the new ongoing series created by the acclaimed creative team of Moon Knight. It is science fiction, tales of horror, strange crime fiction, techno-thriller, and ghost story all at the same time. A serialized sequence of graphic novels about how loud and strange the world is getting, about the wild future and the haunted past all crashing into the present day at once, and about five eccentric geniuses dealing with the paranormal and numinous as well as the growing weight of what they did to the planet with the Injection.
21 pages, Unknown Binding
First published May 13, 2015
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About the author
Warren Ellis
1,910 books5,766 followersWarren Ellis is the award-winning writer of graphic novels like TRANSMETROPOLITAN, FELL, MINISTRY OF SPACE and PLANETARY, and the author of the NYT-bestselling GUN MACHINE and the “underground classic” novel CROOKED LITTLE VEIN, as well as the digital short-story single DEAD PIG COLLECTOR. His newest book is the novella NORMAL, from FSG Originals, listed as one of Amazon’s Best 100 Books Of 2016.
The movie RED is based on his graphic novel of the same name, its sequel having been released in summer 2013. IRON MAN 3 is based on his Marvel Comics graphic novel IRON MAN: EXTREMIS. He is currently developing his graphic novel sequence with Jason Howard, TREES, for television, in concert with HardySonBaker and NBCU, and continues to work as a screenwriter and producer in film and television, represented by Angela Cheng Caplan and Cheng Caplan Company. He is the creator, writer and co-producer of the Netflix series CASTLEVANIA, recently renewed for its third season, and of the recently-announced Netflix series HEAVEN’S FOREST.
He’s written extensively for VICE, WIRED UK and Reuters on technological and cultural matters, and given keynote speeches and lectures at events like dConstruct, ThingsCon, Improving Reality, SxSW, How The Light Gets In, Haunted Machines and Cognitive Cities.
Warren Ellis has recently developed and curated the revival of the Wildstorm creative library for DC Entertainment with the series THE WILD STORM, and is currently working on the serialising of new graphic novel works TREES: THREE FATES and INJECTION at Image Comics, and the serialised graphic novel THE BATMAN’S GRAVE for DC Comics, while working as a Consulting Producer on another television series.
A documentary about his work, CAPTURED GHOSTS, was released in 2012.
Recognitions include the NUIG Literary and Debating Society’s President’s Medal for service to freedom of speech, the EAGLE AWARDS Roll Of Honour for lifetime achievement in the field of comics & graphic novels, the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire 2010, the Sidewise Award for Alternate History and the International Horror Guild Award for illustrated narrative. He is a Patron of Humanists UK. He holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Essex.
Warren Ellis lives outside London, on the south-east coast of England, in case he needs to make a quick getaway.
The movie RED is based on his graphic novel of the same name, its sequel having been released in summer 2013. IRON MAN 3 is based on his Marvel Comics graphic novel IRON MAN: EXTREMIS. He is currently developing his graphic novel sequence with Jason Howard, TREES, for television, in concert with HardySonBaker and NBCU, and continues to work as a screenwriter and producer in film and television, represented by Angela Cheng Caplan and Cheng Caplan Company. He is the creator, writer and co-producer of the Netflix series CASTLEVANIA, recently renewed for its third season, and of the recently-announced Netflix series HEAVEN’S FOREST.
He’s written extensively for VICE, WIRED UK and Reuters on technological and cultural matters, and given keynote speeches and lectures at events like dConstruct, ThingsCon, Improving Reality, SxSW, How The Light Gets In, Haunted Machines and Cognitive Cities.
Warren Ellis has recently developed and curated the revival of the Wildstorm creative library for DC Entertainment with the series THE WILD STORM, and is currently working on the serialising of new graphic novel works TREES: THREE FATES and INJECTION at Image Comics, and the serialised graphic novel THE BATMAN’S GRAVE for DC Comics, while working as a Consulting Producer on another television series.
A documentary about his work, CAPTURED GHOSTS, was released in 2012.
Recognitions include the NUIG Literary and Debating Society’s President’s Medal for service to freedom of speech, the EAGLE AWARDS Roll Of Honour for lifetime achievement in the field of comics & graphic novels, the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire 2010, the Sidewise Award for Alternate History and the International Horror Guild Award for illustrated narrative. He is a Patron of Humanists UK. He holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Essex.
Warren Ellis lives outside London, on the south-east coast of England, in case he needs to make a quick getaway.
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February 15, 2016
Red bi bio da napišem nešto o grafičkoj noveli koja me trenutno oduševljava.
Warren Ellis je naravno poznato ime onima koji barem malo čitaju g-novele, i samo njegovo ime deluje kao garant da Injection mora da bude nešto dobro.
Dakle, počeo sam da čitam ovo njegovo novo čedo sa neskrivenom dozom velikog iščekivanja i dobio sam ludu vožnju jednim novim svetom u koji je ubrizgano nešto što je trebalo da ga napravi boljim i interesantnijim (a nije, right!).
Glavni likovi su pet genija/ludaka (o da, ta linija je ovde pre-pre-pretanka), koji čak deluju totalno kul u tom svom ludilu... Njima je dato da se poigraju sa svetom i stvari su jednostavno morale da izmaknu kontroli.
Odlična premisa, odlična realizacija, odličan artwork, odlični detalji...
Čista petica!!!
Warren Ellis je naravno poznato ime onima koji barem malo čitaju g-novele, i samo njegovo ime deluje kao garant da Injection mora da bude nešto dobro.
Dakle, počeo sam da čitam ovo njegovo novo čedo sa neskrivenom dozom velikog iščekivanja i dobio sam ludu vožnju jednim novim svetom u koji je ubrizgano nešto što je trebalo da ga napravi boljim i interesantnijim (a nije, right!).
Glavni likovi su pet genija/ludaka (o da, ta linija je ovde pre-pre-pretanka), koji čak deluju totalno kul u tom svom ludilu... Njima je dato da se poigraju sa svetom i stvari su jednostavno morale da izmaknu kontroli.
Odlična premisa, odlična realizacija, odličan artwork, odlični detalji...
Čista petica!!!
July 7, 2016
So this was weird. Not that fun kind of weird, but the frustrating odd sort of weird. The story introduces the reader to some characters and does not explain one single thing.
In all honesty I didn't find one thing in the story to convince me to move forward with it.
In all honesty I didn't find one thing in the story to convince me to move forward with it.
December 13, 2024
I usually don't like reading single issues because they always finish when things starts to get interesting and if I read them monthly sometimes I forgot what exactly happened. But the guys from The Big Bang (a cool comic store in Dublin) did a launch party and singing with Ellis, Shalvey and Bellaire last Wednesday so of course I read it while I was waiting to get it signed.
And Injection does let you wanting for more, this is like an introductory issue to all the characters that will take part of the story and some exposition to the story. I'll have to see where it goes to form an opinion but so far it's intriguing. Warren Ellis is a very interesting guy, he has a lot of interesting opinions about sci-fi nowadays, for example, how reality has surpassed fiction. Shalvey's art is great and suits the tone of the book and as always, Bellaire's colors are perfect. We don't say enough how much of a difference great coloring can do (we kind of take for granted sometimes) but sure makes a book pop when done great.
And Injection does let you wanting for more, this is like an introductory issue to all the characters that will take part of the story and some exposition to the story. I'll have to see where it goes to form an opinion but so far it's intriguing. Warren Ellis is a very interesting guy, he has a lot of interesting opinions about sci-fi nowadays, for example, how reality has surpassed fiction. Shalvey's art is great and suits the tone of the book and as always, Bellaire's colors are perfect. We don't say enough how much of a difference great coloring can do (we kind of take for granted sometimes) but sure makes a book pop when done great.
September 29, 2015
A tease of a first issue full of Warren Ellis-ness.
This would be better read as part of a collected trade.
This would be better read as part of a collected trade.
May 14, 2015
I really enjoyed this first issue. It has a very interesting premise. I loved the art and the coloring. We see the characters as regular specialists/scientists and also as entirely different people, scarred. The question is, what are they into and what have they been into since the start of their work togheter. What changed them? I'm really looking forward to issue 2. Can't wait to see were this story goes.
January 1, 2021
Great weird fiction. The best du jour.
June 13, 2015
Interesting start to the series - not sure where it's going.
November 23, 2015
I Thought it would be difficult, but it's actually quite easy.
Don't fuck with something that's working fine. Don't change it, don't mold it to your will. Don't make it do what you want it to do, instead of letting it walk its own path.
If you do, it'll get fucked sooner rather than later. That's what this comic is about.
Also; there is no magic. (there is magic)
Don't fuck with something that's working fine. Don't change it, don't mold it to your will. Don't make it do what you want it to do, instead of letting it walk its own path.
If you do, it'll get fucked sooner rather than later. That's what this comic is about.
Also; there is no magic. (there is magic)
May 25, 2015
Characters, background, and plot introduction is very smooth. Art is a little dark, but I like it. Intriguing setup. Definitely interested to read more.
April 8, 2021
3.5 stars.
Ooof, I wanted to like this one real bad- but lordy, it just ain't cutting it for me. We started off with a barrage of exposition (in its defense i think that was part of the joke), and then we kinda just hop around and it's all very confusing. For as much exposition as we get we sure don't know shit.
And you know what- fair is fair. I dig a good mystery. I don't need to know a whole lot. But for what has been set up, I can't exactly say I'm super invested.
Stuff happens, people talk about stuff we haven't seen, some weird stuff happens and bam- we're out.
I think the back cover gave me a lot of expectations that it couldn't live up to. The critic blurbs were all like "next level stuff" and the like.
I think the art is fine but I don't think I'd describe it as "next level."
The final panels were neat and kinda funny and creepy- and the environment our main heroine (whose name escapes me) investigaes was pretty cool.
Beyond that I likewise feel my expectations for Warren Ellis is just too high at this point. Transmetropolitan is legit one of my greatest reading experiences- and it wouldn't be fair to compare the two but the way my mind works i can't help but kinda expect similar quality when reading the same author- and I'm sorry. But this does very little for me.
Ooof, I wanted to like this one real bad- but lordy, it just ain't cutting it for me. We started off with a barrage of exposition (in its defense i think that was part of the joke), and then we kinda just hop around and it's all very confusing. For as much exposition as we get we sure don't know shit.
And you know what- fair is fair. I dig a good mystery. I don't need to know a whole lot. But for what has been set up, I can't exactly say I'm super invested.
Stuff happens, people talk about stuff we haven't seen, some weird stuff happens and bam- we're out.
I think the back cover gave me a lot of expectations that it couldn't live up to. The critic blurbs were all like "next level stuff" and the like.
I think the art is fine but I don't think I'd describe it as "next level."
The final panels were neat and kinda funny and creepy- and the environment our main heroine (whose name escapes me) investigaes was pretty cool.
Beyond that I likewise feel my expectations for Warren Ellis is just too high at this point. Transmetropolitan is legit one of my greatest reading experiences- and it wouldn't be fair to compare the two but the way my mind works i can't help but kinda expect similar quality when reading the same author- and I'm sorry. But this does very little for me.
August 24, 2021
Well this has struck my fancy. I don't exactly know why. Maybe it was that it felt like they were spies. Maybe it was the more gruesome aspects. Maybe it's because I like the idea of a group of geniuses getting together and while trying to improve the world have made it worse. And I don't mean that in a negative I am against deep thinking or anything, but rather there is a point with too much thinking that all kinds of horrible things can seem rational and just. With the way the geniuses have spread out and become detached from society that's what I would guess has happened. I definitely want to see about finding the trade at some point because I need to know if that idea is on the right track or if I am completely off base.
September 27, 2017
my second Ellis thing and all the problems I had with the first, NORMAL, are here too. It just feels like I'm watching Ellis repeat futurism stuff he read in a journal article with a really flimsy story (that feels entirely unimportant) built around it. he's obviously done his research. i mean that in a bad way. he's OBVIOUSLY done his research. you can't help but notice that he's been looking into stuff. not authentic feeling at all.
July 13, 2020
I was lucky enough to win a signed artist's proof of this, which is giant sized.
The art of it is incredible.
The story- not so much.
I understand the buildup is there for a reason, but I would have wanted more explanation about what was going on in this.
It was way to cryptic and didn't make me care for any of the characters.
I would not continue this as single issue but perhaps I would pickup a deluxe edition of the full story should it ever be available.
The art of it is incredible.
The story- not so much.
I understand the buildup is there for a reason, but I would have wanted more explanation about what was going on in this.
It was way to cryptic and didn't make me care for any of the characters.
I would not continue this as single issue but perhaps I would pickup a deluxe edition of the full story should it ever be available.
March 3, 2018
creative premise that's a mix of magic, technology, and top secret government spy stuff. Trying out the free month of Comixology on Amazon, so it will be graphic novels for the next 30 days.... Weee!
November 10, 2018
Such an amazing idea. I’m on to the next one.
May 25, 2020
A group of scientists have created an AI.
Good color artwork. An image freebie. A group of scientists specializing in the weird stuff, may have created something too big to control?
Good color artwork. An image freebie. A group of scientists specializing in the weird stuff, may have created something too big to control?
July 13, 2023
3.5 stars
Very odd, a little confusing, and fascinating???
Very odd, a little confusing, and fascinating???
June 11, 2015
I'm an enormous fan of Warren Ellis. He creates such unique and original stories and worlds. He inspired me to try out comic writing myself. I haven't had the chance to read "Trees" yet but I read this and LOVED it.
It was mysterious and vague. But, at the same time, it was intriguing with interesting characters that made me want to see where this bizarre story goes and how it all connects. It feels like a combination of Brubaker intrigue with Cronenberg-ian examination of industry and body-centrism.
It was mysterious and vague. But, at the same time, it was intriguing with interesting characters that made me want to see where this bizarre story goes and how it all connects. It feels like a combination of Brubaker intrigue with Cronenberg-ian examination of industry and body-centrism.
June 4, 2015
This is pretty typical Ellis set up and storytelling style, but I most definitely enjoyed it.
Thoughts while reading the final pages: what the actual flip. also, love the IT crowd reference in the final panel- the joke in such a macabre setting only made me laugh harder with the juxtaposition.
Thoughts while reading the final pages: what the actual flip. also, love the IT crowd reference in the final panel- the joke in such a macabre setting only made me laugh harder with the juxtaposition.
February 12, 2017
2.5 stars. Hmm, I wasn't really sure what was going on this issue, and I'm not sure I'm interested in finding out. Perhaps this flows better in trade format, or perhaps this series is just not for me. I may read more in the future, but it's a low priority at this point.
May 23, 2015
Love me some Warren Ellis!
May 27, 2015
Art work is okay. Pretty elementary though. The story seems to be a bit pedestrian. I will not be reading on. Good luck to the series though.
May 29, 2015
Reeally hard to form a decent opinion about this first issue...too short to really decide if it's good or not. Seems like an interesting idea, though I'm not quite sure what that idea is, yet.
August 17, 2015
Great job for a #0. Too bad this is a #1.
September 23, 2015
Look's like I am becoming a warren ellis fan, at last;) What strikes me as impossible is how many stories he is writing in parallel. Nuts.
December 19, 2015
It's Warren Ellis, so I have a feeling this will move up to 4-stars by the end of the arc, but a standard issue is too short to get a feel for it...yet.
December 31, 2015
Yeah, not really impressed with this one. May not be fair since it's definitely only scratching the surface, but it didn't really give me much incentive to want to continue the series.
January 11, 2016
I was looking for a comic to read that wasn't a superhero story and came across this series. I hope it improves because so far all the characters seem whiny and self-absorbed.
April 24, 2016
I'm too confused.
August 18, 2023
Crazy cool.
Injection #1
“’Sawlung’. It means ‘giving up the ghost.’ …
“I want a sandwich.” – Professor Maria Kilbride
Injection #1
“’Sawlung’. It means ‘giving up the ghost.’ …
“I want a sandwich.” – Professor Maria Kilbride
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