Warren 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.
Volumul conține două povești: „Extremis” (2005-2006) și „Cu mână de fier” („With Iron Hands”, 2005).
În timp ce-l citeam, mi-am dat seama că am mai citit „Extremis” mai demult, în original - și e o poveste chiar bună, mai ales pentru ce le poate pielea celor de la Marvel în general. O substanță făcută în laborator cu scopul de a crea supraoameni e testată pe un tip cam nebun, care apoi își pune în aplicare planurile teroriste prin SUA. Arta e bună - un pic impersonală pentru gusturile mele, dar atent realizată. Povestea are logică și un pic de schepsis. Nu e rău deloc. Scriitorul și-a luat un pic de timp ca să descrie evenimentele, așa că ai timp să le și simți, nu doar gonești prin ele.
„Cu mână de fier” e o poveste... nu rea, dar care se bazează un pic cam tare pe coincidențe, asta dacă nu cumva mi-a scăpat ceva, Tony Stark trebuind să se confrunte în același timp cu doi tipi taaaare asemănători ca preocupări. Dar chiar dacă povestirea este mai rapidă și mai puțin gândită decât prima, nu e neapărat rea nici ea.
Dos historias en universos paralelos, ambas con diferente animación y vidas alternativas de Tony. Muy entretenido de leer, sorprendiendo mucho los caminos alternativos que se presentan.
La edición barata con dos historias de hace 20 años del personaje.
Creo que la colección tendría más valor si nos hablara del nuevo STATUS QUO del Universo Marvel, con sus nuevos personajes y sus nuevas posiciones. Iron Man dejó hace años de ser Director de SHIELD...
La historia de Extremis, de Warren Ellis, mola, mezcla la biología de Tony con su armadura, gracias al descubrimiento de una antigua amiga. El color digital, demasiado apagado para ser un cómic, no me gusta. Todo son viñetas apaisadas, intenta ser cinematográfico, y por eso en su época funcionó tan bien... Hoy me resulta anacrónico.
La segunda historia me resulta aburrida y me ha costado terminarla. Tony cómo Director de SHIELD, tras el fin de la Civil War, enfrentándose, como siempre, a las consecuencias de sus actos.
Sobre un guion interesante el desarrollo e incluso el estilo del dibujo resultan, en ocasiones, un poco fríos, con algunas faltas de continuidad. El cariz oscuro de Stark es lo más atractivo de este recopilatorio.