An accessible look at Grant Morrison's complicated and ambitious comics masterpiece, paying attention to its themes, philosophy, and how it changes with each reading. Includes an extensive Morrison interview and an introduction by Timothy Callahan (author of Grant Morrison: The Early Years).

Our Sentence is Up: Seeing Grant Morrison's The Invisibles

Comics & Graphic Novels

Meaney, Patrick

Graphic Novels

Classic Graphic Novels

Grant Morrison's THE INVISIBLES has been hailed as an ambitious comics masterpiece, the key to Morrison's entire body of work, and the inspiration for THE MATRIX. But it's also frequently written off as incomprehensible. Using a conversational, accessible style, Patrick Meaney (director of GRANT MORRISON: TALKING WITH GODS) opens up THE INVISIBLES through in-depth analysis that makes sense of the series's complicated ideas, fractured chronology, and delirious blend of fiction and reality. Meaney also explores how the series's fictional conspiracy theories fare in the wake of 9/11 and the War on Terror. The book includes an extensive interview with Grant Morrison and an introduction by Timothy Callahan (author of GRANT MORRISON: THE EARLY YEARS). From Sequart Research &amp; Literacy Organization. More info at http://Sequart.org

Morrison, Grant

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT examines WATCHMEN from a variety of perspectives and uncovers surprising answers about the history of scientific theory, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, WATCHMEN's murder mystery, Rorschach and Steve Ditko, the secrets of Captain Metropolis and the Minutemen, whether the Comedian was right, who shouldn't read WATCHMEN, and how the motion picture adaptation illuminates the original text. From Sequart Research &amp; Literacy Organization. More info at http://Sequart.org

Minutes to Midnight: Twelve Essays on Watchmen

Darius, Julian

Klock, Geoff

Loyd, John

Callahan, Timothy

Phillips, Gene

Bensam, Richard

Cormier, Jon

Borsellino, Mary

Hudsick, Walter

History & Price Guides

Review\n"A brilliantly crafted story."--GWW\n"A rich story with an engaging protagonist."--Major Spoilers\n"Each page is a fascinating to look at and Sylas's story has a deep well of mythology and intrigue to keep any reader's attention."--Black Nerd Problems\nWhen a fast-living EMT is entrusted with the power to sense and siphon pain from others, Sylas is presented with a new purpose: to ease the misery of those around him. But the more he uses this gift, the more it curses him with carrying the burdens of others’ pain. And it soon attracts the attention of mysterious forces who covet the power for themselves, forcing Sylas to decide whether he will continue his mission or revert to his old ways.\nComic book documentarian Patrick Meaney (Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods, The Image Revolution) teams up with artist Jeff Edwards (G.I. JOE) with a story by Mohsen Ashraf for a creator-owned, noir fantasy evoking the lore of Neil Gaiman's AMERICAN GODS and the psychological thrilling action of M. Night Shyamalan's UNBREAKABLE. Collects Syphon #1-3

Syphon

Ashraf, Mohsen

IMAGE COMICS +

What if the Big Bang was not the first of its kind? And, more importantly, not the last? From visionary artist Eric Zawadzki (THE DREGS, ETERNAL) and rising writer Patrick Meaney (who got his start as the documentarian behind Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously, She Makes Comics, and Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods), LAST BORN is a cosmological adventure that'll twist your noggin with its thrillingly mindbending tale of apocalyptic hope-punk. Her whole life, Julia has yearned for adventure, and when she falls through a rupture in spacetime, she finally gets her wish. Collects issues 1-4.

Last Born (Last Born, 1)

Black Mask Studios

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.

Shot in the Face: A Savage Journey to the Heart of Transmetropolitan

Ellis, Warren

ROBERTSON, DARICK

Thurman, Kevin

Lindsay, Ryan K.

Nevett, Chad

Witzke, Sean

Burgas, Greg

Sequart Research & Literacy Organization

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.

Warren Ellis: The Captured Ghosts Interviews

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