Grant Morrison Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Grant Morrison is a Scottish comic book writer and cartoonist best-known for his non-linear narratives and counter-cultural leanings and often acclaimed as one of the most creative writers ever to work in mainstream comics. He is also a practicing Chaos magician.Morrison's career began when he was employed by DC Thompson in the 1980s.
Later he and artist Steve Yeowell created the Zenith series for 2000 AD. Zenith, one of the then-trendy deconstructions of the superhero genre, featured a shallow rockstar-turned-superhero, reluctantly fighting a pandimensional alien conspiracy.
Most of Morrison's subsequent work has been for industry giant DC Comics. He wrote for the ongoing Doom Patrol series for several years, where his use of free writing techniques made for an inventive and often surreal departure from the (previously ailing) comic's norm.
Morrison has recently returned to DC Comics after several years at Marvel, where he wrote the New X-Men series and the miniseries Marvel Boy and Fantastic Four 1234. At DC Comics Morrison has already written three new miniseries. The three titles - Seaguy, We3 and Vimanarama - are a part of what Morrison calls his "western manga" to be published by DC Comics Vertigo imprint. Morrison also returns to the JLA with the first story in a new anthology series JLA: Classified, tales set within the JLA mythos by various creative teams.
In 2005 DC Comics will publish what it is calling the first ever megaseries. The Grant Morrison-scripted Seven Soldiers is a reboot of an old DC Comics staple. Morrison's Seven Soldiers will feature new/updated versions of old characters Gaurdian, Mister Miracle, Klarion, the Witch Boy, Bulleteer, Spawn of Frankenstein, Zatanna and Shining Knight. The megaseries will consist of seven interlinked four-issue miniseries with two "bookend" (introductory and conclusive) volumes - thirty issues in all.
Also in 2005 DC will collect in trade paperback Morrison's two issues of Hellblazer (25-26), along with four other rare tales.
Some of his work:
- Animal Man - a revival of a moribund DC character.
- Arkham Asylum - a Batman story with a focus on the hero's own complex psychology (or is that psychological complex?) and its dependence on the supervillains. Artist: Dave McKean
- Aztek, the Ultimate Man co-writer Mark Millar
- The Doom Patrol
- Fantastic Four 1234. Artist: Jae Lee
- The Filth - (2002-2003) a 13-issue science-fiction miniseries. Artist: Chris Weston
- The Invisibles- a psychedelic adventure story greatly indebted to Robert Anton Wilson, and others. Various artists, including Chris Weston, Phil Jimenez, Steve Yeowell, Jill Thompson
- JLA Artists: Howard Porter and John Dell
- Kill Your Boyfriend Artist: Philip Bond
- Marvel Boy Artist: J G Jones
- New X-Men
- St. Swithin's Day - a blackly humorous, semi-autobiographical vignette. Artist: Paul Grist
- Seaguy Artist Cameron Stewart
- We3 Artist Frank Quitely
- Vampirella with co-writer Mark Millar
- Vimanarama Artist Philip Bond