Mike Carey | |
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Mike Carey in August 2006 |
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Born | 1959 Liverpool, England |
Nationality | British |
Area(s) | Writer |
Notable works | Lucifer Hellblazer X-Men Crossing Midnight The Unwritten |
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Mike Carey (born 1959) is a British writer of comic books, novels and films.
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Biography
Carey was born in Liverpool, England, in 1959 - describing his young self as "one of those ominously quiet kids... [who] lived so much inside my own head I only had vestigial limbs". As a child, he maintained an interest in comics, writing and drawing primitive stories to entertain his younger brother.[1] He earned a first class degree[citation needed] in English at St Peter's College, Oxford[2] before becoming a teacher. He continued to teach for 15 years before moving on to writing comics.
After a series of one-off jobs for independent comics companies, including a biographical comic of Ozzy Osbourne and a fantasy about the band Pantera, Carey gained regular employment at 2000 AD, where he created original series Th1rt3en and Carver Hale.
For the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics Carey went on to write the entire run of the Eisner Award-nominated comic book Lucifer,[3] and issues 175 to 215 of Hellblazer, a run on that title only exceeded in length by Garth Ennis.[4] He also wrote the original graphic novels The Sandman Presents: The Furies with John Bolton and Hellblazer: All His Engines with Leonardo Manco.[5]
He is the ongoing writer of X-Men: Legacy working with artist Scot Eaton,[6] plus Ultimate Fantastic Four for Marvel Comics.
He also had three recent Vertigo series that have wrapped up: Faker a six part mini-series with art by Jock;[7][8] a second graphic novel, God Save the Queen, with John Bolton, featuring Queen Titania, Oberon, Puck, Nuala and Cluracan from the Sandman and Books of Magic comics; and Crossing Midnight with Jim Fern.[9][10] September 2006 saw the long-delayed start of Wetworks: Worldstorm with Whilce Portacio for Wildstorm Comics.[11] He is also one of the first authors on DC's Minx imprint for teenaged girls, his second Minx title being co-written with his daughter, Louise.[12] The Unwritten[13] was launched in May 2009 and his only current Vertigo project; it is being written by himself, with Art by Peter Gross and with covers by famed creator Yuko Shimizu.
Upcoming comics include a couple of tie-ins to the Secret Invasion crossover storyline. First up is an 8-page story in the one-shot anthology called "Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust?", which features Abigail Brand of S.W.O.R.D.. This will then be followed by a four-issue mini-series Secret Invasion: X-men.[14][15] Carey is also writing Queen's Rook the first of Virgin Comics' Coalition Comix on MySpace,[16] where users could suggest ideas for a comic which would then get made.[17] He will also be writing Dark Deception a crossover story arc telling a story across X-Men: Legacy and Wolverine: Origins[18], which also ties into X-Men: Original Sin.[19] Carey will also be writing the Beast's origin story in X-Men: Origins[20] and the lead story, focused on Iceman in X-Men: Manifest Destiny.[19][21] He will also be adapting Ender's Shadow into a limited series[22] and The Unwritten a series at Vertigo.[23]
Carey's first prose novel, The Devil You Know, was released in the UK by Orbit books in April 2006 and a US hardcover will be published in July 2007. The sequel, Vicious Circle, was published in October 2006. The third novel in the series, titled Dead Men's Boots followed in September 2007. The fourth installment, Thicker Than Water, was published in March 2009. The latest book, The Naming of the Beasts, was published in September 2009.
His first feature film, the erotic ghost story Frost Flowers, to be directed by Andrea Vecchiato. He is also working on the TV series The Stranded, the first co-production between Virgin Comics and Syfy.[24]
He currently lives in London with his wife, Lin, and his children, David, Ben and Louise.
Bibliography
Comics
Comics work includes:
- Aquarius: "Promised Lands" (with Ken Meyer Jr, in Toxic! #30-31, 1991)
- Ozzy Osbourne (Malibu Comics, 1993)
- Pantera (Malibu Comics, 1994)
- Inferno (with Michael Gaydos, Caliber, 5 issue mini-series, 1995, tpb, Titan Books, 144 pages, 2003, ISBN 1-84023-764-3)
- Suicide Kings (in Negative Burn #49, Caliber, 1997)
- Dr Faustus (Caliber, 1997)
- Pulp Sci-fi:
- "Eggs is Eggs" (with Cliff Robinson, in 2000 AD #1145, 1999)
- "Doin' Time" (with Ben McCloud, in 2000 AD #1147, 1999)
- The Sandman:
- The Sandman Presents: Lucifer - The Morningstar Option #1-3 (prequel to Lucifer) (DC Vertigo, 1999, collected in Lucifer: The Devil In The Gateway, 2001)
- The Sandman Presents: Petrefax #1-4 (DC Vertigo, tpb, 2000)
- The Sandman Present: The Furies (DC Vertigo, 2002, tpb, 96 pages, 2003, ISBN 1-4012-0093-1)
- Lucifer:
- Lucifer #1-75 (DC Vertigo, collections to Volume 11, 2000–2006)
- Lucifer: Nirvana (DC Vertigo, one-shot, 2002, collected in Lucifer: Evensong, January 2007)
- Carver Hale: Twisting the Knife (with, Mike Perkins and Dylan Teague, in 2000 AD #1236-1240, 1247–1249, 2001, tpb, 2005, ISBN 1-904265-62-6 )
- "The Wedding Breakfast" (in Flinch #16, DC Vertigo, 2001)
- Tharg's Future Shocks (with John Charles):
- "Inside Job" (in 2000 AD #1230, 2001)
- "Right Back At Ya" (in 2000 AD #1287, 2002)
- Just 1 Page #1-4 (single pages in annual charity magazine: "Little Nemo", UK comics, The Spider, Raven on the Wing. Plus 24 minute comic #1 & #2 reprinted in Just1Page #3 & #4 respectively, 2001–2006)
- Thirteen (with Andy Clarke, in 2000 AD #1289-1299, 2002, tpb, 2005, ISBN 1-904265-36-7)
- "In the House of Light" (in 9-11: Volume One, 2002)
- Tharg the Mighty: "A Night 2 Remember" (with various artists and writers, in 2000 AD #1280, 2002)
- Hellblazer:
- Hellblazer: Exposed (in 9-11: Volume Two, 2002)
- Hellblazer #175-215 and 229 (DC Vertigo, 2002–2006) trade paperbacks:
- Red Sepulchre (collects #175-180, ISBN 1-40120-485-6)
- Black Flowers (collects #181-186, ISBN 1-40120-499-6)
- Staring at the Wall (collects #187-193, ISBN 1-40120-929-7)
- Stations of the Cross (collects #194-200, ISBN 1-40121-002-3)
- Reasons to be Cheerful (collects #201-206, ISBN 1-40121-251-4)
- The Gift (collects #207-215, September 2007, ISBN 1-40121-453-3)
- Hellblazer: All His Engines (with Leonardo Manco, graphic novel, DC Vertigo, 2005)[5]
- "Fear is the Key" (in Gotham Knights #37, 2003)
- "El Genio Eterno de Leonardo - The Timeless Genius of Leonardo" (in Companero Leonardo, 2004)
- My Faith In Frankie (with Sonny Liew and Marc Hempel, DC/Vertigo, 4 issue mini-series, tpb, 97 pages, 2004, ISBN 1-4012-0390-6)
- "The Barker: When You're Strange" (in Detective Comics #801-804, 2005)
- Red Sonja: She-Devil With a Sword #0-6 (with co-writer Michael Avon Oeming and art by Mel Rubi, Caesar Roderiquez and Richard Isanove, Dynamite Entertainment, 2005, tpb, 2006, ISBN 1-933305-11-8)
- Spellbinders: Signs and Wonders (with Mike Perkins, Marvel Comics, 6 issue mini-series, tpb, 144 pages, 2005, ISBN 0-7851-1756-3)
- Vampirella: Revelations #0-3 (Harris Comics, collected, 2005)
- Ultimate Elektra: Devil's Due (2004, Marvel Comics, tpb, 120 pages, collects #1-5, 2005, ISBN 0-7851-1504-8)
- 24 Minute Comic #1 and #2 (stories for Just 1 Page charity comic, 2004–2005)
- Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere #1-9 (with Glenn Fabry, DC/Vertigo, 2005–2006, tpb, October 2006 ISBN 1-4012-1007-4)
- Ultimate Fantastic Four #19-20, 33-? (Marvel Comics, 2005–2007, ongoing)
- What if? (Marvel, 2006, tpb, 152 pages, 2006 ISBN 0-7851-1902-7)
- X-Men #188-207 (Marvel Comics, 2006–2008)
- X-Men: Legacy #208- (Marvel Comics, 2008, on-going)
- Wetworks: Worldstorm #1-15 (with Whilce Portacio, Wildstorm, 2006–2008) collected as:
- Volume 1 (collects #1-5 plus the two short stories, 136 pages, Wildstorm, October 2007, ISBN 978-1-4012-1375-6)[25]
- Volume 2 (collects #6-9 and 13-15, 160 pages, Wildstorm, January 2008, ISBN 978-1-4012-1639-9)
- Crossing Midnight (with Jim Fern, Vertigo, 2006, #1-19) [26]
- Ultimate Vision (Marvel Comics, 2006, 5-issue mini-series, ongoing)
- Legion of Monsters: "Werewolf by Night" (with co-author Skottie Young and art by Greg Land, Marvel, one-shot, February 2007) [27]
- God Save the Queen (with John Bolton, graphic novel, 96 pages, Vertigo, June 2007, ISBN 1-4012-0303-5 ) [28]
- Faker (with Jock, 6-issue mini-series, Vertigo, July 2007 - January 2008, tpb, April 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1663-3)[29]
- Voodoo Child (created by Nicolas and Weston Cage, with art by Dean Hyrapiet, Virgin Comics, July 2007, ongoing)
- Confessions of a Blabbermouth (with co-author Louise Carey and art by Aaron Alexovich, Minx, September 2007, ISBN 1-4012-1148-8)[12][30]
- Ender's Shadow: Battle School (with Sebastian Fiumara, 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, 2008–2009)
- The Unwritten #1- (with Peter Gross, Vertigo, July 2009-ongoing)
Novels
- Felix Castor:
- The Devil You Know[31] (UK: 6 April 2006 & US: 10 July 2007)
- Vicious Circle (UK: 5 October 2006 & US: 28 July 2008)
- Dead Men's Boots (UK: 26 September 2007 & US: 23 July 2009)
- Thicker Than Water (UK: 1 March 2009)
- The Naming of the Beasts (UK: 3 September 2009)
Films
- Frost Flowers (screenplay)
Short Fiction
- now! and then! (an incomplete piece published in Murky Depths Issue 10 Winter 2009)
Poetry
- In Thule With Jessica (poem in Xconnect vol. 6 #2)
Notes
- ^ Carey, Mike (July 2000), On The Ledge, DC Comics / Vertigo
- ^ Carey, Mike (Autumn 2005). "Comic Stripped" (pdf). Oxford Forum: 54–55. http://www.theoxfordforum.com/pdf/Oxford%20Forum%20Issue%203.pdf. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ Irvine, Alex (2008), "Lucifer", in Dougall, Alastair, The Vertigo Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, pp. 118–124, ISBN 0-7566-4122-5, OCLC 213309015
- ^ Irvine, Alex (2008), "John Constantine Hellblazer", in Dougall, Alastair, The Vertigo Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, pp. 102–111, ISBN 0-7566-4122-5, OCLC 213309015
- ^ a b CCI, Day 2: Keanu Sold Separately: Carey talks "Hellblazer: All His Engines" OGN, Comic Book Resources, 23 July 2004
- ^ Mike Carey: Carrying on the X-Men Legacy, Comics Bulletin, 24 January 2008
- ^ Mike Carey'a A Faker For Vertigo, Comicon
- ^ Carey's Faker: A Thriller Rooted in Paranoia, With Some Existentialism Thrown In, Comics Bulletin, 28 October 2007
- ^ Irvine, Alex (2008), "Crossing Midnight", in Dougall, Alastair, The Vertigo Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, pp. 49–51, ISBN 0-7566-4122-5, OCLC 213309015
- ^ IGN: Comic-Book 2006: Mike Carey's Vertigo Trio, IGN
- ^ Take A Dive With Mike Carey Into "Wetworks: Worldstorm", Comic Book Resources, 23 June 2006
- ^ a b Confessions Of a Carey: Louise Carey talks "Blabbermouth" & Minx, Comic Book Resources, 23 May 2007
- ^ Vertigo's 'The Unwritten': Mike Carey & Peter Gross, Newsarama, Mon, 30 March 2009
- ^ Mike Carey on Secret Invasion: X-Men, FCBD X-Men, Legacy and More, Newsarama, 2 April 2008
- ^ Mike Carey's "Secret Invasion" Plans, Comic Book Resources, 7 May 2008
- ^ Coalition Comix at MySpace
- ^ Mike Carey talks Virgin & MySpace's Coalition Comix, Comic Book Resources, 8 May 2008
- ^ Mike Carey & Daniel Way's “Dark Deception”, Comic Book Resources, 6 June 2008
- ^ a b Sins, Destines & Legacies: Mike Carey Talks X-Men, Newsarama, 8 September 2008
- ^ Mike Carey: Re-Telling the Origin of The X-Men's Beast, Comics Bulletin, 2 September 2008
- ^ Carey on "Manifest Destiny" and "X-Men Orgins: Beast", Comic Book Resources, 28 August 2008
- ^ Enrolling in School: Carey on Ender's Shadow: Battle School, Newsarama, 2 December 2008
- ^ Life as Fiction? Mike Carey on Vertigo's 'The Unwritten', Newsarama, 26 March 2009
- ^ The Virgin Days Of Mike Carey - Talking The Stranded And Voodoo Child, Newsarama, 9 October 2007
- ^ Wetworks Volume 1 trade details at DC
- ^ Vertigo
- ^ LEGION OF MONSTERS: WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #1 - Marvel Comics Publishing Catalog
- ^ Vertigo
- ^ Faker trade profile at DC Comics
- ^ DC profile of Confessions of a Blabbermouth
- ^ http://members.aol.com/adeheathen/mikecarey.jpg
References
- Mike Carey at the Grand Comics Database
- Mike Carey at the Comic Book DB
- Mike Carey chronological bibliography
- Mike Carey at Barney
- Mike Carey at the Internet Movie Database
External links
- Official website
- Mike Carey at Orbit Books
- 24 Minute WebComic #1 and #2
Interviews
- In Depth With Mike Carey: Marvel, Vertigo & More, Comic Book Resources, 3 January 2006
- Life After Lucifer (cached), April, 2006
- Interview with Mike Carey on BookBanter, 15 September 2009
- Interview with Mike Carey on Marvel.com, 9 November 2006
- Get Carey'd Away With Mike: A Look Back At 2006, Comic Book Resources, 20 December 2006
- Mike Carey Celebrates The Present In "Re-Gifters", Comic Book Resources, 10 April 2007
- X-POSITION Week 19: Mike Carey, Comic Book Resources, 4 October 2007
- Mike Carey two-part interview at LiveWire Review, LiveWireWorld.com, 24 October and 25, 2007
- X-POSITION Week 28: Mike Carey, Comic Book Resources, 4 December 2007
- X-POSITION Week 36: Mike Carey, Comic Book Resources, 29 January 2008
- XPOSITION: Mike Carey's "Legacy", Comic Book Resources, 25 March 2008
- X-POSITION: Mike Carey Builds his "Legacy", Comic Book Resources, 10 June 2008
- Podcast interview with cIndyCenter.com 2008 - Part 1
- Podcast interview with cIndyCenter.com 2008 - Part 2
- X-Men Nation: Mike Carey on Professor X and X-Men Legacy
Preceded by Brian Azzarello |
Hellblazer writer 2002–2006 |
Succeeded by Denise Mina |
Preceded by Denise Mina |
Hellblazer writer 2007 |
Succeeded by Andy Diggle |
Preceded by Peter Milligan |
X-Men (vol. 2) writer 2006–current |
Succeeded by None |