Mike Carey
Encyclopedia
Mike Carey is a British writer of comic books, novels, and films.
, 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. He studied English at St Peter's College, Oxford
before becoming a teacher. He continued to teach for 15 years before moving on to writing comics.
and a fantasy about the band Pantera
, Carey gained regular employment at 2000 AD, where he created the 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
, and issues 175 to 215 of Hellblazer
, a run on that title only exceeded in length by Garth Ennis
. He also wrote the original graphic novels
The Sandman Presents: The Furies with John Bolton and Hellblazer: All His Engines
with Leonardo Manco
.
He is the ongoing writer of X-Men: Legacy working with artist Scot Eaton
, 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; 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. September 2006 saw the long-delayed debut of Wetworks
: Worldstorm with Whilce Portacio
for Wildstorm
Comics. 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. The Unwritten
premiered in May 2009, with art by Peter Gross
and covers by Yuko Shimizu.
In 2008 Carey worked on a number of different titles, including tie-ins to the "Secret Invasion
" crossover storyline, that included an eight-page story in the one-shot anthology
Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust?, which features Abigail Brand
of S.W.O.R.D.
, and a four-issue mini-series, Secret Invasion: X-Men. That same year he began writing Queen's Rook, the first of Virgin Comics' Coalition Comix on MySpace
, where users could suggest ideas for a comic which would then get made. He also wrote "Dark Deception", a crossover
story arc
that appeared across X-Men: Legacy and Wolverine: Origins
, and tied into X-Men: Original Sin, he retold the Beast
's origin story
in X-Men: Origins, wrote an Iceman
story in X-Men: Manifest Destiny
, a comic book adaptation of Ender's Shadow
, and the Vertigo Comics series The Unwritten
.
Carey's first prose novel, The Devil You Know, was released in the UK by Orbit books in April 2006, and as a hardcover in the US in July 2007. Its sequel, Vicious Circle, was published in October 2006, and the following three novels in the series, Dead Men's Boots, Thicker Than Water, and The Naming of the Beasts, followed in September 2007, March 2009 and September 2009, respectively.
Carey's first feature film, the erotic ghost story Frost Flowers, was reported in June 2006 to be in pre-production, with filming to begin that September under the direction of Andrea Vecchiato
, but the project collapsed before production began and the script is in limbo. Carey is also working on the TV series The Stranded, the first co-production between Virgin Comics and the Syfy
network.
In 2011 he wrote a crossover between X-Men Legacy and New Mutants
titled Age of X.. In August 2011, Marvel announced Mike Carey's final X-Men-Legacy arc.
Early life and career
Carey was born in LiverpoolLiverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, 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. He studied English at St Peter's College, Oxford
St Peter's College, Oxford
St Peter's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, located in New Inn Hall Street. It occupies the site of two of the University's oldest Inns, or medieval hostels - Bishop Trellick's, later New Inn Hall, and Rose Hall - both of which were...
before becoming a teacher. He continued to teach for 15 years before moving on to writing comics.
Writing career
After a series of one-off jobs for independent comics companies, including a biographical comic of Ozzy OsbourneOzzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
and a fantasy about the band Pantera
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...
, Carey gained regular employment at 2000 AD, where he created the original series Th1rt3en and Carver Hale.
For the Vertigo imprint
Imprint
In the publishing industry, an imprint can mean several different things:* As a piece of bibliographic information about a book, it refers to the name and address of the book's publisher and its date of publication as given at the foot or on the verso of its title page.* It can mean a trade name...
of DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
Carey went on to write the entire run of the Eisner Award
Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
-nominated comic book Lucifer
Lucifer (DC Comics)
Lucifer is a DC Comics character that starred in an eponymous comic book published under the Vertigo imprint, whose entire run was written by Mike Carey...
, and issues 175 to 215 of Hellblazer
Hellblazer
Hellblazer is a contemporary horror comic book series, originally published by DC Comics, and subsequently by the Vertigo imprint since March 1993, the month the imprint was introduced, where it remains to this day...
, a run on that title only exceeded in length by Garth Ennis
Garth Ennis
Garth Ennis is a Northern Irish comics writer, best known for the Vertigo series Preacher with artist Steve Dillon and his successful nine-year run on Marvel Comics' Punisher franchise...
. He also wrote the original graphic novels
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
The Sandman Presents: The Furies with John Bolton and Hellblazer: All His Engines
All His Engines
All His Engines was an original graphic novel written by Mike Carey, with art by Leonardo Manco. It was a tangent to Vertigo's popular Hellblazer series, not being published as issues, and not having any issue number...
with Leonardo Manco
Leonardo Manco
Leonardo Manco is an Argentine comic book artist and penciller.-Bibliography:Manco is best known for his dark and gritty style on such titles as Hellstorm , Blaze of Glory , Apache Skies , Deathlok Vol.3 and Hellblazer .Other work by Manco has included Archangel #1 , Werewolf By...
.
He is the ongoing writer of X-Men: Legacy working with artist Scot Eaton
Scot Eaton
Scot Eaton is a comic book artist, best known for his work on Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, X-Men: Endangered Species, and X-Men: Messiah Complex.-Beginnings:...
, plus Ultimate Fantastic Four
Ultimate Fantastic Four
Ultimate Fantastic Four is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Fantastic Four comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint...
for Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
.
He also had three recent Vertigo series that have wrapped up: Faker a six part mini-series with art by Jock; a second graphic novel
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
, God Save the Queen
God Save the Queen (graphic novel)
God save the Queen is a 96-page graphic novella published in 2007 by Vertigo DC Comics. It was written by Mike Carey and painted by John Bolton....
, with John Bolton, featuring Queen Titania
Titania (DC Comics)
Titania is a fictional character, a comic book faerie published by DC Comics. She first appeared in The Sandman #19 , and was created by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess...
, Oberon, Puck, Nuala and Cluracan from the Sandman and Books of Magic
The Books of Magic
The Books of Magic is a four-issue English-language comic book mini-series written by Neil Gaiman, published by DC Comics, and later an ongoing series under the imprint Vertigo. Since its original publication, the mini-series has also been published in a single-volume collection under the Vertigo...
comics; and Crossing Midnight
Crossing Midnight
Crossing Midnight was an American horror/fantasy comic book series set in contemporary Japan. It was written by Mike Carey and illustrated by Jim Fern and Eric Nguyen, with covers by J. H. Williams III. Vertigo, a DC Comics imprint, published the series...
with Jim Fern. September 2006 saw the long-delayed debut of Wetworks
Wetworks
Wetworks is an American comic book series created by comic book artist Whilce Portacio and writer Brandon Choi. It ran for four years before ending in 1998...
: Worldstorm with Whilce Portacio
Whilce Portacio
William "Whilce" Portacio is a Filipino-American comic book writer and artist. Noted for his work on such titles as The Punisher, X-Factor, and the Uncanny X-Men. Portacio was also one of the seven co-founders of Image Comics, though he did not become a partner in the company.-Early life:Portacio...
for Wildstorm
Wildstorm
WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, published American comic books. Originally an independent company established by Jim Lee and further expanded upon in subsequent years by other creators, WildStorm became a publishing imprint of DC Comics in 1999...
Comics. He is also one of the first authors on DC's Minx
Minx (comics)
Minx was an imprint of DC Comics that published graphic novels aimed at teenage girls. It ran from 2007 to 2008.-History:Minx was announced in November 2006, following several years of planning...
imprint for teenaged girls, his second Minx title being co-written with his daughter, Louise. The Unwritten
The Unwritten
The Unwritten is an American comic book ongoing series written by Mike Carey with art by Peter Gross and published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics. The book follows Tom Taylor, who was the inspiration for a series of hugely successful children's fantasy novels in the vein of Harry Potter...
premiered in May 2009, with art by Peter Gross
Peter Gross (comics)
Peter Gross is an American comic book writer and artist known for such works as The Books of Magic, Lucifer and The Unwritten.-Biography:Gross attended St. John's University and did graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin-Superior...
and covers by Yuko Shimizu.
In 2008 Carey worked on a number of different titles, including tie-ins to the "Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion
"Secret Invasion" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled eight issue limited series and several tie-in books published by Marvel Comics from April through December 2008....
" crossover storyline, that included an eight-page story in the one-shot anthology
Comics anthology
Comics anthologies collect works in the medium of comics that are too short for standalone publication.- U.S. :- UK :British comics have a long tradition publishing comics anthologies, often weekly...
Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust?, which features Abigail Brand
Abigail Brand
Special Agent Abigail Brand is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics' universe. Her first appearance was a cameo in Astonishing X-Men #3 , and she was introduced fully in Astonishing X-Men #6 . She was created by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday.-Origin:Abigail Brand is the commanding officer of...
of S.W.O.R.D.
S.W.O.R.D. (comics)
S.W.O.R.D. is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the . Its purpose is to deal with extraterrestrial threats to world security.-Publication history:...
, and a four-issue mini-series, Secret Invasion: X-Men. That same year he began writing Queen's Rook, the first of Virgin Comics' Coalition Comix on MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
, where users could suggest ideas for a comic which would then get made. He also wrote "Dark Deception", a crossover
Fictional crossover
A fictional crossover is the placement of two or more otherwise discrete fictional characters, settings, or universes into the context of a single story. They can arise from legal agreements between the relevant copyright holders, or because of unauthorized efforts by fans, or even amid common...
story arc
Story arc
A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, and in some cases, films. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes. In television, the use of the story...
that appeared across X-Men: Legacy and Wolverine: Origins
Wolverine: Origins
Wolverine: Origins is a comic book series written by Daniel Way, published by Marvel Comics and starring Wolverine. Steve Dillon drew the series from the first issue through issue #25.-Publication history:...
, and tied into X-Men: Original Sin, he retold the Beast
Beast (comics)
Beast , Dr. Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy, is a comic book character, a Marvel Comics superhero and a member of the mutant team of superheroes known as the X-Men...
's origin story
Origin story
In comic book terminology, an origin story is an account or back-story revealing how a character or team gained their superpowers and/or the circumstances under which they became superheroes or supervillains....
in X-Men: Origins, wrote an Iceman
Iceman (comics)
Iceman is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, he first appeared in X-Men vol. 1 #1, ....
story in X-Men: Manifest Destiny
X-Men: Manifest Destiny
"Manifest Destiny" is an American comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics through the X-Men related titles and a number of limited series, including a self titled one...
, a comic book adaptation of Ender's Shadow
Ender's Shadow
Ender's Shadow is a parallel science fiction novel by the American author Orson Scott Card, taking place at the same time as the novel Ender's Game and depicting the same events from the point of view of Bean, a supporting character in the original novel. It was originally to be titled Urchin, but...
, and the Vertigo Comics series The Unwritten
The Unwritten
The Unwritten is an American comic book ongoing series written by Mike Carey with art by Peter Gross and published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics. The book follows Tom Taylor, who was the inspiration for a series of hugely successful children's fantasy novels in the vein of Harry Potter...
.
Carey's first prose novel, The Devil You Know, was released in the UK by Orbit books in April 2006, and as a hardcover in the US in July 2007. Its sequel, Vicious Circle, was published in October 2006, and the following three novels in the series, Dead Men's Boots, Thicker Than Water, and The Naming of the Beasts, followed in September 2007, March 2009 and September 2009, respectively.
Carey's first feature film, the erotic ghost story Frost Flowers, was reported in June 2006 to be in pre-production, with filming to begin that September under the direction of Andrea Vecchiato
Andrea Vecchiato
Andrea Vecchiato is the Italian director of film Luminal, adapted from Isabella Santacroce's cult novel, which won Best Film at the Rome Independent Film Festival in 2004, starring Denis Lavant and scored by Michael Nyman and Gavin Rossdale. He is also an established fashion/portrait photographer...
, but the project collapsed before production began and the script is in limbo. Carey is also working on the TV series The Stranded, the first co-production between Virgin Comics and the Syfy
Syfy
Syfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a...
network.
In 2011 he wrote a crossover between X-Men Legacy and New Mutants
New Mutants
The New Mutants are a group of teenaged mutant superheroes-in-training published by Marvel Comics. They have been the main characters of three successive comic book series, which were spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise....
titled Age of X.. In August 2011, Marvel announced Mike Carey's final X-Men-Legacy arc.
Comics
Comics work includes:- Aquarius: "Promised Lands" (with Ken Meyer Jr, in Toxic!Toxic!Toxic! was a British weekly comic book published by Apocalypse Ltd. A total of 31 issues were published from March 28-October 24, 1991.-History:...
#30-31, 1991) - Ozzy OsbourneOzzy OsbourneJohn Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
(Malibu ComicsMalibu ComicsMalibu Comics was an American comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles. The company's headquarters was in Calabasas, California. Malibu imprints included Aircel Comics and Eternity Comics...
, 1993) - PanteraPanteraPantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...
(Malibu Comics, 1994) - Inferno (with Michael GaydosMichael Gaydos-Biography:At Marvel he has worked with Brian Michael Bendis on Alias and the last storyline of its follow up, The Pulse. He has also illustrated the mini-series Powerless and Daredevil Redemption,...
, CaliberCaliber ComicsCaliber Comics or Caliber Press was an American comic book publisher founded in 1989 by Gary Reed. Featuring primarily creator-owned comics, in the next decade Caliber published over 1300 comics and ranked as one of the America's leading independent publishers...
, 5 issue mini-series, 1995, tpbTrade paperback (comics)In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles...
, Titan BooksTitan BooksTitan Publishing Group is an independently owned publishing company, established in 1981. It is based at offices in London, England's Bankside area. The Books Division has two main areas of publishing: film & TV tie-ins/cinema reference books; and graphic novels and comics reference/art titles. The...
, 144 pages, 2003, ISBN 1-84023-764-3) - Suicide Kings (in Negative BurnNegative BurnNegative Burn is a black-and-white anthology comic book published beginning in 1993 by Caliber Press, and subsequently by Image Comics and Desperado Publishing...
#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 LuciferLucifer (DC Comics)Lucifer is a DC Comics character that starred in an eponymous comic book published under the Vertigo imprint, whose entire run was written by Mike Carey...
) (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, tpbTrade paperback (comics)In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles...
, 96 pages, 2003, ISBN 1-4012-0093-1)
- The Sandman Presents: Lucifer - The Morningstar Option #1-3 (prequel to Lucifer
- LuciferLucifer (DC Comics)Lucifer is a DC Comics character that starred in an eponymous comic book published under the Vertigo imprint, whose entire run was written by Mike Carey...
:- 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 PerkinsMike PerkinsMike Perkins is a British comic book artist known for both his inking work and full art duties on comic books such as Captain America, Ruse and Stephen King's The Stand.-Career:Mike Perkins began drawing at a very early age...
and Dylan Teague, in 2000 AD #1236-1240, 1247–1249, 2001, tpbTrade paperback (comics)In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles...
, 2005, ISBN 1-904265-62-6 ) - "The Wedding Breakfast" (in Flinch #16, DC Vertigo, 2001)
- Tharg's Future ShocksFuture ShocksFuture Shocks is the name given to a long running series of short strips in the weekly comic 2000 AD in 1977. The name originates in a book titled Future Shock, written by Alvin Toffler, published in 1970.-Publishing history:...
(with John Charles):- "Inside Job" (in 2000 AD #1230, 2001)
- "Right Back At Ya" (in 2000 AD #1287, 2002)
- Just 1 PageJust 1 Pagewas an annual charity comic, linked to the UK's Comic Festival then in Bristol, SW England.Single page contributions were donated by a range of comics artists and writers.Notable items were:...
#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 ClarkeAndy Clarke (comics)Andy Clarke is a British comics artist who came to prominence working at 2000 AD and became known to a wider audience at DC Comics.-Biography:...
, in 2000 AD #1289-1299, 2002, tpbTrade paperback (comics)In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles...
, 2005, ISBN 1-904265-36-7) - "In the House of Light" (in 9-11: Volume One, 2002)
- Tharg the MightyTharg the MightyThe Mighty Tharg is a recurrent character in science fiction comic 2000 AD, one of only two characters to appear in nearly every issue of the comic...
: "A Night 2 Remember" (with various artists and writers, in 2000 AD2000 AD (comic)2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction-oriented comic. As a comics anthology it serialises a number of separate stories each issue and was first published by IPC Magazines in 1977, the first issue dated 26 February. IPC then shifted the title to its Fleetway comics subsidiary which was sold...
#1280, 2002)
- HellblazerHellblazerHellblazer is a contemporary horror comic book series, originally published by DC Comics, and subsequently by the Vertigo imprint since March 1993, the month the imprint was introduced, where it remains to this day...
:- Hellblazer: Exposed (in 9-119-11 (comics)9-11 comics emerged following the terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, and cartoonists turned to art to express their grief and support...
: Volume Two, 2002) - Hellblazer #175-215 and 229 (DC Vertigo, 2002–2006) trade paperbacksTrade paperback (comics)In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles...
:- 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 EnginesAll His EnginesAll His Engines was an original graphic novel written by Mike Carey, with art by Leonardo Manco. It was a tangent to Vertigo's popular Hellblazer series, not being published as issues, and not having any issue number...
(with Leonardo MancoLeonardo MancoLeonardo Manco is an Argentine comic book artist and penciller.-Bibliography:Manco is best known for his dark and gritty style on such titles as Hellstorm , Blaze of Glory , Apache Skies , Deathlok Vol.3 and Hellblazer .Other work by Manco has included Archangel #1 , Werewolf By...
, graphic novelGraphic novelA graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
, DC Vertigo, 2005)
- Hellblazer: Exposed (in 9-11
- "Fear is the Key" (in Gotham KnightsBatman: Gotham KnightsBatman: Gotham Knights was a monthly, fictional comic book series published by DC Comics. The original intent of this book was to feature the exploits of Batman and his extended family - Alfred Pennyworth, Batgirl, Nightwing, Robin, Oracle, Catwoman, etc...
#37, 2003) - "El Genio Eterno de Leonardo - The Timeless Genius of Leonardo" (in Companero Leonardo, 2004)
- My Faith In Frankie (with Sonny LiewSonny LiewSonny Liew is a Malaysian-born comic artist/illustrator based in Singapore. He is best known for his work on Vertigo Comics' My Faith in Frankie together with Mike Carey and Marc Hempel, and Marvel Comics' "Sense and Sensibility" adaptation....
and Marc HempelMarc HempelMarc Hempel is an American cartoonist/comics artist best known for his work on The Sandman with Neil Gaiman.-Biography:...
, DC/Vertigo, 4 issue mini-series, tpb, 97 pages, 2004, ISBN 1-4012-0390-6) - "The Barker: When You're Strange" (in Detective ComicsDetective ComicsDetective Comics is an American comic book series published monthly by DC Comics since 1937, best known for introducing the iconic superhero Batman in Detective Comics #27 . It is, along with Action Comics, the book that launched with the debut of Superman, one of the medium's signature series, and...
#801-804, 2005) - Red SonjaRed SonjaRed Sonja, the She-Devil with a Sword, is a fictional character, a high fantasy sword and sorcery heroine created by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith, and loosely based on Red Sonya of Rogatino in Robert E. Howard's 1934 short story "The Shadow of the Vulture"...
: She-Devil With a Sword #0-6 (with co-writer Michael Avon OemingMichael Avon OemingMichael Avon Oeming is an American comic book creator, both as an artist and writer. He is known for using a stark art style to tell stories with sophisticated and mature subject matter.-Career:...
and art by Mel RubiMel Rubi-Pencils:Interior pencilling work includes:* Aliens vs. Predator Annual * Aliens vs. Predator vs. The Terminator #1 – #4 * Aliens vs...
, Caesar Roderiquez and Richard Isanove, Dynamite EntertainmentDynamite EntertainmentDynamite Entertainment is an American comic book company that primarily publishes licensed franchises of adaptations of other media. These include adaptations of film properties such as Army of Darkness, Terminator and RoboCop, literary properties such as Zorro, Dracula, Sherlock Holmes, Alice in...
, 2005, tpb, 2006, ISBN 1-933305-11-8) - SpellbindersSpellbindersSpellbinders is a comic book published by Marvel Comics, as part of that company's Marvel Next imprint. It was a six-issue limited series written by Mike Carey with art by Mike Perkins...
: Signs and Wonders (with Mike PerkinsMike PerkinsMike Perkins is a British comic book artist known for both his inking work and full art duties on comic books such as Captain America, Ruse and Stephen King's The Stand.-Career:Mike Perkins began drawing at a very early age...
, Marvel Comics, 6 issue mini-series, tpb, 144 pages, 2005, ISBN 0-7851-1756-3) - VampirellaVampirellaVampirella is a fictional character, a comic book vampire heroine created by Forrest J Ackerman and costume designer Trina Robbins in Warren Publishing's black-and-white horror comics magazine Vampirella #1 . Writer-editor Archie Goodwin later developed the character from horror-story hostess, in...
: Revelations #0-3 (Harris Comics, collected, 2005) - Ultimate ElektraUltimate ElektraUltimate Elektra is a five-issue comic book limited series, which serves as a follow-up to Ultimate Daredevil and Elektra. Both were published by Marvel Comics under the Ultimate Marvel imprint...
: 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 PageJust 1 Pagewas an annual charity comic, linked to the UK's Comic Festival then in Bristol, SW England.Single page contributions were donated by a range of comics artists and writers.Notable items were:...
charity comic, 2004–2005) - Neil Gaiman’s NeverwhereNeverwhereNeverwhere is an urban fantasy television series by Neil Gaiman that first aired in 1996 on BBC Two. The series is set in "London Below", a magical realm coexisting with the more familiar London, referred to as "London Above". It was devised by Neil Gaiman and Lenny Henry, and directed by Dewi...
#1-9 (with Glenn FabryGlenn FabryGlenn Fabry is an Eisner Award-winning British comics artist known for his detailed, realistic work in both ink and painted colour.-Biography:...
, DC/Vertigo, 2005–2006, tpb, October 2006 ISBN 1-4012-1007-4) - Ultimate Fantastic FourUltimate Fantastic FourUltimate Fantastic Four is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Fantastic Four comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint...
#19-20, 33-57 (Marvel Comics, 2005–2008) - What if? (Marvel, 2006, tpb, 152 pages, 2006 ISBN 0-7851-1902-7)
- X-MenX-MenThe X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
#188-207 (Marvel Comics, 2006–2008) - X-Men: Legacy #208-260 (Marvel Comics, 2008-2011)
- WetworksWetworksWetworks is an American comic book series created by comic book artist Whilce Portacio and writer Brandon Choi. It ran for four years before ending in 1998...
: Worldstorm #1-15 (with Whilce PortacioWhilce PortacioWilliam "Whilce" Portacio is a Filipino-American comic book writer and artist. Noted for his work on such titles as The Punisher, X-Factor, and the Uncanny X-Men. Portacio was also one of the seven co-founders of Image Comics, though he did not become a partner in the company.-Early life:Portacio...
, WildstormWildstormWildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, published American comic books. Originally an independent company established by Jim Lee and further expanded upon in subsequent years by other creators, WildStorm became a publishing imprint of DC Comics in 1999...
, 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)
- Volume 2 (collects #6-9 and 13-15, 160 pages, Wildstorm, January 2008, ISBN 978-1-4012-1639-9)
- Crossing MidnightCrossing MidnightCrossing Midnight was an American horror/fantasy comic book series set in contemporary Japan. It was written by Mike Carey and illustrated by Jim Fern and Eric Nguyen, with covers by J. H. Williams III. Vertigo, a DC Comics imprint, published the series...
(with Jim Fern, Vertigo, 2006, #1-19) - Ultimate Vision (Marvel Comics, 2006, 5-issue mini-series, ongoing)
- Legion of Monsters: Werewolf by NightWerewolf by NightWerewolf by Night is a fictional character, an antiheroic werewolf in the Marvel Comics universe. The Werewolf by Night first appeared in Marvel Spotlight vol...
(with co-author Skottie YoungSkottie YoungSkottie Young is an American comic book artist and illustrator from Chicago, Ill. who works exclusively for Marvel Comics.-Biography:Skottie Young is the artist on several Marvel titles including New Warriors, Human Torch, Spider-Man Legend of the Spider Clan and New X-Men...
and art by Greg LandGreg LandGreg Land is an American comic book artist, best known for his work on characters such as X-Men, Birds of Prey, and Fantastic Four.-Career:Greg Land first got a job with an independent publisher as the artist for StormQuest after advertising himself at a Mid-Ohio Con comic convention...
, Marvel, one-shot, February 2007) - God Save the QueenGod Save the Queen (graphic novel)God save the Queen is a 96-page graphic novella published in 2007 by Vertigo DC Comics. It was written by Mike Carey and painted by John Bolton....
(with John Bolton, graphic novelGraphic novelA graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
, 96 pages, Vertigo, June 2007, ISBN 1-4012-0303-5 ) - FakerFaker (comics)Faker is a six-issue comic book limited series that started in July 2007 by Vertigo, written by Mike Carey, art by Jock.-Plot:Minnesota college students Jessica, Yvonne, Marky and Sack are at a party when an ex-girlfriend of Marky's slips a bottle of "Angel's Kiss" into their drinks. Angel's Kiss...
(with Jock, 6-issue mini-series, Vertigo, July 2007 - January 2008, tpb, April 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1663-3) - Voodoo Child (created by NicolasNicolas CageNicolas Cage is an American actor, producer and director, having appeared in over 60 films including Raising Arizona , The Rock , Face/Off , Gone in 60 Seconds , Adaptation , National Treasure , Ghost Rider , Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans , and...
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, MinxMinx (comics)Minx was an imprint of DC Comics that published graphic novels aimed at teenage girls. It ran from 2007 to 2008.-History:Minx was announced in November 2006, following several years of planning...
, September 2007, ISBN 1-4012-1148-8)
- Secret InvasionSecret Invasion"Secret Invasion" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled eight issue limited series and several tie-in books published by Marvel Comics from April through December 2008....
:- "Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust?" (8-page short in the one-shot, Marvel Comics, 2008)
- Secret Invasion: X-Men (with Cary NordCary NordCary Nord is an artist noted for his work in comic books. He started his career with a letter and some original artwork sent into the editors of Marvel Comics's Marvel Comics Presents. They were so impressed, he was awarded with a professional job penciling a Shang Chi serial. He eventually became...
, Marvel Comics, 4-issue mini-series, 2008)
- Ender's Shadow: Battle School (with Sebastian Fiumara, 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, 2008–2009)
- The UnwrittenThe UnwrittenThe Unwritten is an American comic book ongoing series written by Mike Carey with art by Peter Gross and published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics. The book follows Tom Taylor, who was the inspiration for a series of hugely successful children's fantasy novels in the vein of Harry Potter...
#1- (with Peter GrossPeter Gross (comics)Peter Gross is an American comic book writer and artist known for such works as The Books of Magic, Lucifer and The Unwritten.-Biography:Gross attended St. John's University and did graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin-Superior...
, Vertigo, July 2009-ongoing)
Novels
- Felix Castor:
- The Devil You Know (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)
- Unnamed Sixth Felix Castor Novel (Late 2011)
Short fiction
- now! and then! (an incomplete piece published in Murky DepthsMurky DepthsMurky Depths bylined as "The Quarterly Anthology of Graphically Dark Speculative Fiction" is a British horror and science fiction magazine which began publishing in 2007. The magazine editor-in-chief is Terry Martin and the editor is Anne Stringer. The magazine is published four times a year. It...
Issue 10 Winter 2009)
External links
- Mike Carey at Orbit Books
- Mike Carey chronological bibliography at Enjolra's World
- 24 Minute WebComic #1 and #2
Interviews
- "In Depth With Mike Carey: Marvel, Vertigo & More", Comic Book ResourcesComic Book ResourcesComic Book Resources, also known as CBR is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book-related news and discussion.-History:Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1996 as a development of the Kingdom Come Message Board, a message forum that Weiland had created to discuss DC...
, 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 and 25 October 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
- http://www.comicbookbin.com/interview_with_Mike_Carey001.html