UPDATE - 6/20/20
It 's recently been reported how Warren Ellis has for some time been [using his status to predate on vulnerable women] (http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news/warren-ellis-allegations/). This is an upsetting revelation and my heart breaks for his victims. As such, I'm removing most of the external links in this particular post and explicitly remove any encouragement to engage with his works. Dealing with the public works of artists separate from aspects of their personal lives is a complicated endeavor, but this is how I feel most comfortable dealing with this particular artist at this current moment.

"I don't give up. But I don't give up myself, either. So I won't be number one. But I'll still be me. You have to be okay with that trade. And you have to be okay with looking in the mirror and still seeing a recognisable version of yourself. And if you smile, then the smile has to be real, whether it's rueful or not -- not brave, desperate or terrified.

Still winging it. Still fine with the ride." - Warren Ellis

News letter: Orbital Operations

Curated playlists: Spektrmodule

The tone, velocity, and emotion of Ellis' writing often reminds me of Harlan Ellison and Hunter Thompson: kinetic, aggressive, imperative. Thankfully he doesn't have their misogyny.

Ellis seems to do a lot more research than the latter two, and is able to incorporate more real world bits into his work, whether that's the alt-culture in Crooked Little Vein, the history in Gun Machine or the speculative science which shows up in much of his work, Global Frequency being a great example.

The research creates a more grounded feel than Ellison's rawly speculative fiction, and a wider range than Thompson's largely psychoactive/political subject matter, making for a more enjoyable oeuvre.