Gawker: valleywag, warren ellis

Steampunk and sex in postapocalyptic London

Paul Boutin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:20:00 EDT

Now's a good time to go back and dive into FreakAngels, a free online tale by graphic-novel superstar Warren Ellis, illustrated by relative newcomer Paul Duffield. When we first blogged about it in February, there wasn't much to read. But the story is now up to nearly 120 pages. The science-fiction premise has been explained: Something happened to change the nature of time. The 20th-century theory that time is an artificial construct in our minds no longer holds. There's a 3-minute delay in the fabric of the universe between London and the Suffolk Coast. London is partly underwater. But most important, there's a tribe of 23-year-old hotties with steampunk helicopters and psychic powers. Their romantic and sexual hookups = Random Play + It's Complicated. FreakAngels is guaranteed to hold you over until Melissa's next post.

Transmetropolitan author's new sex-infused post-apocalytic comic

Paul Boutin — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:00:37 EST

"Twenty-three years ago, twelve strange children were born in England at exactly the same moment. Six years ago, the world ended. This is the story of what happened next." FreakAngels is a new graphic novel published online in weekly installments by Warren Ellis. The zany, dog-hating author is best known for Transmetropolitan, from which Valleywag cribbed the "I Hate it Here" tag and the Spider Jerusalem Award. FreakAngels opened last week with a blackout-drinking young lady and her steampunk helicopter. This week: Shotguns and jerricans. Next week, I predict, something bad happens to puppies. (Image (c) Warren Ellis 2008)

Geek god and graphic novelist Warren Ellis...

Mary Jane Irwin — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:40:06 EDT

Geek god and graphic novelist Warren Ellis is appearing in Second Life to promote his latest work, Crooked Little Vein. You'd think he'd take a clue from Transmetropolitan's Spider Jerusalem and stay as far away as possible from portents of a dystopian future. But no. [Wired]