Agreed, I have no speculation as to what it might be, but whatever it is I'm sure I'll be getting hold of it :)

Paul_Rocks | July 20, 18:56 CET

Hm, you have to wonder what he's referring to. Joss is an avid Warren Ellis fan and I know Ellis at least once referred to Joss as 'one of the best writers I know'. If anything is coming up, Ellis has been very quiet about it in his Bad Signal mailing list. Grr, Herc knows all the good stuff...

EdDantes | July 20, 19:07 CET

The coolest thing those two could be concocting would, in my opinion, be a Transmetropolitan movie. Now if they could only get Johnny Depp involved...

bkhl | July 20, 19:52 CET

Oh, I totally heart Warren Ellis. The thought of a collaboration is sooo exciting!

marmoset | July 20, 20:37 CET

Herc's quote:
He’s more than a bit of a god to “Buffy” creator Joss Whedon, and you’ll learn more of this in about two weeks, O my brothers.

This could be little more than an upcoming interview with Whedon that Herc is transcribing in which Joss mentions Ellis. The quote is pretty non-specific.

MattM | July 20, 20:57 CET

TRANSMET movie would be great-- but it doesn't seem like it's Joss' style. I am still hung up on Global Frequency.

Or a Warren Ellis' co-penned Fantastic Four movie.

Or Warren does an X-book.

Or Joss makes a movie out of Planetary.

Joey Q said Warren is doing a team book for Marvel.

Could be anything. These are my two favorite writers. I can't wait to hear what comes out.

I love how W.E. comes off like such a prick, but deep down he's an optimist and a sweetheart. He's Joss Whedon with a hangover.

[ edited by Chirp on 2005-07-20 19:13 ]

Chirp | July 20, 21:13 CET

Heh heh.

marmoset | July 20, 21:19 CET

Ellis on an X-Men book would be fantastic. Have they announced who will succeed Joss on Astonishing X-Men yet? Or if Joss is slated to go past issue 12?

The quote from Herc says "O my brothers". When I think of that phrase, the first thing that comes to mind is A Clockwork Orange. I wonder if they might be doing something related to that.

WordsSayNothing | July 20, 21:34 CET

Joss is set to do another 12 of AXM after a bit of break, but I don't know if someone is due to replace him during that break or if the book will just go on hiatus.

Paul_Rocks | July 20, 21:55 CET

God is not that kind.

(Though Planetary would probably make a better mini-series.)

bookrats | July 20, 22:30 CET

Edit, cause I forgot to add this:

The new issue of Astonishing X-Men, AXM #11, is out today, it brings us the one before the last part of Joss' second arc, "Dangerous".




Personally I'm not a huge fan of Ellis work at marvel, I feel that he showed his talents better in his ventures in WIldstorm and Vertigo. I hated his take on some X-books a few years ago. Can someone confirm for me, if Ellis still has his exclusive contract with DC, or has he already been releieved from that? Cause if he's still binded by that contract, can't be anything related with Marvel Comics. So if it's a comicbooks project, it might be for another publisher, or we might be seeing them pairing up in some on screen project.

Well Joss has already announced that, he'll return with John Cassaday, for another 12 issues of Astonishing X-Men (+1).

What does the (+1) means. We're not quite sure yet, what it'll be.

A few days ago, there's was Cup of Joe (referring to Marvel's EIC Joe Quesada) panel from SDCC (San DIego ComiCon), where it was stated that Joss will be around until AXM#25.

Several weeks ago, when Joss extended sting on AXM was confirmed, the news was only a little bit different, it stated that Joss will be around until AXM#24, and will end his run with a bang, in an Astoshing X-Men Annual special. I guess one of those articles with this info, was linked here back then, and may be available through a quick search in WHedonesque's archive.

So we don't know if we'll have a double sized special AXM#25, or an annual special, both, or something else.



No one's taking over the title during the break. It'll be literally a break, more like a hiatus like you've said. I expect them to be back sometime after this whole "House of M" mess, that's been going around the Marvel Universe right now.

[ edited by Numfar PTB on 2005-07-20 23:28 ]

Numfar PTB | July 21, 01:26 CET

Personally I'm not a huge fan of Ellis work at marvel, I feel that he showed his talents better in his ventures in WIldstorm and Vertigo. I hated his take on some X-books a few years ago. Can someone confirm for me, if Ellis still has his exclusive contract with DC, or has he already been releieved from that? Cause if he's still binded by that contract, can't be anything related with Marvel Comics.

His DC exclusive expired some time ago. He's been working for Marvel quite a bit recently, having just finished Ultimate Fantastic Four and currently writing Iron Man and Ultimate Secret. He's also got a big secret Marvel project that Quesada's really high on, that won't be announced until Wizard World Chicago...hmm, wonder if that's related?

MattM | July 21, 01:54 CET

My gut feeling says yes. I'm going to keep my eyes peeled on what Mark Millar referred to on his forum :

Simon | July 21, 14:07 CET

The two of them working together would be like, whoa. I think Alan Moore's a genius (a slightly frightening one, to boot) but I think Ellis is my comics god. The thought of him ever expressing the opinion that Joss is "one of the best writers I know" makes my inner fangirl squee.

dottikin | July 21, 16:12 CET

Serenity-the ongoing series

Written by- Warren Ellis
Illustrated by- Will Conrad and John Cassidy
Covers by- Travist Charest

A man can dream :)

nakedandarticulate | July 22, 01:00 CET