British writer (born 1959)
Mike Carey (born 1959), also known by his pen name M. R. Carey , is a British writer of comic books, novels and films, whose credits include the long-running
The Sandman spin-off series
Lucifer , a three-year stint on
Hellblazer , as well as his creator-owned titles
Crossing Midnight and
The Unwritten for
DC Comics '
Vertigo imprint, a lengthy run on
Marvel 's
X-Men , the 2014 novel
The Girl with All the Gifts and its 2016
film adaptation .
Early life and career
Carey was born in
Liverpool , England, in 1959. He describes 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.
[2] He studied English at
St Peter's College, Oxford
[3] and, upon graduation, became a teacher. He taught 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
Ozzy Osbourne comic and a fantasy tale starring the band
Pantera , Carey became a contributor to the British comics anthology
2000 AD , where he co-created the original series
Thirteen and
Carver Hale , and wrote two series for
The Sandman Presents line published by
DC Comics '
Vertigo imprint,
Lucifer and
Petrefax . Lucifer was subsequently extended into an ongoing series, which Carey wrote for its entire 75-issue run.
[4] Further work for Vertigo includes a 40-issue run on the imprint's flagship title
Hellblazer
[5] as well as the spin-off
graphic novel
All His Engines ,
[6] several creator-owned endeavors, such as the six-part mini-series
Faker with art by
Jock
[7]
[8] and the ongoing series
Crossing Midnight with artist
Jim Fern ,
[9]
[10] and two more
The Sandman spin-offs in the form of graphic novels,
The Sandman Presents: The Furies and
God Save the Queen , both created with artist
John Bolton . In 2009, Carey launched his longest creator-owned series to date,
The Unwritten , co-created with the Lucifer collaborator
Peter Gross and featuring covers by
Yuko Shimizu .
[11]
[12]
Carey at the
DC Comics booth at the
New York Comic Con , 10 October 2010
Other work for DC Comics includes the long-delayed reboot of
Wildstorm 's
Wetworks
[13]
[14] and two graphic novels for the
Minx imprint aimed at the teenage female audience, one of which was co-written by Carey with his daughter Louise.
[15] In 2003, Carey was announced as the new writer of the
Firestorm ongoing series,
[16] however, he left the project few months after the announcement as the editors wanted to take it in a different direction.
[17] The series was launched in 2004 with
Dan Jolley as the writer.
In 2006, Carey took over the writing duties of
Marvel 's
X-Men series, which was soon rebranded into
X-Men: Legacy .
[18] He saw the title through a number of inter-title crossovers between the various
X-Men books such as "
Endangered Species ", "
Messiah Complex ", "Original Sin" (a crossover between X-Men: Legacy and
Wolverine: Origins that was tentatively titled "Dark Deception")
[19]
[20] and "
Age of X ".
[21] Carey wrote X-Men: Legacy for six years
[22] and contributed a number of X-Men stories to other publications, such as two tie-ins to the "
Secret Invasion " crossover storyline, the four-issue mini-series Secret Invasion: X-Men and an eight-page story in the
one-shot
anthology Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust? featuring
Abigail Brand of
S.W.O.R.D. ,
[23]
[24] a retelling of
Beast 's
origin story as part of the X-Men: Origins line
[25] and an
Iceman serial in the
X-Men: Manifest Destiny anthology series.
[20]
[26] Other work for Marvel includes the comic book adaptation of
Orson Scott Card 's
Ender's Shadow .
[27]
Carey's first 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. What would have been Carey's first feature film, the erotic ghost story Frost Flowers , was reported to be in pre-production in June 2006, with filming to begin that September under the direction of Andrea Vecchiato.
[14] Carey was also reported to work on the TV adaptation of his comic book series
The Stranded , a co-production between
Virgin Comics and the
Syfy network.
[28] Also for Virgin, Carey took part in the short-lived Coalition Comix project created in association with
MySpace , where users could suggest ideas for a comic which then would be used during its production.
[29]
[30]
In 2014, Carey published another novel,
The Girl with All the Gifts . That same year,
the screenplay of the same name , written by Carey concurrently with the novel, appeared on the
Brit List .
[31] Filming began in May 2015, with
Colm McCarthy directing and
Gemma Arterton ,
Paddy Considine ,
Glenn Close and
Sennia Nanua starring.
[32] The story, depicting a dystopian future where most of humanity is wiped out by a fungal infection, focuses on the struggle of a scientist, a teacher and two soldiers who embark on a journey of survival with a special young girl named Melanie.
[33]
Bibliography
Comics
Early work
Toxic! #30–31: "Aquarius" (with
Ken Meyer, Jr. ,
anthology ,
Apocalypse Ltd , 1991)
Rock-It Comix :
Caliber :
Inferno #1–5 (with
Michael Gaydos , 1995–1996) collected as Inferno (tpb, 144 pages,
Titan , 2003,
ISBN
1-84023-764-3 )
Negative Burn #49: "Suicide Kings" (with
P. J. Holden , anthology, 1997)
Dr. Faustus (with
Mike Perkins , one-shot,
Tome Press , 1997)
2000 AD (anthology,
Fleetway /
Rebellion ):
Pulp Sci-Fi :
Tharg's Future Shocks (with
John Charles , in #1230 and 1287, 2001–2002)
Carver Hale (with Mike Perkins, in #1236–1240 and 1247–1249, 2001) collected as Carver Hale: Twisting the Knife (hc, 44 pages, 2005,
ISBN
1-904265-62-6 )
Tharg the Mighty : "A Night 2 Remember" (with
Anthony Williams , one page in 2000 AD' s 25th anniversary strip featuring a
D. R. & Quinch cameo, in #1280, 2002)
Thirteen (with
Andy Clarke , in #1289–1299, 2002) collected as Thirteen (tpb, 96 pages,
DC Comics , 2005,
ISBN
1-904265-36-7 )
Just 1 Page (series of charity benefit anthology one-shots self-published by
Adrian Brown for
Comic Festival ):
Just 1 Page: Heroes : "
Little Nemo " (with Adrian Brown, one-page strip, 2001)
Just 1 Page: Brits : "
Wham! and Smash! " (text article detailing the history of the eponymous comics magazines, 2003)
9-11 Volume 1 : "In the House of Light" (with
Mike Collins , anthology
graphic novel , 196 pages,
Dark Horse , 2002,
ISBN
1-563898-81-0 )
DC Comics
The Sandman Presents (
Vertigo ):
Lucifer (with
Chris Weston (#1–3),
Warren Pleece (#4),
Peter Gross ,
Dean Ormston ,
David Hahn (#41),
Ted Naifeh (#45),
P. Craig Russell (#50),
Marc Hempel (#55),
Ronald Wimberly (#58),
Colleen Doran (#62),
Michael Kaluta (#66) and
Zander Cannon (#70), Vertigo, 2000–2006) collected as:
Book One (collects #1–13 and The Sandman Presents: Lucifer #1–3, tpb, 392 pages, 2013,
ISBN
1-4012-4026-7 )
Book Two (collects #14–28, tpb, 416 pages, 2013,
ISBN
1-40124-260-X )
Book Three (collects #29–45, tpb, 400 pages, 2014,
ISBN
1-4012-4604-4 )
Includes the Lucifer: Nirvana one-shot (written by Carey, art by
Jon J Muth , 2002)
Book Four (collects #46–61, tpb, 392 pages, 2014,
ISBN
1-4012-4605-2 )
Book Five (collects #62–75, tpb, 352 pages, 2014,
ISBN
1-401-24945-0 )
Omnibus Volume 1 (collects #1–35, The Sandman Presents: Lucifer #1–3 and Lucifer: Nirvana , hc, 1,000 pages, 2019,
ISBN
1-4012-9476-6 )
Omnibus Volume 2 (collects #36–75, hc, 1,040 pages, 2020,
ISBN
1-7795-0564-7 )
Flinch #16: "The Wedding Breakfast" (with
Craig Hamilton , anthology, Vertigo, 2001) collected in Flinch Book Two (tpb, 192 pages, 2016,
ISBN
1-4012-6139-6 )
Hellblazer :
9-11 Volume 2 : "Exposed" (with
Marcelo Frusin , anthology graphic novel, 224 pages, 2002,
ISBN
1-56389-878-0 ) collected in John Constantine, Hellblazer Volume 25 (tpb, 352 pages, 2021,
ISBN
1-779-51029-2 )
Hellblazer (with
Steve Dillon (#175–176, 200), Marcelo Frusin,
Jock (#181),
Lee Bermejo (#182–183),
Doug Alexander (#187–188),
Leonardo Manco ,
Chris Brunner (#196),
Giuseppe Camuncoli (#206),
Frazer Irving (#213) and
John Paul Leon (#227), Vertigo, 2002–2007) collected as:
John Constantine, Hellblazer Volume 16 (collects #175–188, tpb, 328 pages, 2017,
ISBN
1-4012-6909-5 )
John Constantine, Hellblazer Volume 17 (collects #189–201, tpb, 328 pages, 2017,
ISBN
1-4012-7366-1 )
John Constantine, Hellblazer Volume 18 (collects #202–215, tpb, 328 pages, 2018,
ISBN
1-4012-7538-9 )
John Constantine, Hellblazer Volume 19 (includes #229, tpb, 328 pages, 2018,
ISBN
1-401-28080-3 )
Hellblazer: All His Engines (with Leonardo Manco, graphic novel, hc, 128 pages, Vertigo, 2005,
ISBN
1-4012-0316-7 ; sc, 2006,
ISBN
1-4012-0317-5 ) collected in John Constantine, Hellblazer Volume 20 (tpb, 328 pages, 2019,
ISBN
1-4012-8569-4 )
Batman :
My Faith in Frankie #1–4 (with
Sonny Liew , Vertigo, 2004) collected as My Faith in Frankie (tpb, 112 pages, 2004,
ISBN
1-4012-0390-6 )
Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere #1–9 (with
Glenn Fabry , Vertigo, 2005–2006) collected as Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere (tpb, 224 pages, 2007,
ISBN
1-4012-1007-4 )
Wetworks vol. 2 (with
Whilce Portacio , Peter Gross (#7–8) and
Dave Taylor (#9),
Wildstorm , 2006–2008) collected as:
Crossing Midnight (with
Jim Fern ,
Inaki Miranda (#7),
Eric Nguyen (#10–12) and
Gabriel Hernández Walta +
Mateo Guerrero (#16), Vertigo, 2007–2008) collected as:
Cut Here (collects #1–5, tpb, 128 pages, 2007,
ISBN
1-4012-1341-3 )
A Map of Midnight (collects #6–12, tpb, 168 pages, 2008,
ISBN
1-4012-1645-5 )
The Sword in the Soul (collects #13–19, tpb, 168 pages, 2008,
ISBN
1-4012-1966-7 )
God Save the Queen (with John Bolton, graphic novel, hc, 96 pages, Vertigo, 2007,
ISBN
1-4012-0303-5 ; sc, 2008,
ISBN
1-4012-0304-3 )
Re-Gifters (with Sonny Liew, graphic novel, 176 pages,
Minx , 2007,
ISBN
1-4012-0371-X )
Confessions of a Blabbermouth (co-written by Carey and his daughter Louise, art by
Aaron Alexovich , graphic novel, 176 pages, Minx, 2007,
ISBN
1-4012-1148-8 )
Faker #1–6 (with
Jock , Vertigo, 2007–2008) collected as Faker (tpb, 160 pages, 2008,
ISBN
1-4012-1663-3 )
The Unwritten (Vertigo):
The Unwritten (with Peter Gross,
Jimmy Broxton (#10–11),
Kurt Huggins (#12),
Ryan Kelly (#17),
Vince Locke (#19–23, 27–30, 33.5),
Al Davison (#24),
M. K. Perker (#31–35), Michael Kaluta +
Rick Geary +
Bryan Talbot (#31.1), Dean Ormston (#32.5, 45–46, 52–54),
Gary Erskine (#34.5), Gabriel Hernández Walta (#35.5),
Rufus Dayglo (#36) and
Mark Buckingham (#50–54), 2009–2013) collected as:
Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity (collects #1–5, tpb, 144 pages, 2010,
ISBN
1-4012-2565-9 )
Inside Man (collects #6–12, tpb, 168 pages, 2010,
ISBN
1-4012-2873-9 )
Dead Man's Knock (collects #13–18, tpb, 160 pages, 2011,
ISBN
1-4012-3046-6 )
Leviathan (collects #19–24, tpb, 144 pages, 2011,
ISBN
1-4012-3292-2 )
On to Genesis (collects #25–30, tpb, 144 pages, 2012,
ISBN
1-4012-3359-7 )
Tommy Taylor and the War of Words (collects #31–35 and 31.5–35.5, tpb, 240 pages, 2012,
ISBN
1-4012-3560-3 )
The Wound (collects #36–41, tpb, 144 pages, 2013,
ISBN
1-4012-3806-8 )
Orpheus in the Underworlds (collects #42–49, tpb, 176 pages, 2014,
ISBN
1-4012-4301-0 )
The Unwritten Fables (collects #50–54, tpb, 144 pages, 2014,
ISBN
1-4012-4694-X )
The Unwritten: Tommy Taylor and the Ship That Sank Twice (with Peter Gross, graphic novel, hc, 160 pages, 2013,
ISBN
1-401-22976-X ; sc, 2014,
ISBN
1-4012-2977-8 )
The Unwritten: Apocalypse (with Peter Gross, Al Davison (#5) and Vince Locke (#9), 2014–2015) collected as:
House of Mystery Halloween Annual #2: "
Infernal Bargains: Just Say No! " (with Peter Gross, co-feature, Vertigo, 2010) collected in House of Mystery: Conception (tpb, 160 pages, 2012,
ISBN
1-4012-3264-7 )
Vertigo Quarterly :
SFX #2: "Schrödinger's Catflap" (with
Tana Ford , anthology, 2015) collected in SFX (tpb, 296 pages, 2016,
ISBN
1-4012-6147-7 )
Dollhouse Family #1–6 (with Peter Gross and Vince Locke,
Hill House , 2020) collected as Dollhouse Family (hc, 160 pages, 2020,
ISBN
1-7795-0464-0 ; tpb, 2021,
ISBN
1-7795-1319-4 )
Marvel Comics
Ultimate Marvel :
Ultimate Elektra #1–5 (with
Salvador Larroca , 2004–2005) collected as Ultimate Elektra: Devil's Due (tpb, 120 pages, 2005,
ISBN
0-7851-1504-8 )
Ultimate Fantastic Four (with
Jae Lee (#19–20),
Stuart Immonen + Frazer Irving (Annual #2),
Pasqual Ferry ,
Mark Brooks ,
Tyler Kirkham and
Eric Basaldua (#56), 2005–2008) collected as:
Volume 2 (includes #19–20, hc, 240 pages, 2006,
ISBN
0-7851-2058-0 )
Volume 4 (collects #33–41 and Annual #2, hc, 320 pages, 2007,
ISBN
0-7851-2872-7 )
Volume 5 (collects #42–53, hc, 288 pages, 2008,
ISBN
0-7851-3082-9 )
Volume 6 (includes #54–57, hc, 256 pages, 2009,
ISBN
0-7851-3781-5 )
Ultimate Vision #1–5 (with
Brandon Peterson , 2007–2008) collected as Ultimate Vision (tpb, 160 pages, 2008,
ISBN
0-7851-2173-0 )
Spellbinders #1–6 (with Mike Perkins, 2005) collected as Spellbinders: Signs and Wonders (tpb, 144 pages, 2012,
ISBN
0-78516-488-X )
Fantastic Four :
Fantastic Four: The Movie (with
Dan Jurgens , one-shot, 2005) collected in Fantastic Four: The Movie (tpb, 120 pages, 2005,
ISBN
0-785-11809-8 )
Marvel Holiday Special (anthology):
Marvel Holiday Special 2005 : "Christmas Day in Manhattan" (with Mike Perkins, 2006) collected in Marvel Holiday Digest (tpb, 144 pages, 2006,
ISBN
0-7851-2300-8 )
Marvel Holiday Special 2006 : "A is for Annihilus" (with Mike Perkins, 2007)
Marvel Holiday Special 2007 : "The Meaning of Christmas" (with
Nelson DeCastro , 2008)
What If...? (featuring the Fantastic Four) : "What If the Fantastic Four were Cosmonauts?" (with
Marshall Rogers , one-shot, 2006) collected in What If: Mirror Mirror (tpb, 152 pages, 2006,
ISBN
0-7851-1902-7 )
Fantastic Four: Negative Zone : "Ethical Dilemmas in Modern Science" (with
Stefano Caselli , co-feature in one-shot, 2019) collected in Fantastic Four: Thing vs. Immortal Hulk (tpb, 120 pages, 2020,
ISBN
1-3029-1725-0 )
X-Men :
X-Men vol. 2 (rebranded as
X-Men: Legacy starting with issue #208; art by
Chris Bachalo (#188–190, 192–193, 197–200, 205–207),
Clayton Henry (#191),
Humberto Ramos (#194–196, 200–203),
Mark Brooks (Annual #1),
Scot Eaton (co-features in #200 and 204 + issues #208–215, 217–218, 220–224), Mike Perkins (co-feature in #203),
Mike Choi (#204),
John Romita, Jr. (#208),
Billy Tan (#209),
Greg Land (#210, 235–237),
Brandon Peterson (#211),
Mike Deodato, Jr. (#212),
Ken Lashley (#214),
Marco Checchetto (#215),
Philippe Briones (#216, 219, 225),
Dustin Weaver (#226–227),
Daniel Acuña (#228–230, X-Men: Legacy Annual #1),
Mirco Pierfederici (#230, X-Men: Legacy Annual #1),
Clay Mann (#231–233, 238–241, 245–247),
Yanick Paquette (#234),
Tom Raney (#241),
Paul Davidson (#242–243),
Harvey Tolibao (#244),
Jorge Molina (#248),
Rafa Sandoval (#249),
Khoi Pham (#250–253, 257, 259–260) and
Steve Kurth (#250, 254–256, 258), 2006–2012) collected as:
X-Men: Supernovas (collects #188–199 and X-Men vol. 2 Annual #1, hc, 336 pages, 2007,
ISBN
0-7851-2514-0 ; tpb, 2008,
ISBN
0-7851-2319-9 )
X-Men: Blinded by the Light (collects #200–204, tpb, 144 pages, 2008,
ISBN
0-7851-2544-2 )
X-Men: Endangered Species (includes the co-features from #200 and 203–204, hc, 192 pages, 2008,
ISBN
0-7851-3012-8 ; tpb, 2008,
ISBN
0-7851-2820-4 )
Also collects the X-Men: Endangered Species one-shot (written by Carey, art by Scot Eaton, 2007)
Also collects the "Endangered Species" chapters originally published as co-features in
Uncanny X-Men #488–489 (written by Carey, art by
Mark Bagley (#488) and Mike Perkins (#489), 2007)
Also collects the "Endangered Species" chapters originally published as co-features in
X-Factor vol. 3 #21–22 (written by Carey, art by Mark Bagley (#21) and Mike Perkins (#22), 2007)
Also collects the "Endangered Species" chapter originally published as the co-feature in
New X-Men vol. 2 #42 (written by Carey, art Mike Perkins, 2007)
X-Men: Messiah Complex (includes #205–207, hc, 352 pages, 2008,
ISBN
0-7851-2899-9 ; tpb, 2008,
ISBN
0-7851-2320-2 )
X-Men: Legacy — Divided He Stands (collects #208–212, hc, 120 pages, 2008,
ISBN
0-7851-3000-4 ; tpb, 2008,
ISBN
0-7851-3001-2 )
X-Men: Legacy — Sins of the Father (collects #213–216, hc, 168 pages, 2008,
ISBN
0-7851-3002-0 ; tpb, 2009,
ISBN
0-7851-3003-9 )
X-Men: Original Sin (includes #217–218, hc, 144 pages, 2009,
ISBN
0-7851-3038-1 ; tpb, 2009,
ISBN
0-7851-2956-1 )
X-Men: Legacy — Salvage (collects #219–225, hc, 168 pages, 2009,
ISBN
0-7851-4173-1 ; tpb, 2009,
ISBN
0-7851-3876-5 )
Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia (includes #226–227, hc, 368 pages, 2009,
ISBN
0-7851-4233-9 ; tpb, 2010,
ISBN
0-7851-4234-7 )
X-Men: Legacy — Emplate (collects #228–230 and X-Men: Legacy Annual #1, hc, 112 pages, 2010,
ISBN
0-7851-4020-4 ; tpb, 2010,
ISBN
0-7851-4115-4 )
X-Necrosha (includes #231–234, hc, 448 pages, 2010,
ISBN
0-7851-4674-1 ; tpb, 2010,
ISBN
0-7851-4675-X )
Also collects "The Foretelling" short story (art by
Laurence Campbell ) from X-Necrosha (anthology one-shot, 2009)
X-Men: Second Coming (includes #235–237, hc, 392 pages, 2010,
ISBN
0-7851-4678-4 ; tpb, 2011,
ISBN
0-7851-5705-0 )
Also collects the X-Men: Second Coming — Prepare free promotional one-shot (written by Carey, art by
Stuart Immonen , 2010)
Also collects Carey's chapter of the epilogue from X-Men: Second Coming #2 (art by
Esad Ribić , 2010)
X-Men: Legacy — Collision (collects #238–241, hc, 168 pages, 2011,
ISBN
0-7851-4668-7 ; tpb, 2011,
ISBN
0-7851-4669-5 )
X-Men: Age of X (includes #245–247, hc, 256 pages, 2011,
ISBN
0-7851-5289-X ; tpb, 2012,
ISBN
0-7851-5290-3 )
Also collects the Age of X Alpha one-shot (written by Carey, art by Mirco Pierfederici, Gabriel Hernández Walta,
Carlo Barberi ,
Paco Diaz and Paul Davidson, 2011)
Also collects
New Mutants vol. 3 #22–24 (written by Carey, art by Steve Kurth, 2011)
X-Men: Legacy — Aftermath (collects #242–244 and 248–249, hc, 120 pages, 2011,
ISBN
0-7851-5635-6 ; tpb, 2012,
ISBN
0-7851-5636-4 )
X-Men: Legacy — Lost Legions (collects #250–253, hc, 112 pages, 2011,
ISBN
0-7851-5291-1 ; tpb, 2012,
ISBN
0-7851-5292-X )
X-Men: Legacy — Five Miles South of the Universe (collects #254–260, hc, 160 pages, 2012,
ISBN
0-7851-6067-1 ; tpb, 2012,
ISBN
0-7851-6068-X )
Wolverine: Firebreak (with
Scott Kolins , co-feature in one-shot, 2008) collected in Wolverine: Dangerous Games (hc, 144 pages, 2008,
ISBN
0-7851-3471-9 ; tpb, 2009,
ISBN
0-78513-472-7 )
X-Men: Divided We Stand (tpb, 136 pages, 2008,
ISBN
0-7851-3265-1 ) includes:
X-Men: Divided We Stand (anthology):
"Danger Room" (with Brandon Peterson, in #1, 2008)
"Lights Out" (with Scot Eaton, in #2, 2008)
Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust? : "
In Plain Sight " (with
Timothy Green II , anthology one-shot, 2008) collected in Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust? (tpb, 176 pages, 2009,
ISBN
0-7851-3409-3 )
Secret Invasion: X-Men #1–4 (with
Cary Nord and
Miguel Sepulveda (#3–4), 2008–2009) collected as Secret Invasion: X-Men (tpb, 136 pages, 2009,
ISBN
0-7851-3343-7 )
Uncanny X-Men: Manifest Destiny (hc, 208 pages, 2009,
ISBN
0-7851-3817-X ; tpb, 2009,
ISBN
0-7851-2451-9 ) includes:
X-Men: Origins (hc, 192 pages, 2009,
ISBN
0-7851-3451-4 ; tpb, 2010,
ISBN
0-7851-3452-2 ) includes:
Breaking into Comics the Marvel Way! #2: "
Butterfly Blade " (with
Shaun Turnbull , anthology, 2010)
X-Men: No More Humans (with
Salvador Larroca , graphic novel, 128 pages, 2014,
ISBN
0-785-15402-7 )
X-Men: Legacy #300 (co-written by Carey,
Christos Gage and
Simon Spurrier , art by
Tan Eng Huat , Steve Kurth and Rafa Sandoval, 2014) collected in X-Force: Hide/Fear (tpb, 120 pages, 2015,
ISBN
0-7851-9027-9 )
Legion of Monsters :
Werewolf by Night : "Smalltown Girl" (with Greg Land, co-feature in one-shot, 2007) collected in Legion of Monsters (hc, 280 pages, 2007,
ISBN
0-7851-2754-2 )
Ultimate Collection: Ender's Shadow (tpb, 256 pages, 2012,
ISBN
0-7851-6338-7 ) collects:
Ender's Shadow: Battle School #1–5 (with
Sebastian Fiumara , 2009) also collected as Ender's Shadow: Battle School (hc, 128 pages, 2009,
ISBN
0-7851-3596-0 )
Ender's Shadow: Command School #1–5 (with Sebastian Fiumara, 2009–2010) also collected as Ender's Shadow: Command School (hc, 128 pages, 2010,
ISBN
0-7851-3598-7 )
The Torch #1–8 (script by Carey from a story by Carey,
Alex Ross and
Jim Krueger , art by
Patrick Berkenkotter and
Anthony Tan (#7–8), 2009–2010) collected as The Torch (tpb, 200 pages, 2010,
ISBN
0-7851-4068-9 )
The Mystic Hands of Doctor Strange : "Duel in the Dark Dimension" (prose story with illustrations by
Marcos Martín , anthology one-shot, 2010) collected in Doctor Strange: The Flight of Bones (tpb, 192 pages, 2016,
ISBN
1-302-90167-2 )
Thor: Wolves of the North (with Mike Perkins, one-shot, 2011) collected in Thor: The Trial of Thor (tpb, 288 pages, 2017,
ISBN
1-3029-0795-6 )
Sigil vol. 2 #1–4 (with
Leonard Kirk ,
CrossGen , 2011) collected as Sigil: Out of Time (tpb, 96 pages, 2011,
ISBN
0-7851-5622-4 )
Miracleman #0: "Whisper in the Dark" (with Paul Davidson, co-feature, 2022)
Other publishers
Compa(ñ)ero Leonardo : "El Genio Eterno de Leonardo" (with
Victor Santos , anthology graphic novel, 120 pages,
Semana Negra de Gijón , 2004)
The story was first published in English as "The Timeless Genius of Leonardo" (with new art by
M. D. Penman ) in
Thought Bubble Anthology #1 (
Image , 2011)
The English language version was subsequently collected by Image in Thought Bubble Anthology Collection (tpb, 136 pages, 2016,
ISBN
1-5343-0067-8 )
24-Minute Comic #1–2 (drawn by various artists over Carey-written couplets, self-published by Adrian Brown at
UK Web & Mini Comix Thing , 2005–2006)
Dynamite :
Red Sonja vol. 3 #0–6 (co-written by Carey and
Michael Avon Oeming , art by
Mel Rubi , 2005–2006)
Barbarella (with
Kenan Yarar ,
Jorge Fornés (#4 and 12) and
Donny Hadiwidjaja (#8), 2017–2018) collected as:
Red Hot Gospel (collects #1–4, tpb, 128 pages, 2018,
ISBN
1-5241-0752-2 )
Hard Labor (collects #5–8, tpb, 160 pages, 2019,
ISBN
1-5241-0836-7 )
Burning Down the House (collects #9–12, tpb, 120 pages, 2019,
ISBN
1-5241-1191-0 )
Vampirella: Revelations #0–3 (with
Mike Lilly ,
Harris , 2005–2006)
Virgin :
Voodoo Child #1–6 (script by Carey based on the concept by
Nicolas Cage and his son Weston, art by
Dean Hyrapiet , 2007) collected as Voodoo Child (hc, 144 pages, 2008,
ISBN
0-9814-8080-2 ; tpb, 2008,
ISBN
1-934413-13-5 )
The Stranded #1–5 (with
Sid Kotian , 2007–2008) collected as The Stranded (tpb, 144 pages, 2008,
ISBN
1-934413-25-9 )
Queen's Rook (with
Edison George , 22-page
webcomic published at
MySpace , 2008)
Negative Burn vol. 2 #14: "Red Shift" (with
David Windett , anthology,
Desperado Publishing , 2007)
Liquid City Volume 1 : "Face" (with Sonny Liew, anthology graphic novel, 312 pages,
Image , 2008,
ISBN
1-6070-6027-2 )
Untouchable (co-written by Carey and
Samit Basu , art by
Ashok Bhadana , graphic novel, 56 pages,
Liquid , 2010,
ISBN
1-6069-0226-1 )
Houses of the Holy #1–9 (with
Dave Kendall ,
digital /
motion comic ,
Madefire , 2013–2014)
Boom! Studios :
Suicide Risk (with
Elena Casagrande ,
Joëlle Jones (#5),
Jorge Coelho (#10),
Filipe Andrade (#14),
Haemi Jang (#18) and
Giorgia Sposito (#19–21, 25), 2013–2015) collected as:
Grudge War (collects #1–4, tpb, 128 pages, 2013,
ISBN
1-6088-6332-8 )
Nightmare Scenario (collects #5–9, tpb, 160 pages, 2014,
ISBN
1-6088-6360-3 )
Seven Walls and a Trap (collects #10–13, tpb, 128 pages, 2014,
ISBN
1-6088-6399-9 )
Jericho (collects #14–17, tpb, 128 pages, 2015,
ISBN
1-6088-6461-8 )
Scorched Earth (collects #18–21, tpb, 128 pages, 2015,
ISBN
1-6088-6721-8 )
The Breaking of So Great a Thing (collects #22–25, tpb, 128 pages, 2016,
ISBN
1-6088-6814-1 )
Rowans Ruin #1–4 (with Mike Perkins, 2015–2016) collected as Rowans Ruin (tpb, 112 pages, 2016,
ISBN
1-6088-6902-4 )
IDW Publishing :
Love is Love : "Triolet for Orlando" (poem illustrated by Craig Hamilton, anthology graphic novel, 144 pages, 2016,
ISBN
1-6314-0939-5 )
Darkness Visible #1–6 (co-written by Carey and
Arvind Ethan David , art by
Brendan Cahill and
Livio Ramondelli (#3 and 6), 2017) collected as Darkness Visible (tpb, 152 pages, 2017,
ISBN
1-6314-0979-4 )
The Highest House #1–6: "Obsidian's Bargain" (with Peter Gross, 2018) collected as The Highest House (tpb, 188 pages, 2018,
ISBN
1-6840-5354-4 )
Femme Magnifique : "
Rosalind Franklin " (with
Eugenia Koumaki , anthology graphic novel, 240 pages, 2018,
ISBN
1-6840-5320-X )
Shock Volume 1 : "Escape from the Lost World" (with
Szymon Kudranski , anthology graphic novel, 160 pages,
Aftershock , 2018,
ISBN
1-9350-0265-1 )
TechnoFreak vol. 2 #1: "The Baboushka Gambit" (with
Tom Newell , co-feature,
American Mythology , 2021)
Orc Island #1: "Ark Story" (with
Kano , co-feature,
Bad Idea , 2022)
Poetry and short prose
Uncollected
Collected
Novels
Year
Title
Series
Publisher
ISBN
Notes
2006
The Devil You Know
Felix Castor
Orbit Books
1-84149-413-5(Paperback, 480 pages)
2006
Vicious Circle
Felix Castor
Orbit Books
1-8414-9414-3(Paperback, 512 pages)
2007
Dead Men's Boots
Felix Castor
Orbit Books
1-841-49415-1(Paperback, 544 pages)
2009
Thicker Than Water
Felix Castor
Orbit Books
1-841-49656-1(Paperback, 512 pages)
2009
The Naming of the Beasts
Felix Castor
Orbit Books
1-8414-9655-3(Paperback, 512 pages)
2011
The Dead Sea Deception
Heather Kennedy
Sphere Books
0-7515-4573-2(Paperback, 400 pages)
2012
The Steel Seraglio
ChiZine
1-926-85153-6(Paperback, 400 pages)
Co-written by Carey with his wife Linda and daughter Louise
Published as The City of Silk and Steel in the UK
2012
The Demon Code
Heather Kennedy
Sphere Books
0-7515-4578-3(Paperback, 576 pages)
Written under the pseudonym Adam Blake
2014
The Girl with All the Gifts
The Hungry Plague
Orbit Books
0-3565-0015-2(Paperback, 512 pages)
2014
The House of War and Witness
Gollancz
0-5751-3272-8(Paperback, 528 pages)
Co-written by Carey with his wife Linda and daughter Louise
2016
Fellside
Orbit Books
0-3565-0358-5(Hardcover, 496 pages)
2017
The Boy on the Bridge
The Hungry Plague
Orbit Books
0-3565-0353-4(Hardcover, 400 pages)
2018
Someone Like Me
Orbit Books
0-3565-0946-X(Hardcover, 512 pages)
2020
The Book of Koli
Rampart Trilogy
Orbit Books
0-356-50955-9(Paperback, 400 pages)
2020
The Trials of Koli
Rampart Trilogy
Orbit Books
0-3565-1349-1(Paperback, 480 pages)
2021
The Fall of Koli
Rampart Trilogy
Orbit Books
0-3565-1350-5(Paperback, 560 pages)
2023
Infinity Gate
The Pandominion
Orbit Books
0-3165-0438-6(Paperback, 544 pages)
2023
The Ghost in Bone
Felix Castor
Subterranean Press
1-6452-4133-5(Hardcover, 144 pages)
2024
Echo of Worlds
The Pandominion
Orbit Books
0-3565-1808-6(Paperback, 496 pages)
References
^
Inkpot Award
^ Carey, Mike (July 2000), On The Ledge , DC Comics / Vertigo
^ Carey, Mike (Autumn 2005).
"Comic Stripped" (PDF) . Oxford Forum : 54–55. Archived from
the original (pdf) on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2009 .
^
Irvine, Alex (2008), "Lucifer", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), 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 (ed.), The Vertigo Encyclopedia , New York:
Dorling Kindersley , pp. 102–111,
ISBN
0-7566-4122-5 ,
OCLC
213309015
^
CCI, Day 2: Keanu Sold Separately: Carey talks "Hellblazer: All His Engines" OGN ,
Comic Book Resources , 23 July 2004
^
Mike Carey'a A Faker For Vertigo
Archived 29 September 2007 at the
Wayback Machine ,
Comicon
^
Carey's Faker: A Thriller Rooted in Paranoia, With Some Existentialism Thrown In
Archived 15 May 2008 at the
Wayback Machine ,
Comics Bulletin , 28 October 2007
^
Irvine, Alex (2008), "Crossing Midnight", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The Vertigo Encyclopedia , New York:
Dorling Kindersley , pp. 49–51,
ISBN
0-7566-4122-5 ,
OCLC
213309015
^ Goldstein, Hilary (21 July 2006).
"Comic-Book 2006: Mike Carey's Vertigo Trio" . IGN.com . Retrieved 23 September 2016 .
^
Vertigo's 'The Unwritten': Mike Carey & Peter Gross ,
Newsarama , Mon, 30 March 2009
^ Ekstrom, Steve.
"Life as Fiction? Mike Carey on Vertigo's 'The Unwritten'" , Newsarama, 26 March 2009
^
Wildstorm Takes The Plunge: Mike Carey talks 'Wetworks' , Comic Book Resources, 2 November 2003
^
a
b
Take A Dive With Mike Carey Into "Wetworks: Worldstorm" , Comic Book Resources, 23 June 2006
^
Confessions Of a Carey: Louise Carey talks "Blabbermouth" & Minx , Comic Book Resources, 23 May 2007
^ Singh, Arune (27 February 2003).
"GOODNESS, GRACIOUS, GREAT BALLS OF FIRE: CAREY TALKS 'FIRESTORM' " . Comic Book Resources. Archived from
the original on 25 March 2003.
^ Singh, Arune (16 May 2003).
"IN THE END, WE ALL GO TO HELL! MIKE CAREY TALKS THE END OF 'LUCIFER' & NO MORE 'FIRESTORM' " . Comic Book Resources. Archived from
the original on 4 June 2003.
^
Mike Carey: Carrying on the X-Men Legacy
Archived 15 May 2008 at the
Wayback Machine ,
Comics Bulletin , 24 January 2008
^ Richards, Dave.
"Mike Carey & Daniel Way's "Dark Deception" , Comic Book Resources, 6 June 2008
^
a
b Ekstrom, Steve.
"Sins, Destines & Legacies: Mike Carey Talks X-Men" , Newsarama, 8 September 2008
^
"Mike Carey reveals the "Age of X" " . comicbookresources.com . Retrieved 23 September 2016 .
^
"Marvel Announces Mike Carey's Final "X-Men Legacy" Arc" . comicbookresources.com . 16 August 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2016 .
^
Mike Carey on Secret Invasion: X-Men, FCBD X-Men, Legacy and More [
permanent dead link ] , Newsarama, 2 April 2008
^ Richards, Dave.
"Mike Carey's 'Secret Invasion' Plans" , Comic Book Resources, 7 May 2008
^ Dallas, Keith.
"Mike Carey: Re-Telling the Origin of The X-Men's Beast"
Archived 21 November 2008 at the
Wayback Machine ,
Comics Bulletin , 2 September 2008
^ Richards, Dave.
Carey on "Manifest Destiny" and "X-Men Origins: Beast" , Comic Book Resources, 28 August 2008
^ Ekstrom, Steve.
"Enrolling in School: Carey on Ender's Shadow: Battle School" , Newsarama, 2 December 2008
^ Brady, Matt.
"The Virgin Days Of Mike Carey – Talking The Stranded And Voodoo Child "
Archived 11 October 2007 at the
Wayback Machine , Newsarama, 9 October 2007
^ Manning, Shaun.
"Mike Carey talks Virgin & MySpace's Coalition Comix" , Comic Book Resources, 8 May 2008
^
"Virgin Comics Brings Director's Cut Comics to Life With Animated Trailers" PR Newswire; Accessed 13 October 2010
^ Jaafar, Ali (20 November 2014).
" 'Matinee Idol' & 'Gateway 6' Top Annual Brit List" .
Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 23 September 2016 .
^ Barraclough, Leo (23 March 2015).
"Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine, Glenn Close to Star in 'She Who Brings Gifts' " . Variety . Retrieved 23 September 2016 .
^ Tartaglione, Nancy (23 March 2015).
"Glenn Close Among Cast of UK Zombie Thriller 'She Who Brings Gifts' " . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 23 September 2016 .
External links
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 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
Interview with Mike Carey , Comicbook Bin, 14 February 2010
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