Date of Graduation
12-2011
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy in English (PhD)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
English
Advisor/Mentor
Marvin K. Booker
Committee Member
William A. Quinn
Second Committee Member
Robert Cochran
Keywords
Comics, Warren Ellis, Marxism, Postmodernism, Science fiction, Superhero
Abstract
This work constitutes an in-depth discussion of the muted postmodern characteristics of contemporary comics writer and novelist Warren Ellis, highlighting his major long-form works within comics, Planetary, Transmetropolitan, StormWatch, and The Authority, as well as several shorter works such as Ocean, Orbiter, and Global Frequency. In addition, Ellis is situated within the British science fiction tradition, specifically, the British Boom movement which contains other comics writers such as Neil Gaiman and Alan Moore.
Citation
Allred, W. J. (2011). Sublime Beauty & Horrible Fucking Things - The Finer Worlds of Warren Ellis. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/224