Mike Carey
Mike Carey is an award-winning writer of
comic books,
novels and
films.
He was born in
Liverpool,
England, in
1959 and earned a degree at Oxford before becoming a teacher. He continued to teach for 15 years before moving on to writing comics.
After a series of one-off jobs for independent comics companies, including a biographical comic of
Ozzy Osbourne and a fantasy about the band
Pantera, Carey gained regular employment at
2000AD, where he created original series
Th1rt3en and
Carver Hale.
He went on to write the Eisner Award-nominated comic book
Lucifer and issues 175 to 215 of
Hellblazer, for the
Vertigo imprint of
DC Comics, along with the
original graphic novels The Sandman Presents: The Furies with
John Bolton and
Hellblazer: All His Engines with
Leonardo Manco.
He is currently the ongoing writer of
X-Men (the so-called "Adjectiveless" title) working with artist
Chris Bachalo and Ultimate
Fantastic Four for
Marvel Comics.
He also has three forthcoming
Vertigo series:
Faker a six part mini-series with art by
Jock[
1] (qv
The Losers); a second
graphic novel with
John Bolton, featuring
Queen Titania, Oberon, Puck, Nuala and Cluracan from the Sandman and Books of Magic comics; and
Crossing Midnight with
Jim Fern [
2].September 2006 will see
Wetworks: Worldstorm with
Whilce Portacio for
Wildstorm Comics [
3].
Carey's first prose novel,
The Devil You Know, was released in the UK by Orbit books in
April 2006 and its sequel,
Vicious Circle, is set to follow in October 2006. [
4]
His first feature film, the erotic ghost story
Frost Flowers, is currently in production.
He currently lives in
London with his wife, Lin, and his children, Davey, Ben and Louise.
Comics
Comics work includes:
Aquarius: "Promised Lands" (with Ken Meyer Jr, in
Toxic! #30-31, 1991)
Ozzy Osbourne (
Malibu Comics, 1993)
Pantera (Malibu Comics, 1994)
Inferno (with
Michael Gaydos,
Caliber, 5 issue mini-series, 1995,
tpb,
Titan Books, 144 pages, 2003, ISBN 1840237643)
Suicide Kings (in
Negative Burn #49, Caliber, 1997)
Dr Faustus (Caliber, 1997)
Pulp Sci-Fi:
** "Eggs is Eggs" (with
Cliff Robinson, in
2000 AD #1145, 1999)
** "Doin' Time" (with Ben McCloud, in
2000 AD #1147, 1999)
The Sandman:
**The Sandman Presents: Lucifer - The Morningstar Option
#1-3 (prequel to Lucifer) (DC Vertigo. Collected, 1999)
**The Sandman Presents: Petrefax
#1-4 (DC Vertigo. Collected, 2000)
**The Sandman Present: The Furies'' (DC Vertigo, 2002,
tpb, 96 pages, 2003, ISBN 1401200931)
Lucifer:
*
Lucifer #1-75 (DC Vertigo. Collections to Volume 10, 2000-2006)
*
Lucifer: Nirvana (DC Vertigo, 2002)
Carver Hale: Twisting the Knife (with, Mike Perkins and
Dylan Teague, in
2000 AD #1236-1240, 1247-1249, 2001,
tpb, 2005, ISBN 1904265626 )
* "The Wedding Breakfast" (in
Flinch #16, DC Vertigo, 2001)
Tharg's Future Shocks (with John Charles):
** "Inside Job" (in
2000 AD #1230, 2001)
** "Right Back At Ya" (in
2000 AD #1287, 2002)
Just 1 Page #1-4 (single pages in annual charity magazine: "Little Nemo", UK comics, The Spider, Raven on the Wing. Plus 24 minute comic #1 & #2 reprinted in Just1Page #3 & #4 respectively, 2001-2006)
Th1rt3en (with Andy Clarke, in
2000 AD #1289-1299, 2002,
tpb, 2005, ISBN 1904265367)
* "In The House of Light" (in
9-11: Volume One, 2002)
Tharg the Mighty: "A Night 2 Remember" (with various artists and writers, in
2000 AD #1280, 2002)
Hellblazer:
*
Hellblazer: Exposed (in
9-11: Volume Two, 2002)
*
Hellblazer #175-215 (DC Vertigo. Collections also published to #200, 2002-2006)
*
Hellblazer: All His Engines (DC Vertigo, 2005)
* "Fear is the Key" (in
Gotham Knights #37, 2003)
* "El Genio Eterno de Leonardo - The Timeless Genius of Leonardo" (in
Companero Leonardo, 2004)
My Faith In Frankie (with Sonny Liew and
Marc Hempel, DC/Vertigo, 4 issue mini-series, tpb, 97 pages, 2004, ISBN 1401203906)
* "The Barker: When You're Strange" (in
Detective Comics #801-804, 2005)
Red Sonja: She-Devil With a Sword #0-6 (with co-writer: Michael Avon Oeming; Art:
Mel Rubi,
Caesar Roderiquez and
Richard Isanove, Dynamic Entertainment, 2005, tpb, 2006, ISBN 1933305118)
Spellbinders: Signs and Wonders (with
Mike Perkins, Marvel Comics, 6 issue mini-series, tpb, 144 pages, 2005, ISBN 0785117563)
Vampirella: Revelations #0-3 ( Harris Comics. Collected, 2005)
Ultimate Elektra #1-5 (2005, Marvel Comics. Collected, 2005)
24 Minute Comic #1 and #2 (stories for
Just 1 Page charity comic, 2005)
Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere #1-9 (with
Glenn Fabry, DC/Vertigo, 2005-2006, tpb, October 2006 ISBN 1401210074)
Ultimate Fantastic Four #19-20, 33-? (Marvel Comics, 2005-2007)
What if? (Marvel, 2006, tpb, 152 pages, 2006 ISBN 0785119027)
X-Men #188-? (Marvel Comics, 2006)
Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis (with
Kurt Busiek and
Glenn Fabry, DC, 2006, tpb, 144 pages, November 2006, ISBN 1401211453)
Wetworks: Worldstorm (with
Whilce Portacio,
Wildstorm, 2006, ongoing)
Queen Titania (with
John Bolton, Vertigo, 2006, forthvcoming)
Crossing Midnight (with
Jim Fern, Vertigo, 2006, forthcoming)
Faker (with
Jock, 6 issue mini-series,
Vertigo, 2006 forthcoming)
Novels
*Felix Castor:
**
The Devil You Know [
5] (UK: April 6, 2006)
**
Vicious Circle (UK: October 5, 2006)
Films
*
Frost Flowers (Screenplay)
Poetry
*
In Thule With Jessica (poem in Xconnect vol. 6 #2)
*
Mike Carey Online*
Mike Carey at Orbit Books*
Mike Carey chronological bibliography*
2000 AD profile*
24 Minute WebComic #1*
24 Minute WebComic #2*
Matrix magazine interview with details of Frost Flowers and more biographical information
