Publishers who worked with Warren Ellis appear to be releasing some of his work again
0 Comments Published by Avi Green on Wednesday, December 03, 2025 at 1:56 PM.
It's been a while since anything was said about leftist comics scribe Ellis, who was accused of sexual misconduct 5 years ago by a bunch of women he'd led affairs with, and allegedly cheated them out of offers to help them build up careers in entertainment or something. It led to some of his projects being cancelled, and/or publishers distancing themselves from Ellis for a time. I hadn't noticed before, but back around May/June/July, news sources like Comic Book Club Live announced that Image was publishing facimile editions of Ellis' GN titled Fell:
Now, I don't find Ellis appealing, and there's little in his portfolio I care to read. But, if he led his relations consensually within the proper legal age boundaries, then that's not the issue. What is the issue is only that he may have tricked his lovers into believing he'd help them boost their careers in showbiz. And of course that was wrong of him to make promises he wouldn't keep. I have no idea if he made some kind of settlement with the women accusing him, but it looks like now, Image for one is willing to work with him again, if they're publishing new editions of his work for them. But if there was no serious buzz in the news, it suggests they're putting out new editions of his work quietly, and as their press statement indicates, they were willing to resume work with him, presumably if he apologized to the women he'd cheated. Not that what they're publishing sounds appealing though, and while Ellis may not be guilty of the trivial topics some of the press panned him for, I still don't see the point in financing his wallet.
...And one of those books is Fell, written by Warren Ellis, with art by Ben Templesmith. [...]And Down the Tubes announced:
It’s unfortunate to see Warren Ellis’s book in there, as the writer was accused of sexual misconduct in 2020 by over 60 women. In 2021, Image Comics backed off publishing additional issues of Fell due to the allegations and explained, “Image Comics will not be working with Warren on anything further until he has made amends to the satisfaction of all involved.”
Despite what seemed like some promising steps forward thanks to an organization called SoManyOfUs that initially opened a dialogue with Ellis, in 2023, they announced that he “took none of the steps we hoped he would.” There have been no updates since then, and Image Comics offered no comment when asked whether Ellis will see any financial compensation from its publishing, as well as what changed from their previous statement in 2021.
Named by director James Gunn as an influence for Gods and Monsters, the first chapter of the new DC Universe film and television slate, The Authority: Relentless by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, has just been re-released as a 360-page DC Compact Comics Edition. [...]What's either surprising or not is that Ellis didn't try to sue his accusers, and just tried to appease them. Or so it seemed. As the news suggests, those reporting on new publications of stories from Ellis' resume still ostensibly detest him, but if they retain double-standards on J.K. Rowling that they inexplicably juxtapose with the news about Neil Gaiman, for whom the allegations are far more serious, then again, that ruins everything, and puts their sincerity in serious doubt.
A Caveat: In recent years, after widely reported accusations of sexual coercion and manipulation, documented on SoManyofUs.com, we are unclear if resolution was fully reached between Warren Ellis and those whose lives his conduct impacted. The last update statement on the site, posted in 2023, indicates that some progress was made, but not all that was hoped for.
Now, I don't find Ellis appealing, and there's little in his portfolio I care to read. But, if he led his relations consensually within the proper legal age boundaries, then that's not the issue. What is the issue is only that he may have tricked his lovers into believing he'd help them boost their careers in showbiz. And of course that was wrong of him to make promises he wouldn't keep. I have no idea if he made some kind of settlement with the women accusing him, but it looks like now, Image for one is willing to work with him again, if they're publishing new editions of his work for them. But if there was no serious buzz in the news, it suggests they're putting out new editions of his work quietly, and as their press statement indicates, they were willing to resume work with him, presumably if he apologized to the women he'd cheated. Not that what they're publishing sounds appealing though, and while Ellis may not be guilty of the trivial topics some of the press panned him for, I still don't see the point in financing his wallet.
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