Mek
Publisher Wildstorm Schedule Monthly Format Limited Series Number of issues Three Main character(s) Sarissa Leon Creative team Writer(s) Warren Ellis Penciller(s) Steve Rolston Inker(s) Al Gordon

Mek is a three issue comic book miniseries published in 2003 by WildStorm, written by Warren Ellis, pencilled by Steve Rolston and inked by Al Gordon. Image File history File links Mek01_cover. ... WildStorm WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, is an American publisher of comic books. ... The limited series is a term referring to a comic book series with a set finite number of issues. ... Warren Ellis Warren Girade Ellis (born February 16, 1968) is a British author of comic books and graphic novels, well known for his acerbic personality and sociocultural commentaries, both through his online presence and his writing. ... Steve Rolston is a Canadian artist and writer of comic books and graphic novels currently living in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... The limited series is a term referring to a comic book series with a set finite number of issues. ... WildStorm WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, is an American publisher of comic books. ... Warren Ellis Warren Girade Ellis (born February 16, 1968) is a British author of comic books and graphic novels, well known for his acerbic personality and sociocultural commentaries, both through his online presence and his writing. ... Steve Rolston is a Canadian artist and writer of comic books and graphic novels currently living in Vancouver, British Columbia. ...

History

When interviewed about Mek, Warren Ellis explained that he felt that mechanical augmentation was "already happening"^[1], quoting Stelarc and the work of Kevin Warwick as examples. In the same interview, he stated his opinion that "What is art and experiment today will be high-end consumer goods in ten years, and cheap enough to be street goods in twenty years"^[1] and that "William Gibson said it smartest: the street finds its own use for things. And what is experimental, medical or military eventually finds its way down there"^[1]. Stelarc (born Stelios Arcadiou on June 19, 1946) to Greek Cypriot parents is an Australian performance artist whose works focus heavily on futurism and extending the capabilities of the human body. ... Kevin Warwick is a cybernetics professor at the University of Reading, England. ... William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948, Conway, South Carolina) is an American-born science fiction author resident in Canada since 1968. ...

Mek was initially met with a mixed reception - journalist Richard Johnston described the first issue as "an alright Warren Ellis book"^[2] and "not his best work but then neither is it his worst"^[2] Richard Frank Johnston (born August 8, 1946) is a retired Canadian politician, educator and administrator. ...

Plot

Collections

Mek has been collected as one half of a 'flipbook'^[3] format trade paperback, accompanied by another Warren Ellis miniseries, Reload. A trade paperback can refer to any book that is bound with a heavy paper cover that is generally cheaper than the hardcover but more expensive than the regular paperback version. ...

• Reload/Mek (collecting Reload #1-3 and Mek #1-3, 144 pages, paperback, ISBN 1401202756)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} www.westfieldcomics.com - Warren Ellis interview (DEC02 Product)
2. ^ ^{a b} www.dynamicforces.com, Richard Johnston, "Waiting for Tommy XVI - Are the Warren Ellis years over?
3. ^ www.steverolston.com - Mek