Grant Morrison bibliography

DC Comics

Titles published by DC Comics and its various imprints include:

• Chas Truog, Tom Grummett (#9 and 14) and Paris Cullins
  (#22), 1988–1990) collected as:
  • Volume 1 (collects #1–9, tpb, 240 pages, 1991,
    ISBN 1-56389-005-4
    )
  • Origin of the Species (collects #10–17, tpb, 225 pages,
    ISBN 1-56389-890-X
    )
    • Includes "The Myth of the Creation" short story (art by Tom Grummett) from Secret Origins vol. 2 #39 (anthology, 1989)
  • Deus Ex Machina (collects #18–26, tpb, 232 pages, Vertigo, 2003,
    ISBN 1-56389-968-X
    )
  • Omnibus (collects #1–26 and the short story from Secret Origins vol. 2 #39, hc, 712 pages, Vertigo, 2013,
    ISBN 1-4012-3899-8
    )
• Vince Giarrano (#45), Ken Steacy (#53), Sean Phillips (#58) and Stan Woch
  (#59–62), 1989–1993) collected as:
  • Book One (collects #19–34, tpb, 424 pages, Vertigo, 2016,
    ISBN 1-40126-312-7
    )
  • Book Two (collects #35–50, tpb, 448 pages, Vertigo, 2016,
    ISBN 1-4012-6379-8
    )
  • Book Three (collects #51–63, tpb, 424 pages, Vertigo, 2017,
    ISBN 1-4012-6597-9
    )
    • Includes
      Doom Force Special (written by Morrison, art by Steve Pugh, Ian Montgomery, Richard Case, Paris Cullins, Duke Mighten
      and Ken Steacy, 1992)
  • Omnibus (collects #19–63 and Doom Force Special, hc, 1,200 pages, Vertigo, 2014,
    ISBN 1-4012-4562-5
    )
• Batman:
  • ISBN 0-9302-8956-0
    )
    • A 15th Anniversary Edition of the graphic novel featuring Morrison's original script and story annotations was published as Batman: Arkham Asylum (hc, 216 pages, 2004,
      ISBN 1-4012-0425-2
      )
    • A 30th Anniversary Edition of the graphic novel with "remastered" artwork was published as Batman: Arkham Asylum (
      ISBN 1-7795-0433-0
      )
  • ISBN 1-4012-5516-7
    )
  • Batman (with Andy Kubert, John Van Fleet (#663), Tony Daniel, J. H. Williams III (#667–669), Ryan Benjamin (#675) and Lee Garbett (#682–683), 2006–2009) collected as:
    • ISBN 1-40124-402-5
      )
    • ISBN 1-4012-2032-0
      )
    • ISBN 1-4012-2576-4
      )
    • Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus Volume 1 (collects #655–658, 663–683 + story-related excerpts from
      ISBN 1-4012-8299-7
      )
  • Dustin Nguyen (#12), Frazer Irving (#13–16) and Chris Burnham
    (#16), 2009–2011) collected as:
    • Batman Reborn (collects #1–6, hc, 168 pages, 2010,
      ISBN 1-4012-2987-5
      )
    • Batman vs. Robin (collects #7–12, hc, 168 pages, 2010,
      ISBN 1-4012-3271-X
      )
    • Batman and Robin Must Die! (collects #13–16, hc, 168 pages, 2011,
      ISBN 0-85768-427-2
      )
      • Includes the
        Batman: The Return one-shot (written by Morrison, art by David Finch
        , 2011)
    • Absolute Batman and Robin: Batman Reborn (collects #1–16 and Batman: The Return, hc, 488 pages, 2013,
      ISBN 1-40123-737-1
      )
    • Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus Volume 2 (includes #1–16, hc, 760 pages, 2019,
      ISBN 1-4012-8883-9
      )
  • Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #1–6 (with Chris Sprouse (#1), Frazer Irving (#2), Yanick Paquette (#3), Georges Jeanty (#4), Ryan Sook + Pere Pérez (#5) and Lee Garbett (#6), 2010)
    • Collected as Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne (hc, 224 pages, 2011,
      ISBN 1-4012-3382-1
      )
    • Collected in Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus Volume 2 (hc, 760 pages, 2019,
      ISBN 1-4012-8883-9
      )
  • Batman #700–702 (with Tony Daniel and Frank Quitely + Scott Kolins + Andy Kubert + David Finch (#700), 2010)
    • Collected as Batman: Time and the Batman (hc, 128 pages, 2011,
      ISBN 1-4012-2990-5
      )
    • Collected in Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus Volume 2 (hc, 760 pages, 2019,
      ISBN 1-4012-8883-9
      )
  • Scott Clark (#8), Frazer Irving (vol. 2 #0), Andres Guinaldo (vol. 2 #6), Jason Masters (vol. 2 #7–10) and Andrei Bressan
    (vol. 2 #10), 2011–2013) collected as:
    • Volume 1 (collects #1–8, hc, 264 pages, 2012,
      ISBN 1-40123-827-0
      )
      • Includes the Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes! one-shot (written by Morrison, art by Cameron Stewart and Chris Burnham, 2011)
    • Demon Star (collects vol. 2 #0–6, hc, 176 pages, 2013,
      ISBN 1-4012-4263-4
      )
    • Gotham's Most Wanted (includes vol. 2 #7–10 and 12–13, hc, 240 pages, 2013,
      ISBN 1-4012-4697-4
      )
      • Also collects Batman Incorporated vol. 2 #11 (written by Chris Burnham, drawn by Jorge Lucas, 2013)
    • Absolute Batman Incorporated (collects #1–8, vol. 2 #1–13 and Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes!, hc, 648 pages, 2015,
      ISBN 1-4012-5121-8
      )
    • Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus Volume 3 (collects #1–8, vol. 2 #1–13, Batman: The Return and Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes!, hc, 688 pages, 2020,
      ISBN 1-7795-0271-0
      )
  • Bill Sienkewicz and Ivan Reis^[5] — initially announced in 2015)^[6]
  • Arkham Asylum 2 (with Chris Burnham, unreleased graphic novel starring Damian Wayne as the Batman of future Gotham City — initially announced in 2017^[7] but put on hold due to Morrison's other commitments)^[8]
  • Detective Comics #1027: "Detective #26" (with Chris Burnham, co-feature, 2020)
• Ghosts of Stone" (with Curt Swan
  , anthology, 1989)
• ISBN 1-4012-3690-1
  )
• ISBN 1-4012-5811-5
  )
• Fast Forward #1: "A Glass of Water" (with Dave McKean, anthology, Piranha Press, 1992)
• ISBN 1-4012-1688-9
  )
• JLA (with Howard Porter and Óscar Jiménez (#8–9), 1997–2000) collected as:
  • The Deluxe Edition Volume 1 (collects #1–9, hc, 256 pages, 2008,
    ISBN 1-4012-3314-7
    )
    • Includes the "Star-Seed" short story (co-written by Morrison and Mark Millar, art by Howard Porter) from
      JLA Secret Files & Origins
      #1 (1997)
  • The Deluxe Edition Volume 2 (collects #10–17, hc, 320 pages, 2009,
    ISBN 1-4012-3518-2
    )
    • Includes the
      JLA/WildC.A.T.s one-shot (written by Morrison, art by Val Semeiks
      , 1997)
    • Includes the New Year's Evil: Prometheus one-shot (written by Morrison, art by Arnie Jorgensen, 1998)
  • The Deluxe Edition Volume 3 (collects #22–26 and 28–31, hc, 256 pages, 2010,
    ISBN 1-4012-3832-7
    )
    • The hardcover collection also includes JLA #1,000,000, while the paperback version omits both this issue and the two lead-in pages from JLA #23.
  • The Deluxe Edition Volume 4 (includes #34 and 36–41, hc, 368 pages, 2011,
    ISBN 1-4012-4385-1
    )
    • The paperback collection also includes fill-in issues penned by other writers, while the hardcover version includes two other related works by Morrison:
      • ISBN 1-56389-631-1
        )
      • ISBN 1-4012-1564-5
        )
• The Flash vol. 2 (co-written by Morrison and Mark Millar, art by Paul Ryan and Ron Wagner (#137–138), 1997–1998) collected as:
  • Emergency Stop (collects #130–135, tpb, 144 pages, 2009,
    ISBN 1-4012-2177-7
    )
  • The Human Race (includes #136–138, tpb, 160 pages, 2009,
    ISBN 1-4012-2239-0
    )
    • Includes the "Flash of Two Worlds" short story (art by Mike Parobeck) from Secret Origins vol. 2 #50 (anthology, 1990)
  • The Flash by Grant Morrison and Mark Millar (includes #130–138, tpb, 334 pages, 2016,
    ISBN 1-4012-6102-7
    )
• New Gods Secret Files & Origins: "Lost Pages: Orion and Big Barda Join the JLA" (with N. Steven Harris, co-feature in one-shot, 1998)
• DC One Million Omnibus (hc, 1,080 pages, 2013,
  ISBN 1-4012-4243-X
  ) includes:
  • ISBN 1-84023-094-0
    )
  • DC One Million 80-Page Giant: "The Divided Self" (with Cully Hamner) and "Crisis One Million" (with Dusty Abell, anthology one-shot, 1999)
• DC Comics Presents: Mystery in Space: "Two Worlds" (with Jerry Ordway, co-feature in one-shot, 2004)
• Seven Soldiers #0–1 (with J. H. Williams III, 2005 + 2006)
  • These two issues served as bookends for a number of interrelated limited series:
    • Seven Soldiers: Manhattan Guardian #1–4 (with Cameron Stewart, 2005)
    • Seven Soldiers: Shining Knight #1–4 (with Simone Bianchi, 2005)
    • Seven Soldiers: Klarion the Witch Boy #1–4 (with Frazer Irving, 2005)
    • Seven Soldiers: Zatanna #1–4 (with Ryan Sook, 2005)
    • Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle #1–4 (with Pasqual Ferry (#1) and Freddie Williams II, 2005–2006)
    • Seven Soldiers: Bulleteer #1–4 (with Yanick Paquette, 2006)
    • Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein #1–4 (with Doug Mahnke, 2006)
  • In collected editions, all 30 issues are presented in the original publication order:
    • Seven Soldiers of Victory Volume 1 (collects Seven Soldiers #0, Manhattan Guardian #1–4, Shining Knight #1–3, Klarion #1–3, Zatanna #1–3, hc, 400 pages, 2010,
      ISBN 1-4012-2951-4
      )
    • Seven Soldiers of Victory Volume 2 (collects Shining Knight #4, Klarion #4, Zatanna #4, Mister Miracle #1–4, Bulleteer #1–4, Frankenstein #1–4, Seven Soldiers #1, hc, 400 pages, 2011,
      ISBN 1-4012-2964-6
      )
    • Seven Soldiers by Grant Morrison Omnibus (collects Seven Soldiers #0–1, Manhattan Guardian #1–4, Shining Knight #1–4, Klarion #1–4, Zatanna #1–4, Mister Miracle #1–4, Bulleteer #1–4, Frankenstein #1–4, hc, 792 pages, 2018,
      ISBN 1-401281-51-6
      )
• Superman:
  • ISBN 1-4012-3205-1
    )
  • Action Comics vol. 2 (with Rags Morales, Brent Anderson (#2), Gene Ha (#3 and 9), Andy Kubert (#5–6), Brad Walker, CAFU (#12), Ben Oliver (#0) and Travel Foreman (#13), 2011–2013) collected as:
    • Superman: Action Comics — Superman and the Men of Steel (collects #1–8, hc, 256 pages, 2012,
      ISBN 1-4012-3547-6
      )
    • Superman: Action Comics — Bulletproof (collects #9–12 and 0, hc, 224 pages, 2013,
      ISBN 1-4012-4254-5
      )
    • Superman: Action Comics — At the End of Days (collects #13–18, hc, 224 pages, 2013,
      ISBN 1-4012-4606-0
      )
    • Superman by Grant Morrison Omnibus (collects #0–18, hc, 680 pages, 2021,
      ISBN 1-7795-1397-6
      )
• 52 (co-written by Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid and Geoff Johns, art by Joe Bennett (#1–4, 6, 11, 16, 21, 25, 30, 34, 38, 51), Chris Batista (#5, 10, 17, 20, 29, 31, 40, 45, 52), Ken Lashley (#7), Eddy Barrows (#8, 12, 18, 22, 44, 49, 52), Shawn Moll (#9, 15, 27), Todd Nauck (#11 and 13), Dale Eaglesham (#14 and 25), Pat Olliffe (#19, 25–26, 32, 37, 46, 52), Drew Johnson (#23 and 28), Phil Jimenez (#24–25, 35), Tom Derenick + Joe Prado (#33), Dan Jurgens (#35 and 43), Jamal Igle (#36 and 45), Andy Smith (#39), Giuseppe Camuncoli (#41 and 47), Darick Robertson (#42, 48, 52), Justiniano (#50 and 52) and Mike McKone (#52) from layouts by Keith Giffen, 2006–2007) collected as:
  • Volume 1 (collects #1–13, tpb, 304 pages, 2007,
    ISBN 1-4012-1353-7
    )
  • Volume 2 (collects #14–26, tpb, 304 pages, 2007,
    ISBN 1-4012-1364-2
    )
  • Volume 3 (collects #27–39, tpb, 304 pages, 2007,
    ISBN 1-4012-1443-6
    )
  • Volume 4 (collects #40–52, tpb, 326 pages, 2007,
    ISBN 1-4012-1486-X
    )
  • Omnibus (collects #1–52, hc, 1,216 pages, 2012,
    ISBN 1-4012-3556-5
    )
• DCU: Brave New World
  (anthology one-shot, 2006) featured two segments credited as "based on ideas and concepts developed by Grant Morrison":
  • "
    Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters" (co-written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti, drawn by Daniel Acuña
    )
    • Continued by the same creative team as Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters #1–8 (2006–2007)
  • "
    The All-New Atom" (written by Gail Simone, drawn by John Byrne
    )
    • Continued as The All-New Atom #1–25 (2006–2008)
• Wildstorm
  :
  • Wildcats vol. 4 #1: "A Halo 'Round the World" (with Jim Lee, 2006)
    • Issue #2 was solicited^[10] but never released; Wildstorm editor Ben Abernathy indicated that Morrison and Lee's stint was planned to run for 6 issues.^[11]
    • Issue #1, along with Morrison's script for issue #2, was reprinted in Wildstorm: A Celebration of 25 Years (hc, 300 pages, 2017,
      ISBN 1-4012-7652-0
      )
  • The Authority vol. 3 #1–2: "Utopian" (with Gene Ha, 2006–2007)
    • Three years after issue #2, Wildstorm published a continuation of the series, written by Keith Giffen from a plotline by Morrison and Giffen:^[12]
      • The Authority: The Lost Year #3–12 (drawn by various artists; issues #8–9 are co-written by Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis, 2010)
    • Issues #1–2 and The Lost Year #3–7 are collected as The Authority: The Lost Year Book One (tpb, 168 pages, 2010,
      ISBN 1-4012-2749-X
      )
  • The company-wide crossover storyline "World's End", which launched in 2008, was based on Morrison's original outline for Wildcats and The Authority.^[13][14]
• Metal Men vol. 3 #1–8 (written and drawn by Duncan Rouleau — each issue of the series featured the credit of "based on ideas and concepts developed by Grant Morrison", 2007–2008)
• DC Universe #0 (co-written by Morrison and Geoff Johns; art by Ed Benes, George Pérez, Tony Daniel, Aaron Lopresti, Ivan Reis, Philip Tan, J. G. Jones, Doug Mahnke and Carlos Pacheco, one-shot, 2008)
• ISBN 1-4012-3511-5
  ) collect:
  • Final Crisis #1–7 (with J. G. Jones, Carlos Pacheco (#4–6), Marco Rudy (#5–6) and Doug Mahnke (#6–7), 2008–2009)
  • Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1–2 (with Doug Mahnke, 2008–2009)
  • Final Crisis: Submit (with Matthew Clark, one-shot, 2008)
• The Multiversity #1–2 (with Ivan Reis, 2014–2015)
  • These two issues served as bookends for a number of interrelated one-shots:
    • The Multiversity: The Society of Super-Heroes (with Chris Sprouse, 2014)
    • The Multiversity: The Just (with Ben Oliver, 2014)
    • The Multiversity: Pax Americana (with Frank Quitely, 2015)
    • The Multiversity: Thunderworld Adventures (with Cameron Stewart, 2015)
    • The Multiversity Guidebook (with Marcus To, Paulo Siqueira and various artists, 2015)
    • The Multiversity: Mastermen (with Jim Lee, 2015)
    • The Multiversity: Ultra Comics (with Doug Mahnke, 2015)
  • All nine issues were subsequently collected as The Multiversity (hc, 448 pages, 2015,
    ISBN 1-40126-525-1
    )
  • In 2015, Morrison announced
    DC Multiverse.^[6]
  • The first in this line of graphic novels, tentatively titled
    Multiversity Too: The Flash, was announced for late 2016^[15]
    but never materialized.
• Wonder Woman: Earth One (with Yanick Paquette, series of graphic novels set in an alternate universe and published under its own imprint):
  • Volume 1 (hc, 144 pages, 2016,
    ISBN 1-4012-6863-3
    )
  • Volume 2 (hc, 120 pages, 2018,
    ISBN 1-4012-9414-6
    )
  • Volume 3 (hc, 136 pages, 2021,
    ISBN 1-7795-0207-9
    )
  • The Complete Collection (compilation of all three volumes — tpb, 408 pages, 2022,
    ISBN 1-779-51691-6
    )
• Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt (co-written by Morrison, Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV and Joshua Williamson, art by Howard Porter, Jorge Jiménez and Doug Mahnke, one-shot, 2018)
  • Collected in Dark Nights: Metal — Dark Knights Rising (hc, 216 pages, 2018,
    ISBN 1-401-28907-X
    )
  • Collected in Dark Nights: Metal Omnibus (hc, 760 pages, 2023,
    ISBN 1-7795-1703-3
    )
• ISBN 1-4012-9154-6
  )
• Green Lantern:
  • The Green Lantern (with Liam Sharp and Giuseppe Camuncoli (Annual), 2019) collected as:
    • Intergalactic Lawman (collects #1–6, hc, 176 pages, 2019,
      ISBN 1-4012-9529-0
      )
    • The Day the Stars Fell (collects #7–12 and Annual #1, hc, 208 pages, 2019,
      ISBN 1-7795-0268-0
      )
  • The Green Lantern Season Two (with Liam Sharp, 2020–2021) collected as:
    • Volume 1 (collects #1–6, hc, 248 pages, 2020,
      ISBN 1-7795-1331-3
      )
      • Includes the 3-issue spin-off limited series Green Lantern: Blackstars (written by Morrison, art by Xermánico, 2020)
    • Ultrawar (collects #7–12, hc, 168 pages, 2021,
      ISBN 1-7795-1565-0
      )
• ISBN 1-779517-34-3
  )

Vertigo

Titles published by DC Comics'

Vertigo

imprint include:

• ISBN 1-4012-7419-6
  )
• ISBN 1-4012-5241-9
  )
• ISBN 1-5638-9189-1
  )
• The Invisibles (with Steve Yeowell (#1–4, 22–24, vol. 3 #4–2), Jill Thompson (#5–9, 13–15, vol. 3 #4–3), Chris Weston (#10 + vol. 2 #9, 14–17, 19–22 + vol. 3 #3), John Ridgway (#11 and vol. 3 #4–2), Steve Parkhouse (#12 and vol. 3 #4), Paul Johnson (#16 and 21, vol. 3 #3), Phil Jimenez (#17–19 and vol. 2 #1–13), Tommy Lee Edwards (#20), Mark Buckingham (#25), Michael Lark (vol. 2 #6 and vol. 3 #3), Ivan Reis (vol. 2 #18), Philip Bond (vol. 3 #12–9 and 4), Warren Pleece (vol. 3 #11–9), Sean Phillips (vol. 3 #8–5), Ashley Wood (vol. 3 #4 and 2), Rian Hughes (vol. 3 #3), Cameron Stewart + Pander Brothers + Dean Ormston (vol. 3 #2) and Frank Quitely (vol. 3 #1), 1994–2000) collected as:
  • Book One (collects #1–12, hc, 328 pages, 2014,
    ISBN 1-4012-6795-5
    )
    • Includes the "Hexy" short story (art by Duncan Fegredo) from the Absolute Vertigo one-shot (1995)
  • Book Two (collects #13–25, hc, 352 pages, 2014,
    ISBN 1-4012-7481-1
    )
    • Includes the "And We're All Police Men" short story (art by Philip Bond) from Vertigo: Winter's Edge #1 (anthology, 1998)
  • Book Three (collects vol. 2 #1–13, hc, 336 pages, 2015,
    ISBN 1-4012-8102-8
    )
  • Book Four (collects vol. 2 #14–22 and vol. 3 #12–1, hc, 512 pages, 2015,
    ISBN 1-401-28519-8
    )
  • Omnibus (collects #1–25, vol. 2 #1–22, vol. 3 #12–1 and the short stories, hc, 1,536 pages, 2012,
    ISBN 1-4012-3459-3
    )
• Vertigo Voices
  (umbrella title for a series of one-shots):
  • Kill Your Boyfriend (with Philip Bond, 1995)
  • Bizarre Boys (unproduced one-shot — to be co-written by Morrison with Peter Milligan and drawn by Jamie Hewlett)^[16]
• ISBN 1-4012-4702-4
  )
• ISBN 1-4012-4840-3
  )
• ISBN 1-4012-5545-0
  )
• LeSexy (with Cameron Stewart,^[17] unproduced 6-issue limited series — initially announced in 2002,^[18] the project was ultimately rejected by Vertigo editor Karen Berger)^[19]
• Indestructible Man (with Frank Quitely,^[20] unproduced series described by Morrison as "the third part of an informal "hypersigil" trilogy including The Invisibles and The Filth")^[19]
  • In 2004, Morrison stated this project was put on the back burner as "Flex Mentallo, The Invisibles and The Filth already formed the cohesive "hypersigil" trilogy".^[21]
• Seaguy (with Cameron Stewart):
  • Seaguy #1–3 (2004) collected as Seaguy (tpb, 104 pages, 2005,
    ISBN 1-4012-0494-5
    )
  • Seaguy: The Slaves of Mickey Eye #1–3 (2009)
  • Seaguy: Eternal (final part of the trilogy,[22] initially announced in 2008^[23] — Morrison reportedly completed the scripts in 2014)^[24][25]
• ISBN 1-4012-3067-9
  )
• ISBN 1-4012-6142-6
  )
• Warcop (with Sean Murphy, unreleased 6-issue limited series — initially announced in 2008^[23][26] but abandoned in favor of The New Bible^[27] and Joe the Barbarian)^[28][29]
• The New Bible (with Camilla d'Errico — initially announced in 2009^[30][31] as a reworking of the unreleased Warcop project,^[27] last mentioned by d'Errico in a 2011 interview)^[32]
• ISBN 1-4012-3747-9
  )

Marvel Comics

Titles published by Marvel include:

• ISBN 0-7851-2120-X
  )
• ISBN 0-7851-3440-9
  )
• Igor Kordey, John Paul Leon (#127 and 131), Phil Jimenez, Keron Grant (#134), Chris Bachalo (#142–145) and Marc Silvestri
  (#151–154), 2001–2004) collected as:
  • Ultimate Collection: New X-Men Volume 1 (collects #114–126 and Annual '01, hc, 384 pages, 2002,
    ISBN 0-7851-3251-1
    )
  • Ultimate Collection: New X-Men Volume 2 (collects #127–141, hc, 368 pages, 2003,
    ISBN 0-7851-3251-1
    )
  • Ultimate Collection: New X-Men Volume 3 (collects #142–154, hc, 336 pages, 2004,
    ISBN 0-7851-3253-8
    )
  • New X-Men Omnibus (collects #114–154 and Annual '01, hc, 992 pages, 2006,
    ISBN 0-7851-2326-1
    )
• ISBN 0-7851-5896-0
  ) collects:
  • Fantastic Four: 1 2 3 4 #1–4 (with
    ISBN 0-7851-1040-2
    )
  • Marvel Knights Double Shot #2: "Nick's World" (with Manuel Gutiérrez, anthology, 2002)
• ISBN 0-7851-5466-3
  )
  • Morrison originally penned this short story in the mid-80s for Quality Communications' ongoing Miracleman feature in the Warrior magazine, then-written by Alan Moore.
  • The script was rejected at the insistence of Moore^[33] and remained unused until Marvel acquired the rights to the character and began publishing Miracleman stories.^[34]

Other US publishers

Titles published by various American publishers include:

• Eclipse:
  • ISBN 1-6088-6285-2
    )
  • ISBN 1-56060-130-2
    )
• Image:
  • Todd McFarlane Productions
    , 1993–1994)
    • Collected in Spawn: Origins Collection Volume 3 (tpb, 160 pages, 2009,
      ISBN 1-6070-6119-8
      )
    • Collected in Spawn: Origins Collection Book Two (hc, 328 pages, 2010,
      ISBN 1-60706-228-3
      )
  • ISBN 1-6070-6838-9
    )
  • ISBN 1-5343-0093-7
    )
• Harris
  ):
  • Vampirella: The Morrison/Millar Collection (tpb, 176 pages, 2006,
    ISBN 0-910692-93-9
    ) collects:
    • Vampirella 25th Anniversary Special: "Blood Red Game" (with Michael Bair, anthology, 1996)
    • "Ascending Evil" (co-written by Morrison and Mark Millar, art by Amanda Conner, in #1–3, 1997)
    • "Holy War" (co-plotted by Morrison and Mark Millar; written by Steven Grant, drawn by Louis Small, Jr., in #4–6, 1997)
  • "The Queen's Gambit" (co-plotted by Morrison and Mark Millar; written by Steven Grant, drawn by Amanda Conner, in #7–9, 1997)
• Dynamite:
  • ISBN 1-6069-0174-5
    )
    • After the dissolution of Virgin (subsequently renamed Liquid), its owners started a new company, Graphic India, and published an ongoing series based on Morrison's story bible and completed scripts:
      • Grant Morrison's 18 Days #1–21 (written by Sharad Devarajan, Gotham Chopra, Samit Basu, Ashwin Pande and Sarwat Chadda, drawn by Jeevan Kang, Francesco Biagini, Saumin Patel and Ronilson Freire, 2015–2017)
    • Graphic India also published a Morrison-written limited series that was partially serialized as a digital comic via Humble Bundle^[36] before its print release: Avatarex #1–4 (with Jeevan Kang (#1) and Edison George, 2016–2017)
  • ISBN 1-6069-0345-4
    )
  • ISBN 1-5241-0008-0
    )
• ISBN 1-9372-7844-1
  )
• Sinatoro (with Vanesa del Rey, unreleased series intended for publication by Black Mask Studios, initially announced for April 2015,^[37] then late 2016)^[38]
• Prometheus Eternal: "Prometheus is Here!" (with Farel Dalrymple, anthology one-shot, Locust Moon Press, 2015)
• Boom! Studios:
  • Klaus (with Dan Mora):
    • Klaus #1–7 (2015–2016) collected as Klaus: How Santa Claus Began (hc, 208 pages, 2016,
      ISBN 1-684-15393-X
      )
    • Klaus: The New Adventures of Santa Claus (hc, 128 pages, 2018,
      ISBN 1-6841-5666-1
      ) collects:
      • Klaus and the Witch of Winter (one-shot, 2016)
      • Klaus and the Crisis in Xmasville (one-shot, 2017)
    • Klaus: The Life and Times of Santa Claus (hc, 128 pages, 2021,
      ISBN 1-6841-5642-4
      ) collects:
      • Klaus and the Crying Snowman (one-shot, 2018)
      • Klaus and the Life and Times of Joe Christmas (one-shot, 2019)
  • ISBN 1-684-15745-5
    )
• ISBN 1-6314-0939-5
  )
• Heavy Metal Media
  , 2016–2019)
  • In addition to the editorial duties, Morrison also penned a number of short stories and serials for the magazine:
    • "Beachhead" (with Benjamin Marra, in #280–281, 2016)
    • "Option 3" (with Simeon Aston, in #281, 2016)
    • "Industria and the Toilet That Traveled Through Time" and "The Key" (with Rian Hughes, in #282, 2016)
    • "The Smile of the Absent Cat" (with Gerhard, in #283 + 286 + 292 + 294 + 296, 2016–2019)
      • The sixth and final chapter, although completed, was not published for undisclosed legal reasons.^[39]
      • A collected edition was solicited for a 2021 release but subsequently cancelled: The Smile of the Absent Cat (hc, 48 pages,
        ISBN 0-9989-1901-2
        )
    • "The Savage Sword of Jesus Christ" (with Molen brothers, in #284 and 290, 2017–2018)
      • The story was originally developed by Morrison in the mid-00s as a sequel to The New Adventures of Hitler;^[40][41] only two out of six planned episodes were published.
      • A collected edition was solicited for a 2019 release but subsequently cancelled: The Savage Sword of Jesus Christ (hc, 48 pages,
        ISBN 0-998-91902-0
        )
    • "Mythopia" (with Andy Belanger, in #285, 2017)
    • "New Madonna" (with Menton J. Matthews III, in #288, 2017)
      • Issue #288 also featured a reprint of the short story "The House of Heart's Desire" with art by Dom Regan.
      • The story, originally published in
        A1 #3 (Atomeka
        , 1990), was reprinted with new coloring and lettering.
    • "Ten Sounds That Represent a Kind of Person: A Historical Parody" (with Benjamin Marra, in #289, 2017)
    • "Nihilophilia" (with Tula Lotay, in #291, 2018)
    • "The Rise and Fall of Empires" (with Rian Hughes, in #292, 2018)
• Ahoy Comics:
  • The Wrong Earth #1: ""Hud" Hornet's Holiday in Hell!" (three-page prose story with illustrations by Rob Steen, 2018)
  • High Heaven #1: "Festive Funtimes at the New World's Fair!" (three-page prose story with illustrations by Rick Geary, 2018)
  • Captain Ginger #1: "The Electric Sky Bear That Inspired Ben Franklin!" (two-page prose story with illustrations by Phil Hester, 2018)
• ISBN 1-9408-7859-4
  )

Prose fiction and playwriting

Most of Morrison's early non-comics work was reprinted in a single volume:

ISBN 1-902197-01-1 )
Title	Year	Originally published in	ISBN	Originally published by	Notes
"The Braille Encyclopaedia"	1991	Hotter Blood	0-6717-0149-5	Pocket Books	Published as a short comic in Verotika #1 (Verotik, 1994) Adapted by Eric Burnham, drawn by Ted Naifeh
"The Room Where Love Lives"	1993	Hottest Blood	0-6717-5367-3	Pocket Books	Published as a short comic in Verotika #2 (Verotik, 1995) Adapted and drawn by Kim Hagen
"Lovecraft in Heaven"	1995	The Starry Wisdom	1-871592-32-1	Creation Books
"I'm a Policeman"	1998	Disco 2000	0-34070-771-2	Sceptre
"Red King Rising"					A play (first performed on 17 July 1989)
"Depravity"					A play (first performed on 16 August 1990)

Further short- and long-form prose works include:

• Skin Two #26: "The Story of Zero" (short story — written to accompany photos by Alexander Brattell created under the art direction of Steven Cook, 1998)
• ISBN 1-902-19728-3
  )
  • The short story is based on a transcript of the spoken word performance staged for the Lovecraft Lives event (held at
    Waterstone's in Manchester
    on 6 August 1999)
• ISBN 0-5933-5530-X
  )

Nonfiction and other work

• Titan
  , 1988–1989)
• John Brown Publishing
  , 1989–1991)
  • A one-off installment titled "Son of Drivel: From My Pulpit" was published in Tripwire #3 (Tripwire, 1992)
• ISBN 1-8715-9224-0
  )
• Sleazenation: "The Smell of Reason" (irregular column — only three (heavily edited)^[42] installments were published, Swinstead Publishing, 1998–2000)^[43][44][45]
• ISBN 0-60960-378-7
  )
• ISBN 0-140-28108-8
  )
• Come Ride My Column (irregular column published via an older version of Morrison's website, 2000–2002)
• ISBN 0-9713942-7-X
  )
  • A revised and expanded version of this essay was published under the title "Beyond the World and the Fool" in
    Heavy Metal Media
    , 2017)
• Supergods (part autobiography, part analysis of the history of superheroes) published under two different subtitles:
  • Published in the UK, EU and Commonwealth countries (excluding Canada) by
    ISBN 0-099-54667-1
    )
  • Published in the US by
    ISBN 0-8129-8138-3
    )
• Heavy Metal #280–285, 287–292 (editorials in the comics magazine, Heavy Metal Media, 2016–2018)
• Xanaduum: The Project of a Lifetime (newsletter published via Substack, 2022–ongoing)

Works about Morrison

• Disinfo
  , 2003.
• Rauch, Stephen. "'We Have All Been Sentenced': Language as Means of Control in Grant Morrison's Invisibles." International Journal of Comic Art vol. 6 #2 (pp 350–363), 2004.
• Niederhausen, Michael. "Deconstructing Crisis on Infinite Earths: Grant Morrison's Animal Man, JLA: Earth 2, and Flex Mentallo." International Journal of Comic Art vol. 8 #1 (pp 271–282), 2006.
• Verano, Frank. "Invisible Spectacles, Invisible Limits: Grant Morrison, Situationist Theory, and Real Unrealities." International Journal of Comic Art vol. 8 #2 (pp 319–329), 2006.
• Callahan, Timothy. Grant Morrison: The Early Years.
  Sequart
  , 2007.
• Meaney, Patrick. Our Sentence is Up: Seeing Grant Morrison's The Invisibles. Sequart, 2009.
• Meaney, Patrick (director). Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods. Respect! Films and Sequart, 2010. Documentary film.
• Singer, Marc. Grant Morrison: Combining the Worlds of Contemporary Comics. University Press of Mississippi, 2011.
• Shapira, Tom. Curing the Postmodern Blues: Reading Grant Morrison and Chris Weston's The Filth in the 21st Century. Sequart, 2013.
• Walker, Cody. The Anatomy of Zur-en-Arrh: Understanding Grant Morrison's Batman. Sequart, 2014.

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29. Wildstorm). Again, both scripts were delayed so Karen created some Hellblazer
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