Mike Carey

By Paul Birch on Jan 13, 09 07:24 AM

British Writer Mike Carey has made a name for himself in the world of comics, books and more besides.

The following is a brief profile on Mike Carey by Jordan X, along with minor input by Paul H Birch.

Liverpool born Mike Carey has risen to prominence as a writer on such best-selling comics as 2000AD, Ultimate Fantastic Four and X-Men.

He began his career scripting for Malibu's Rock-It imprint and Caliber, and after a while DC Comics took notice, inviting him to work for their Vertigo imprint.

Carey rose to the challenge, and produced The Sandman Presents: The Furies illustrated by fellow Londoner John Bolton.

He then developed the walk-on character of Lucifer into a major character in its own critically succesful series with various artists.

Likewise, his run on Hellblazer breathed life back into the character of John Constantine and endeared him to long-time fans of the title.

More recent years have found the scope of Carey's work evolving into different genres and for different publishers. There have beeen series within the pages of Britiain's 2000AD, he's told tales of witches and mutants at Marvel, while over at Image he joined creator Whilce Portacio in relauching Wetworks, a team of Black op soldiers battling supernatural forces.

In addition to his numerous projects for comics, this former teacher has also produced a trilogy of novels featuring Felix Castor, a freelance exorcist operating in a dark alternative London, and currently has his first screenplay, Frost Flowers, in production.

His early work demonstrated an ability to expand upon the work of other authors, while producing outstanding narratives that still complimented pre-existing storylines, but he was soon making a name for himself via his own creations such as Crossing Midnight and Faker for Vertigo, as well as writing Ultimate Fantastic Four and X-Men for Marvel.