''Anna Mercury'' is a

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created by

Warren Ellis Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is a British comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), ''Global Frequency'' ( ...

, published by

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, with art by

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. Issue 1 was released on 2 April

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. Three issues of a second limited series titled ''Anna Mercury 2 ''have thus far been released.

Premise

Anna Mercury is a vinyl-clad, red-headed hero who travels between divergent worlds, fighting to keep advanced weaponry from being used by more primitive worlds. On Earth, in the modern day United Kingdom, Anna Mercury is actually Anna Louise Britton, an agent of the government, tasked with missions in the nine divergent worlds adjacent to our own. Anna's travels through the space between worlds charges her equipment that lets her defy gravity, move through solid objects, and perform other feats, though the energy is limited and must be monitored closely.

Collected editions

The first limited series has been collected into a single

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: *''The Cutter'' (144 pages, March 2009, hardcover, , softcover, )

References

External links

Anna Mercury - Avatar Press page

PREVIEW: Warren Ellis' Anna Mercury #1

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, April 1, 2008

Interviews

Who is "Anna Mercury?" Warren Ellis Gives Hints

, February 14, 2008
Warren Ellis on ''Anna Mercury''

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, February 18, 2008

Reviews

Sunday Slugfest: Anna Mercury #1

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