Kieron Gillen

Kieron Michael Gillen (; born 30 September 1975) is a British comic book writer and former video game and music journalist. In comics, Gillen is known for ''Phonogram'' and ''The Wicked + The Divine'', both co-created with artist Jamie McKelvie and published by Image, as well as numerous projects for Marvel, such as ''Journey into Mystery'', ''Uncanny X-Men'', ''Young Avengers'' and '' Eternals''. In video game journalism, he is notable for creating the New Games Journalism manifesto.

Career

Journalism

As a reviewer, Gillen has written for publications such as '' Amiga Power'' (under the pseudonym "C-Monster"), ''PC Gamer UK'', '' The Escapist'', ''Wired'', ''The Guardian'', ''Edge'', '' Game Developer'', ''Develop'', ''MCV/Develop'', '' GamesMaster'', ''Eurogamer'' and ''PC Format'', as well as the PC gaming-oriented website ''Rock Paper Shotgun'', which he co-founded in 2007. In 2000, Gillen became the first-ever video game journalist to receive an award from the Periodical Publishers Association, for New Specialist Consumer Journalist. Gillen is a fan of the work of the video game developer Warren Spector, having written positive pieces on several Spector's games, most notably ''Deus Ex'' and '' Thief: Deadly Shadows'', both produced by Ion Storm.

In addition to his work as a reviewer, Gilen has acted as a guest speaker at numerous video game industry conferences.

In a September 2010 post at ''Rock Paper Shotgun'', Gillen announced he was leaving full-time video game journalism to devote his time to comic book writing.

Comics

Gillen's earliest work in comics was published in various British small-press anthologies and ''Warhammer Monthly''. Between 2003 and 2007, Gillen collaborated with artist Jamie McKelvie on a comic strip for ''PlayStation Official Magazine – UK'', entitled "Save Point", following up with the pop music-themed urban fantasy series ''Phonogram'', which was described by Gillen as his "first real comic". Veteran comics writer Warren Ellis dubbed the series "one of the few truly essential comics of 2006." The first issue, published by Image Comics, went on sale in August 2006, with the first series running for six issues. The sequel, a series of one-shots subtitled ''The Singles Club'', launched in December 2008. Between 2014 and 2019, Gillen and McKelvie collaborated on ''The Wicked + The Divine'', an Image series that has won Gillen multiple awards, including nominations for the Eisner Award for best new series, and for the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story. Gillen's other creator-owned work includes ''Three'', a mini-series about the helots of Sparta, and '' The Ludocrats'', initially announced in 2015 as a collaboration between writers Gillen and Jim Rossignol and artist David Lafuente.

On 14 April 2008, it was announced Gillen would collaborate with the artist Greg Scott to expand on Warren Ellis' ''newuniversal'' series with "a story about killing the future" set in 1959. That year, Gillen also wrote '' Crown of Destruction'', a ''Warhammer Fantasy'' comic. Further Marvel assignments included a Dazzler short story and a Beta Ray Bill one-shot, which was followed by a three-issue mini-series. Gillen's workload at Marvel increased in late 2009. At HeroesCon, it was announced he would be writing a tie-in to the " Dark Reign" storyline, the mini-series '' Dark Avengers: Ares'', and, during the 2009 Chicago Comic Con, it was announced that he will collaborate with Steven Sanders on '' S.W.O.R.D'', an X-Men spin-off series. Gillen took over ''Thor'' following a run by J. Michael Straczynski, writing issues #604 to 614. In late 2010, Gillen launched another X-Men spin-off '' Generation Hope'' that picked up plot threads from the end of the "Second Coming" storyline. Gillen wrote the title for twelve issues before passing it to James Asmus. After co-scripting a few issues of ''Uncanny X-Men'' with outgoing writer Matt Fraction, Gillen took over the series with issue #534.1. His time on the title saw the book through the 2011 " Fear Itself" storyline, a renumbering to #1 in the wake of the " Schism" storyline, and a tie-in with the " Avengers vs. X-Men" storyline. After finishing his run with issue #20, Gillen penned a five-issue epilogue miniseries ''AvX: Consequences'' that dealt with the aftermath of that event. In 2011, Gillen returned to Marvel's Asgard with a run on ''Journey into Mystery'' (the original name of the ''Thor'' series, continuing its original numbering), starting with issue #622 and finishing with #645 in October 2012. As part of the Marvel NOW! relaunch, Gillen wrote two books: '' Iron Man'' (again taking over from Fraction) with art by his frequent ''Uncanny X-Men'' collaborator Greg Land, and ''Young Avengers'' with Jamie McKelvie.

In June 2020, Marvel announced that Gillen would write '' Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar'', the first series in a line of ''Warhammer'' comics published by the company. In 2021, Gillen began writing the '' Eternals'' ongoing series, illustrated by Esad Ribić.

Awards and accolades

Gillen was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Arts by Staffordshire University in 2019 for his work both as a journalist and a comic book writer.

Bibliography

Early work

*
Hit
' (with Brian Laframboise (#1–2), Natalie Sandells (#3), Jeff Coleman (#4) and Andy Dale (#5), webcomic, 2002–2003)
** The first five episodes were published in print as a mini-comic compiled and distributed by Gillen himself.
** The sixth episode (drawn by Wilson Hall) has appeared in '' Variance Anthology'' ( Variance Press, 2004)
*
Spectators
' (with Tim Twelves, short 3-page story published online via OPi8, 2002)
*
Panel Bleed
' (e-zine co-created by Gillen and Charlie Chu, 2002–2004)
*
Everybody Be Cool
' (column published at Ninth Art, 2002–2003)
* Webcomics created solely by Gillen and published via Big Robot:
**
Big Robots Cry Too
' (9-page short story, 2003)
**

' ( photocomic, 2003–2004)
*''Warhammer Monthly'' ( anthology, Black Library):
** "Herd Instinct" (with David Millgate, in #74, 2003)
** "The Chosen" (with Steve Pugh, in #83, 2004)
*'' Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine'' #42–89:
Save Point
(with Jamie McKelvie, half-page strip, Future Publishing, 2003–2007)
*'' Variance Anthology'': "Something's Wrong" (with Charity Larrison, anthology graphic novel, 105 pages, Variance Press, 2004)
*'' Commercial Suicide'' (self-published anthology — co-edited by Gillen and Alex de Campi):
**''Commercial Suicide'': "Minister Drill-cock!" (with Asif Khan, 2004)
**''Commercial Suicide Volume 2'': "Chimplants" (with Daniel Heard, 2004)
**''Commercial Suicide Volume 3'': "Ultimate Pol Pot" (with William Cogan, 2005)
*'' Chaos League'' (with Thomas Veauclin, free one-shot distributed with various gaming magazines, Digital Jesters, 2004)
*
Homo Depressus
' (with Mark Nicoll, short 5-page story published online via Always Black, 2005)
*
Busted Wonder
' (with Charity Larrison, webcomic, 2005–2008)
*
Exterminus
' (with Charity Larrison, infinite canvas webcomic, 2005)
* Short stories (drawn by Andy Bloor) in anthology graphic novels published by Accent UK:
**''Zombies'': "Zombies" (168 pages, 2007, )
**''Robots'': "Robot" (204 pages, 2008, )
**''Western'': "The Men Who Built the West" (192 pages, 2009, )

Image Comics

*'' The Complete Phonogram'' (hc, 504 pages, 2017, ) collects:
**''Phonogram'' #1–6 (with Jamie McKelvie, 2006–2007) also collected as ''Phonogram: Rue Britannia'' (tpb, 152 pages, 2007, )
**'' Phonogram: The Singles Club'' #1–7 (with Jamie McKelvie, 2008–2009) also collected as ''Phonogram: The Singles Club'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2010, )
*** Each issue featured one or more short stories (named " b-sides" by Gillen and McKelvie) which are not included in the trade paperback collection:
**** Issue #1 featured "She Who Bleeds for Your Entertainment" (art by Laurenn McCubbin) and "The Power of Love" (art by Marc Ellerby)
**** Issue #2 featured "Wuthering Heights" (art by Emma Vieceli) and "The Singer" (art by Daniel Heard)
**** Issue #3 featured "David Kohl: Phonomancer" (art by Leigh Gallagher) and "Control" (art by Lee O'Connor)
**** Issue #4 featured "The Roses" (art by David Lafuente)
**** Issue #6 featured "Your Song" (art by P. J. Holden) and "Altantis to Interzone" (art by Adam Cadwell)
**** Issue #7 featured "The Queen is Dead" (art by Nikki Cook) + "Blood Mountain" (art by Becky Cloonan) + "30" (art by Andy Bloor) + "Once in a Lifetime" (art by Sean Azzopardi)
**'' Phonogram: The Immaterial Girl'' #1–6 (with Jamie McKelvie, 2015–2016) also collected as ''Phonogram: The Immaterial Girl'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2016, )
*** As with the previous series, each issue featured one or more short stories which are not included in the trade paperback collection:
**** Issue #1 featured "Everything and Nothing" (art by Sarah Gordon) and "Blurred" (art by Clayton Cowles)
**** Issue #2 featured "The Ice Storm" (art by Jamaica Dyer)
**** Issue #3 featured "Black Parade" (art by Christian Wildgoose)
**** Issue #4 featured "I Hate Myself" (art by Julia Scheele) and "Come Out 2nite" (art by Luis Sopelana)
**** Issue #5 featured "Shiny Black Taxi Cab" (art by Rosy Higgins)
**** Issue #6 featured "Modern Love" (art by Tom Humberstone)
*'' This is a Souvenir: The Songs of Spearmint & Shirley Lee'': "Sweeping the Nation" (with Jamie McKelvie, anthology graphic novel, 208 pages, 2009, )
*'' Liberty Annual'' '12: "Unleashed" (with Nate Bellegarde, anthology, 2012) collected in ''CBLDF Presents: Liberty'' (hc, 216 pages, 2014, ; tpb, 2016, )
*''Three'' #1–5 (with Ryan Kelly, 2013–2014) collected as ''Three'' (tpb, 146 pages, 2014, )
*''The Wicked + The Divine'' (with Jamie McKelvie, Kate Brown (#12), Tula Lotay (#13), Stephanie Hans (#15), Leila del Duca (#16) and Brandon Graham (#17), 2014–2019) collected as:
**''Year One'' (collects #1–11, hc, 400 pages, 2016, )
**''Year Two'' (collects #12–22, hc, 400 pages, 2017, )
**''Year Three'' (collects #23–33, hc, 400 pages, 2018, )
**''Year Four'' (set of two hcs, 510+170 pages, 2020, )
*** The first volume collects #34–45 and four spin-off one-shots:
**** ''The Wicked + The Divine: 1831'' (with Stephanie Hans, 2016)
**** ''The Wicked + The Divine: 455 A.D.'' (with André Lima Araújo, 2017)
**** ''The Wicked + The Divine: 1923'' (with Aud Koch, 2018)
**** ''The Wicked + The Divine: 1373'' (with Ryan Kelly, 2018)
*** The second volume collects two more spin-off one-shots:
**** ''The Wicked + The Divine Christmas Annual'' (with Kris Anka, Rachael Stott, Chynna Clugston Flores, Emma Vieceli and Carla Speed McNeil, 2017)
**** ''The Wicked + The Divine: The Funnies'': "The Wicked + The Canine" (with Erica Henderson) and "Secret Origin" (with Jamie McKelvie, anthology, 2018)
***** Also includes a number of stories from various other creators:
****** "The Wicker + The Divine" (written and drawn by Lizz Lunney)
****** "The Lost God" (written and drawn by Chip Zdarsky)
****** "Gentle Annie vs. the World" (written by Chrissy Williams, drawn by Clayton Cowles)
****** "Making a Difference" (written by Romesh Ranganathan, drawn by Julia Madrigal)
****** "5 Things Everyone Who's Lived with Sakhmet Will Understand" (written and drawn by Hamish Steele)
****** "13 Go Mad in Wiltshire" (written and drawn by Kitty Curran and Larissa Zageris)
****** "Guilty Pleasure Song" (written by Kate Leth, drawn by Margaux Saltel)
*'' Where We Live: A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas'': "Critics" (with Jamie McKelvie, anthology graphic novel, 336 pages, 2018, )
*'' 24 Panels'': "Introduction" (with Sean Azzopardi; Gillen was also the curator of this project, anthology graphic novel, 112 pages, 2018, )
*'' Die'' #1–20 (with Stephanie Hans, 2018–2021) collected as ''Die'' (hc, 656 pages, 2022, )
*'' The Ludocrats'' #1–5 (co-written by Gillen and Jim Rossignol, art by Jeff Stokely, 2020) collected as ''The Ludocrats'' (tpb, 152 pages, 2020, )

Marvel Comics

*'' newuniversal: 1959'' (with Greg Scott, one-shot, 2008)
*X-Men:
**'' X-Men: Manifest Destiny'' #5: "Solo" (with Sara Pichelli, anthology, 2009) collected in ''X-Men: Manifest Destiny'' (hc, 200 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2009, )
**'' X-Men: Origins — Sabretooth'' (with Dan Panosian, one-shot, 2009) collected in ''X-Men: Origins'' (hc, 192 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2010, )
**'' Dark Reign: The Cabal'': " The Judgment of Namor" (with Carmine Di Giandomenico, anthology one-shot, 2009) collected in ''Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia'' (hc, 368 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2010, )
**'' S.W.O.R.D.'' #1–5 (with Steven Sanders and Jamie McKelvie (co-feature in #1), 2010) collected as ''S.W.O.R.D.: No Time to Breathe'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2010, )
**'' Generation Hope'' (with Salvador Espin, Jamie McKelvie (#5 and 9), Tim Seeley (#10–11) and Steven Sanders (#12), 2011) collected as:
*** ''The Future is a Four-Letter Word'' (collects #1–5, tpb, 152 pages, 2011, )
*** '' Schism'' (collects #6–12, tpb, 168 pages, 2012, )
**''Uncanny X-Men'' (with Greg Land, Carlos Pacheco, Terry Dodson (#535–538), Ibraim Roberson (#539), Brandon Peterson (vol. 2 #4), Dustin Weaver (vol. 2 #14), Daniel Acuña (vol. 2 #15–17), Ron Garney (vol. 2 #18) and Dale Eaglesham (vol. 2 #19), 2011–2012) collected as:
*** ''Uncanny X-Men by Matt Fraction: The Complete Collection Volume 3'' (includes vol. 1 #531–534, tpb, 336 pages, 2013, )
**** Issues #531–534 are co-written by Gillen and Matt Fraction.
*** ''Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen: The Complete Collection Volume 1'' (collects vol. 1 #534.1, 535–544, vol. 2 #1–3 and ''S.W.O.R.D'' #1–5, tpb, 504 pages, 2019, )
**** Includes the '' X-Men: Regenesis'' one-shot (written by Gillen, art by Billy Tan, 2011)
*** ''Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen: The Complete Collection Volume 2'' (collects vol. 2 #4–20, tpb, 496 pages, 2020, )
**** Includes the 5-issue limited series '' AvX: Consequences'' (written by Gillen, art by Tom Raney (#1), Steve Kurth (#2), Scot Eaton (#3), Mark Brooks (#4) and Gabriel Hernández Walta (#5), 2012–2013)
**'' Origin II'' #1–5 (with Adam Kubert, 2014) collected as ''Wolverine: Origin II'' (hc, 216 pages, 2014, ; tpb, 2015, )
**'' Immortal X-Men'' #1–ongoing (with Lucas Werneck, 2022–...)
*''Beta Ray Bill: Godhunter'' (tpb, 104 pages, 2009, ) collects:
**'' Secret Invasion Aftermath: Beta Ray Bill — The Green of Eden'' (with Dan Brereton, one-shot, 2009)
**'' Beta Ray Bill: Godhunter'' #1–3 (with Kano, 2009)
*'' Dark Avengers: Ares'' #1–3 (with Manuel García, 2009–2010) collected as ''Dark Avengers: Ares'' (tpb, 192 pages, 2010, )
*''Ultimate Collection: Thor by Kieron Gillen'' (tpb, 312 pages, 2011, ) collects:
**''Thor'' #604–614 (with Billy Tan, Richard Elson and Doug Braithwaite (#610, 612, 614), 2010)
**''New Mutants'' vol. 3 #11: "Hel's Valkyrie" (with Niko Henrichon, 2010)
**'' Siege: Loki'' (with Jamie McKelvie, one-shot, 2010)
*'' The Mystic Hands of Doctor Strange'': "The Cure" (with Frazer Irving, anthology one-shot, 2010) collected in ''Doctor Strange: The Flight of Bones'' (tpb, 192 pages, 2016, )
*'' World War Hulks: Spider-Man vs. Thor'' #1–2 (with Jorge Molina and Paul Pelletier (#2), 2010) collected in ''Incredible Hulks: World War Hulks'' (hc, 448 pages, 2012, )
*'' Captain America and Batroc'' (with Renato Arlem, one-shot, 2011) collected in ''Captain America: Allies and Enemies'' (hc, 136 pages, 2011, )
*''Journey into Mystery'' (with Doug Braithwaite, Richard Elson, Whilce Portacio (#628–629, 631), Mitch Breitweiser (#632), Carmine Di Giandomenico (#637–638, 642–644) and Stephanie Hans (#645), 2011–2012) collected as:
**''Journey into Mystery by Kieron Gillen: The Complete Collection Volume 1'' (collects #622–636, tpb, 392 pages, 2014, )
**''Journey into Mystery by Kieron Gillen: The Complete Collection Volume 2'' (collects #637–645, tpb, 456 pages, 2014, )
*** Includes the ''Exiled'' one-shot and ''New Mutants'' vol. 3 #42–43 (co-written by Gillen and Dan Abnett with Andy Lanning, art by Carmine Di Giandomenico, 2012) as part of the "Exiled" inter-title crossover.
*** Includes ''The Mighty Thor'' #18–21 (co-written by Gillen and Matt Fraction, art by Alan Davis and Carmine Di Giandomenico (#19–20), 2012) as part of the "Everything Burns" inter-title crossover.
*'' Avengers vs. X-Men'' (hc, 568 pages, 2012, ) and '' Avengers vs. X-Men: VS'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2013, ) include:
**''AvX: VS'' #2: "The Amazing Spider-Man vs. Colossus" (with Salvador Larocca, anthology, 2012)
**''AvX: VS'' #6: "Hope vs. Scarlet Witch" (with Jim Cheung, anthology, 2012)
*''Young Avengers by Gillen and McKelvie'' (''Omnibus'', hc, 360 pages, 2014, ; ''The Complete Collection'', tpb, 360 pages, 2020, ) collects:
**'' Marvel NOW! Point One'': "The New World" (with Jamie McKelvie, anthology one-shot, 2012)
**''Young Avengers'' vol. 2 #1–15 (with Jamie McKelvie, Kate Brown (#6), Emma Vieceli + Christian Ward + Annie Wu (#14) and Becky Cloonan + Ming Doyle + Joe Quinones (#15), 2013–2014)
* Iron Man:
**'' Iron Man'' vol. 5 (with Greg Land, Dale Eaglesham (#9–12), Carlo Pagulayan (#15–17), Joe Bennett, Agustin Padilla (#20.INH), Luke Ross (#23–26) and Cliff Richards (#27–28), 2013–2014) collected as:
*** ''Believe'' (collects #1–5, hc, 136 pages, 2013, ; tpb, 2014, )
*** ''The Secret Origin of Tony Stark Book One'' (collects #6–11, hc, 136 pages, 2013, ; tpb, 2014, )
*** ''The Secret Origin of Tony Stark Book Two'' (collects #12–17, hc, 136 pages, 2013, ; tpb, 2014, )
*** ''Iron Metropolitan'' (collects #19–22 and 20.INH, hc, 136 pages, 2014, ; tpb, 2015, )
*** ''Rings of the Mandarin'' (collects #23–28, hc, 112 pages, 2014, ; tpb, 2015, )
**''Iron Man: Fatal Frontier'' (hc, 240 pages, 2014, ) includes:
*** '' Iron Man: Fatal Frontier'' #1–2 and 10 (scripted by Al Ewing from a story by Gillen and Ewing, art by Lan Medina, 2013)
*** '' Iron Man'' vol. 5 ''Annual'': "Two Cities" (with Álvaro Martínez) — "Orbital" (with Agustin Padilla) — "By Moonlight" (with Marcos Marz, 2014)
**'' Original Sin'' #3.1–3.4: " Hulk vs. Iron Man" (co-written by Gillen and Mark Waid, art by Mark Bagley and Luke Ross, 2014)
*** Collected as ''Original Sin: Hulk vs. Iron Man'' (tpb, 104 pages, 2014, )
*** Collected in ''Original Sin Companion'' (hc, 968 pages, 2015, )
*''A+X'' #5: "Loki + Mister Sinister" (with Joe Bennett, anthology, 2013) collected in ''A+X = Awesome'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2013, )
*'' Revolutionary War: Dark Angel'' (with Dietrich Smith, one-shot, 2014) collected in ''Revolutionary War'' (tpb, 184 pages, 2014, )
* Angela:
**'' Angela: Asgard's Assassin'' #1–6 (2014–2015) collected as ''Angela: Asgard's Assassin — Priceless'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2015, )
*** The main story is written by Gillen and drawn by Phil Jimenez; the substory is co-written by Gillen with Marguerite Bennett and drawn by Stephanie Hans.
**''Secret Wars: 1602 — Witch Hunter Angela'' #1–4 (2015) collected as ''Secret Wars — Warzones: 1602 — Witch Hunter Angela'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2016, )
*** Gillen and Marguerite Bennett co-wrote the short segments in each issue — drawn by Marguerite Sauvage (#1), Irene Koh (#2), Frazer Irving (#3) and Kody Chamberlain (#4)
*''Secret Wars'': ''Siege'' #1–4 (with Filipe Andrade, 2015) collected as ''Secret Wars — Battleworld: Siege'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2016, )
* Star Wars:
**'' Star Wars: Darth Vader'' (with Salvador Larroca, Mike Norton (co-feature in #20) and Max Fiumara (co-feature in #25); issues #14–15 are co-written by Gillen and Jason Aaron, 2015–2016) collected as:
*** ''Volume 1'' (collects #1–12, hc, 296 pages, 2016, )
*** ''Volume 2'' (collects #13–25 and ''Annual'' #1, hc, 440 pages, 2017, )
**** Includes the '' Star Wars: Vader Down'' one-shot and '' Star Wars'' vol. 4 #13–14 (co-written by Gillen and Jason Aaron, art by Mike Deodato, Jr., 2016) as part of the "Vader Down" inter-title crossover.
*** ''Omnibus'' (collects #1–25, ''Annual'' #1, ''Star Wars'' vol. 4 #13–14 and the ''Star Wars: Vader Down'' one-shot, hc, 736 pages, 2017, )
**'' Star Wars'' vol. 4 ''Annual'' #1 (with Angel Unzueta, 2016) collected in ''Star Wars Volume 2'' (hc, 288 pages, 2017, )
**'' Star Wars: Doctor Aphra'' (with Kev Walker, Andrea Broccardo (#7–8) and Emilio Laiso; issues #14–19 are co-written by Gillen and Simon Spurrier, 2016–2018) collected as:
*** ''Aphra'' (collects #1–6, tpb, 2017, 144 pages, )
*** '' Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel'' (includes #7–8, tpb, 152 pages, 2016, )
**** Also collects the ''Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel'' one-shot (co-written by Gillen and Jason Aaron, art by Marco Checchetto, 2017)
*** ''Doctor Aphra and the Enormous Profit'' (collects #9–13 and ''Annual'' #1, tpb, 168 pages, 2017, )
*** ''Remastered'' (collects #14–19, tpb, 136 pages, 2018, )
*** ''Omnibus'' (includes #1–19, ''Annual'' #1 and the ''Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel'' one-shot, hc, 1,240 pages, 2021, )
**'' Star Wars'' vol. 4 (with Salvador Larroca, Giuseppe Camuncoli (#50), Andrea Broccardo (#56, 61–62) and Angel Unzueta, 2018–2019) collected as:
*** ''The Ashes of Jedha'' (collects #38–43, tpb, 2018, 136 pages, )
*** ''Mutiny at Mon Cala'' (collects #44–49, tpb, 2018, 144 pages, )
*** ''Hope Dies'' (collects #50–55, tpb, 2019, 120 pages, )
*** ''The Escape'' (collects #55–61, tpb, 136 pages, 2019, )
*** ''The Scourging of Shu-Torun'' (collects #62–67, tpb, 144 pages, 2019, )
*''Thanos'' vol. 2 ''Annual'' #1: "Exhibition" (with André Lima Araújo, co-feature, 2018)
** Collected in ''Thanos by Donny Cates'' (hc, 312 pages, 2019, )
** Collected in ''Cosmic Ghost Rider Omnibus'' (hc, 848 pages, 2021, )
*''Marvel Comics'' #1000: "The Journey" (with Doug Braithwaite, anthology, 2019) collected in ''Marvel Comics 1000'' (hc, 144 pages, 2020, )
*'' Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar'' #1–5 (with Jacen Burrows, 2020–2021) collected as ''Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2021, )
*'' Eternals'' vol. 5 #1–ongoing (with Esad Ribić, 2021–...)
*'' Marvel's Voices: Pride'': "Colossus" (with Jen Hickman, anthology one-shot, 2021) collected in ''Marvel's Voices: Pride'' (tpb, 184 pages, 2022, )

Avatar Press

*''Über'':
**''Über'' (with Canaan White, Gabriel Andrade (#12–14) and Daniel Gete, 2013–2015) collected as:
*** ''Volume 1'' (collects #0–5, tpb, 176 pages, 2014, )
*** ''Volume 2'' (collects #6–11, tpb, 160 pages, 2014, )
*** ''Volume 3'' (collects #12–17, tpb, 160 pages, 2015, )
*** ''Volume 4'' (collects #18–22, tpb, 160 pages, 2015, )
**** Includes the ''Über Special'' (written by Gillen, art by Gabriel Andrade and Daniel Gete, 2014)
*** ''Volume 5'' (collects #23–27 and '' Über FCBD 2014'', tpb, 160 pages, 2015, )
**''Über: Sieglinde'' (with Gabriel Andrade, one-shot, 2014)
**''Über: Invasion'' #1–17 (with Daniel Gete, 2016–2018)
*** In 2018, the series went on an indefinite hiatus before the release of the last four issues.
*** Issues #1–7 are collected as ''Über Volume 6'' (tpb, 176 pages, 2018, )
*'' God is Dead: Book of Acts Omega'': "Alastor: Hell's Executioner" (with German Nobile, anthology one-shot, 2014)
*'' Crossed: Badlands'' #75–80 (with Rafa Lopez, 2015) collected as ''Crossed Volume 14'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2015, )
*''Mercury Heat'' (with Omar Francia (#1–3) and Nahuel Lopez, 2015–2017) collected as:
**''Volume 1'' (collects #1–6 and the '' Mercury Heat: Debut'' one-shot, tpb, 160 pages, 2016, )
**''Volume 2'' (collects #7–12, tpb, 144 pages, 2018, )
*'' Cinema Purgatorio'' #1–18: "Modded" (with Ignacio Calero (#1–5) and Nahuel Lopez, anthology, 2016–2019)

Other publishers

*Boom! Studios:
**'' Warhammer: Crown of Destruction'' #1–4 (with Dwayne Harris, 2008)
*** Collected as ''Warhammer: Crown of Destruction'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2008, )
*** Collected in ''Warhammer: Blood of the Empire Omnibus'' (tpb, 400 pages, 2008, )
**'' CBGB OMFUG'' #1: "A NYC Punk Carol" (with Marc Ellerby, anthology, 2010) collected in ''CBGB OMFUG'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2010, )
**''Fresh Romance Volume 1'': "First, Last, Always" (with Christine Norrie, story created for the tpb, 224 pages, Rosy Press, 2016, )
**'' Once & Future'' (with Dan Mora, 2019–ongoing) collected as:
*** ''The King is Undead'' (collects #1–6, tpb, 160 pages, 2020, )
*** ''Old English'' (collects #7–12, tpb, 160 pages, 2020, )
*** ''The Parliament of Magpies'' (collects #13–18, tpb, 160 pages, 2021, )
*** ''Monarchies in the UK'' (collects #19–24, tpb, 160 pages, 2022, )
*'' StarCraft: Frontline Volume 2'': "A Ghost Story" (with Hector Sevilla Luján, anthology graphic novel, 192 pages, Tokyopop, 2009, )
* IDW Publishing:
**'' Love is Love'' (untitled one-page story, with Sarah Gordon, anthology graphic novel, 144 pages, 2016, )
**'' Femme Magnifique'': " Björk" (with Annie Wu, anthology graphic novel, 240 pages, 2018, )
*DC Comics:
**'' American Vampire Anthology'' #2: "England's Dreaming" (with Leila del Duca, Vertigo, 2016) collected in ''American Vampire Omnibus Volume 2'' (hc, 928 pages, DC Black Label, 2022, )
**'' Batman: Black and White'' vol. 3 #5: " The Riddle" (with Jamie McKelvie, anthology, 2021) collected in ''Batman: Black and White'' (hc, 312 pages, 2021, ; tpb, 2022, )
* Dynamite:
**'' James Bond: Service'' (with Antonio Fuso, one-shot, 2017) collected in ''James Bond: Case Files'' (hc, 152 pages, 2018, )
**'' Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt'' vol. 3 #1–5 (with Caspar Wijngaard, 2019) collected as ''Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt'' (hc, 124 pages, 2020, )
*'' Pros and (Comic) Cons'': "The Oral History of the Thought Bubble Dancefloor" (with Julia Scheele, anthology graphic novel, 200 pages, Dark Horse, 2019, )
*''The Most Important Comic Book on Earth'': "Melody" (script by Gillen based on the concept by Cara Delevingne, art by Sean Phillips, anthology graphic novel, 352 pages, DK, 2021, )

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