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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.
[edit] 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].
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]
[edit] Collections
Mek has been collected as one half of a 'flipbook'[3] format trade paperback, accompanied by another Warren Ellis miniseries, Reload.
- Reload/Mek (collecting Reload #1-3 and Mek #1-3, 144 pages, paperback, ISBN 1401202756)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c www.westfieldcomics.com - Warren Ellis interview (DEC02 Product)
- ^ a b www.dynamicforces.com, Richard Johnston, "Waiting for Tommy XVI - Are the Warren Ellis years over?
- ^ www.steverolston.com - Mek
