A question I have after reading "Freakangels"

[roseembolism]

Is Warren Ellis capable of writing any character that's NOT an asshole?

I mean seriously, as far as I can tell, the standard Warrren Ellis character is a massive jerk (add breasts for female, penis for male), who's attitude is supposedly tolerable solely because they are always right. I mean, constantly, totally, utterly right. Even when they admit that they have no idea what they are doing, they are completely right.

Tell me people- has he ever done a character that doesn't sound like a gamer pundit on usenet, circa 1995? Inquiring minds want to know.

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[dancingshaman.livejournal.com]

The Drummer and Jakita Wagner from "Planetary."

Pete Wisdom from "Excalibur."

The Filthy Assistants from "Transmetropolitan."

I think you should amend your question to ask: "...has he ever done a LEADING character that doesn't sound like a gamer pundit on usenet, circa 1995?" All his secondary characters are very flawed, sometimes humble, human beings.

Did you read the online stuff?

[racerxmachina.livejournal.com]

Caz isn't a jerk.
Alice isn't a jerk.

A few others you've not met if you haven't read past what's in the paperback aren't jerks. I think this story is about a group of kids who decided they were right when they weren't in a position to be so, and are trying to atone.
In particular, I want to know what Kady's going through.

[mithriltabby]

The lead in Crooked Little Vein is more of a noir detective type who’s trapped in a world of bizarre phenomena that just won’t leave him alone.

[heron61.livejournal.com]

It's been a while, but back in his run of Stormwatch, Jack Hawksmoor and Swift weren't jerks very often. In The Authority, The Engineer often isn't a jerk. As for the rest of his work - you're pretty much dead on.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Fell isn't a jerk.

[pirateseneschal.livejournal.com]

I was thinking about the same thing about Frank Miller's All-Star Batman and Robin. The only sane persons in the book are Robin and Alfred, everyone else is some sort of transparent angry fucktard.