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.

Comments

[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.

[roseembolism.livejournal.com]

Ikind of liked the old Jack. One of the minor annoyances I had with The Authority was the change in Jack's character, from being highly reluctant to kill, to making wisecracks as he punched through people's heads.