This comic about archaeologists uncovering the secret history of pop culture took Warren Ellis and John Cassaday 10 years to complete. We discuss its interrogation of genre, intellectual property and history, in light of the cyclical nature of the comics industry some 20 years after the project started.

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• Planetary
• League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Nemo Trilogy
• StormWatch
• Black Summer
• All-Star Superman
• New X-Men
• RED
• Transmetropolitan
• Castlevania

Additional Resources:

• WHY PLANETARY RULES THE WORLD
• The cynical superheroics (and hopeful humanity) of Warren Ellis' Planetary
• Beautiful and Unique Snowflakes: Warren Ellis' 'Planetary'
• ‘PLANETARY': DIGGING UP THE BONES OF THE GENRE COMIC
• Telling Stories About Storytelling: The Metacomics of Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, and Warren Ellis