The Filth (comics)
| The Filth | |
|---|---|
 Cover to The Filth #13. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Vertigo |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Publication date | August 2002 - October 2003 |
| No. of issues | 13 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Grant Morrison |
| Penciller(s) | Chris Weston |
| Inker(s) | Gary Erskine |
The Filth is a comic book limited series, written by Grant Morrison and drawn by Chris Weston and Gary Erskine. It was published by the Vertigo imprint of American company DC Comics in 2002.[1]
Publication history[edit]
The Filth was Grant Morrison's second major creator-owned series for Vertigo after The Invisibles. Initially starting as a Nick Fury proposal for Marvel Comics,[Note 1] Morrison adapted it as a 13-part series for Vertigo. The title refers both to the police (in British slang) and to pornography (in which Morrison "immersed" themselves while "researching" the series).[5] Morrison has said that the series is their favorite among their works.[6]
The series tells the story of Greg Feely, a bachelor whose main interests are his cat and masturbating to pornography. Feely is actually a member of a shadowy organization called The Hand and their attempts to keep society on the path to the "Status Q".
Collected editions[edit]
A trade paperback of all 13 issues was released in 2004 (ISBN 1401200133).
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Said story eventually became Nick's World.[2][3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ Irvine, Alex (2008), "Filth", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The Vertigo Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 83, ISBN 978-0-7566-4122-1, OCLC 213309015
- ^ "The Unpublished Grant Morrison - Marvel Comics". Deep Space Transmissions. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ Darragh Greene, Kate Roddy (2005). Grant Morrison and the Superhero Renaissance. McFarland. p. 127. ISBN 978-0786478101.
- ^ "Grant Morrison". Comic Book DB. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ Grant Morrison: Master & Commander PART 5: Dancing Through Shells Archived 2008-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Up, Up and Away with Morrison, Kring, Mignola & Lethem, Comic Book Resources, October 8, 2007
Sources[edit]
- The Filth at the Grand Comics Database
- The Filth at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
External links[edit]
- Grant Morrison homepage
- Curing the Postmodern Blues, a book by Tom Shapira on the series (has unpublished art by Weston and interviews with Morrison, Weston, and Erskine)
- Crack Comics-companion site to Morrison's homepage
- The Filth discussed at ninthart.com (via archive.org)
- Grant Morrison interview at popthought.com
- Filth Review at PopImage