Editing Warren Ellis (section)

=== 2016–present: ''Normal'' and WildStorm revival ===
''Normal'', Ellis's new novella, was serialized as four digital installments beginning in July 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Cory|last=Doctorow|url=http://boingboing.net/2016/07/13/warren-elliss-normal-se.html|title=Warren Ellis's "Normal": serialized technothriller about futurists driven mad by tech-overload and bleakness|date=13 July 2016|website=Boing Boing|access-date=18 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/07/warren-ellis-normal/|title=Warren Ellis' Normal Brings Readers a Serialized Digital Dystopia|last=Locke|first=Charley|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|date=13 July 2016|access-date=18 February 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> It was published as a single volume by [[Farrar, Straus and Giroux]] in November 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fsgoriginals.com/books/detail/normal-digital-serial-edition|title=Normal (Exclusive Serial Edition) : Our Books|last=humans.txt|website=fsgoriginals.com|language=en|access-date=18 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822195512/http://www.fsgoriginals.com/books/detail/normal-digital-serial-edition|archive-date=22 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The near-future thriller follows the residents of an asylum for futurists as they investigate a disappearance.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-374-53497-4|title=Fiction Book Review: Normal by Warren Ellis|newspaper=[[Publishers Weekly]]|access-date=18 February 2017|language=en}}</ref> The novella received a mostly positive reception, with reviewers praising its plot, humor and commentary on the future.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Mark|last=Athitakis|url=https://www.latimes.com/books/la-ca-jc-normal-ellis-20161128-story.html|title=Warren Ellis' 'Normal' is a fast-paced dystopia about a burned-out futurist|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=2 December 2016|access-date=18 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/warren-ellis/normal2/|title=NORMAL by Warren Ellis|magazine=[[Kirkus Reviews]]|date=29 November 2016|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://boingboing.net/2016/11/29/normal-warren-elliss-story.html|title=Normal: Warren Ellis's story of futurists driven mad by staring into the abyss of tomorrow|last=Doctorow|first=Cory|date=29 November 2016|website=Boing Boing|access-date=18 February 2017}}</ref>

In October 2016, Ellis launched ''Shipwreck'', a new six-issue comics miniseries with artist [[Phil Hester (comics)|Phil Hester]], published by AfterShock Comics.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/07/07/warren-ellis-will-bring-the-six-issue-shipwreck-to-aftershock-comics/|title=Warren Ellis will bring the six-issue 'Shipwreck' to AfterShock Comics|last=Betancourt|first=David|date=7 July 2016|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=18 February 2017|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The series follows the survivor of a shipwreck trying to find out what happened after he washes up on another world.<ref>{{Cite magazine|first=Christian|last=Golub|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/10/04/warren-ellis-phil-hester-shipwreck/|title=Warren Ellis and Phil Hester Preview Their Surreal New Comic, 'Shipwreck'|date=4 October 2016|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=18 February 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> Though Ellis has left open the possibility of expanding the book past six issues, he said he is focused finishing the story as planned first.<ref name=":0" />

Despite rarely returning to his early work,<ref name=":1" /> in October 2016, [[DC Comics]] announced a relaunch of the WildStorm publishing line as a new imprint curated by Ellis.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Russ|last=Burlingame|url=https://comicbook.com/dc/2016/10/04/exclusive-dc-to-revive-wildstorm-imprint-curated-by-warren-ellis/|title=EXCLUSIVE: DC To Revive WildStorm Imprint, Curated By Warren Ellis|website=[[ComicBook.com]]|date=4 October 2016|access-date=18 February 2017}}</ref> Taking a similar approach to [[Gerard Way|Gerard Way's]] [[Young Animal (DC Comics)|Young Animal]] imprint, DC asked Ellis to write a main series, titled ''The Wild Storm'', and curating others set in the same universe.<ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine|first=Graeme|last=McMillan|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dc-publisher-talks-warren-ellis-latest-superhero-project-clip-975676|title=DC's Jim Lee Shares Details of Warren Ellis' Latest Superhero Project (Exclusive Clip)|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=14 February 2017|access-date=18 February 2017|language=en}}</ref> The series begins a complete [[reboot (continuity)|reboot]] of the WildStorm Universe, with Ellis saying his goal is for the imprint to be new reader-friendly.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/02/dc-comics-writer-warren-ellis-revisits-wildstorm-superheroes.html|title=Warren Ellis Brings Us Inside the Process and Pages of The Wild Storm|last=Riesman|first=Abraham|website=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]]|date=13 February 2017|access-date=18 February 2017|language=en}}</ref> ''The Wild Storm'' debuted in February 2017 with art by John Davis-Hunt.<ref name=":2" /> In his newsletter ''Orbital Operations'', Ellis stated that he has a two-year plan for the series.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Tim|last=Adams|url=https://www.cbr.com/ellis-provides-new-details-on-wildstorm-expansion/|title=Ellis Provides New Details on WildStorm Expansion|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=14 February 2017|access-date=1 February 2021|language=en}}</ref> Three more WildStorm series are expected to follow.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsarama.com/33166-the-wild-storm-relaunch-expands-to-four-titles.html|title=THE WILD STORM Relaunch Expands to Four Titles|website=[[Newsarama]]|access-date=18 February 2017|language=en}}</ref>

In 2017, [[Netflix]] launched a ''[[Castlevania]]'' animated television series adaptation, written and produced by Ellis.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dornbush|first=Jonathon|date=8 February 2017|title=Netflix Announces Castlevania Animated Series|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/02/08/netflix-announces-castlevania-animated-series?abthid=589b9394c2467f8c7c000014http://uk.ign.com/articles/2017/02/08/netflix-announces-castlevania-animated-series?abthid=589b9394c2467f8c7c000014|access-date=18 February 2017|website=[[IGN]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Ellis had been previously hired to write a screenplay for ''Castlevania: Dracula's Curse'', an animated film based on ''[[Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Frederator Postcard Series 6.7|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/84568447@N00/2708726294/|access-date=19 February 2017|website=[[Flickr]]|date=27 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=14 October 2006|title=Castlevania|url=http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=3133|access-date=31 December 2010|website=Warrenellis.com}}</ref> The first season of the [[Castlevania (TV series)|''Castlevania'' TV series]] was released in 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|first=Jonathon|last=Dornbush|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/05/24/netflix-castlevania-animated-series-release-date-announced-first-trailer-revealed|title=Netflix Castlevania Animated Series Release Date Announced, First Trailer Revealed|website=[[IGN]]|date=24 May 2017}}</ref> and seasons 2 through 4 were released during the period of 2018 to 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Jeff|last=Grubb|title=Castlevania gets Netflix show from 'Planetary' scribe Warren Ellis|url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/02/08/castlevania-gets-netflix-show-from-planetary-scribe-warren-ellis/|date=8 February 2017|access-date=18 February 2017|website=VentureBeat}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=16 April 2021|title='Castlevania' To End With Season 4 As Netflix Eyes New Series In Same Universe|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/castlevania-canceled-end-season-4-premiere-date-netflix-new-series-universe-1234735439/|access-date=6 June 2021|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Executive producer [[Adi Shankar]] confirmed that Ellis would be writing every episode.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Dave|last=Trumbore|date=9 February 2017|title=Exclusive: 'Castlevania' Producer Adi Shankar Teases Animated Series' R-Rated 'Game of Thrones' Vibe|language=en-US|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|url=https://collider.com/castlevania-animated-series-netflix-adi-shankar/|access-date=18 February 2017}}</ref>