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{{Infobox writer
| name          = Mike Carey
| birth_date    = 1959
| birth_place   = Liverpool, England
| nationality   = British
| website       = http://mikeandpeter.com
}}
'''Mike Carey''' (born 1959) is a British writer of comic books, novels, and films.


==Early Life and Career==
Carey was born in Liverpool, England, in 1959 – describing his young self as "one of those ominously quiet kids... [who] lived so much inside my own head I only had vestigial limbs". As a child, he maintained an interest in comics, writing and drawing primitive stories to entertain his younger brother.<ref name="ledge">Carey, Mike (July 2000), ''On The Ledge'', DC Comics / Vertigo</ref> He studied English at St Peter's College, Oxford<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.theoxfordforum.com/pdf/Oxford%20Forum%20Issue%203.pdf|format=pdf|journal=Oxford Forum|date=Autumn 2005|title=Comic Stripped|last=Carey|first=Mike|pages=54–55}}</ref> before becoming a teacher. He continued to teach for 15 years before moving on to writing comics.


==Writing Career==
After a series of one-off jobs for independent comics companies, including a biographical comic of Ozzy Osbourne and a fantasy about the band Pantera, Carey gained regular employment at ''2000 AD'', where he created the original series ''Th1rt3en'' and ''Carver Hale''.

For the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics Carey went on to write the entire run of the Eisner Award-nominated comic book ''Lucifer'',<ref name="vert-luci">Irvine, Alex (2008), "Lucifer", in Dougall, Alastair, The Vertigo Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, pp. 118–124, ISBN 0-7566-4122-5, OCLC 213309015</ref> and issues 175 to 215 of ''Hellblazer'', a run on that title only exceeded in length by Garth Ennis and Peter Milligan.<ref name="vert-hell">Irvine, Alex (2008), "John Constantine Hellblazer", in Dougall, Alastair, The Vertigo Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, pp. 102–111, ISBN 0-7566-4122-5, OCLC 213309015</ref> He also wrote the original graphic novels ''The Sandman Presents: The Furies'' with John Bolton and ''Hellblazer: All His Engines'' with Leonardo Manco.<ref name=engines>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=3966 CCI, Day 2: Keanu Sold Separately: Carey talks "Hellblazer: All His Engines" OGN], Comic Book Resources, 23 July 2004</ref>

He is the ongoing writer of ''X-Men: Legacy'' working with artist Scot Eaton,<ref>[http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/1201196023194.htm Mike Carey: Carrying on the X-Men Legacy], Comics Bulletin, 24 January 2008</ref> plus ''Ultimate Fantastic Four'' for Marvel Comics.

He also had three recent Vertigo series that have wrapped up: ''Faker'' a six-part mini-series with art by Jock;<ref>[http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=36;t=005432;p=0 Mike Carey'a A Faker For Vertigo], Comicon</ref><ref>[http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/119363154913343.htm Carey's Faker: A Thriller Rooted in Paranoia, With Some Existentialism Thrown In], Comics Bulletin, 28 October 2007</ref> a second graphic novel, ''God Save the Queen'', with John Bolton, featuring Queen Titania, Oberon, Puck, Nuala and Cluracan from the ''Sandman'' and ''Books of Magic'' comics; and ''Crossing Midnight'' with Jim Fern.<ref name="vert-cros">Irvine, Alex (2008), "Crossing Midnight", in Dougall, Alastair, The Vertigo Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, pp. 49–51, </ref><ref>[http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/720/720456p1.html IGN: Comic-Book 2006: Mike Carey's Vertigo Trio], IGN</ref> September 2006 saw the long-delayed debut of ''Wetworks: Worldstorm'' with Whilce Portacio for Wildstorm Comics.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=7394 Take A Dive With Mike Carey Into "Wetworks: Worldstorm"], Comic Book Resources, 23 June 2006</ref> He is also one of the first authors on DC's Minx imprint for teenaged girls, his second Minx title being co-written with his daughter, Louise.<ref name=blabber>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=10291 Confessions Of a Carey: Louise Carey talks "Blabbermouth" & Minx], Comic Book Resources, 23 May 2007</ref> ''The Unwritten''<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=20594 Vertigo's 'The Unwritten': Mike Carey & Peter Gross], Newsarama, Mon, 30 March 2009</ref> premiered in May 2009, with art by Peter Gross and covers by Yuko Shimizu.

In 2008 Carey worked on a number of different titles, including tie-ins to the "Secret Invasion" crossover storyline, that included an eight-page story in the one-shot anthology ''Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust?'', which features Abigail Brand of S.W.O.R.D., and a four-issue mini-series, ''Secret Invasion: X-Men''.<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=152328 Mike Carey on Secret Invasion: X-Men, FCBD X-Men, Legacy and More], Newsarama, 2 April 2008</ref><ref>Richards, Dave. [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16333 "Mike Carey's 'Secret Invasion' Plans"], Comic Book Resources, 7 May 2008</ref> That same year he began writing ''Queen's Rook'', the first of Virgin Comics' Coalition Comix on MySpace, where users could suggest ideas for a comic which would then get made.<ref>Manning, Shaun. [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16337 "Mike Carey talks Virgin & MySpace's Coalition Comix"], Comic Book Resources, 8 May 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/virgin-comics-brings-directors-cut-comics-to-life-with-animated-trailers-57341057.html "Virgin Comics Brings Director's Cut Comics to Life With Animated Trailers"] PR Newswire; Accessed 13 October 2010</ref> He also wrote "Dark Deception", a crossover story arc that appeared across ''X-Men: Legacy'' and ''Wolverine: Origins'',<ref>Richards, Dave. [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16714 "Mike Carey & Daniel Way's "Dark Deception"], Comic Book Resources, 6 June 2008</ref> and tied into ''X-Men: Original Sin'',<ref name=xupdate>Ekstrom, Steve. [http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090808-CareyXUpdate.html "Sins, Destines & Legacies: Mike Carey Talks X-Men"], Newsarama, 8 September 2008</ref> he retold the Beast's origin story in ''X-Men: Origins'',<ref>Dallas, Keith. [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/122039716345978.htm "Mike Carey: Re-Telling the Origin of The X-Men's Beast"], Comics Bulletin, 2 September 2008</ref> wrote an Iceman story in ''X-Men: Manifest Destiny'',<ref name=xupdate/><ref>Richards, Dave. [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17883 Carey on "Manifest Destiny" and "X-Men Origins: Beast"], Comic Book Resources, 28 August 2008</ref> a comic book adaptation of ''Ender's Shadow'',<ref>Ekstrom, Steve. [http://www.newsarama.com/comics/120802-Carey-Enders.html "Enrolling in School: Carey on Ender's Shadow: Battle School"], Newsarama, 2 December 2008</ref> and the Vertigo Comics series ''The Unwritten''.<ref>Ekstrom, Steve. [http://www.newsarama.com/comics/030926-UNwritten.html "Life as Fiction? Mike Carey on Vertigo's 'The Unwritten'"], Newsarama, 26 March 2009</ref>

Carey's first prose novel, ''[[The Devil You Know]]'', was released in the UK by Orbit books in April 2006, and as a hardcover in the US in July 2007. Its sequel, ''[[Vicious Circle]]'', was published in October 2006, and the following three novels in the series, ''[[Dead Men's Boots]]'', ''[[Thicker Than Water]]'', and ''[[The Naming of the Beasts]]'', followed in September 2007, March 2009 and September 2009, respectively.

Carey's first feature film, the erotic ghost story ''Frost Flowers'', was reported in June 2006 to be in pre-production, with filming to begin that September under the direction of Andrea Vecchiato, but the project collapsed before production began and the script is in limbo.<ref>Singh, Andrew. [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=7394 "Take A Dive With Mike Carey Into 'Wetworks: Worldstorm'"] Comic Book Resources; 23 June 2006</ref> Carey is also working on the TV series ''The Stranded'', the first co-production between Virgin Comics and the Syfy network.<ref>Brady, Matt. [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=132255 "The Virgin Days Of Mike Carey – Talking ''The Stranded'' And ''Voodoo Child''"], Newsarama, 9 October 2007</ref>

In 2011 he wrote a crossover between ''X-Men Legacy'' and ''New Mutants'' titled ''Age of X''.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=29410 Mike Carey reveals the "Age of X"]</ref> In August 2011, Marvel announced Mike Carey's final X-Men-Legacy arc.<ref>http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=33926</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Early Work===
Titles published by various British and American publishers include:
*''Toxic!'' #30–31: "Aquarius: Promised Lands" (with Ken V. Meyer, Jr., Apocalypse, 1991)
*Malibu Comics:
**''Ozzy Osbourne'': "The Comeback" (with Tom Kyffin, one-shot, 1993)
**''Pantera'': "Power in the Darkness" (with Trevor Goring, one-shot, 1994)
*Caliber Comics:
**''Inferno'' #1–5 (with Michael Gaydos, 1995–1996) collected as ''Inferno'' (tpb, 144 pages, Titan, 2003, ISBN 1-84023-764-3)
**''Negative Burn'' #49: "Suicide Kings" (with Paul J. Holden, 1997)
**''Dr. Faustus'' (with Mike Perkins, one-shot, 1997)

===DC Comics/Vertigo===
Titles published by DC Comics and its Vertigo imprint include:
*''Lucifer'':
**''Devil in the Gateway'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2001, ISBN 1-56389-733-4) includes:
*** ''The Sandman Presents: Lucifer'' #1–3 (with Scott Hampton, 1999)
*** "A Six-Card Spread" (with Chris Weston, in #1–3, 2000)
*** "Born with the Dead" (with Warren Pleece, in No. 4, 2000)
**''Children and Monsters'' (tpb, 208 pages, 2002, ISBN 1-56389-800-4) collects:
*** "The House of Windowless Rooms" (with Peter Gross, in #5–8, 2000–2001)
*** "Children & Monsters" (with Dean Ormston and Peter Gross, in #9–13, 2001)
**''A Dalliance with the Damned'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2002, ISBN 1-56389-892-6) collects:
*** "Triptych" (with Dean Ormston and Peter Gross, in #14–16, 2001)
*** "A Dalliance with the Damned" (with Peter Gross and Dean Ormston, in #17–19, 2001)
*** "The Thunder Sermon" (with Dean Ormston, in #20, 2002)
**''The Divine Comedy'' (tpb, 192 pages, 2003, ISBN 1-4012-0009-5) collects:
*** "Paradiso" (with Peter Gross, in #21–23, 2002)
*** "The Writing on the Wall" (with Dean Ormston, in #24, 2002)
*** "Purgatorio" (with Peter Gross, in #25–27, 2002)
*** "Breaking & Entering" (with Dean Ormston, in #28, 2002)
**''Inferno'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2004, ISBN 1-4012-0210-1) collects:
*** "Inferno" (with Peter Gross, in #29–32, 2002–2003)
*** "Bearing Gifts" (with Dean Ormston, in #33, 2003)
*** "Come to Judgment" (with Peter Gross, in #34–35, 2003)
**''Mansions of the Silence'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2004, ISBN 1-4012-0249-7) collects:
*** "Naglfar" (with Peter Gross and Dean Ormston, in #36–40, 2003)
*** "Sisters of Mercy" (with David Hahn, in No. 41, 2003)
**''Exodus'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-4012-0491-0) collects:
*** "Brothers in Arms" (with Peter Gross, in #42–44, 2003–2004)
*** "Stitchglass Slide, Part 1: The Weaving" (with Peter Gross, in #46, 2004)
*** "Wire, Briar, Limber Lock, Part 1: The Winnowing" (with Peter Gross, in #47, 2004)
*** "Stitchglass Slide, Part 2: The War" (with Peter Gross, in #48, 2004)
*** "Wire, Briar, Limber Lock, Part 2: The Widow" (with Peter Gross, in #49, 2004)
**''The Wolf Beneath the Tree'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-4012-0502-X) collects:
*** "Neutral Ground" (with Ted Naifeh, in No. 45, 2004)
*** "Lilith" (with P. Craig Russell, in No. 50, 2004)
*** "The Wolf Beneath the Tree" (with Peter Gross, in #51–54, 2004)
**''Crux'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-4012-1005-8) collects:
*** "The Eighth Sin" (with Marc Hempel, in No. 55, 2004)
*** "Crux" (with Peter Gross, in #56–57, 2005)
*** "The Yahweh Dance" (with Ronald Wimberly, in No. 58, 2005)
*** "The Breach" (with Peter Gross, in #59–61, 2005)
**''Morningstar'' (tpb, 192 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-4012-1006-6) collects:
*** "The Wheels of God" (with Colleen Doran, in No. 62, 2005)
*** "Morningstar 1" (with Peter Gross, in #63–65, 2005)
*** "The Beast Can't Take Your Call Right Now" (with Michael Kaluta, in No. 66, 2005)
*** "Morningstar 2" (with Peter Gross, in #67–69, 2005–2006)
**''Evensong'' (tpb, 216 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-4012-1200-X) collects:
*** "Fireside Tales" (with Zander Cannon, in No. 70, 2006)
*** "Evensong" (with Peter Gross, in No. 71, 2006)
*** "Untitled" (with Peter Gross, in No. 72, 2006)
*** "The Gaudium Option" (with Dean Ormston, in No. 73, 2006)
*** "Eve" (with Peter Gross, in No. 74, 2006)
*** "All We Need of Hell" (with Peter Gross, in No. 75, 2006)
*** ''Lucifer: Nirvana'' (with Jon J Muth, one-shot, 2002)
*''The Sandman Presents: Petrefax'' #1–4 (with Steve Leialoha, 2000)
*''Flinch'' #16: "The Wedding Breakfast" (with Craig T. Hamilton, 2001)
*Hellblazer:
**''9-11 Volume 2'': "Exposed" (with Marcelo Frusin, 2002, graphic novel, tpb, 224 pages, ISBN 1-56389-878-0)
**''Hellblazer'':
*** ''Red Sepulchre'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-4012-0485-6) collects:
**** "High on Life" (with Steve Dillon and Marcelo Frusin, in #175–176, 2002)
**** "Red Sepulchre" (with Marcelo Frusin, in #177–180, 2002–2003)
*** ''Black Flowers'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-4012-0499-6) collects:
**** "The Game of Cat and Mouse" (with Jock, in No. 181, 2003)
**** "Black Flowers" (with Lee Bermejo, in #182–183, 2003)
**** "Third Worlds" (with Marcelo Frusin, in #184–186, 2003)
*** ''Staring at the Wall'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-4012-0929-7) collects:
**** "Bred in the Bone" (with Doug Alexander Gregory, in #187–188, 2003)
**** "Staring at the Wall" (with Marcelo Frusin, in #189–193, 2003–2004)
*** ''Stations of the Cross'' (tpb, 192 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-4012-1002-3) collects:
**** "Ward 24" (with Leonardo Manco, in No. 194, 2004)
**** "Out of Season" (with Leonardo Manco and Chris Brunner, in #195–196, 2004)
**** "Stations of the Cross" (with Marcelo Frusin, in #197–199, 2004)
**** "Happy Families" (with Steve Dillon, Marcelo Frusin and Leonardo Manco, in No. 200, 2004)
*** ''Reasons to be Cheerful'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-4012-1251-4) collects:
**** "Event Horizon" (with Leonardo Manco, in #201, 2004)
**** "Reasons to be Cheerful" (with Leonardo Manco, in #202–205, 2005)
**** "Cross Purpose" (with Giuseppe Camuncoli, in No. 206, 2005)
*** ''The Gift'' (collects #207–215, tpb, 224 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-4012-1453-3) collects:
**** "Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go" (with Leonardo Manco, in #207–212, 2005)
**** "The Gift" (with Frazer Irving, in No. 213, 2005)
**** "R.S.V.P." (with Leonardo Manco, in #214–215, 2006)
*** "With a Little Help for my Friend" (with John Paul Leon, in No. 229, 2007)
**''Hellblazer: All His Engines'' (with Leonardo Manco, graphic novel, hc, 128 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-4012-0316-7)
*''The Sandman Presents: The Furies'' (with John Bolton, graphic novel, hc, 96 pages, 2002, ISBN 1-56389-935-3)
*Batman:
**''Batman: Gotham Knights'' #37: "Fear is the Key" (with Steve Mannion, 2003)
**''Detective Comics'' #801–804: "The Barker: When You're Strange" (with John Lucas, co-feature, 2005)
*''My Faith in Frankie'' #1–4 (with Sonny Liew, 2004) collected as ''My Faith in Frankie'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2004, ISBN 1-4012-0390-6)
*''Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere'' #1–9 (with Glenn Fabry, 2005–2006) collected as ''Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere'' (tpb, 224 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-4012-1007-4)
*''Crossing Midnight'' (with Jim Fern and Eric Nguyen, 2006–2008) collected as:
**''Cut Here'' (collects #1–5, tpb, 128 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-4012-1341-3)
**''A Map of Midnight'' (collects #6–12, tpb, 168 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1645-5)
**''The Sword in the Soul'' (collects #13–19, tpb, 168 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1966-7)
*''God Save the Queen'' (with John Bolton, graphic novel, hc, 96 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-4012-0303-5)
*''Re-Gifters'' (with Sonny Liew, graphic novel, tpb, 176 pages, Minx, 2007, ISBN 1-4012-0371-X)
*''Faker'' #1–6 (with Jock, 2007–2008) collected as ''Faker'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1663-3)
*''Confessions of a Blabbermouth'' (with Louise Carey and Aaron Alexovich, graphic novel, 176 pages, Minx, 2007, ISBN 1-4012-1148-8)
*''The Unwritten'' (with Peter Gross, 2009–...) collected as:
**''Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity'' (collects #1–5, tpb, 144 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2565-9)
**''Inside Man'' (collects #6–12, tpb, 168 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2873-9)
**''Dead Man's Knock'' (collects #13–18, tpb, 160 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3046-6)
**''Leviathan'' (collects #19–24, tpb, 144 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3292-2)
**''On to Genesis'' (collects #25–30, tpb, 144 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3359-7)
*''House of Mystery Halloween Annual'' #2: "Infernal Bargains: Just Say No!" (with Peter Gross, 2010)

===2000 AD===
Works published in the British science fiction-oriented comic 2000 AD include:
*''Pulp Sci-fi'':
** "Eggs is Eggs" (with Cliff Robinson, in #1145, 1999)
** "Doin' Time" (with Ben McCloud, in #1147, 1999)
*''Tharg's Future Shocks'':
** "Inside Job" (with John Charles, in #1230, 2001)
** "Right Back at Ya" (with John Charles, in #1287, 2002)
*''Carver Hale'' (with Mike Perkins, in #1236–1240 and 1247–1249, 2001) collected as ''CH: Twisting the Knife'' (hc, 44 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-904265-62-6)
*''Thirteen'' (with Andy Clarke, in #1289–1299, 2002) collected as ''Th1rt3en'' (tpb, 96 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-904265-36-7)

===Marvel Comics===
Titles published by Marvel include:
*''Ultimate Elektra: Devil's Due'' #1–5 (with Salvador Larroca, 2004–2005) collected as ''UE-DD'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2005, ISBN 0-7851-1504-8)
*''Spellbinders'' #1–6 (with Mike Perkins, 2005) collected as ''Spellbinders: Signs and Wonders'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2005, ISBN 0-7851-1756-3)
*Fantastic Four:
**''Ultimate Fantastic Four'':
*** ''Volume 2'' (hc, 240 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-2058-0) includes:
**** "Think Tank" (with Jae Lee, in #19–20, 2005)
*** ''Volume 4'' (hc, 320 pages, 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2872-7) collects:
**** ''Ultimate X4'' #1–2 (with Pasqual Ferry and Leinil Francis Yu, 2006)
**** "God War" (with Pasqual Ferry, in #33–38, 2006–2007)
**** "Untitled" (with Stuart Immonen and Frazer Irving, in ''Annual'' No. 2, 2006)
**** "Devils" (with Mark Brooks and Scott Kolins, in #39–41, 2007)
*** ''Volume 5'' (hc, 288 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3082-9) collects:
**** "Silver Surfer" (with Pasqual Ferry, in #42–46, 2007)
**** "Ghosts" (with Mark Brooks, in #47–49, 2007–2008)
**** "Four Cubed" (with Tyler Kirkham, in #50–53, 2008)
*** ''Volume 6'' (hc, 256 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3781-5) includes:
**** "Salem's Seven" (with Tyler Kirkham and Eric Basaldua, in #54–57, 2008)
**''Fantastic Four: The Movie'' (with Dan Jurgens, one-shot, 2005)
**''Marvel Holiday Special'':
*** "Christmas Day in Manhattan" (with Mike Perkins, in '05, 2006)
*** "A is for Annihilus" (with Mike Perkins, in '06, 2007)
*** "The Meaning of Christmas" (with Nelson DeCastro, in '07, 2008)
**''What If?.. featuring FF'' (with Marshall Rogers, one-shot, 2006) collected in ''What If: Mirror Mirror'' (tpb, 152 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-1902-7)
*X-Men:
**''X-Men'' (with Chris Bachalo, Clayton Henry, Humberto Ramos, Mark Brooks and Mike Choi, 2006–2007) collected as:
*** ''Supernovas'' (collects #188–199 and ''Annual'' #1, hc, 336 pages, 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2514-0; tpb, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2319-9)
*** ''Blinded by the Light'' (collects #200–204, tpb, 144 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2544-2)
*** ''Endangered Species'' (hc, 192 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3012-8; tpb, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2820-4) includes:
**** ''X-Men: Endangered Species'' (with Scot Eaton, one-shot, 2007)
**** "Chapter 1" (with Scot Eaton, in No. 200, 2007)
**** "Chapter 2" (with Mark Bagley, in ''Uncanny X-Men'' No. 488, 2007)
**** "Chapter 3" (with Mark Bagley, in ''X-Factor'' No. 21, 2007)
**** "Chapter 6" (with Mike Perkins, in ''Uncanny X-Men'' No. 489, 2007)
**** "Chapter 7" (with Mike Perkins, in ''X-Factor'' No. 22, 2007)
**** "Chapter 12" (with Mike Perkins, in ''New X-Men'' No. 42, 2007)
**** "Chapter 13" (with Mike Perkins, in No. 203, 2007)
**** "Chapters 16 and 17" (with Scot Eaton, in No. 204, 2007)
*** ''Messiah Complex'' (includes #205–207, hc, 352 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2899-9; tpb, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2320-2)
**''Wolverine: Firebreak'' (with Scott Kolins, one-shot, 2008) collected in ''Wolverine: Dangerous Games'' (hc, 144 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3471-9)
**''X-Men: Divided We Stand'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3265-1) includes:
*** "Danger Room" (with Brandon Peterson, in #1, 2008)
*** "Lights Out" (with Scot Eaton, in #2, 2008)
**''X-Men: Legacy'' (with Scot Eaton, John Romita, Jr., Billy Tan, Greg Land, Brandon Peterson, Mike Deodato, Jr., Ken Lashley, Marco Checchetto, Phil Briones, Dustin Weaver, Daniel Acuña, Laurence Campbell, Clay Mann, Yanick Paquette, Paul Davidson, Harvey Tolibao, Jorge Molina, Rafa Sandoval, Khoi Pham and Steve Kurth, 2008–2012) collected as:
*** ''Divided He Stands'' (collects #208–212, hc, 120 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3000-4; tpb, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3001-2)
*** ''Sins of the Father'' (collects #213–216, hc, 168 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3002-0; tpb, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3003-9)
*** ''Original Sin'' (collects #217–218 and ''X-Men: Original Sin'' one-shot, hc, 144 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3038-1; tpb, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-2956-1)
*** ''Salvage'' (collects #219–225, hc, 168 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4173-1; tpb, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3876-5)
*** ''Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia'' (includes #226–227, hc, 368 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4233-9; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4234-7)
*** ''Emplate'' (collects #228–230 and ''Annual'' No. 1, hc, 112 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4020-4; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4115-4)
*** ''X-Necrosha'' (collects #231–234 and ''X-Necrosha'' one-shot, hc, 448 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4674-1; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4675-X)
*** ''Second Coming'' (includes #235–237 and ''Prepare'' one-shot, hc, 392 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4678-4; tpb, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5705-0)
*** ''Collision'' (includes #238–241, hc, 168 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4668-7; tpb, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4669-5)
*** ''Age of X'' (collects #245–247, ''New Mutants'' #22–24 and ''Alpha'' one-shot, hc, 256 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5289-X; tpb, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5290-3)
*** ''Aftermath'' (collects #242–244 and 248–249, hc, 120 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5635-6; tpb, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5636-4)
*** ''Lost Legions'' (collects #250–253, hc, 112 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5291-1; tpb, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5292-X)
*** ''Five Miles South of the Universe'' (collects #254–260, hc, 160 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-6067-1; tpb, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-6068-X)
**''X-Men: Manifest Destiny'' (hc, 208 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3817-X; tpb, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-2451-9) includes:
*** "Pixies and Demons" (with Greg Land, in ''Free Comic Book Day '08: X-Men'', 2008)
*** "Kill or Cure" (with Michael Ryan, in ''X-Men: MD'' #1–5, 2008)
**''Secret Invasion: X-Men'' #1–4 (with Cary Nord, 2008) collected in ''SI: X-men'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3343-7)
**''X-Men Origins'' (hc, 192 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3451-4; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-3452-2) includes:
*** ''Beast'' (with J. K. Woodward, one-shot, 2008)
*** ''Gambit'' (with David Yardin, one-shot, 2009)
*''Ultimate Vision'' #1–5 (with Brandon Peterson, 2007–2008) collected as ''Ultimate Vision'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2173-0)
*''Legion of Monsters: Werewolf by Night'': "Smalltown Girl" (with Greg Land, one-shot, 2007) collected in ''LoM'' (hc, 280 pages, 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2754-2)
*''Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust?'': "Agent Brand: In Plain Sight" (with Timothy Green II, one-shot, 2008)
*''Ender's Shadow'' (with Sebastian Fiumara, 2008–2010) collected as:
**''Battle School'' (collects #1–5, hc, 128 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3596-0)
**''Command School'' (collects #1–5, hc, 128 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-3598-7)
**''Ultimate Collection'' (collects ''Battle School'' #1–5 and ''Command School'' #1–5, tpb, 256 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-6338-7)
*''The Torch'' #1–8 (with Alex Ross, Jim Krueger and Patrick Berkenkotter, 2009–2010) collected as ''The Torch'' (hc, 200 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4631-8)
*''Breaking into Comics the Marvel Way!'' #2: "Butterfly Blade" (with Shaun Turnbull, 2010)
*''The Mystic Hands of Doctor Strange'': "Duel in the Dark Dimension" (with Marcos Martín, one-shot, 2010)
*''Thor: Wolves of the North'' (with Mike Perkins, one-shot, 2011)
*''Sigil'' #1–4 (with Leonard Kirk, 2011) collected as ''Sigil: Out of Time'' (tpb, 96 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5622-4)

===Other Publishers===
Titles published by various British and American publishers include:
*''9-11 Volume 1'': "In the House of Light" (with Mike Collins, graphic novel, tpb, 196 pages, Dark Horse, 2002, ISBN 1-563898-81-0)
*Dynamite Entertainment:
**''Red Sonja'' #0–6 (with Michael Avon Oeming and Mel Rubi, 2005) collected as ''RS: She-Devil with a Sword'' (hc, 150 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-933305-36-3)
**''Untouchable'' (with Samit Basu and Ashok Bhadana, one-shot, 2010)
*''Vampirella: Revelations'' #0–3 (with Mike Lilly, Harris, 2005) collected as ''Vampirella: Revelations'' (tpb, 88 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-910692-92-0)
*''Wetworks: Worldstorm'' (with Whilce Portacio, Wildstorm, 2006–2008) collected as:
**''Volume 1'' (collects #1–5, 136 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-4012-1375-8)
**''Volume 2'' (includes #6–9, tpb, 160 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1639-0)
*Virgin Comics:
**''Voodoo Child'' #1–6 (with Nicolas Cage, Weston Cage and Dean Hyrapiet, 2007) collected as ''Voodoo Child'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-934413-13-5)
**''The Stranded'' #1–5 (with Siddharth Kotian, 2007–2008) collected as ''The Stranded'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-934413-25-9)
*''Negative Burn'' #14: "Red Shift" (with David Windett, Desperado Publishing, 2007)
*''Thought Bubble Anthology'': "The Timeless Genius of Leonardo" (with M.D. Penman, one-shot, Image Comics, 2011)


===Other Works===
====Novels====
*Felix Castor:
** ''[[The Devil You Know]]''<ref>http://members.aol.com/adeheathen/mikecarey.jpg</ref> (UK: 6 April 2006 & US: 10 July 2007)
** ''[[Vicious Circle]]'' (UK: 5 October 2006 & US: 28 July 2008)
** ''[[Dead Men's Boots]]'' (UK: 26 September 2007 & US: 23 July 2009)
** ''[[Thicker Than Water]]'' (UK: 1 March 2009)
** ''[[The Naming of the Beasts]]'' (UK: 3 September 2009)
* ''The Steel Seraglio'' (co-written with Linda Carey and Louise Carey; US/CAN: March 2012)<ref>http://chizinepub.com/books/seraglio.php</ref>
* ''The Girl With All The Gifts'' (UK: January 2014)<ref>https://www.hachette.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9780356502731</ref>


====Short Fiction and Poetry====
* ''now! and then!'' (an incomplete piece published in Murky Depths Issue 10 Winter 2009)
* ''In Thule with Jessica'' (poem in ''Xconnect'' vol. 6 #2)


====Films====
* ''Frost Flowers'' (unmade screenplay)


====Pseudonym====
* "The Dead Sea Deception" (UK: 2011  written under pseudonym Adam Blake published by Sphere. Indicated in this rare interview his in-depth knowledge of [http://therealchrisparkle.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/the-real-chrisparkle-meets-adam-blake/ comic books.]


==Notes==
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==References==
*[http://www.2000ad.org/?zone=droid&page=profiles&choice=MIKECA Mike Carey] at Barney <!-- 2000 AD's old database moved to its own site -->


==External Links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Carey_%28writer%29 The original source of this article at Wikipedia]
*[http://www.mike-carey.co.uk/ Mike Carey] at Orbit Books
*[http://www.enjolrasworld.com/HTML%20Bibliographies/Mike%20Carey%20Bibliography.htm Mike Carey chronological bibliography] at Enjolra's World
*[http://members.aol.com/just1page/J1P24minutes/00.htm 24 Minute WebComic #1] and [http://members.aol.com/just1page/J1P24min2/ #2]