MEK

:''For other uses, see MEK.''
'''Mek''' is a three issue comic book miniseries published in 2003 by WildStorm, written by Warren Ellis, pencilled by Steve Rolston and inked by Al Gordon.

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History

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Collections

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History

When interviewed about ''Mek'', Warren Ellis explained that he felt that mechanical augmentation was "already happening"^[1], quoting Stelarc and the work of Kevin Warwick as examples. In the same interview, he stated his opinion that "What is art and experiment today will be high-end consumer goods in ten years, and cheap enough to be street goods in twenty years" and that "William Gibson said it smartest: the street finds its own use for things. And what is experimental, medical or military eventually finds its way down there".
''Mek'' was initially met with a mixed reception - journalist Richard Johnston described the first issue as "an alright Warren Ellis book"^[2] and "not his best work but then neither is it his worst"

Plot

Collections

''Mek'' has been collected as one half of a 'flipbook'^[3] format trade paperback, accompanied by another Warren Ellis miniseries, Reload.

★ ''Reload/Mek'' (collecting ''Reload'' #1-3 and ''Mek'' #1-3, 144 pages, paperback, ISBN 1401202756)

References

1. www.westfieldcomics.com - Warren Ellis interview (DEC02 Product)
2. www.dynamicforces.com, Richard Johnston, "Waiting for Tommy XVI - Are the Warren Ellis years over?
3. www.steverolston.com - Mek