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{{Short description|British journalist and writer (born 1975)}}
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| caption       = Gillen at the 2011 [[New York Comic Con]]
| birth_name    = Kieron Michael Gillen<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/1wWouadzZbNtX0xoIB3lz9KEBic/appointments|title=Kieron Michael GILLEN - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)|website=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk|access-date=6 July 2019|archive-date=6 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706113620/https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/1wWouadzZbNtX0xoIB3lz9KEBic/appointments|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| nationality   = [[United Kingdom|British]]
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| notable works = ''[[Phonogram (comics)|Phonogram]]''<br/>''[[Uncanny X-Men]]''<br/>''[[Young Avengers]]''<br/>''[[The Wicked + The Divine]]''<br/>''[[Star Wars: Doctor Aphra]]''
| awards        = [[Inkpot Award]] (2016)<ref name="Inkpot 2016">{{Cite web |url=https://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot |title=Inkpot Award |access-date=23 October 2020 |archive-date=29 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129155249/http://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot |url-status=live }}</ref>
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'''Kieron Michael Gillen''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|ɪ|l|ə|n}}; born 30 September 1975)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kierongillen.tumblr.com/post/93893382597/nine-world-schedule-for-kieron-gillen-age-38-34|title=Nine World Schedule For Kieron Gillen (Age 38 3/4)|website=Another Way To Breathe|access-date=19 September 2019|archive-date=19 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219144635/http://kierongillen.tumblr.com/post/93893382597/nine-world-schedule-for-kieron-gillen-age-38-34|url-status=live}}</ref> is a British [[comic book writer]] and former [[video game journalist|video game]] and [[music journalist]]. In comics, Gillen is known for his [[creator-owned]] series such as ''[[Once & Future]]'' (2019–2022), ''[[Die (comics)|Die]]'' (2018–2021), ''[[Phonogram (comics)|Phonogram]]'' (2006–2016), and ''[[The Wicked + The Divine]]'' (2014–2019), the latter two co-created with artist [[Jamie McKelvie]] and published by [[Image Comics|Image]]. He is also known for numerous [[Marvel Comics]] projects, such as ''[[Journey into Mystery]]'', ''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'', and ''[[Young Avengers]]'' in the early 2010s and ''[[Star Wars comics|Star Wars]]'' comics in the mid-to-late 2010s including ''[[Star Wars: Darth Vader|Darth Vader]]'', ''[[Star Wars (2015 comic book)|Star Wars]]'', and co-creation of the character [[Doctor Aphra]] who starred in her own ongoing spin-off comic series ''[[Star Wars: Doctor Aphra]]'' of which Gillen wrote the first 19 issues. He returned to the [[X-Men]] in the 2020s with multiple series during the [[Krakoan Age]] for the ''[[Destiny of X]]'', ''[[Sins of Sinister]]'' and ''[[Fall of X]]'' storylines.

Gillen has won the [[British Fantasy Award]] twice for ''Die''. He has been nominated for a [[Hugo Award]] seven times, once for ''The Wicked + The Divine'', three times for ''Once & Future'', and three times for ''Die''. He also has been nominated five times for a [[GLAAD Media Award]], winning once for ''Young Avengers''.

==Career==
===Journalism===
As a reviewer, Gillen has written for publications such as ''[[Amiga Power]]'' (under the pseudonym "C-Monster"), ''[[PC Gamer|PC Gamer UK]]'', ''[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]'', ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'', ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[Edge (games magazine)|Edge]]'', ''[[Game Developer Magazine|Game Developer]]'', ''[[Develop (UK magazine)|Develop]]'', ''[[MCV/Develop]]'', ''[[GamesMaster (magazine)|GamesMaster]]'', ''[[Eurogamer]]'' and ''[[PC Format]]'',{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} as well as the [[PC gaming]]-oriented website ''[[Rock Paper Shotgun]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-04-08|title=The Secret History Of Rock Paper Shotgun - Part One: Matters Of Import|work=Rock Paper Shotgun|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/04/08/the-secret-history-of-rock-paper-shotgun-part-one-matters-of-import/|access-date=2022-09-15|archive-date=28 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928093723/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/04/08/the-secret-history-of-rock-paper-shotgun-part-one-matters-of-import/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2000, Gillen became the first-ever video game journalist to receive an award from the [[Periodical Publishers Association]], for New Specialist Consumer Journalist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ppa.co.uk/cgi-bin/wms.pl/710|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216232059/http://www.ppa.co.uk/cgi-bin/wms.pl/710|archive-date=16 February 2008|title=PPA &#124; PTC New Journalist of the Year Awards|date=16 February 2008|language=en|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gillen is a fan of the work of the [[video game developer]] [[Warren Spector]], having written positive pieces on several Spector's games, most notably ''[[Deus Ex (video game)|Deus Ex]]'' and ''[[Thief: Deadly Shadows]]'', both produced by [[Ion Storm]].

In addition to his work as a reviewer, Gillen has acted as a guest speaker at numerous video game industry conferences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nextwave.org.au/freeplay/05speakers.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822095052/http://www.nextwave.org.au/freeplay/05speakers.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 August 2006|title=FREE PLAY 2005|date=22 August 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://animex.tees.ac.uk/speakers_details.cfm?speaker_id=79|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060824013855/http://animex.tees.ac.uk/speakers_details.cfm?speaker_id=79|url-status=dead|title=Animex International Festival of Animation & Computer Games|archive-date=24 August 2006}}</ref> In video game journalism, he created the [[New Games Journalism]] manifesto.<ref name="ten-unmissable">{{cite web |last=Stuart |first=Keith |date=2005-03-03 |title=Ten unmissable examples of New Games Journalism |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2005/mar/03/tenunmissable |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014230303/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2005/mar/03/tenunmissable |archive-date=2014-10-14 |access-date=2014-10-07 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Yusuf |first=Omar |date=2009-07-16 |title=The Racial Slur That Changed Games Journalism |url=https://venturebeat.com/games/the-racial-slur-which-changed-games-journalism/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Bitmob |publisher=[[VentureBeat]] |language=en-US |archive-date=28 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228041809/https://venturebeat.com/games/the-racial-slur-which-changed-games-journalism/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://alwaysblack.com/blackbox/ngj.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041019012425/http://alwaysblack.com/blackbox/ngj.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 October 2004|title=www.alwaysblack.com home|date=19 October 2004}}</ref><ref name="ngj-manifesto">{{cite web |author=Gillen, Kieron |author-link=Kieron Gillen |date=23 March 2004 |title=The New Games Journalism |url=http://gillen.cream.org/wordpress_html/assorted-essays/the-new-games-journalism/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007031932/http://gillen.cream.org/wordpress_html/assorted-essays/the-new-games-journalism/ |archive-date=7 October 2014 |access-date=2014-10-07 |work=Kieron Gillen's Workblog}} Originally published as: {{cite web |author=Gillen, Kieron |title=The NGJ Manifesto |url=http://alwaysblack.com/blackbox/ngj.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041019012425/http://alwaysblack.com/blackbox/ngj.html |archive-date=October 19, 2004 |access-date=2006-12-30}}</ref>

He co-founded the British video game journalism website ''Rock Paper Shotgun'' in July 2007.<ref>{{cite web |author=RPS |date=13 July 2007 |title=The Website That Saved The World |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/07/13/the-website-that-saved-the-world/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630124602/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/07/13/the-website-that-saved-the-world/ |archive-date=30 June 2019 |access-date=30 June 2019 |website=Rock Paper Shotgun}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Pearson |first=Dan |date=3 May 2017 |title=Gamer Network acquires Rock, Paper, Shotgun |url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-05-03-gamer-network-acquires-rock-paper-shotgun |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503141138/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-05-03-gamer-network-acquires-rock-paper-shotgun |archive-date=3 May 2017 |access-date=3 May 2017 |work=[[GamesIndustry.biz]]}}</ref> In a September 2010 post at ''Rock Paper Shotgun'', Gillen announced he was leaving full-time video game journalism to devote his time to comic book writing.<ref>Gillen, Kieron. [http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/09/30/half-life-on-turning-35-and-leaving-rps/ "Half-Life: On Turning 35 And Leaving RPS"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009190019/http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/09/30/half-life-on-turning-35-and-leaving-rps/ |date=9 October 2012 }}. Rock, Paper Shotgun, 30 September 2010</ref>

===Comics===

==== 2003–2013 ====
Gillen's earliest work in comics was published in various [[British small press comics|British small-press anthologies]] and ''[[Warhammer Monthly]]''. ''[[The Guardian]]'' highlighted that Gillen and the artist [[Jamie McKelvie]] "met in 2003 at a convention where Gillen was selling his first photocopied comics".<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Mackay |first=Emily |date=2015-08-10 |title=Florence the superhero: the comics giving pop stars superpowers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/aug/10/phonogram-comics-wicked-and-divine-immaterial-girl-kieron-gillen-jamie-mckelvie-interview |access-date=2024-02-28 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=2 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902104132/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/aug/10/phonogram-comics-wicked-and-divine-immaterial-girl-kieron-gillen-jamie-mckelvie-interview |url-status=live }}</ref> Between 2003 and 2007, Gillen collaborated with McKelvie on a comic strip for ''[[PlayStation Official Magazine – UK]]'', entitled "Save Point", following up with the pop music-themed [[urban fantasy]] series ''[[Phonogram (comics)|Phonogram]]'',<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Arrant |first=Chris |date=2021-01-15 |title=Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie take on Batman |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/batman-kieron-gillen-jamie-mckelvie/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |language=en |archive-date=28 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228050342/https://www.gamesradar.com/batman-kieron-gillen-jamie-mckelvie/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilly |first=Casey |date=2015-04-03 |title=ECCC: Gillen, McKelvie & Wilson on What It Means to be "Wicked + Divine" |url=https://www.cbr.com/eccc-gillen-mckelvie-wilson-on-what-it-means-to-be-wicked-divine/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> which was described by Gillen as his "first real comic".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.phonogramcomic.com/blog/?page_id=3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312052423/http://www.phonogramcomic.com/blog/?page_id=3|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 March 2007|title=Phonogram|date=12 March 2007}}</ref> Veteran comics writer [[Warren Ellis]] dubbed the series "one of the few truly essential comics of 2006."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070414205451/http://www.newsarama.com/ImageComics/Phonogram/Phonogram01Pre.html "PREVIEWING TEN PAGES OF IMAGE COMICS' PHONOGRAM #1"], [[Newsarama]]. Accessed 8 April 2023.</ref> The first issue, published by [[Image Comics]], went on sale in August 2006, with the first series running for six issues. The sequel, a series of one-shots subtitled ''The Singles Club'', launched in December 2008.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18138 "SINGLES CLUB: Gillen & McKelvie on Phonogram 2"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619153939/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18138 |date=19 June 2009 }}. [[Comic Book Resources]]. 22 September 2008.</ref>

On 14 April 2008, it was announced Gillen would collaborate with artist Greg Scott to expand on Warren Ellis' ''[[newuniversal]]'' series with "a story about killing the future" set in 1959.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gillen.cream.org/wordpress_html/1612/newuniversal-1959/|title=Newuniversal 1959|access-date=10 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002025634/http://gillen.cream.org/wordpress_html/1612/newuniversal-1959/|archive-date=2 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> That year, he authored ''Crown of Destruction'', a ''[[Warhammer Fantasy (setting)|Warhammer Fantasy]]'' comic.<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/100813-Gillen-Warhammer.html "Kieron Gillen on Warhammer: Crown of Destruction"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830062324/https://www.gamesradar.com/newsarama/ |date=30 August 2023 }}. Newsarama.com. 13 October 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/124103261280146.htm "Kieron Gillen: 'Like A Particularly Geeky Grant Morrison Character'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626121724/http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/124103261280146.htm |date=26 June 2009 }}. [[Comics Bulletin]]. 29 April 2009.</ref> Further Marvel assignments included a [[Dazzler (Marvel Comics)|Dazzler]] short story and a [[Beta Ray Bill]] one-shot, which was followed by a three-issue mini-series.<ref>[http://mindlessones.com/2009/08/03/3-conversations-with-kieron-gillen-phonogram-music-and-comics/ 3 conversations with Kieron Gillen: Phonogram, music and comics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830062336/http://mindlessones.com/2009/08/03/3-conversations-with-kieron-gillen-phonogram-music-and-comics/ |date=30 August 2023 }}, Mindlessones.com. 3 August 2009.</ref>

Gillen's workload at Marvel increased in late 2009. At [[HeroesCon]], it was announced he would be writing a tie-in to the "[[Dark Reign (comics)|Dark Reign]]" storyline, the mini-series ''[[Ares (Marvel Comics)|Dark Avengers: Ares]]'',<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=21682 HeroesCon: Kieron Gillen Talks "Dark Avengers: Ares"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830062323/https://www.cbr.com/?page=article&id=21682 |date=30 August 2023 }}, Comic Book Resources (21 June 2009).</ref> and, during the 2009 [[Chicago Comic Con]], it was announced he would collaborate with Steven Sanders on ''[[S.W.O.R.D. (comics)|S.W.O.R.D]]'', an [[X-Men]] spin-off  series.<ref>{{cite web|author1=George, Richard|author2=Schedeen, Jesse|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/08/10/taking-control-of-sword|title=Taking Control of S.W.O.R.D.|publisher=IGN|date=10 August 2009|access-date=16 August 2009|archive-date=8 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008180655/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/08/10/taking-control-of-sword|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Marc|last=Strom|url=http://marvel.com/news/story/9122/chicago_con_09_sword_ongoing|title=Chicago Con '09: S.W.O.R.D. Ongoing|publisher=Marvel.com|date=10 August 2009|access-date=16 August 2009|archive-date=17 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017194551/http://marvel.com/news/story/9122/chicago_con_09_sword_ongoing|url-status=live}}</ref> Gillen took over ''[[Thor (comic book)|Thor]]'' following a run by [[J. Michael Straczynski]], writing issues #604<ref>{{cite web|first=Dave|last=Richards|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=22662|title=Kieron Gillen Talks Thor|publisher=Comic Book Resources|date=24 August 2009|access-date=12 October 2009|archive-date=22 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622193325/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=22662|url-status=live}}</ref> to 614.<ref>{{cite web|first=Dave|last=Richards|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=26337|title=Gillen Sends "Thor" to Hell|publisher=Comic Book Resources|date=21 May 2010|access-date=31 July 2010|archive-date=26 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026235244/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article|url-status=live}}</ref>

In late 2010, Gillen launched another X-Men spin-off ''[[Generation Hope (comics)|Generation Hope]]'' that picked up plot threads from the end of the "[[Second Coming (comics)|Second Coming]]" storyline.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicsalliance.com/kieron-gillen-on-young-avengers-its-my-teenage-symphony-to/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106001233/http://comicsalliance.com/kieron-gillen-on-young-avengers-its-my-teenage-symphony-to/|url-status=dead|title=Kieron Gillen On 'Young Avengers': 'It's My Teenage Symphony To God' [NYCC 2012]|first=Chris|last=Sims|archive-date=6 November 2014|website=ComicsAlliance}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Dave|last=Richards|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=27392|title=CCI EXCLUSIVE: Gillen Ushers in "Generation Hope"|publisher=Comic Book Resources|date=23 July 2010|access-date=8 November 2010|archive-date=24 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924142058/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=27392|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Jesse|last=Schedeen|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/07/25/sdcc-10-the-next-gen-of-x-men|title=SDCC 10: The Next Gen of X-Men|publisher=IGN|date=25 July 2010|access-date=8 November 2010|archive-date=11 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011023042/http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/07/25/sdcc-10-the-next-gen-of-x-men|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Albert|last=Ching|url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/generation-hope-kieron-gillen-100729.html|title=SDCC 2010: GENERATION HOPE Gets An Ongoing in November|publisher=Newsarama|date=29 July 2010|access-date=8 November 2010|archive-date=1 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801130832/http://www.newsarama.com/comics/generation-hope-kieron-gillen-100729.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Albert|last=Ching|url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/kieron-gillen-introduces-generation-hope-101103.html|title=Kieron Gillen Introduces the Five Lights of GENERATION HOPE|publisher=Newsarama|date=3 November 2010|access-date=8 November 2010|archive-date=22 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622072706/http://www.newsarama.com/comics/kieron-gillen-introduces-generation-hope-101103.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Gillen wrote the title for twelve issues before passing it to [[James Asmus]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Dave|last=Richards|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=35486|title=ONE TO: James Asmus Part 1 – "Generation Hope"|publisher=Comic Book Resources|date=23 November 2011|access-date=12 September 2012|archive-date=25 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025024734/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=35486|url-status=live}}</ref> After co-scripting a few issues of ''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'' with outgoing writer [[Matt Fraction]], Gillen took over the series with issue #534.1.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Dave |date=18 January 2011 |title=Gillen Prepares His 'Uncanny' Solo |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=30381 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222191844/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=30381 |archive-date=22 February 2011 |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> His time on the title saw the book through the 2011 "[[Fear Itself (comics)|Fear Itself]]" storyline, a renumbering to #1 in the wake of the "[[X-Men: Schism|Schism]]" storyline, and a tie-in with the "[[Avengers vs. X-Men]]" storyline. After finishing his run with issue #20, Gillen penned a five-issue epilogue miniseries ''AvX: Consequences'' that dealt with the aftermath of that event.<ref name=consequences>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/kieron-gillen-avx-consequences-uncanny-x-men.html|first=Albert|last=Ching|title=Leaving UNCANNY X-MEN has CONSEQUENCES for Kieron Gillen|date=4 September 2012|access-date=12 September 2012|archive-date=7 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907060649/http://www.newsarama.com/comics/kieron-gillen-avx-consequences-uncanny-x-men.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2011, Gillen returned to [[Asgard (comics)|Marvel's Asgard]] with a run on ''[[Journey into Mystery]]'' (the original name of the ''Thor'' series, continuing its original numbering), starting with issue #622 and finishing with #645 in October 2012. As part of the [[Marvel NOW!]] relaunch, Gillen wrote two books: ''[[Iron Man (comic book)|Iron Man]]'' (again taking over from Fraction) with art by his frequent ''Uncanny X-Men'' collaborator Greg Land, and ''[[Young Avengers]]'' with Jamie McKelvie.<ref name=consequences/><ref>{{cite web|author=Richards, Dave|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=41439|title=Gillen & McKelvie Assemble New Volume of 'Young Avengers'|date=9 October 2012|access-date=9 October 2012|archive-date=26 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026235244/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== 2014–present ====
Between 2014 and 2019, Gillen and McKelvie collaborated on ''[[The Wicked + The Divine]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Gods Are ReIncarnated in THE WICKED AND THE DIVINE|url=https://imagecomics.com/news/the-gods-are-reincarnated-in-the-wicked-and-the-divine|access-date=20 December 2020|website=Image Comics|language=en|archive-date=29 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129051006/https://imagecomics.com/news/the-gods-are-reincarnated-in-the-wicked-and-the-divine|url-status=live}}</ref> This Image series won "Best Comic" at the 2014 [[British Comic Awards]]<ref name="BCA ref">{{cite web |title=BCA 2014 Winers Announced |url=http://britishcomicawards.com/bca-2014-winners-announced/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129022553/http://britishcomicawards.com/bca-2014-winners-announced/ |archivedate=29 November 2014 |accessdate=17 November 2014 |website=British Comic Awards}}</ref> and received multiple award nominations such as the 2015 [[Eisner Award]] for "Best New Series",<ref name="2015 Eisner Nominations">{{Cite web|date=2015-06-13|title=2015 Eisner Award Nominations|publisher=[[Comic-Con International: San Diego]]|url= http://www.comic-con.org/awards/2015-eisner-award-nominations|access-date=20 December 2020|archive-date=13 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613194937/http://www.comic-con.org/awards/2015-eisner-award-nominations}}</ref> the 2018 Eisner Award for "Best Continuing Series"<ref name="2018 Eisner Nominations">{{cite web |title=2018 Eisner Award Nominations |url=https://www.comic-con.org/awards/2018-eisner-awards-nominations |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613194937/https://www.comic-con.org/awards/2018-eisner-awards-nominations |archivedate=13 June 2015 |accessdate=8 January 2019 |website=Comic-Con}}</ref> and the 2020 [[Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 April 2020|title=2020 Hugo Awards|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2020-hugo-awards/|access-date=20 December 2020|website=The Hugo Awards|language=en-US|archive-date=7 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407224006/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2020-hugo-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, the duo also returned to ''Phonogram'' after a long hiatus with the third and final volume titled ''The Immaterial Girl''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-01-09 |title=Phonogram for summer return - Image Expo |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/comics/a620406/phonogram-immaterial-girl-arriving-in-summer-2015-image-expo/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=[[Digital Spy]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=28 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228051716/https://www.digitalspy.com/comics/a620406/phonogram-immaterial-girl-arriving-in-summer-2015-image-expo/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Shiach |first=Kieran|date=2017-01-19 |title=The Impact Of Gillen, McKelvie And Wilson's 'Phonogram' |url=https://comicsalliance.com/impact-music-comics-phonogram-mckelvie-gillen-wilson/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=ComicsAlliance |language=en |archive-date=24 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224141652/https://comicsalliance.com/impact-music-comics-phonogram-mckelvie-gillen-wilson/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":7" /> ''[[ComicsAlliance]]'' highlighted that there was a three year delay between the volume announcement and its release "as everyone involved had rightly become superstars, but it was more than worth the wait".<ref name=":6" /> Gillen's other creator-owned work included ''[[Three (comics)|Three]]'' (2013), a mini-series about the [[helot]]s of [[Sparta]],<ref name="denofgeek">{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Leader|url=http://www.denofgeek.com/books-comics/11410/kieron-gillen-and-jamie-mckelvie-interview|title=Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie interview|publisher=Den of Geek|date=3 November 2009|access-date=3 November 2009|archive-date=22 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722225316/http://www.denofgeek.com/books-comics/11410/kieron-gillen-and-jamie-mckelvie-interview|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbooked.com/kieron-gillen-talks-creator-owned/|first=Nick|last=Cavicchio|publisher=Comicbooked.com|access-date=29 October 2012|date=28 October 2012|title=Kieron Gillen Talks Creator-Owned|archive-date=30 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030024011/http://www.comicbooked.com/kieron-gillen-talks-creator-owned/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Orf |first=Darren |date=22 April 2014 |title=Kieron Gillen Closes the Door on Three, Greets The Wicked + The Divine |url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/04/kieron-gillen-closes-the-door-on-three-greets-the.html?a=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904041143/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/04/kieron-gillen-closes-the-door-on-three-greets-the.html?a=1 |archive-date=4 September 2014 |access-date=28 February 2024 |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]}}</ref> and ''The Ludocrats'', initially announced in 2015 as a collaboration between writers Gillen and [[Jim Rossignol]] and artist [[David Lafuente]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Matt |last=Kamen |url=http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-01/08/ludocrats-exclusive |title=Exclusive: Image Comics attacks normalcy with 'The Ludocrats' |publisher=[[Wired UK]] |date=8 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111083844/http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-01/08/ludocrats-exclusive |archive-date=11 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The series was eventually published in 2020 with art by Jeff Stokely.<ref>{{cite web |first=Karama |last=Horne |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/indie-comics-spotlight-ludocrats-kieron-gillen-jim-rossignol |title= Indie Comics Spotlight: Why the insanity of Ludocrats is exactly what we need right now  |publisher=[[Syfy Wire]] |date=29 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601123212/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/indie-comics-spotlight-ludocrats-kieron-gillen-jim-rossignol |archive-date=1 June 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

From 2015 to 2016, Gillen wrote the 25-issue ''[[Star Wars: Darth Vader]]'' series for Marvel.<ref>{{cite web |title=Darth Vader (2015 – present) &#124; Comics |url=http://marvel.com/comics/series/19379/darth_vader_2015_-_present |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220170214/http://marvel.com/comics/series/19379/darth_vader_2015_-_present |archive-date=February 20, 2016 |access-date=December 20, 2016 |publisher=Marvel}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Jaffe |first=Alex |date=2022-05-24 |title=Star Wars comics: A complete guide to the ongoing Star Wars comic saga |url=https://www.thepopverse.com/star-wars-complete-guide-comics-saga |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=Popverse |language=en |archive-date=23 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923040502/https://www.thepopverse.com/star-wars-complete-guide-comics-saga |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Riesman |first=Abraham Josephine |date=2016-08-30 |title=Marvel’s Darth Vader Comic Is Star Wars at Its Best |url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/08/darth-vader-marvel-comic.html |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=Vulture |language=en |archive-date=29 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929151240/https://www.vulture.com/2016/08/darth-vader-marvel-comic.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This series introduced the character [[Doctor Aphra]]; Gillen had originally planned to have Vader kill Aphra during the story, but realized a way that she could escape and still keep the integrity of both characters.<ref name="Gillen & Spurrier">{{Cite web |last=Lavorgna |first=Bria |date=April 26, 2018 |title=Doctor Aphra Creator Kieron Gillen, Co-Writer Si Spurrier Discuss What's Next for the Fan Favorite |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/doctor-aphra-creator-kieron-gillen-co-writer-si-spurrier-discuss-whats-next-for-the-fan-favorite-rogue |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503051532/https://www.starwars.com/news/doctor-aphra-creator-kieron-gillen-co-writer-si-spurrier-discuss-whats-next-for-the-fan-favorite-rogue |archive-date=May 3, 2020 |access-date=July 3, 2020 |website=[[StarWars.com]]}}</ref> Between 2016 and 2018, he wrote ''Star Wars: Doctor Aphra'' #1–#13,<ref name="PW 1">{{Cite web |date=2016 |title=''Star Wars: Doctor Aphra'' #1 |url=http://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/OCT160975 |access-date=May 21, 2019 |website=Previews World |archive-date=24 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924025702/https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/OCT160975 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=''Star Wars: Doctor Aphra'' #13 |url=https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/AUG171003 |access-date=May 21, 2019 |website=Previews World |archive-date=17 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317003133/https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/AUG171003 |url-status=live }}</ref> and then cowrote #14–#19 with [[Simon Spurrier]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=''Star Wars: Doctor Aphra'' #14 |url=https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/SEP170980 |access-date=May 21, 2019 |website=Previews World |archive-date=17 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317003150/https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/SEP170980 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=''Star Wars: Doctor Aphra'' #19 |url=https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/FEB180912 |access-date=May 21, 2019 |website=Previews World |archive-date=17 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317003230/https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/FEB180912 |url-status=live }}</ref> Gillen also took over writing the ''[[Star Wars (2015 comic book)|Star Wars]]'' ongoing series in November 2017 with issue #38; his final issue was #67 in June 2019.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-14 |title=Marvel’s current Star Wars architect Kieron Gillen set to end his run |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/marvels-current-star-wars-architect-kieron-gillen-set-to-end-his-run |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=SYFY Official Site |language=en-US |archive-date=28 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128234711/https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/marvels-current-star-wars-architect-kieron-gillen-set-to-end-his-run |url-status=live }}</ref>

Gillen and [[Stephanie Hans]] began discussing a collaboration on a creator-owned ongoing comic following their collaboration on ''Journey Into Mystery''. While they started with a different idea, they eventually settled on an idea which would become ''[[Die (comics)|Die]]''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Kanayama |first=Kelly |date=2018-10-07 |title=NYCC ’18 Interview: Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans on "DIE!" – Jumanji For Sensitive Metalheads |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-18-interview-kieron-gillen-and-stephanie-hans-on-die-jumanji-for-sensitive-metalheads/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=The Beat |language=en-US |archive-date=11 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011144552/http://www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-18-interview-kieron-gillen-and-stephanie-hans-on-die-jumanji-for-sensitive-metalheads/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It premiered in December 2018 and was published by Image Comics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |date=2018-09-10 |title=Image Comics’ New Series ‘Die’ Takes Fantasy and Gaming Into New Realms (Exclusive Images) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/image-comics-new-series-die-takes-fantasy-gaming-new-realms-images-1141026/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506173304/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/image-comics-new-series-die-takes-fantasy-gaming-new-realms-images-1141026/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news |last=Spencer |first=Alex |date=2018-12-10 |title=We played Die, the ‘Goth Jumanji’ game fueling Kieron Gillen’s new RPG comic book |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/10/18131140/die-kieron-gillen-rpg-image-comics |access-date=2021-04-14 |work=Polygon |archive-date=3 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703070943/https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/10/18131140/die-kieron-gillen-rpg-image-comics |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Spry |first=Jeff |date=2019-04-29 |title=Exclusive preview: Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Hans roll out new RPG-inspired horror series, DIE |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/kieron-gillen-stephanie-hans-die-image-comics |access-date=2021-03-29 |work=SyFy |archive-date=2 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802130847/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/kieron-gillen-stephanie-hans-die-image-comics |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2021, the series ended its run with twenty issues total.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dar |first=Taimur |date=2021-02-18 |title=Gillen & Hans’s DIE begins its final story arc in May |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/image-comics-die-comic-finale-kieron-gillen-stephanie-hans/ |access-date=2021-04-13 |work=Comics Beat |archive-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506171902/https://www.comicsbeat.com/image-comics-die-comic-finale-kieron-gillen-stephanie-hans/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Die'' won the 2021 [[British Fantasy Award]] for "Best Comic / Graphic Novel"<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnston |first=Rich |date=2021-02-23 |title=Stephanie Hans and Kieron Gillen Win British Fantasy Award For Die |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/stephanie-hans-and-kieron-gillen-win-british-fantasy-award-for-die/ |access-date=2021-04-13 |work=Bleeding Cool |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319142250/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/stephanie-hans-and-kieron-gillen-win-british-fantasy-award-for-die/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and it was a finalist for the [[Hugo Award]] in "[[Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story|Best Graphic Story or Comic]]" three times.<ref name="2020Hugo" /><ref name="Hugo21" /><ref name="Hugo22" /> In 2018, Gillen announced that he was preparing a role-playing game based on ''Die''.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="Musings">{{Cite news |date=2018-11-12 |title=From D&D Cartoon Musings, to Your Next Favourite RPG Story: Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans on DIE - WWAC |url=https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2018/11/from-dd-cartoon-musings-to-your-next-favourite-rpg-story-kieron-gillen-and-stephanie-hans-on-die/ |access-date=2021-11-08 |work=WWAC |language=en-US |archive-date=28 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228015058/https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2018/11/from-dd-cartoon-musings-to-your-next-favourite-rpg-story-kieron-gillen-and-stephanie-hans-on-die/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Gillen developed the game and the comic concurrently; ideas he developed for one would then crossover into the other.<ref name="CB Interview on Die Kickstarter">{{Cite web |date=May 12, 2022 |title=DIE: The RPG Launches New Kickstarter |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/die-rpg-kickstarter-interview-kieron-gillen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512161514/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/die-rpg-kickstarter-interview-kieron-gillen/ |archive-date=2022-05-12 |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitson |first=Hank |date=2022-06-03 |title=DIE Interview: Kieron Gillen and Grant Howitt Discuss Influences, Aspirations, and More About Kickstarter TTRPG |url=https://gamerant.com/die-interview-kieron-gillen-grant-howitt-kickstarter-ttrpg-adaptation-influences-aspirations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606222652/https://gamerant.com/die-interview-kieron-gillen-grant-howitt-kickstarter-ttrpg-adaptation-influences-aspirations/ |archive-date=2022-06-06 |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Game Rant |language=en-US}}</ref> The hardcover edition of the ''[[DIE: The Roleplaying Game]]'' was released by British publisher Rowan, Rook and Decard in June 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dohm-Sanchez |first=Jeffrey |date=May 17, 2023 |title=Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans' 'DIE: The Roleplaying Game' Heads to Retail |url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/54131/kieron-gillen-stephanie-hans-die-the-roleplaying-game-heads-retail |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523001850/https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/54131/kieron-gillen-stephanie-hans-die-the-roleplaying-game-heads-retail |archive-date=May 23, 2023 |access-date=May 23, 2023 |website=ICv2 |language=en}}</ref> following a successful [[Kickstarter]] campaign in May 2022 where the game was fully funded within 24 hours.<ref name="CB Interview on Die Kickstarter" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Brooke |first=David |date=2022-05-16 |title=Making 'Die' come to life: Kieron Gillen and Grant Howitt talk 'Die: The RPG' |url=https://aiptcomics.com/2022/05/16/die-the-rpg-kieron-gillen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025163525/https://aiptcomics.com/2022/05/16/die-the-rpg-kieron-gillen/ |archive-date=2022-10-25 |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=AIPT |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitson |first=Hank |date=2022-06-03 |title=Author and Designer Kieron Gillen Talks Trauma, Metafiction, and Thematic Depth In DIE TTRPG |url=https://gamerant.com/die-tabletop-rpg-interview-kieron-gillen-trauma-metafiction-themes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025163525/https://gamerant.com/die-tabletop-rpg-interview-kieron-gillen-trauma-metafiction-themes/ |archive-date=2022-10-25 |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=Game Rant |language=en-US}}</ref>

Between August 2019 and October 2022, Gillen wrote the 30-issue creator-owned series ''[[Once & Future]]'' with artist Dan Mora.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-27 |title=Indie Comics Spotlight: Kieron Gillen's Once & Future is an Arthurian story with a badass grandma |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/indie-comics-spotlight-kieron-gillens-once-future-is-an-arthurian-story-with-a-badass |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=SYFY Official Site |language=en-US |archive-date=11 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211060310/https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/indie-comics-spotlight-kieron-gillens-once-future-is-an-arthurian-story-with-a-badass |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stachelczyk |first=Emily |date=2022-07-21 |title=Once & Future: Award-Winning King Arthur Horror Comic To End This Fall |url=https://screenrant.com/once-future-comic-king-arthur-ending-fall-2022/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=24 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924230745/https://screenrant.com/once-future-comic-king-arthur-ending-fall-2022/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Harrison |first=Justin |date=2022-10-12 |title=Once & Future #30 review |url=https://aiptcomics.com/2022/10/12/once-future-30-review/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=AIPT |language=en-us |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207175318/https://aiptcomics.com/2022/10/12/once-future-30-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This series was a finalist for the Hugo Award in "Best Graphic Story or Comic" three times.<ref name="Hugo21" /><ref name="Hugo22" /><ref name="Hugo2023">[https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2023-hugo-awards/ 2023 Hugo Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101042234/https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2023-hugo-awards/ |date=1 November 2023 }}, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved July 20, 2023</ref> In June 2020, Marvel announced that Gillen would write the limited series ''[[Warhammer 40,000 comics#Marvel Comics|Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar]]'', the first series in a line of ''[[Warhammer 40,000|Warhammer]]'' comics published by the company.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hoffer |first=Christian |date=25 June 2020 |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvel-warhammer-40000-comic-gillen-burrows/|title=Marvel Announces Warhammer 40,000 Comic by Kieron Gillen, Jacen Burrows|publisher=ComicBook.com |access-date=20 July 2020|archive-date=27 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627012147/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvel-warhammer-40000-comic-gillen-burrows/}}</ref> In 2021, Gillen and McKelvie reunited with ''[[Batman Black and White|Batman: Black and White]]'' #5 for [[DC Comics]]. ''[[GamesRadar+]]'' highlighted that they "have worked together on-and-off for the past 17 years" and that the [[Batman]] short story was their "first major project together since the conclusion of ''The Wicked + The Divine'' in 2019".<ref name=":5" /> Gillen commented that he started to do more "work for hire again" due to the impact of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] – "I didn't possibly think my brain could do creator-owned work, with everything that entailed. [...] So, I was certainly open to more work for hire (amongst other projects) and I've been enjoying it".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Dave |date=2022-01-06 |title=Immortal X-Men: Gillen Teases Sinister's Backstabbing Plans for Krakoa |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-gillen-immortal-x-men-interview/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=CBR |language=en |archive-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229173847/https://www.cbr.com/marvel-gillen-immortal-x-men-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Also in 2021, Gillen began writing the ''[[Eternals (comics)|Eternals]]'' ongoing series, illustrated by [[Esad Ribić]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-the-eternals-kieron-gillen-interview/|publisher=[[ComicBook.com]]|author=Lovett, Jamie|title=The Eternals: Kieron Gillen Reveals Plans to Redefine Marvel's Cosmic Mythology|date=24 August 2020|access-date=21 February 2021|archive-date=19 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919141215/https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-the-eternals-kieron-gillen-interview/}}</ref> This culminated in the 2022 crossover event ''[[A.X.E.: Judgment Day]]'' which focused on conflict between the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]], the X-Men and the Eternals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 29, 2022 |title='Judgment Day' writer Kieron Gillen explains how to build a Marvel crossover worth reading |url=https://ew.com/books/judgment-day-kieron-gillen-how-to-build-a-marvel-crossover/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=EW.com |language=en |archive-date=4 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004020542/https://ew.com/books/judgment-day-kieron-gillen-how-to-build-a-marvel-crossover/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2022, as part of the ''[[Destiny of X]]'' relaunch following ''A.X.E.: Judgment Day'', Gilleon began writing the ''[[Immortal X-Men]]'' series with artist Lucas Werneck which focused on the Quiet Council of [[Krakoa]];<ref>{{cite web |author=Blum, Jeremy |date=December 8, 2021 |title=New Immortal X-Men Series Brings Kieron Gillen Back to Marvel's Mutants |url=https://www.cbr.com/immortal-xmen-new-marvel-series-2022-gillen-werneck/ |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=CBR |archive-date=31 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231020206/https://www.cbr.com/immortal-xmen-new-marvel-series-2022-gillen-werneck/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Adams, Timothy |date=December 8, 2021 |title=Marvel Announces Immortal X-Men Creative Team, Focus on Krakoa's Quiet Council |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/immortal-x-men-creative-team-krakoa-quiet-council/ |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=Comicbook |archive-date=19 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519105955/https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/immortal-x-men-creative-team-krakoa-quiet-council/ |url-status=live }}</ref> this series built plot points for the 2023 event ''[[Sins of Sinister]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=December 8, 2022 |title=Secrets From Mutant History Are Unleashed and Vicious Betrayals Threaten Krakoa's Future in ''Immortal X-Men'' |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/immortal-x-men-kieron-gillen-lucas-werneck-full-announcement |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=Marvel |archive-date=20 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320224806/https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/immortal-x-men-kieron-gillen-lucas-werneck-full-announcement |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Lovett, Jamie |date=December 7, 2022 |title=X-Men: Kieron Gillen Sets the Stage for Sins of Sinister (Exclusive) |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/x-men-sins-of-sinister-kieron-gillen-interview-marvel/ |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=Comicbook |archive-date=23 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223140536/https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/x-men-sins-of-sinister-kieron-gillen-interview-marvel/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The final part of [[Krakoan Age]] of the X-Men, the ''[[Fall of X]]'', began in 2023 following ''Sins of Sinister''. Gillen is writer on multiple series in this era such as the ongoing ''Immortal X-Men'' conclusion, the limited series ''Rise of the Powers of X'' (January 2024) with artist R.B. Silva and the limited series ''X-Men: Forever'' (March 2024) with artist Luca Maresca.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Dave |date=2024-01-05 |title=Rise of the Powers of X Writer Says Goodbye to X-Men's Krakoan Age |url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-forever-rise-of-powers-of-x-kieron-gillen-interview/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=CBR |language=en |archive-date=19 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119144334/https://www.cbr.com/x-men-forever-rise-of-powers-of-x-kieron-gillen-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Jonathan |date=2023-02-03 |title=X-Men's Epic New FALL OF X Era Begins This Spring With BEFORE THE FALL One-Shots |url=https://screenrant.com/xmen-before-fall-one-shots-fall-of-x/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=20 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420194952/https://screenrant.com/xmen-before-fall-one-shots-fall-of-x/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Jonathan |date=2023-11-14 |title=The Final Mysteries of X-Men's Krakoa Era Revealed in X-Men: Forever |url=https://screenrant.com/xmen-forever-final-mysteries-krakoa-era-answers/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=14 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114164603/https://screenrant.com/xmen-forever-final-mysteries-krakoa-era-answers/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

At [[Emerald City Comic Con]] 2024, Gillen announced a new Image series titled ''The Power Fantasy'' with artist Caspar Wijngaard and [[letterer]] Clayton Cowles; it is scheduled to release in August 2024. It will be set from 1945 to1999 and focuses on six super powered people that must never come into conflict.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=2024-03-01 |title=Kieron Gillen Launching ‘The Power Fantasy’ Comic Book |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/kieron-gillen-launching-the-power-fantasy-comic-1235840258/ |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |date=2024-03-01 |title=HBO meets the X-Men in Marvel mutant writer Kieron Gillen's new series The Power Fantasy with Caspar Wijngaard |url=https://www.thepopverse.com/the-power-fantasy-caspar-wijngaard-kieron-gillen-image-comics-2024-superheroes-hbo-x-men |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=Popverse |language=en}}</ref> On the creative origins, Gillen stated that "''The Power Fantasy'' emerged in a similar way to ''The Wicked + The Divine''. I was doing a book at Marvel, and became aware of exactly the sort of things I could do with the reins taken off. As ''The Wicked + the Divine'' was to ''Young Avengers'', this is to ''Immortal X-Men''".<ref name=":8" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brooke |first=David |date=2024-03-01 |title='The Power Fantasy' is new subversive work between 'The Boys' and 'Watchmen' • AIPT |url=https://aiptcomics.com/2024/03/01/the-power-fantasy-august-2024/ |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=AIPT |language=en-us}}</ref>

==Awards and accolades==
Gillen was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Arts by [[Staffordshire University]] in 2019 for his work both as a journalist and a comic book writer.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.staffs.ac.uk/news/2019/06/community-champions-to-join-staffordshire-universitys-class-of-2019 |title=Community champions to join Staffordshire University's Class of 2019|date=6 June 2019|publisher=[[Staffordshire University]]|access-date=21 February 2021|archive-date=15 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615031751/https://www.staffs.ac.uk/news/2019/06/community-champions-to-join-staffordshire-universitys-class-of-2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Work
!Result
! class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|2000
|[[Periodical Publishers Association]]
|New Specialist Consumer Journalist
|{{N/A}}
|{{won}}
|<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kieron Gillen - Honorary Graduate |url=https://www.staffs.ac.uk/about/honorary-graduates/kieron-gillen |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Staffordshire University |language=en-GB |archive-date=28 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228041811/https://www.staffs.ac.uk/about/honorary-graduates/kieron-gillen |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2010
|[[Eagle Awards|Eagle Award]]
|[[List of Eagle Award nominees and winners#2010|Favourite Newcomer Writer]]
|{{N/A}}
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnston |first1=Rich |title=Eagle Awards Nominations Announced |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/recent-updates/eagle-awards-nominations-announced/ |website=[[Bleeding Cool]] |publisher=[[Avatar Press]] |language=en |date=23 May 2010 |access-date=24 September 2021 |archive-date=24 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924164949/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/recent-updates/eagle-awards-nominations-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|2014
|[[25th GLAAD Media Awards|GLAAD Media Awards]]
|[[GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book|Outstanding Comic Book]]
|''[[Young Avengers]]''
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Winners Announced |url=https://deadline.com:80/2014/04/25th-annual-glaad-media-awards-winners-unveiled-714054/ |magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171124021612/http://deadline.com/2014/04/25th-annual-glaad-media-awards-winners-unveiled-714054/ |archive-date=November 24, 2017 |date=April 12, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|[[British Comic Awards]]
|Best Comic
|rowspan=2|''[[The Wicked + The Divine]]''
|{{won}}
|<ref name="BCA ref"/>
|-
|2015
|[[Eisner Award]]
|Best New Series
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="2015 Eisner Nominations"/>
|-
|rowspan=2|2016
|[[Inkpot Award]]
|{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}
|{{won}}
|<ref name="Inkpot 2016"/>
|-
|[[27th GLAAD Media Awards|GLAAD Media Awards]]
|Outstanding Comic Book
|rowspan=2|''The Wicked + The Divine''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Khatchatourian |first1=Maane |title=2016 GLAAD Awards Nominations: Full List of Nominees |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/awards/glaad-awards-nominations-2016-nominees-full-list-1201689856/ |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=June 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225205818/https://variety.com/2016/film/awards/glaad-awards-nominations-2016-nominees-full-list-1201689856/ |archive-date=February 25, 2018 |date=January 27, 2016 |url-status=live |issn=0042-2738}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|Eisner Award
|Best Continuing Series
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="2018 Eisner Nominations"/>
|-
|2019
|[[30th GLAAD Media Awards|GLAAD Media Awards]]
|rowspan=2|Outstanding Comic Book
|''[[Star Wars: Doctor Aphra]]''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ramos |first1=Dino-Ray |title=GLAAD Media Awards Nominations: 'Love, Simon', 'Crazy Rich Asians', And 'Pose' Recognized For LGBTQ Inclusion |url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/glaad-media-awards-nominees-love-simon-crazy-rich-asians-pose-the-favourite-lgbtq-1202541232/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=January 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125201016/https://deadline.com/2019/01/glaad-media-awards-nominees-love-simon-crazy-rich-asians-pose-the-favourite-lgbtq-1202541232/ |archive-date=January 25, 2019 |date=January 25, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=4|2020
|[[31st GLAAD Media Awards|GLAAD Media Awards]]
|''The Wicked + The Divine''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gardner |first1=Chris |last2=Howard |first2=Annie |title=GLAAD Media Awards: 'Booksmart,' 'Bombshell,' 'Rocketman' Among Nominees |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/glaad-media-award-nominations-2020-full-list-nominees-1267736/item/outstanding-video-game-glaad-media-award-nominations-2020-1267833 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]] |access-date=February 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218122114/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/glaad-media-award-nominations-2020-full-list-nominees-1267736/item/outstanding-video-game-glaad-media-award-nominations-2020-1267833 |archive-date=February 18, 2020 |date=January 8, 2020 |url-status=live |issn=0018-3660}}</ref>
|-
|[[British Fantasy Award]]
|Best Comic / Graphic Novel
|''[[Die (comics)|Die]]''
|{{won}}
|<ref name="BFA20">{{cite magazine |date=February 22, 2021 |title=2020 British Fantasy Awards Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2021/02/2020-british-fantasy-awards-winners/ |magazine=[[Locus Online]] |access-date=26 April 2021 |archive-date=15 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615195946/https://locusmag.com/2021/02/2020-british-fantasy-awards-winners/ |url-status=live }} Awarded in 2021 for 2020 works.</ref>
|-
|[[Hugo Award]]
|[[Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story|Best Graphic Story or Comic]]
|''The Wicked + The Divine, Volume 9: "Okay"''
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="2020Hugo">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2020-hugo-awards/|title=2020 Hugo Awards|publisher=[[Hugo Awards]]|date=2020|access-date=15 November 2020|archive-date=7 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407224006/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2020-hugo-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|Hugo Award
|Best Graphic Story or Comic
|''Die, Volume 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker''
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="2020Hugo" />
|-
|rowspan=3|2021
|British Fantasy Award
|Best Comic / Graphic Novel
|''Die, Volume 2: Split the Party''
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine |title=2020 British Fantasy Awards Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2021/02/2020-british-fantasy-awards-winners/ |magazine=[[Locus Online]] |date=22 February 2021 |access-date=26 April 2021 |archive-date=15 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615195946/https://locusmag.com/2021/02/2020-british-fantasy-awards-winners/ |url-status=live }} Awarded in 2021 for 2020 works.</ref>
|-
|Hugo Award
|Best Graphic Story or Comic
|''Die, Volume 2: Split the Party''
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="Hugo21">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2021-hugo-awards/ |title=2021 Hugo Awards |date=January 2021 |publisher=World Science Fiction Society |access-date=2021-04-13 |archive-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506205231/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2021-hugo-awards/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Hugo Award
|Best Graphic Story or Comic
|''[[Once & Future|Once & Future, Volume 1: The King is Undead]]''
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="Hugo21" />
|-
|rowspan=3|2022
|British Fantasy Award
|Best Comic / Graphic Novel
|rowspan=2|''Die, Volume 4: Bleed''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |date=September 19, 2022 |title=2022 British Fantasy Awards Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2022/09/2022-british-fantasy-awards-winners/ |website=[[Locus Online]] |access-date=20 September 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920202925/https://locusmag.com/2022/09/2022-british-fantasy-awards-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Hugo Award
|Best Graphic Story or Comic
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="Hugo22">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2022-hugo-awards/ |title=2022 Hugo Awards |date=September 2022 |publisher=World Science Fiction Society |access-date=2023-10-06 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919211513/https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2022-hugo-awards/ |archive-date=September 19, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|Hugo Award
|Best Graphic Story or Comic
|''Once & Future, Volume 3: The Parliament of Magpies''
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="Hugo22" />
|-
|rowspan=3|2023
|[[34th GLAAD Media Awards|GLAAD Media Awards]]
|Outstanding Comic Book
|''[[Immortal X-Men]]''
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="GLAAD23">{{cite web |url=https://glaad.org/mediaawards/34/nominees |title=34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Nominees |date=June 2023 |publisher=GLAAD |access-date=2023-10-06 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923081943/https://glaad.org/mediaawards/34/nominees/ |archive-date=September 23, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[ENNIE Awards]]
|Best Production Values
|''[[DIE: The Roleplaying Game|DIE: The Roleplaying Game Special Edition]]''
|{{nom}}
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==Bibliography==
===Early work===
*''Hit'' (with Brian Laframboise (#1–2), Natalie Sandells (#3), Jeff Coleman (#4) and Andy Dale (#5), [[webcomic]], 2002–2003)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hit |url=http://nextcomics.com/index.php?page=comics&comicnum=24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020430115421/http://nextcomics.com/index.php?page=comics&comicnum=24 |archive-date=April 30, 2002 |access-date=February 27, 2024 |website=Next Comics}}</ref>
** The first five episodes were published in print as a mini-comic compiled and distributed by Gillen himself.<ref>{{cite web |first=Robert |last=Rees |url=http://www.zumcomics.info/h/hit.html |title=Hit |publisher=ZUM! Comics |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030915040031/http://www.zumcomics.info/h/hit.html |archive-date=15 September 2003 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
** The sixth episode (drawn by Wilson Hall) has appeared in ''Variance Anthology'' (Variance Press, 2004)
*''Spectators'' (with Tim Twelves, short 3-page story published online via OPi8, 2002)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spectators |url=http://www.opi8.com/sequence/display.php?id=164 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021208171003/http://www.opi8.com/sequence/display.php?id=164 |archive-date=December 8, 2002 |access-date=27 February 2024 |website=OPi8}}</ref>
*''Panel Bleed'' ([[fanzine|e-zine]] co-created by Gillen and Charlie Chu, 2002–2004)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Panel Bleed |url=http://panelbleed.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040831080112/http://panelbleed.com/ |archive-date=31 August 2004 |access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref>
*''Everybody Be Cool'' (column published at Ninth Art, 2002–2003)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Everybody Be Cool |url=http://www.ninthart.com/authorindex.php?author=Kieron+Gillen |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030219232403/http://www.ninthart.com/authorindex.php?author=Kieron+Gillen |archive-date=19 February 2003 |access-date=27 February 2024 |website=Ninth Art}}</ref>
* Webcomics created solely by Gillen and published via [[Big Robot]]:
**''Big Robots Cry Too'' (9-page short story, 2003)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Robots Cry Too |url=http://www.big-robot.com/gillen/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030603202117/http://www.big-robot.com/gillen/ |archive-date=3 June 2003 |access-date=27 February 2024 |website=[[Big Robot]]}}</ref>
**''Negativeland'' ([[photo comics|photocomic]], 2003–2004)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Negativeland |url=http://www.big-robot.com/image/gillen/archive.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041208002826/http://www.big-robot.com/image/gillen/archive.html |archive-date=8 December 2004 |access-date=27 February 2024 |website=[[Big Robot]]}}</ref>
*''[[Warhammer Monthly]]'' ([[anthology]], [[Black Library]]):
** "Herd Instinct" (with David Millgate, in #74, 2003)
** "The Chosen" (with [[Steve Pugh]], in #83, 2004)
*''[[Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine]]'' #42–89: "Save Point" (with [[Jamie McKelvie]], [[comic strip|half-page strip]], [[Future Publishing]], 2003–2007)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Save Point |url=http://gillen.cream.org/sp.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050429025204/http://gillen.cream.org/sp.html |archive-date=29 April 2005 |access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref>
*''Variance Anthology'': "Something's Wrong" (with Charity Larrison, anthology [[graphic novel]], 105 pages, Variance Press, 2004)
*''Commercial Suicide'' (self-published anthology — co-edited by Gillen and [[Alex de Campi]]):
**''Commercial Suicide'': "Minister Drill-cock!" (with Asif Khan, 2004)
**''Commercial Suicide Volume 2'': "Chimplants" (with Daniel Heard, 2004)
**''Commercial Suicide Volume 3'': "Ultimate Pol Pot" (with William Cogan, 2005)
*''[[Chaos League]]'' (with Thomas Veauclin, free [[one-shot (comics)|one-shot]] distributed with various gaming magazines, [[Digital Jesters]], 2004)
*''Homo Depressus'' (with Mark Nicoll, short 5-page story published online via Always Black, 2005)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Homo Depressus |url=http://www.alwaysblack.com/blackout/firstdegree_00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050414225516/http://www.alwaysblack.com/blackout/firstdegree_00.html |archive-date=14 April 2005 |access-date=27 February 2024 |website=Always Black}}</ref>
*''Busted Wonder'' (with Charity Larrison, webcomic, 2005–2008)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Busted Wonder |url=https://bustedwonder.com/ |access-date=27 February 2024 |archive-date=31 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231214521/http://bustedwonder.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''Exterminus'' (with Charity Larrison, [[infinite canvas|infinite canvas webcomic]], 2005)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exterminus |url=https://www.bustedwonder.com/exterminus/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060417104228/https://www.bustedwonder.com/exterminus/ |archive-date=17 April 2006 |access-date=27 February 2024 |website=Busted Wonder}}</ref>
* Short stories (drawn by Andy Bloor) in anthology graphic novels published by Accent UK:
**''Zombies'': "Zombies" (168 pages, 2007, {{ISBN|0-9555764-0-7}})
**''Robots'': "Robot" (204 pages, 2008, {{ISBN|0-9555764-1-5}})
**''Western'': "The Men Who Built the West" (192 pages, 2009, {{ISBN|0-9555764-2-3}})

===[[Boom! Studios]]===
*''[[Warhammer Fantasy (setting)|Warhammer: Crown of Destruction]]'' #1–4 (with Dwayne Harris, 2008)
** Collected as ''Warhammer: Crown of Destruction'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2008, {{ISBN|1-78496-466-2}})
** Collected in ''Warhammer: Blood of the Empire Omnibus'' (tpb, 400 pages, 2008, {{ISBN|1-934506-72-9}})
*''[[CBGB OMFUG]]'' #1: "A NYC Punk Carol" (with Marc Ellerby, anthology, 2010) collected in ''CBGB OMFUG'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2010, {{ISBN|1-60886-024-8}})
*''Fresh Romance Volume 1'': "First, Last, Always" (with [[Christine Norrie]], story created for the tpb, 224 pages, [[Rosy Press]], 2016, {{ISBN|1-62010-346-X}})
*''[[Once & Future]]'' (with Dan Mora, 2019–2022) collected as:
** ''The King is Undead'' (collects #1–6, tpb, 160 pages, 2020, {{ISBN|1-68415-491-X}})
** ''Old English'' (collects #7–12, tpb, 160 pages, 2020, {{ISBN|1-68415-637-8}})
** ''The Parliament of Magpies'' (collects #13–18, tpb, 160 pages, 2021, {{ISBN|1-68415-703-X}})
** ''Monarchies in the UK'' (collects #19–24, tpb, 160 pages, 2022, {{ISBN|1-68415-829-X}})
** ''The Wasteland'' (collects #25–30, tpb, 160 pages, 2023, {{ISBN|1-68415-862-1}})

===[[Image Comics]]===
*''[[Phonogram (comics)|The Complete Phonogram]]'' (hc, 504 pages, 2017, {{ISBN|1-5343-0151-8}}) collects:
**''[[Phonogram (comics)#Volume 1: Rue Britannia|Phonogram]]'' #1–6 (with Jamie McKelvie, 2006–2007) also collected as ''Phonogram: Rue Britannia''  (tpb, 152 pages, 2007, {{ISBN|1-58240-694-4}})
**''[[Phonogram (comics)#Volume 2: The Singles Club|Phonogram: The Singles Club]]'' #1–7 (with Jamie McKelvie, 2008–2009) also collected as ''Phonogram: The Singles Club'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2010, {{ISBN|1-60706-179-1}})
*** Each issue featured one or more short stories (named "[[b-side]]s" by Gillen and McKelvie) which are not included in the trade paperback collection:
**** Issue #1 featured "She Who Bleeds for Your Entertainment" (art by Laurenn McCubbin) and "The Power of Love" (art by Marc Ellerby)
**** Issue #2 featured "Wuthering Heights" (art by [[Emma Vieceli]]) and "The Singer" (art by Daniel Heard)
**** Issue #3 featured "David Kohl: Phonomancer" (art by Leigh Gallagher) and "Control" (art by [[Lee O'Connor (comics)|Lee O'Connor]])
**** Issue #4 featured "The Roses" (art by [[David Lafuente]]) and "Theory and Practice" (art by Charity Larrison)
**** Issue #5 featured "Ska Attack Squad" (art by Dan Boultwood)
**** Issue #6 featured "Your Song" (art by [[P. J. Holden]]) and "Altantis to Interzone" (art by [[Adam Cadwell]])
**** Issue #7 featured "The Queen is Dead" (art by Nikki Cook) + "Blood Mountain" (art by [[Becky Cloonan]]) + "30" (art by Andy Bloor) + "Once in a Lifetime" (art by Sean Azzopardi)
**''[[Phonogram (comics)#Volume 3: The Immaterial Girl|Phonogram: The Immaterial Girl]]'' #1–6 (with Jamie McKelvie, 2015–2016) also collected as ''Phonogram: The Immaterial Girl'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2016, {{ISBN|1-63215-679-2}})
*** As with the previous series, each issue featured one or more short stories which are not included in the trade paperback collection:
**** Issue #1 featured "Everything and Nothing" (art by Sarah Gordon) and "Blurred" (art by Clayton Cowles)
**** Issue #2 featured "The Ice Storm" (art by Jamaica Dyer)
**** Issue #3 featured "Black Parade" (art by Christian Wildgoose)
**** Issue #4 featured "I Hate Myself" (art by Julia Scheele) and "Come Out 2nite" (art by Luis Sopelana)
**** Issue #5 featured "Shiny Black Taxi Cab" (art by Rosy Higgins)
**** Issue #6 featured "Modern Love" (art by Tom Humberstone)
*''[[This is a Souvenir: The Songs of Spearmint & Shirley Lee]]'': "Sweeping the Nation" (with Jamie McKelvie, anthology graphic novel, 208 pages, 2009, {{ISBN|1-60706-048-5}})
*''[[Liberty Comics|Liberty Annual]]'' '12: "Unleashed" (with Nate Bellegarde, anthology, 2012) collected in ''CBLDF Presents: Liberty'' (hc, 216 pages, 2014, {{ISBN|1-60706-937-7}}; tpb, 2016, {{ISBN|1-60706-996-2}})
*''[[Three (comics)|Three]]'' #1–5 (with [[Ryan Kelly (comics)|Ryan Kelly]], 2013–2014) collected as ''Three'' (tpb, 146 pages, 2014, {{ISBN|1-60706-963-6}})
*''[[The Wicked + The Divine]]'' (with Jamie McKelvie, Kate Brown (#12), [[Tula Lotay]] (#13), [[Stephanie Hans]] (#15), Leila del Duca (#16) and [[Brandon Graham (comics)|Brandon Graham]] (#17), 2014–2019) collected as:
**''Year One'' (collects #1–11, hc, 400 pages, 2016, {{ISBN|1-63215-728-4}})
**''Year Two'' (collects #12–22, hc, 400 pages, 2017, {{ISBN|1-5343-0220-4}})
**''Year Three'' (collects #23–33, hc, 400 pages, 2018, {{ISBN|1-5343-0857-1}})
**''Year Four'' (set of two hcs, 510+170 pages, 2020, {{ISBN|1-5343-1358-3}})
*** The first volume collects #34–45 and four spin-off one-shots:
**** ''The Wicked + The Divine: 1831'' (with Stephanie Hans, 2016)
**** ''The Wicked + The Divine: 455 A.D.'' (with André Lima Araújo, 2017)
**** ''The Wicked + The Divine: 1923'' (with Aud Koch, 2018)
**** ''The Wicked + The Divine: 1373'' (with Ryan Kelly, 2018)
*** The second volume collects two more spin-off one-shots:
**** ''The Wicked + The Divine Christmas Annual'' (with [[Kris Anka]], Rachael Stott, [[Chynna Clugston Flores]], Emma Vieceli and [[Carla Speed McNeil]], 2017)
**** ''The Wicked + The Divine: The Funnies'': "The Wicked + The Canine" (with [[Erica Henderson]]) and "Secret Origin" (with Jamie McKelvie, anthology, 2018)
***** Also includes a number of stories from various other creators:
****** "The Wicker + The Divine" (written and drawn by Lizz Lunney)
****** "The Lost God" (written and drawn by [[Chip Zdarsky]])
****** "Gentle Annie vs. the World" (written by Chrissy Williams, drawn by Clayton Cowles)
****** "Making a Difference" (written by [[Romesh Ranganathan]], drawn by Julia Madrigal)
****** "5 Things Everyone Who's Lived with Sakhmet Will Understand" (written and drawn by Hamish Steele)
****** "13 Go Mad in Wiltshire" (written and drawn by Kitty Curran and Larissa Zageris)
****** "Guilty Pleasure Song" (written by [[Kate Leth]], drawn by Margaux Saltel)
*''[[2017 Las Vegas shooting|Where We Live: A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas]]'': "Critics" (with Jamie McKelvie, anthology graphic novel, 336 pages, 2018, {{ISBN|1-5343-0822-9}})
*''[[Grenfell Tower fire|24 Panels]]'': "Introduction" (with Sean Azzopardi; Gillen was also the curator of this project, anthology graphic novel, 112 pages, 2018, {{ISBN|1-5343-1126-2}})
*''[[Die (comic)|Die]]'' #1–20 (with Stephanie Hans, 2018–2021) collected as ''Die'' (hc, 656 pages, 2022, {{ISBN|1-5343-2344-9}})
*''The Ludocrats'' #1–5 (co-written by Gillen and [[Jim Rossignol]], art by Jeff Stokely, 2020) collected as ''The Ludocrats'' (tpb, 152 pages, 2020, {{ISBN|1-5343-1703-1}})
*''Image!'' #7–9: "Closer" (with [[Steve Lieber]], anthology, 2022)

===[[Marvel Comics]]===
*''[[newuniversal|newuniversal: 1959]]''  (with Greg Scott, one-shot, 2008)
*[[X-Men]]:
**''[[X-Men: Manifest Destiny]]'' #5: "[[Dazzler (Marvel Comics)|Solo]]" (with [[Sara Pichelli]], anthology, 2009) collected in ''X-Men: Manifest Destiny'' (hc, 200 pages, 2009, {{ISBN|0-7851-3818-8}}; tpb, 2009, {{ISBN|0-7851-3951-6}})
**''[[Sabretooth (character)|X-Men: Origins — Sabretooth]]'' (with [[Dan Panosian]], one-shot, 2009) collected in ''X-Men: Origins'' (hc, 192 pages, 2010, {{ISBN|0-7851-3451-4}}; tpb, 2010, {{ISBN|0-7851-3452-2}})
**''[[Cabal (comics)|Dark Reign: The Cabal]]'': "[[Namor|The Judgment of Namor]]" (with [[Carmine Di Giandomenico]], anthology one-shot, 2009) collected in ''Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia'' (hc, 368 pages, 2009, {{ISBN|0-7851-4233-9}}; tpb, 2010, {{ISBN|0-7851-4234-7}})
**''[[S.W.O.R.D. (comics)|S.W.O.R.D.]]'' #1–5 (with Steven Sanders and Jamie McKelvie (co-feature in #1), 2010) collected as ''S.W.O.R.D.: No Time to Breathe'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2010, {{ISBN|0-7851-4076-X}})
**''[[Hope Summers (comics)|Generation Hope]]'' (with Salvador Espin, Jamie McKelvie (#5 and 9), [[Tim Seeley]] (#10–11) and Steven Sanders (#12), 2011) collected as:
*** ''The Future is a Four-Letter Word'' (collects #1–5, tpb, 152 pages, 2011, {{ISBN|0-7851-4719-5}})
*** ''[[X-Men: Schism|Schism]]'' (collects #6–12, tpb, 168 pages, 2012, {{ISBN|0-7851-5242-3}})
**''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'' (with [[Greg Land]], [[Carlos Pacheco]], [[Terry Dodson]] (#535–538), Ibraim Roberson (#539), [[Brandon Peterson]] (vol. 2 #4), Dustin Weaver (vol. 2 #14), [[Daniel Acuña]] (vol. 2 #15–17), [[Ron Garney]] (vol. 2 #18) and [[Dale Eaglesham]] (vol. 2 #19), 2011–2012) collected as:
*** ''Uncanny X-Men by Matt Fraction: The Complete Collection Volume 3'' (includes vol. 1 #531–534, tpb, 336 pages, 2013, {{ISBN|0-7851-8450-3}})
**** Issues #531–534 are co-written by Gillen and [[Matt Fraction]].
*** ''Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen: The Complete Collection Volume 1'' (collects vol. 1 #534.1, 535–544, vol. 2 #1–3 and ''S.W.O.R.D'' #1–5, tpb, 504 pages, 2019, {{ISBN|1-302-91649-1}})
**** Includes the ''[[X-Men: Regenesis]]'' one-shot (written by Gillen, art by [[Billy Tan]], 2011)
*** ''Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen: The Complete Collection Volume 2'' (collects vol. 2 #4–20, tpb, 496 pages, 2020, {{ISBN|1-302-92277-7}})
**** Includes the 5-issue limited series ''[[Avengers vs. X-Men|AvX: Consequences]]'' (written by Gillen, art by [[Tom Raney]] (#1), Steve Kurth (#2), [[Scot Eaton]] (#3), [[Mark Brooks (comics)|Mark Brooks]] (#4) and Gabriel Hernández Walta (#5), 2012–2013)
**''[[Origin (comics)|Origin II]]'' #1–5 (with [[Adam Kubert]], 2014) collected as ''Wolverine: Origin II'' (hc, 216 pages, 2014, {{ISBN|0-7851-8481-3}}; tpb, 2015, {{ISBN|0-7851-9032-5}})
**''[[Immortal X-Men]]'' (with Lucas Werneck, Michele Bandini (#4–5 and 8), 2022–2023) collected as:
*** ''Volume 1'' (collects #1–6, tpb, 184 pages, 2022, {{ISBN|1-302-92801-5}})
*** ''Volume 2'' (collects #7–10, tpb, 112 pages, 2023, {{ISBN|1-302-92802-3}})
*** ''Volume 3'' (collects #11–13, tpb, 120 pages, 2023, {{ISBN|1-302-95100-9}})
**** Includes the ''[[Fall of X|X-Men: Before the Fall — Sinister Four]]'' one-shot (written by Gillen, art by Paco Medina, 2023)
*** ''Volume 4'' (collects #14–18, tpb, 120 pages, 2024, {{ISBN|1-302-95342-7}}) [upcoming]
**''[[Sins of Sinister]]'' (hc, 344 pages, 2023, {{ISBN|1-302-95082-7}}) includes:
*** ''Sins of Sinister'' (with Lucas Werneck, one-shot, 2023)
*** ''Immoral X-Men'' #1–3 (with Paco Medina (#1), [[Andrea Di Vito]] (#2) and Alessandro Vitti (#3), 2023)
*** ''Sins of Sinister: Dominion'' (with Paco Medina and Lucas Werneck, one-shot, 2023)
*''Beta Ray Bill: Godhunter'' (tpb, 104 pages, 2009, {{ISBN|0-7851-4232-0}}) collects:
**''[[Secret Invasion|Secret Invasion Aftermath: Beta Ray Bill — The Green of Eden]]'' (with [[Dan Brereton]], one-shot, 2009)
**''[[Beta Ray Bill|Beta Ray Bill: Godhunter]]'' #1–3 (with [[Kano (comics)|Kano]], 2009)
*''[[Ares (Marvel Comics)|Dark Avengers: Ares]]'' #1–3 (with Manuel García, 2009–2010) collected as ''Dark Avengers: Ares'' (tpb, 192 pages, 2010, {{ISBN|0-7851-4406-4}})
*''Ultimate Collection: Thor by Kieron Gillen'' (tpb, 312 pages, 2011, {{ISBN|0-7851-5922-3}}) collects:
**''[[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]]'' #604–614 (with Billy Tan, [[Richard Elson]] and [[Doug Braithwaite]] (#610, 612, 614), 2010)
**''[[New Mutants]]'' vol. 3 #11: "Hel's Valkyrie" (with [[Niko Henrichon]], 2010)
**''[[Siege (comics)|Siege: Loki]]'' (with Jamie McKelvie, one-shot, 2010)
*''[[Doctor Strange|The Mystic Hands of Doctor Strange]]'': "The Cure" (with [[Frazer Irving]], anthology one-shot, 2010) collected in ''Doctor Strange: The Flight of Bones'' (tpb, 192 pages, 2016, {{ISBN|1-302-90167-2}})
*''[[World War Hulks|World War Hulks: Spider-Man vs. Thor]]'' #1–2 (with [[Jorge Molina (comics)|Jorge Molina]] and [[Paul Pelletier]] (#2), 2010) collected in ''Incredible Hulks: World War Hulks'' (hc, 448 pages, 2012, {{ISBN|0-7851-6215-1}})
*''[[Captain America|Captain America and Batroc]]'' (with Renato Arlem, one-shot, 2011) collected in ''Captain America: Allies and Enemies'' (hc, 136 pages, 2011, {{ISBN|0-7851-5502-3}})
*''[[Journey into Mystery]]'' (with Doug Braithwaite, Richard Elson, [[Whilce Portacio]] (#628–629, 631), Mitch Breitweiser (#632), Carmine Di Giandomenico (#637–638, 642–644) and Stephanie Hans (#645), 2011–2012) collected as:
**''Journey into Mystery by Kieron Gillen: The Complete Collection Volume 1'' (collects #622–636, tpb, 392 pages, 2014, {{ISBN|0-7851-8557-7}})
**''Journey into Mystery by Kieron Gillen: The Complete Collection Volume 2'' (collects #637–645, tpb, 456 pages, 2014, {{ISBN|0-7851-8574-7}})
*** Includes the ''Exiled'' one-shot and ''[[New Mutants]]'' vol. 3 #42–43 (co-written by Gillen and [[Dan Abnett]] with [[Andy Lanning]], art by Carmine Di Giandomenico, 2012) as part of the "Exiled" inter-title crossover.
*** Includes ''[[The Mighty Thor]]'' #18–21 (co-written by Gillen and Matt Fraction, art by [[Alan Davis]] and Carmine Di Giandomenico (#19–20), 2012) as part of the "Everything Burns" inter-title crossover.
*''[[Avengers vs. X-Men]]'' (hc, 568 pages, 2012, {{ISBN|0-7851-6317-4}}) and ''[[Avengers vs. X-Men|Avengers vs. X-Men: VS]]'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2013, {{ISBN|0-7851-6520-7}}) include:
**''AvX: VS'' #2: "The Amazing Spider-Man vs. Colossus" (with [[Salvador Larocca]], anthology, 2012)
**''AvX: VS'' #6: "Hope vs. Scarlet Witch" (with [[Jim Cheung]], anthology, 2012)
*''Young Avengers by Gillen and McKelvie'' (''Omnibus'', hc, 360 pages, 2014, {{ISBN|0-7851-9171-2}}; ''The Complete Collection'', tpb, 360 pages, 2020, {{ISBN|1-302-92568-7}}) collects:
**''[[Marvel NOW!|Marvel NOW! Point One]]'': "[[Miss America (America Chavez)|The New World]]" (with Jamie McKelvie, anthology one-shot, 2012)
**''[[Young Avengers]]'' vol. 2 #1–15 (with Jamie McKelvie, Kate Brown (#6), Emma Vieceli + [[Christian Ward]] + [[Annie Wu (artist)|Annie Wu]] (#14) and Becky Cloonan + [[Ming Doyle]] + Joe Quinones (#15), 2013–2014)
*[[Iron Man]]:
**''[[Iron Man (comic book)|Iron Man]]'' vol. 5 (with Greg Land, Dale Eaglesham (#9–12), [[Carlo Pagulayan]] (#15–17), [[Joe Bennett (artist)|Joe Bennett]], Agustín Padilla (#20.INH), [[Luke Ross]] (#23–26) and Cliff Richards (#27–28), 2013–2014) collected as:
*** ''Believe'' (collects #1–5, hc, 136 pages, 2013, {{ISBN|0-7851-6833-8}}; tpb, 2014, {{ISBN|0-7851-6665-3}})
*** ''The Secret Origin of Tony Stark Book One'' (collects #6–11, hc, 136 pages, 2013, {{ISBN|0-7851-6834-6}}; tpb, 2014, {{ISBN|0-7851-6666-1}})
*** ''The Secret Origin of Tony Stark Book Two'' (collects #12–17, hc, 136 pages, 2013, {{ISBN|0-7851-6835-4}}; tpb, 2014, {{ISBN|0-7851-6667-X}})
*** ''Iron Metropolitan'' (collects #19–22 and 20.INH, hc, 136 pages, 2014, {{ISBN|0-7851-8942-4}}; tpb, 2015, {{ISBN|0-7851-8943-2}})
*** ''Rings of the Mandarin'' (collects #23–28, hc, 112 pages, 2014, {{ISBN|0-7851-5482-5}}; tpb, 2015, {{ISBN|0-7851-8944-0}})
**''Iron Man: Fatal Frontier'' (hc, 240 pages, 2014, {{ISBN|0-7851-8456-2}}) includes:
*** ''[[Infinite Comics|Iron Man: Fatal Frontier]]'' #1–2 and 10 (scripted by [[Al Ewing]] from a story by Gillen and Ewing, art by [[Lan Medina]], 2013)
*** ''[[Iron Man (comic book)|Iron Man]]'' vol. 5 ''Annual'': "Two Cities" (with Álvaro Martínez) — "Orbital" (with Agustín Padilla) — "By Moonlight" (with Marcos Marz, 2014)
**''[[Original Sin (comics)|Original Sin]]'' #3.1–3.4: "[[Hulk|Hulk vs. Iron Man]]" (co-written by Gillen and [[Mark Waid]], art by [[Mark Bagley]] and Luke Ross, 2014)
*** Collected as ''Original Sin: Hulk vs. Iron Man'' (tpb, 104 pages, 2014, {{ISBN|0-7851-9156-9}})
*** Collected in ''Original Sin Companion'' (hc, 968 pages, 2015, {{ISBN|0-7851-9212-3}})
*''[[A+X]]'' #5: "Loki + Mister Sinister" (with Joe Bennett, anthology, 2013) collected in ''A+X = Awesome'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2013, {{ISBN|0-7851-6674-2}})
*''[[Dark Angel (Marvel Comics)|Revolutionary War: Dark Angel]]'' (with [[Dietrich Smith (comics)|Dietrich Smith]], one-shot, 2014) collected in ''Revolutionary War'' (tpb, 184 pages, 2014, {{ISBN|0-7851-9016-3}})
*[[Angela (character)|Angela]]:
**''[[Asgard (comics)|Angela: Asgard's Assassin]]'' #1–6 (2014–2015) collected as ''Angela: Asgard's Assassin — Priceless'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2015, {{ISBN|0-7851-9356-1}})
*** The main story is written by Gillen and drawn by [[Phil Jimenez]]; the substory is co-written by Gillen with [[Marguerite Bennett]] and drawn by Stephanie Hans.
**''[[Secret Wars (2015 comic book)|Secret Wars]]: [[1602 (comics)|1602 — Witch Hunter Angela]]'' #1–4 (2015) collected as ''Secret Wars — Warzones: 1602 — Witch Hunter Angela'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2016, {{ISBN|0-7851-9860-1}})
*** Gillen and Marguerite Bennett co-wrote the short segments in each issue — drawn by [[Marguerite Sauvage]] (#1), [[Irene Koh]] (#2), Frazer Irving (#3) and [[Kody Chamberlain]] (#4)
*''[[Secret Wars (2015 comic book)|Secret Wars]]'': ''[[Siege (comics)|Siege]]'' #1–4 (with Filipe Andrade, 2015) collected as ''Secret Wars — Battleworld: Siege'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2016, {{ISBN|0-7851-9549-1}})
*[[Star Wars comics|Star Wars]]:
**''[[Darth Vader|Star Wars: Darth Vader]]'' (with Salvador Larroca, [[Mike Norton]] (co-feature in #20) and Max Fiumara (co-feature in #25); issues #14–15 are co-written by Gillen and [[Jason Aaron]], 2015–2016) collected as:
*** ''Volume 1'' (collects #1–12, hc, 296 pages, 2016, {{ISBN|1-302-90195-8}})
*** ''Volume 2'' (collects #13–25 and ''Annual'' #1, hc, 440 pages, 2017, {{ISBN|1-302-90220-2}})
**** Includes the ''[[Star Wars: Vader Down]]'' one-shot and ''[[Star Wars (2015 comic book)|Star Wars]]'' vol. 4 #13–14 (co-written by Gillen and Jason Aaron, art by [[Mike Deodato, Jr.]], 2016) as part of the "Vader Down" inter-title crossover.
*** ''Omnibus'' (collects #1–25, ''Annual'' #1, ''Star Wars'' vol. 4 #13–14 and the ''Star Wars: Vader Down'' one-shot, hc, 736 pages, 2017, {{ISBN|1-302-90821-9}})
**''[[Star Wars (2015 comic book)|Star Wars]]'' vol. 4 ''Annual'' #1 (with [[Angel Unzueta]], 2016) collected in ''Star Wars Volume 2'' (hc, 288 pages, 2017, {{ISBN|1-302-90374-8}})
**''[[Star Wars: Doctor Aphra]]'' (with [[Kev Walker]], [[Andrea Broccardo]] (#7–8) and Emilio Laiso; issues #14–19 are co-written by Gillen and [[Simon Spurrier]], 2016–2018) collected as:
*** ''Aphra'' (collects #1–6, tpb, 2017, 144 pages, {{ISBN|1-302-90677-1}})
*** ''[[Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel]]'' (includes #7–8, tpb, 152 pages, 2016, {{ISBN|0-7851-9789-3}})
**** Also collects the ''Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel'' one-shot (co-written by Gillen and Jason Aaron, art by Marco Checchetto, 2017)
*** ''Doctor Aphra and the Enormous Profit'' (collects #9–13 and ''Annual'' #1, tpb, 168 pages, 2017, {{ISBN|1-302-90763-8}})
*** ''Remastered'' (collects #14–19, tpb, 136 pages, 2018, {{ISBN|1-302-91152-X}})
*** ''Omnibus'' (includes #1–19, ''Annual'' #1 and the ''Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel'' one-shot, hc, 1,240 pages, 2021, {{ISBN|1-302-92843-0}})
**''[[Star Wars (2015 comic book)|Star Wars]]'' vol. 4 (with Salvador Larroca, [[Giuseppe Camuncoli]] (#50), Andrea Broccardo (#56, 61–62) and Angel Unzueta, 2018–2019) collected as:
*** ''The Ashes of Jedha'' (collects #38–43, tpb, 2018, 136 pages, {{ISBN|1-302-91052-3}})
*** ''Mutiny at Mon Cala'' (collects #44–49, tpb, 2018, 144 pages, {{ISBN|1-302-91053-1}})
*** ''Hope Dies'' (collects #50–55, tpb, 2019, 120 pages, {{ISBN|1-302-91054-X}})
*** ''The Escape'' (collects #55–61, tpb, 136 pages, 2019, {{ISBN|1-302-91449-9}})
*** ''The Scourging of Shu-Torun'' (collects #62–67, tpb, 144 pages, 2019, {{ISBN|1-302-91450-2}})
*''[[Thanos]]'' vol. 2 ''Annual'' #1: "Exhibition" (with André Lima Araújo, co-feature, 2018)
** Collected in ''Thanos by Donny Cates'' (hc, 312 pages, 2019, {{ISBN|1-302-91803-6}})
** Collected in ''Cosmic Ghost Rider Omnibus'' (hc, 848 pages, 2021, {{ISBN|1-302-92963-1}})
*''[[Marvel Mystery Comics|Marvel Comics]]'' #1000: "[[Loki (Marvel Comics)|The Journey]]" (with Doug Braithwaite, anthology, 2019) collected in ''Marvel Comics 1000'' (hc, 144 pages, 2020, {{ISBN|1-302-92137-1}})
*''[[Warhammer 40,000 comics#Marvel Comics|Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar]]'' #1–5 (with [[Jacen Burrows]], 2020–2021) collected as ''Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2021, {{ISBN|1-302-92478-8}})
*[[Eternals (comics)|Eternals]]:
**''Eternals'' vol. 5 (with [[Esad Ribić]] and Guiu Vilanova (#9 and 11), 2021–2022) collected as:
*** ''Only Death is Eternal'' (collects #1–6, tpb, 160 pages, 2021, {{ISBN|1-302-92547-4}})
*** ''Hail Thanos'' (collects #7–12, tpb, 152 pages, 2022, {{ISBN|1-302-92548-2}})
**''Eternals: A History Written in Blood'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2023, {{ISBN|1-302-95080-0}}) collects:
*** ''Eternals: Thanos Rises'' (with Dustin Weaver, one-shot, 2021)
*** ''Eternals: Celestia'' (with Kei Zama, one-shot, 2021)
*** ''Eternals: The Heretic'' (with Ryan Bodenheim and Edgar Salazar, one-shot, 2022)
*''Marvel's Voices: Pride'': "[[Prodigy (David Alleyne)|Colossus]]" (with Jen Hickman, anthology one-shot, 2021) collected in ''Marvel's Voices: Pride'' (tpb, 184 pages, 2022, {{ISBN|1-302-93369-8}})
*''[[A.X.E.: Judgment Day|Avengers/X-Men/Eternals: Judgment Day]]'':
**''A.X.E.: Judgment Day'' (tpb, 240 pages, 2023, {{ISBN|1-302-94792-3}}) collects:
*** ''[[Free Comic Book Day|Free Comic Book Day 2022: Avengers/X-Men]]'': "Of Deviation and Mutation" (with Dustin Weaver, co-feature in one-shot, 2022)
*** ''A.X.E.: Judgment Day'' #1–6 (with Valerio Schiti and Ivan Fiorelli (#6), 2022)
*** ''A.X.E.: Judgment Day — Avengers'' (with Federico Vicentini, one-shot, 2022)
*** ''A.X.E.: Judgment Day — X-Men'' (with Francesco Mobili, one-shot, 2022)
*** ''A.X.E.: Judgment Day — Eternals'' (with [[Pasqual Ferry]], one-shot, 2022)
**''A.X.E.: Judgment Day Companion'' (tpb, 224 pages, 2023, {{ISBN|1-302-94700-1}}) includes:
*** ''A.X.E.: Judgment Day: Eve of Judgment'' (with Pasqual Ferry, one-shot, 2022)
*** ''A.X.E.: Judgment Day — Death to the Mutants'' #1–3 (with Guiu Vilanova, 2022)
*** ''A.X.E.: Judgment Day — Starfox'' (with Daniele di Nicuolo, one-shot, 2022)
*** ''A.X.E.: Judgment Day Omega'' (with Guiu Vilanova, one-shot, 2023)

===Avatar Press===
*''[[Über (comics)|Über]]'':
**''Über'' (with Canaan White, Gabriel Andrade (#12–14) and Daniel Gete, 2013–2015) collected as:
*** ''Volume 1'' (collects #0–5, tpb, 176 pages, 2014, {{ISBN|1-59291-218-4}})
*** ''Volume 2'' (collects #6–11, tpb, 160 pages, 2014, {{ISBN|1-59291-237-0}})
*** ''Volume 3'' (collects #12–17, tpb, 160 pages, 2015, {{ISBN|1-59291-251-6}})
*** ''Volume 4'' (collects #18–22, tpb, 160 pages, 2015, {{ISBN|1-59291-257-5}})
**** Includes the ''Über Special'' (written by Gillen, art by Gabriel Andrade and Daniel Gete, 2014)
*** ''Volume 5'' (collects #23–27 and ''[[Free Comic Book Day|Über FCBD 2014]]'', tpb, 160 pages, 2015, {{ISBN|1-59291-268-0}})
**''Über: Sieglinde'' (with Gabriel Andrade, one-shot, 2014)
**''Über: Invasion'' #1–17 (with Daniel Gete, 2016–2018)
*** In 2018, the series went on an indefinite hiatus before the release of the last four issues.<ref>{{cite web |first=Kieron |last=Gillen |url=https://tinyletter.com/KieronGillen/letters/086-we-have-cats |title=086: we have cats. |publisher=[[TinyLetter]] |date=31 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906161404/https://tinyletter.com/KieronGillen/letters/086-we-have-cats |archive-date=6 September 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Kieron |last=Gillen |url=https://kierongillen.tumblr.com/post/187897214762/when-it-comes-to-uber-is-there-any-possibility-of |title=When it comes to uber, is there any possibility of publishing under a publisher other than avatar? |publisher=[[Tumblr]] |date=23 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906162130/https://kierongillen.tumblr.com/post/187897214762/when-it-comes-to-uber-is-there-any-possibility-of |archive-date=6 September 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*** Issues #1–7 are collected as ''Über Volume 6'' (tpb, 176 pages, 2018, {{ISBN|1-59291-332-6}})
*''[[God Is Dead (comics)|God is Dead: Book of Acts Omega]]'': "Alastor: Hell's Executioner" (with German Nobile, anthology one-shot, 2014)
*''[[Crossed: Badlands]]'' #75–80 (with Rafa Lopez, 2015) collected as ''Crossed Volume 14'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2015, {{ISBN|1-59291-269-9}})
*''Mercury Heat'' (with Omar Francia (#1–3) and Nahuel Lopez, 2015–2017) collected as:
**''Volume 1'' (collects #1–6 and the ''[[Free Comic Book Day|Mercury Heat: Debut]]'' one-shot, tpb, 160 pages, 2016, {{ISBN|1-59291-278-8}}) 
**''Volume 2'' (collects #7–12, tpb, 144 pages, 2018, {{ISBN|1-59291-285-0}})
*''Cinema Purgatorio'' #1–18: "Modded" (with Ignacio Calero (#1–5) and Nahuel Lopez, anthology, 2016–2019)

===Other publishers===
*''[[StarCraft (series)|StarCraft: Frontline]] Volume 2'': "A Ghost Story" (with Hector Sevilla Luján, anthology graphic novel, 192 pages, [[Tokyopop]], 2009, {{ISBN|1-4278-0831-7}})
*[[IDW Publishing]]:
**''[[Love Is Love (comics)|Love is Love]]'' (untitled one-page story, with Sarah Gordon, anthology graphic novel, 144 pages, 2016, {{ISBN|1-63140-939-5}})
**''Femme Magnifique'': "[[Björk]]" (with Annie Wu, anthology graphic novel, 240 pages, 2018, {{ISBN|1-68405-320-X}})
*[[DC Comics]]:
**''[[American Vampire|American Vampire Anthology]]'' #2: "England's Dreaming" (with Leila del Duca, [[Vertigo (DC Comics)|Vertigo]], 2016) collected in ''American Vampire Omnibus Volume 2'' (hc, 928 pages, [[DC Black Label]], 2022, {{ISBN|1-77951-688-6}})
**''[[Batman: Black and White]]'' vol. 3 #5: "[[Riddler|The Riddle]]" (with Jamie McKelvie, anthology, 2021) collected in ''Batman: Black and White'' (hc, 312 pages, 2021, {{ISBN|1-77951-196-5}}; tpb, 2022, {{ISBN|1-77951-057-8}})
*[[Dynamite Entertainment|Dynamite]]:
**''[[James Bond 007: Service|James Bond: Service]]'' (with Antonio Fuso, one-shot, 2017) collected in ''James Bond: Case Files'' (hc, 152 pages, 2018, {{ISBN|1-5241-0678-X}})
**''[[Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt]]'' vol. 3 #1–5 (with Caspar Wijngaard, 2019) collected as ''Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt'' (hc, 124 pages, 2020, {{ISBN|1-5241-1279-8}})
*''[[Comic book convention|Pros and (Comic) Cons]]'': "The Oral History of the Thought Bubble Dancefloor" (with Julia Scheele, anthology graphic novel, 200 pages, [[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse]], 2019, {{ISBN|1-5067-1167-7}})
*''The Most Important Comic Book on Earth'': "Melody" (script by Gillen based on the concept by [[Cara Delevingne]], art by [[Sean Phillips]], anthology graphic novel, 352 pages, [[DK (publisher)|DK]], 2021, {{ISBN|0-7440-4282-8}})

=== Game design ===

* ''[[DIE: The Roleplaying Game]]'' (2023, {{ISBN|978-1-913032-25-8}})
* ''Die Scenarios Volume 1: Bizarre Love Triangles'' (2024)<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1790666426983833634 |user=kierongillen |title=Out today! DIE SCENARIOS 1: BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLES. Shipping to folks who've pre-ordered, and the PDF is available for download (and purchase, if you want) immediately. $15 for the book and PDF, $7.50 for the PDF. We're really proud of this #dierpg [Link] |first=Kieron |last=Gillen |author-link=Kieron Gillen |date=May 15, 2024 |access-date=May 15, 2024}}</ref>
* ''Die Scenarios Volume 2: Love is a Battlefield'' (2024) [upcoming]

==References==
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