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{{short description|Scottish comic book writer and playwright (born 1960)}}
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| notable works = {{unbulleted list|''[[Zenith (comics)|Zenith]]''|''[[Animal Man (comic book)|Animal Man]]''|''[[Doom Patrol]]''|''[[Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth|Arkham Asylum]]''|''[[The Invisibles]]''|''[[Flex Mentallo]]''|''[[JLA (comics)|JLA]]''|''[[New X-Men (2001 series)|New X-Men]]''|''[[The Filth (comics)|The Filth]]''|''[[Seaguy]]''|''[[We3]]''|''[[Seven Soldiers]]''|''[[All-Star Superman]]''|''[[52 (comic book)|52]]''|''[[Batman R.I.P.]]''|''[[Final Crisis]]''|''[[Batman and Robin (comic book)|Batman and Robin]]''|''[[Batman Incorporated]]''|''[[Action Comics]]''|''[[The Multiversity]]''}}
| awards = {{unbulleted list|[[Eagle Award (comics)|Eagle Awards]] (1990, 2000, 2006, 2011, 2012)|[[Eisner Awards]] (1990, 2006, 2007, 2009)|[[Harvey Awards]] (1990, 2009)|[[Inkpot Award]] (1990)|[[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (2012)|[[National Comics Award]] (1998, 2002)}}
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'''Grant Morrison''' [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (born 31 January 1960)<ref>{{cite web |last=Miller |first=John Jackson |author-link=John Jackson Miller |url=http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |title=Comics Industry Birthdays |work=[[Comics Buyer's Guide]] |date=10 June 2005 |location=Iola, Wisconsin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218031356/http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |archive-date=18 February 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is a Scottish [[comic book writer]], [[screenwriter]], and producer. Their work is known for its [[nonlinear narrative]]s, [[Humanism|humanist]] philosophy and [[counterculture|countercultural]] leanings. Morrison has written extensively for the American comic book publisher [[DC Comics]], penning lengthy runs on ''[[Animal Man (comic book)|Animal Man]]'', ''[[Doom Patrol]]'', ''[[JLA (comic book)|JLA]]'', ''[[Action Comics]]'', and ''[[Green Lantern (comic book)|Green Lantern]]'' as well as the graphic novels ''[[Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth|Arkham Asylum]]'', ''[[JLA: Earth 2]]'', and ''[[Wonder Woman: Earth One]]'', the meta-series ''[[Seven Soldiers]]'' and ''[[The Multiversity]]'', the mini-series ''[[DC One Million]]'' and ''[[Final Crisis]]'', both of which served as centrepieces for the eponymous company-wide crossover storylines, and the maxi-series ''[[All-Star Superman]]''. Morrison's best known DC work is the seven-year [[Batman]] storyline which started in the ''[[Batman (comic book)#One Year Later|Batman]]'' ongoing series and continued through ''Final Crisis'', ''[[Batman and Robin (comic book)|Batman and Robin]]'', ''[[Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne]]'' and two volumes of ''[[Batman Incorporated]]''. They also co-created the DC character [[Damian Wayne]].

Morrison's creator-owned work, the bulk of which was published through DC Comics' [[Vertigo (DC Comics)|Vertigo]] imprint, includes ''[[Flex Mentallo]]'' and ''[[We3]]'' with Scottish artist [[Frank Quitely]], ''[[Seaguy]]'' with artist [[Cameron Stewart]], ''[[The Filth (comics)|The Filth]]'' with [[Chris Weston]], and the three-volume series ''[[The Invisibles]]''. At [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], Morrison wrote a three-year run on ''[[New X-Men (2001 series)|New X-Men]]'' and created ''[[Noh-Varr|Marvel Boy]]'' for the publisher's [[Marvel Knights]] imprint.

Between 2016 and 2018, Morrison served as the Editor-in-Chief of the ''[[Heavy Metal (magazine)|Heavy Metal]]'' magazine.

Morrison's work has drawn critical acclaim. They have won numerous awards, including [[Eisner Award|Eisner]], [[Harvey Awards|Harvey]], and [[Inkpot Award|Inkpot]] awards. In 2012, Morrison was appointed Member of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) for services to film and literature.

==Early life==
Grant Morrison was born in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]], in 1960. They were educated at [[Allan Glen's School]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/interview-grant-morrison-comic-book-writer-1-1778295|title= Interview: Grant Morrison, comic book writer|date= 24 July 2011|work= [[The Scotsman]]|location= Edinburgh, Scotland|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160411095029/http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/interview-grant-morrison-comic-book-writer-1-1778295|archive-date= 11 April 2016|url-status= live}}</ref> where their first portfolio of art was rejected by their careers guidance teacher, who encouraged them to work in a bank. Their first published works were ''[[Gideon Stargrave]]'' strips for ''[[Near Myths]]'' in 1978 (when they were about 17),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXEBGl9wbqs&mode=related&search=  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/SXEBGl9wbqs |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=DC Comics Grant Morrison interview |date=24 March 2006 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=26 October 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> one of the first British alternative comics. Their work appeared in four of the five issues of ''Near Myths''<ref name="GCD">{{gcdb|type=credit|search=Grant+Morrison|title=Grant Morrison}}</ref> and they were suitably encouraged to find more comic work. This included a weekly comic strip, ''Captain Clyde'', an unemployed superhero based in Glasgow, for ''The Govan Press'', a local newspaper, plus various issues of [[D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd|DC Thomson]]'s ''[[Starblazer]]'', the science fiction counterpart to that company's ''[[Commando Comics|Commando]]'' title.

==Career==
===1980s===
Morrison spent much of the early 1980s touring and recording with their band The Mixers, occasionally writing ''Starblazer'' for D. C. Thomson and contributing to various UK indie titles. In 1982, Morrison submitted a proposal involving the [[Justice League of America]] and [[Jack Kirby]]'s [[New Gods]] entitled ''Second Coming'' to [[DC Comics]], but it was not commissioned. After writing ''[[The Liberators (comic book)|The Liberators]]'' for [[Dez Skinn]]'s ''[[Warrior (comics)|Warrior]]'' in 1985, Morrison started work for [[Marvel UK]] the following year. There they wrote comic strips for ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', the final one a collaboration with a then-teenage [[Bryan Hitch]], as well as a run on the [[Zoids]] strip in ''[[Spider-Man]] and Zoids''. 1986 also saw publication of Morrison's first of several two- or three-page ''[[Future Shocks]]'' for ''[[2000 AD (comics)|2000 AD]]''.

Morrison's first continuing serial began in ''2000 AD'' in 1987,<ref name="GCD" /> when they and [[Steve Yeowell]] created ''[[Zenith (comics)|Zenith]]''.

Morrison's work on ''Zenith'' brought them to the attention of DC Comics, who asked Morrison to work for them. They accepted Morrison's proposals for ''[[Animal Man (comic book)|Animal Man]]'',<ref>{{cite book|last=Manning|first=Matthew K.|editor-last=Dolan|editor-first=Hannah|chapter= 1980s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]]|year=2010|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9|page= 234|quote =  Writer Grant Morrison was about to go where no writer had gone before: into the pages of [their] own comic book.}}</ref> a little-known character from DC's past whose most notable recent appearance was a [[Cameo appearance|cameo]] in the ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]], and for a 48-page [[Batman]] one-shot that would eventually become ''[[Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth]]''.

''Animal Man'' put Morrison in line with the "[[British Invasion (comics)|British Invasion]]" of American comics,<ref>{{cite book|last= Salkowitz|first= Rob|title= Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture|publisher= [[McGraw-Hill Education|McGraw Hill]]|date= 2012|location= New York, New York|page= 66|isbn= 9780071797023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last= Irvine|first= Alex|author-link=Alexander C. Irvine |contribution=Animal Man|editor-last=Dougall |editor-first=Alastair |title=The Vertigo Encyclopedia |page=27|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]]|location= London, United Kingdom|year= 2008|isbn=978-0-7566-4122-1 |oclc=213309015}}</ref> along with such writers as [[Neil Gaiman]], [[Peter Milligan]], [[Jamie Delano]], and [[Alan Moore]], who had launched the "invasion" with his work on ''[[Swamp Thing]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2003/12/please_sir_i_want_some_moore.html |title=Please, Sir, I Want Some Moore – The lazy British genius who transformed American comics |first=Douglas |last=Wolk |date=17 December 2003 |magazine=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203004226/http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2003/12/please_sir_i_want_some_moore.html |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=1 December 2013 |quote=[Alan Moore's] commercial breakthrough came in 1983, when he took over ''Saga of the Swamp Thing''...his success led directly to American comics' 'British invasion' of writers, notably Neil Gaiman (''The Sandman''), Grant Morrison, Garth Ennis, and Warren Ellis, all of whom have made much of his castoffs. }}</ref>

After impressing with ''Animal Man'', Morrison was asked to take over ''Doom Patrol'', starting their [[Surrealism|surreal]] take on the superhero genre with issue No.&nbsp;19 in 1989.<ref>Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 239: "Writer Grant Morrison decided to lend [their] unique talents to the Doom Patrol, and the team would never be the same again."</ref> Morrison's ''Doom Patrol'' introduced concepts such as [[dadaism]] and the writings of [[Jorge Luis Borges]] into the first several issues.<ref>{{cite journal|last = Maddox|first = Mike|title = Grant Morrison Interview|journal = [[Amazing Heroes]]|issue = 176|publisher = Fantagraphics Books|date = February 1990|location= Seattle, Washington}}</ref> DC published ''Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth'' in 1989 as a 128-page graphic novel painted by [[Dave McKean]].<ref>Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 240: "A thinking man's horror story, ''Arkham Asylum'' marked Grant Morrison's first work on the mythos of Batman, a character [they] would return to time and time again."</ref> Comics historian [[Les Daniels]] observed in 1995 that "''Arkham Asylum'' was an unprecedented success, selling 182,166 copies in hardcover and another 85,047 in paperback."<ref>{{cite book|last = Daniels|first = Les|author-link = Les Daniels|chapter= A Novel Approach|title = DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes|publisher = [[Little, Brown and Company|Bulfinch Press]]|year = 1995|location= New York, New York|isbn = 0821220764}}</ref>

While working for DC Comics in America, Morrison kept contributing to British indie titles, writing ''[[St. Swithin's Day (comics)|St. Swithin's Day]]'' for [[Trident Comics]]. ''St. Swithin's Day''{{'}}s anti-[[Margaret Thatcher]] themes proved controversial, provoking a small [[tabloid press]] reaction and a complaint from [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) [[Teddy Taylor]].<ref>{{cite journal|last = Darnall|first = Steve|title = What's Buried in Grant's Tomb?|journal = [[Hero Illustrated]]|issue = 9|publisher = Warrior Publications|date = March 1994}}</ref> The controversy continued with the publication of ''[[The New Adventures of Hitler]]'' in Scottish music and lifestyle magazine ''Cut'' in 1989, due to its use of [[Adolf Hitler]] as its lead character.<ref>{{cite book|last=Singer|first=Marc|title= Grant Morrison: Combining the Worlds of Contemporary Comics|url=https://archive.org/details/grantmorrisoncom00sing|url-access=registration|year=2012|publisher= [[University Press of Mississippi]]|isbn= 978-1617031366|page= [https://archive.org/details/grantmorrisoncom00sing/page/n48 40]}}</ref> The strip, unfinished when ''Cut'' folded, was reprinted and completed in [[Fleetway]]'s ''2000 AD'' spin-off title ''[[Crisis (comic)|Crisis]]''.

Two plays staged by Oxygen House at the [[Edinburgh Fringe]] had scripts by Morrison.<ref>{{cite web| title = Grant Morrison – Non-Comics Bibliography| website = Deep Space Transmissions| date = 2012| url = https://sites.google.com/a/deepspacetransmissions.com/site/bibliography/non-comics| access-date = 19 January 2016 }}</ref> ''Red King Rising'' (1989) concerned an imagined relationship between [[Lewis Carroll]] and [[Alice Liddell]]. The other, ''Depravity'' (1990) concerned the British [[occult]]ist [[Aleister Crowley]]. The plays won between them a Fringe First Award, the Independent Theatre Award for 1989 and the Evening Standard Award for New Drama.<ref name="macrabbit">{{cite web|url=http://www.grant-morrison.com/biography/work-outside-comics.html |title=Biography |year=2013 |publisher=Grant Morrison – The Official Website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224120507/http://www.grant-morrison.com/biography/work-outside-comics.html |archive-date=24 December 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=16 August 2013}}</ref>

===1990s===
Morrison returned to Batman with the "[[Batman: Gothic|Gothic]]" story arc in issues 6–10 of the Batman title ''[[Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Manning|first=Matthew K.|editor-last=Dougall|editor-first=Alastair|chapter= 1990s|title= Batman: A Visual History|publisher= [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year= 2014|location= London, United Kingdom|page= 186|isbn= 978-1465424563|quote= Grant Morrison stepped up to the plate to pen [''Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight's''] next five-issue storyline, illustrated by Klaus Janson.}}</ref> The early 1990s saw Morrison revamping [[Kid Eternity]] for DC with artist [[Duncan Fegredo]], and [[Dan Dare]], with artist [[Rian Hughes]]. Morrison coloured Dare's bright future with [[Thatcherism]] in Fleetway's ''[[Revolver Comic (UK)|Revolver]]''.<ref>Singer, p. 36</ref>

In 1991 Morrison wrote ''[[Bible John-A Forensic Meditation]]'' for Fleetway's ''Crisis'', based on an analysis of possible motivations for the crimes of the [[serial killer]] [[Bible John]]. Covering similar themes to Alan Moore and [[Eddie Campbell]]'s ''[[From Hell]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last=Rosa |first=Miguel |title=Grant Morrison 'Bible John' |url=http://rationsmag.com/2011/09/25/grant-morrison-and-bible-john/ |work=Rations |access-date=15 August 2013 |archive-date=31 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031061826/http://rationsmag.com/2011/09/25/grant-morrison-and-bible-john/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> the work utilised cut-up techniques, a [[Ouija board]] and [[collage]] rather than conventional panels to tell the story.<ref>Singer, p. 96–97</ref>

In 1993 Morrison, fellow Glaswegian comic writer [[Mark Millar]] and [[John Smith (comics writer)|John Smith]] were asked to reinvigorate ''2000 AD'' for an eight-week run called "The Summer Offensive". Morrison wrote [[Judge Dredd]] and [[Really and Truly]], and co-wrote the controversial ''[[Big Dave (comics)|Big Dave]]'' with Millar.<ref>Singer, p. 51</ref>

DC Comics launched its [[Vertigo (DC Comics)|Vertigo]] imprint in 1993, publishing several of Morrison's creator-owned projects, such as the [[steampunk]] mini-series ''[[Sebastian O]]'' and the graphic novel ''[[The Mystery Play]]''. 1995 saw the release of ''[[Kill Your Boyfriend]]'', with artist [[Philip Bond]], originally published as a ''Vertigo Voices'' one-shot. In 1996 Morrison wrote ''[[Flex Mentallo]]'', a ''Doom Patrol'' spin-off with art by [[Frank Quitely]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newsarama.com/1473-before-all-star-grant-morrison-on-kill-your-boyfriend.html |title=Before ''All Star'' – Grant Morrison on ''Kill Your Boyfriend'' |first=Zack |last=Smith |date=6 November 2008 |work=[[Newsarama]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130626212029/http://www.newsarama.com/1473-before-all-star-grant-morrison-on-kill-your-boyfriend.html |archive-date=26 June 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> and returned briefly to DC Universe superheroics with the short-lived ''[[Aztek (comics)|Aztek]]'', co-written with Mark Millar.<ref>Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 275: "In April [1996], writers Grant Morrison and Mark Millar introduced Aztek in a self-titled ongoing series that ran for a mere ten brilliant issues."</ref>

In 1996, Morrison was given the ''[[Justice League of America]]'' to revamp as ''JLA'',<ref>Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 278: "''JLA'' No. 1 hit the stands, enthralling readers with its compelling, fast-paced story by writer Grant Morrison, and showcasing the art of talented relative newcomer Howard Porter."</ref> a comic book that gathered the "Big Seven" superheroes of the [[DC universe]] into one team. This run was hugely popular and returned the title to best-selling status.<ref>Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 278: "Renewed as one of DC's most popular titles, ''JLA'' ran for 125 issues before its next relaunch. Earning countless spin-off miniseries and specials, the Justice League reclaimed its place atop DC's hit titles list."</ref> Morrison wrote several issues of ''[[The Flash (comic book)|The Flash]]'' with Mark Millar, as well as DC's crossover event of 1998, the four-issue mini-series ''[[DC One Million]]'',<ref>Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 285: "Grant Morrison headed back to the future with the crossover event ''DC One Million'', a glimpse into the future world of the 853rd century."</ref> in addition to plotting many of the multiple crossovers.

With the three volumes of the creator-owned ''[[The Invisibles]]'', Morrison started their largest and possibly most important work.<ref name="Cronin2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=8388 |title=CBR's #2 & #1 All Time Favorite Writer |first=Brian |last=Cronin |date=20 October 2006 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518012235/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=8388 |archive-date=18 May 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Invisibles'' combined political, pop- and sub-cultural references. Tapping into pre-millennial tension, the work was influenced by the writings of [[Robert Anton Wilson]], [[Aleister Crowley]] and [[William Burroughs]], and Morrison's practice of [[chaos magic]] in [[Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth]].<ref>Irvine "The Invisibles" in Dougall (2008), pp. 92–97</ref><ref>Neighly, Patrick & Kereth Cowe-Spigai. ''Anarchy for the Masses: The Disinformation Guide to the Invisibles.'' New York: Disinformation, 2003.</ref> In 1998 Morrison published the prose piece "I'm A Policeman" in [[Sarah Champion (journalist)|Sarah Champion's]] millennial short story collection ''[[Disco 2000 (anthology)|Disco 2000]]''; though no explicit connection to ''The Invisibles'' is made, there are strong thematic links between the two works.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.barbelith.com/bomb/we.htm |title=Annotations [And We're All Policeman] |date=n.d. |publisher=[[Barbelith]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20001118231800/http://www.barbelith.com/bomb/we.htm|archive-date= 18 November 2000|url-status= dead|access-date=29 December 2011}}</ref> At [[DisinfoCon]] in 1999, Morrison said that much of the content in ''The Invisibles'' was information given to them by aliens that abducted them in [[Kathmandu]], who told them to spread this information to the world via a comic book. They later clarified that the experience they labelled as the "Alien Abduction Experience in Kathmandu" had nothing to do with aliens or abduction, but that there was an experience that they had in Kathmandu that ''The Invisibles'' is an attempt to explain.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.barbelith.com/old/interviews/interview_4.shtml |title= Barbelith Interviews: An Interview with Grant Morrison (page 4)|publisher= Barbelith| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20040520212320/http://www.barbelith.com/old/interviews/interview_4.shtml| archive-date= 20 May 2004|url-status= dead|access-date=26 October 2010}}</ref> The title was not a huge commercial hit to start with. (Morrison actually asked their readers to participate in a "[[masturbation|wankathon]]" while concentrating on a magical symbol, or [[sigil (magic)|sigil]], in an effort to boost sales).<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.barbelith.com/old/interviews/interview_9.shtml |title=Barbelith Interviews: An Interview with Grant Morrison (page 9)|publisher=Barbelith|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20040520213453/http://www.barbelith.com/old/interviews/interview_9.shtml|archive-date= 20 May 2004|url-status= dead|access-date=26 October 2010}}</ref> When the title was relaunched with volume two, the characters relocated to America. Volume three appeared with issue numbers counting down, signalling an intention to conclude the series with the turn of the new [[millennium]] in 2000. Due to the title shipping late, its final issue did not ship until April 2000.<ref name="GCD" />

The 1999 film ''[[The Matrix]]'' has numerous elements which have been attributed by critics to the influence of Morrison's ''[[The Invisibles]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grantmorrisonmovie.com/|title=''Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods''|publisher=Grantmorrisonmovie.com|access-date=18 December 2009|archive-date=10 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210014919/http://www.grantmorrisonmovie.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Morrison was immediately struck by the similarities to their own work upon first seeing the film.<ref name="supergods">{{cite book |last=Morrison|first=Grant|author-link=Grant Morrison|year=2011 |title=Supergods: Our World in the Age of the Superhero|publisher=[[Random House]]/[[Jonathan Cape]]|location=London|page=315}}</ref><ref name="meaney">{{cite book |first=Patrick|last=Meaney|author-link=Patrick Meaney|title=Our Sentence Is Up: Seeing Grant Morrison's the Invisibles|page=344|publisher=Sequart|year=2011 |isbn=978-1466347809 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VDCldwGBew4C&pg=PA344}}</ref>

===2000s===
In 2000, Morrison's graphic novel ''[[JLA: Earth 2]]'' was released with art by [[Frank Quitely]].<ref>Cowsill, Alan "2000s" in Dolan, p. 295: "Writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely brought the Crime Syndicate of America back to DC continuity in ''JLA: Earth 2''."</ref> It was Morrison's last mainstream work for DC for a while, as they moved to [[Marvel Comics]]. While at Marvel, Morrison wrote the six-part ''[[Noh-Varr|Marvel Boy]]'' series,<ref>{{cite book|last= Manning|first= Matthew K.|editor-last=Gilbert|editor-first=Laura|chapter= 2000s|title = Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History|publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year = 2008|location= London, United Kingdom|page = 301|isbn =978-0756641238|quote= "Writer Grant Morrison and artist J. G. Jones introduced a new Marvel Boy in this six-issue Marvel Knights miniseries."}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author-link= Warren Ellis|last= Ellis|first= Warren |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=13349|title= Come in Alone No.&nbsp;28|website= Comic Book Resources|date=9 June 2000|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080410100124/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=13349|archive-date= 10 April 2008|url-status= live}}</ref> and ''[[Fantastic Four: 1234]]'', their take on another major superhero team. In July 2001, they began writing the main [[X-Men]] title, renamed ''[[New X-Men (2001 series)|New X-Men]]'' for their run, with Quitely providing much of the art.<ref>Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 306: "Renaming the ''X-Men'' comic ''New X-Men'', Morrison ignored the convoluted plot threads that had seemed to plague the X-family of books for years, and instead focused on the original idea of a mutant school run out of Charles Xavier's mansion."</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Timothy |last=Callahan |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23729 |title=21st Century Mutant Chic: Grant Morrison's X-Men|website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=16 November 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100227144041/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23729|archive-date= 27 February 2010|url-status= live|access-date=31 May 2010}}</ref> Again, Morrison's revamping of a major superhero team proved to be a commercial success, with the title jumping to the No.&nbsp;1 sales spot<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comichron.com/monthlycomicssales/2001/2001-05.html |title=May 2001 Comic Book Sales Figures |publisher=The Comics Chronicle|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010217/http://www.comichron.com/monthlycomicssales/2001/2001-05.html|archive-date= 3 December 2013|url-status= live|access-date=31 May 2010}}</ref> and established Morrison as the kind of creator whose name on a title would guarantee sales.<ref>{{cite journal|first= Dirk |last= Deppey|url= http://archives.tcj.com/262/e_jista.html|title= X-Men... Retreat!|journal= [[The Comics Journal]]|publisher= Fantagraphics Books|date= August–September 2004|location= Seattle, Washington|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224225518/http://archives.tcj.com/262/e_jista.html|archive-date= 24 February 2012|url-status= dead|access-date=31 May 2010 |quote=While longtime readers of this magazine have heard Morrison's name on any number of occasions, it's worth noting that the renowned writer was anything but a surefire guarantor of increased sales prior to his run on ''New X-Men''. |issue=262 }}</ref> Their penultimate arc "[[Planet X (comics)|Planet X]]" depicted the villain [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]] infiltrating and defeating the X-Men in the guise of new character [[Xorn]] and developing an addiction to the power-enhancing drug "Kick".<ref name="popimage">{{cite web|last=Ellis |first=Jonathan |year=2004 |title=Grant Morrison: Master & Commander |publisher=Popimage.com |url=http://www.popimage.com/content/grant20044.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203064013/http://www.popimage.com/content/grant20044.html |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date=16 September 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first= Alex|last= Ness|url= http://www.popthought.com/display_column.asp?DAID=861|title= A Chat About Craft With Grant Morrison|publisher =Pop Thought|date= 5 September 2005|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20051221160317/http://www.popthought.com/display_column.asp?DAID=861|archive-date= 21 December 2005|url-status= dead|access-date= 17 September 2006}}</ref>

[[File:GrantMorrison08.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|Morrison at the 2008 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]
In 2002, Morrison launched their next creator-owned project at Vertigo: ''[[The Filth (comics)|The Filth]]'', drawn by [[Chris Weston]] and [[Gary Erskine]], a 13-part mini-series.<ref>Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 306: "Even by writer Grant Morrison's standards, ''The Filth'' was wonderfully strange."</ref><ref>Irvine "Filth" in Dougal, p. 83</ref> That same year, Morrison sold the screenplay ''Sleepless Knights'' to [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]] with [[Guillermo del Toro]] attached to direct.<ref>{{cite news|title=D'Works pages 'Knights' |url=http://www.variety.com/index.asp?articleid=VR1117868028&categoryid=13&layout=story|work= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Claude |last=Brodesser|date=4 June 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020613193609/http://www.variety.com/index.asp?articleid=VR1117868028&categoryid=13&layout=story|archive-date=13 June 2002 |url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Grant Morrison And Guillermo Del Toro's 'Sleepless Knights' Movie: Put To Bed? |url=http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/12/12/grant-morrison-and-guillermo-del-toros-sleepless-knights-movie-put-to-bed/|work= [[MTV.com]]|first=Jennifer |last=Vineyard|date=12 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081214140224/http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/12/12/grant-morrison-and-guillermo-del-toros-sleepless-knights-movie-put-to-bed/|archive-date=14 December 2008 |url-status= dead}}</ref> Around the same time, Morrison was working on the script for the sequel to the ''Marvel Boy'' mini-series,<ref>{{cite web |first=Michael |last=Doran |url=http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=12&t=000189 |title=GRANT 3, X2: Grant Morrison Part 3 |publisher=[[Newsarama]] |date=7 June 2002 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020622174740/http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=12&t=000189 |archivedate=22 June 2002 |url-status=dead }}</ref> but the project ultimately failed to materialize.<ref>{{cite web |first=Matt |last=Brady |url=http://newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5087 |title= Inside Morrison's Head: Leaving Marvel Vimanarama, & More |publisher=[[Newsarama]] |date=11 August 2003 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030816065943/http://newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5087 |archivedate=16 August 2003 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Hector |last=Lima |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=2662 |title=Catching Up With Professor M: Talking with Grant Morrison |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=7 August 2003 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031001193738/http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=2662 |archivedate=1 October 2003 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2004, Vertigo published three Morrison mini-series. ''[[Seaguy]]'', ''[[We3]]'',<ref>Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 314: "Writer Grant Morrison and longtime artistic collaborator Frank Quitely presented one of the year's most touching and original stories in ''WE3''."</ref> and ''[[Vimanarama]]''. Morrison returned to the JLA with the first story in a new anthology series, ''[[JLA Classified]]''.

In 2005 Morrison wrote ''[[Seven Soldiers]]'',<ref>Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 319: "Grant Morrison's imagining of the ''Seven Soldiers of Victory'' was one of DC's most adventurous titles."</ref> which featured [[the Manhattan Guardian]], [[Mister Miracle]], [[Klarion the Witch Boy]], [[Bulleteer]], [[Frankenstein (DC Comics)|Frankenstein]], [[Zatanna]] and [[Shining Knight]]. The series consists of seven interlinked four-issue [[Limited series (comics)|mini-series]] with two "bookend" volumes – 30 issues in all. [[Dan DiDio]], the editorial vice president of DC Comics, was impressed with Morrison's ideas for revitalising many of DC's redundant characters. Giving them the unofficial title of "revamp guy", DiDio asked them to assist in sorting out the DC Universe in the wake of the ''[[Infinite Crisis]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://classic.newsarama.com/dcnew/MorrisonDCU.htm|title= Grant Morrison on Being the DCU Revamp Guy|date= 20 June 2005|work= Newsarama|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081208100730/http://classic.newsarama.com/dcnew/MorrisonDCU.htm|archive-date= 8 December 2008|url-status= dead}}</ref> Morrison was one of the writers on ''[[52 (comics)|52]]'',<ref>Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 325: "The title was masterminded by writers Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, and Mark Waid, with Keith Giffen providing art breakdowns."</ref> a year-long weekly comic book series that started in May 2006 and concluded in May 2007.<ref name="GCD" />

Starting in November 2005, DC published ''[[All-Star Superman]]'',<ref>Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 324: "Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely unveiled one of the most original and well-received Superman series for years as they combined high-concept science-fiction elements with classic Silver Age concepts in his ''All Star Superman'' series."</ref> a twelve-issue story arc by Morrison and Frank Quitely. Not so much a revamp or [[reboot (continuity)|reboot]] of Superman, the series presents an out-of-continuity "iconic" Superman for new readers. ''All-Star Superman'' won the Eisner Award for Best New Series in 2006, the Best Continuing Series Eisner Award in 2007 and several Eagle Awards in the UK. It won three Harvey Awards in 2008 and the Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.comic-con.org/awards/2000s|title= 2000s Eisner Award Recipients|year= 2014|publisher= [[San Diego Comic-Con International]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140329212039/http://comic-con.org/awards/2000s|archive-date= 29 March 2014|url-status= dead|access-date= 16 August 2013}}</ref> In the same year, Morrison and Quitely worked on pop star [[Robbie Williams]]' album ''[[Intensive Care (album)|Intensive Care]]'', providing intricate [[Tarot]] card designs for the packaging and cover of the CD.<ref>{{cite book|last= Morrison|first= Grant|title= Supergods – Our World in the Age of the Superhero|publisher= Jonathan Cape|year= 2011|pages= 395|isbn = 9780224089968}}</ref>

Morrison provided outline story and script work for two video games, ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2003 video game)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (2003) and ''[[Predator: Concrete Jungle]]'' (2005), both by [[Vivendi Universal]].<ref name="macrabbit" /> In 2006, [[New Line Cinema]] optioned ''We3'' as a film project with Morrison attached as screenwriter.<ref>[https://variety.com/2005/film/features/new-line-takes-on-we3-killer-cuties-1117924066/ New Line takes on ''We3'' killer cuties], [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']], June 7, 2005</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/category/grant-morrison/|title=Grant Morrison — The Beat|website=pwbeat.publishersweekly.com}}</ref> The following year, Morrison wrote the adaptation of the video game ''[[Area 51 (first-person shooter)|Area 51]]'' home console game<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.chud.com/9601/grant-morrison-goes-hollywood/|title= Grant Morrison Goes Hollywood |publisher=Chud.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140330044940/http://www.chud.com/9601/grant-morrison-goes-hollywood/|archive-date=30 March 2014 |url-status= live|access-date=26 October 2010}}</ref> for Paramount in development with [[CFP Productions]] producing.

In 2006 Morrison was voted as the No.&nbsp;2 favourite comic book writer of all time by [[Comic Book Resources]].<ref name="Cronin2006" /> That same year, Morrison began writing ''[[Batman (comic book)#One Year Later|Batman]]'' for DC with [[Batman and Son|issue No. 655]],<ref>Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 326: "The first story arc of Grant Morrison's award-winning run on ''Batman'', 'Batman and Son' set the standard for what was to follow for the Dark Knight and introduced elements that would later prove to be vitally important."</ref> reintroducing the character of [[Damian Wayne]] and signalling the beginning of a seven-year-long run on the character across multiple titles. They wrote relaunches of ''[[The Authority (comics)|The Authority]]'' and ''[[Wildcats (comics)|Wildcats]]'',<ref>{{cite web |first=Ben |last=Morse |url=http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/001987118.cfm |title=Fall Preview: Wildcats |publisher=[[Wizard Entertainment]] |date=13 October 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061027224322/http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/001987118.cfm |archivedate=27 October 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> with the art of [[Gene Ha]] and [[Jim Lee]] respectively, for DC's [[Wildstorm]] imprint. ''WildC.A.T.S.'' went on hiatus after one issue, ''The Authority'' was discontinued after two. The scheduling of ''The Authority'' conflicted with ''52'' and Morrison was unhappy with the reviews: "And then I saw the reviews on issue one and I just thought 'fuck this'.".<ref>{{cite news |url= http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=154312|title= NYCC '08: The Grant Morrison Panel|first= Russell|last= Burlingame|date= 19 April 2008|work= Newsarama|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081201111220/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=154312|archive-date= 1 December 2008|url-status= dead}}</ref> It eventually concluded without Morrison's involvement in [[Keith Giffen]]'s ''[[The Authority (comics)|The Authority: The Lost Year]]''.

At the 2007 [[San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]], DC Comics announced that Morrison would write ''[[Final Crisis]]'', a seven-issue mini-series slated to appear in 2008 with [[J. G. Jones]] handling the art.<ref>Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 334: "Grant Morrison's most ambitious epic for DC affected the whole of the DC Universe and was the end result of years of careful planning."</ref> Morrison announced that 2008 would see publication of the follow-up to 2004's ''Seaguy'' called ''Seaguy 2: The Slaves of Mickey Eye'', the second part of a planned three part series.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16045|title= All Star Grant Morrison III: Superman|first= Jeffrey|last= Renaud|date= 17 April 2008|website= Comic Book Resources|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080419092046/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16045|archive-date= 19 April 2008|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=20507|title= Morrison on the Return of Seaguy!|first= Jeffrey|last= Renaud|date= 20 March 2009|website= Comic Book Resources|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090322090504/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=20507|archive-date= 22 March 2009|url-status= live}}</ref>

At the 2008 [[New York Comic Con]], Morrison announced they would be working with [[Virgin Comics]] to produce "webisodes" (short animated stories) based on the [[Mahābhārata]]; it would not be a direct translation but, "Like the Beatles took Indian music and tried to make psychedelic sounds... I'm trying to convert Indian storytelling to a western style for people raised on movies, comics, and video games."<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16079|title= NYCC: Virgin Comics Announces Grant Morrison Webisodes|first= George|last= Tramountanas|date= 18 April 2008|website= Comic Book Resources|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080430213721/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16079|archive-date= 30 April 2008|url-status= live}}</ref> In August 2009, Morrison and Frank Quitely launched the ''[[Batman and Robin (comic book)|Batman and Robin]]'' series.<ref>Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 338: "Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely teamed up once again to unleash a new Dynamic Duo on Gotham City."</ref>

===2010s===
[[File:7.19.11GrantMorrisonByLuigiNovi10.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Morrison signing copies of their 2011 superhero analysis, ''Supergods'', at [[Midtown Comics]] in Manhattan, 19 July 2011]]
''Batman'' No. 700 (Aug. 2010) saw the return of Morrison to the title and a collaboration with an art team that consisted of [[Tony Daniel]], Frank Quitely, [[Andy Kubert]], and [[David Finch (comics)|David Finch]]. The separate stories tied together to illustrate that the legacy of Batman is unending, and will survive into the future.<ref>Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 342: "Written by Grant Morrison with art by Tony S. Daniel, Andy Kubert, Frank Quitely, [David] Finch, and Richard Friend, this milestone issue of ''Batman'' featured an all-star roster of talent."</ref> At [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2010 it was announced that Grant Morrison would be leaving ''Batman and Robin'' with No.&nbsp;16 and launching a new series entitled ''[[Batman Incorporated]]'' with revolving artists starting with [[Yanick Paquette]].<ref>Manning "2010s" in Dougall (2014), p. 317</ref> A more team-oriented Batman book inspired by the ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' animated series,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=27400|title= CCI: Batman The Return|first= Kevin|last=  Mahadeo|date= 23 July 2010|website= Comic Book Resources|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100725114907/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=27400|archive-date= 25 July 2010|url-status= live|access-date= 26 October 2010}} Archive requires scrolldown.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/07/23/sdcc-10-the-corporate-batman|title= SDCC 10: The Corporate Batman|first= Richard|last= George|date= 23 July 2010|website= [[IGN]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140218204724/http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/07/23/sdcc-10-the-corporate-batman|archive-date= 18 February 2014|url-status= live|access-date= 26 October 2010}}</ref> ''Batman Incorporated'' builds on Morrison's work dating back to "[[Batman and Son]]" and ''[[Final Crisis]]'', with Bruce Wayne creating an international Batman franchise all over the world. The series suffered from slow scheduling and was ended after eight issues while the DC Universe was rebooted in 2011; to bridge the gap a prestige book was released that featured two issues together along with a synopsis that recapped the story so far. In mid-2012, a second volume of the comic was launched with [[Chris Burnham]] on artwork, scheduled for 12 issues.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2011/06/06/batman-inc-1-to-return-in-2012/|title= ''Batman Inc.'' to Return in 2012!|first= Brian|last= Cronin|date= 6 June 2011|website= Comic Book Resources|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110608093459/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2011/06/06/batman-inc-1-to-return-in-2012/|archive-date= 8 June 2011|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>Manning "2010s" in Dougall (2014), p. 327: "After a brief hiatus, this Grant Morrison-written series returned, drawn by Chris Burnham."</ref> Morrison left the Batman titles in 2013. They killed the [[Damian Wayne]] character in ''Batman Incorporated'' No. 8 (April 2013)<ref>Manning "2010s" in Dougall (2014), p. 334: "Batman's son Damian was brutally murdered by the criminal forces led by the boy's own mother, Talia al Ghul."</ref> and their final issue was No. 13 (Sept. 2013).<ref>Manning "2010s" in Dougall (2014), p. 338: "In the finale to writer Grant Morrison's tenure on the Batman titles, the threat of Leviathan came to an end"</ref>

Morrison returned to creator-owned work in 2010 with the eight issue Vertigo series ''[[Joe the Barbarian]]'', launched in January with artist [[Sean Murphy (artist)|Sean Murphy]].<ref>{{cite web|first= Tim|last= O'Shea|url=http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/01/talking-comics-with-tim-sean-murphy/|title= Talking Comics with Tim: Sean Murphy|website= Comic Book Resources|date=18 January 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100121082227/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/01/talking-comics-with-tim-sean-murphy|archive-date= 21 January 2010|url-status= live}}</ref> Originally a six issue series, Morrison felt that the story would benefit from an extra two issues. The titular Joe is a diabetic young boy who begins to hallucinate a fantasy world populated with his toys and other fantasy characters when he stops taking his medication.<ref>{{cite web|first= Kevin|last= Melrose |url= http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/06/an-early-glimpse-of-morrison-and-murphys-joe-the-barbarian/|title= An early glimpse of Morrison and Murphy's ''Joe the Barbarian''|website= Comic Book Resources|date= 5 June 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090608061850/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/06/an-early-glimpse-of-morrison-and-murphys-joe-the-barbarian/|archive-date= 8 June 2009|url-status= live}}</ref>

Following the closure of Virgin Comics, [[Dynamite Entertainment]] and [[Liquid Comics]] announced a partnership to publish a hardcover of illustrated scripts of Grant Morrison's Mahābhārata-based, animated project ''18 Days'' with illustrations by artist Mukesh Singh, that was released in August 2010.<ref>{{cite press release|url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25392|title=Morrison Spends ''18 Days'' with Dynamite |publisher=Comic Book Resources|date= 25 March 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100328145009/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25392|archive-date= 28 March 2010|url-status= live|access-date=31 May 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Troy |last=Brownfield |url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/18-days-grant-morrison-interview-100531.html |title= Grant Morrison Wages War Using Indian Mythology for ''18 Days'' |work= Newsarama|date=31 May 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130608202038/http://www.newsarama.com/5363-grant-morrison-wages-war-using-indian-mythology-for-18-days.html|archive-date= 8 June 2013|url-status= live|access-date=31 May 2010}}</ref> They are the subject of a feature-length documentary titled ''[[Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods]]''. The documentary features extensive interviews with Morrison as well as a number of comic artists, editors and professionals they have worked closely with.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grantmorrisonmovie.com/ |title= ''Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods''|publisher=Grantmorrisonmovie.com  |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140210014919/http://www.grantmorrisonmovie.com/|archive-date= 10 February 2014|url-status= live|access-date=26 October 2010}}</ref> ''Talking with Gods'' was produced by [[Sequart Organization]] and was released in 2010 at San Diego Comic-Con.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Scott |last=Thil |url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/11/grant-morrison-biopic/|title= Counterculture Comics Hero Grant Morrison Gets a Biopic |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|date=30 November 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140209215024/http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/11/grant-morrison-biopic/|archive-date= 9 February 2014|url-status= live|access-date=18 December 2009}}</ref>

Another 2010 project was ''Bonnyroad'', a science fiction television series pitched by Morrison to the [[BBC]] Morrison pitched with director [[Paul McGuigan (filmmaker)|Paul McGuigan]] and [[Stephen Fry]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Tucker |first=Ken |url=http://shelf-life.ew.com/2010/05/26/batman-grant-morrison/ |title=''Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne'': An interview with writer Grant Morrison|magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=26 May 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130627032819/http://shelf-life.ew.com/2010/05/26/batman-grant-morrison/|archive-date= 27 June 2013|url-status= live|access-date=26 October 2010}}</ref>

[[File:10.12.12LegendaryComicsPanelByLuigiNovi2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.25|Morrison (fourth from left) at the [[Legendary Comics]] panel at the 2012 [[New York Comic Con]]. Also on stage, from left to right: [[Bob Schreck]], [[Matt Wagner]], [[Guillermo del Toro]] and [[Travis Beacham]].]]
In June 2011, as part of DC Comics' massive revamp of its entire superhero line, Morrison was announced as the writer on the new ''[[Action Comics]]'' No. 1, teaming with artist [[Rags Morales]], marking Morrison's return to the Superman character after the end of ''[[All Star Superman]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2011/06/10/history-happens-now|title= History Happens Now|first= David|last= Hyde|date= 10 June 2011|publisher= DC Comics|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131014072358/http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2011/06/10/history-happens-now|archive-date= 14 October 2013|url-status= live}}</ref>

In July 2011, Morrison's analysis of superheroes, ''Supergods: Our World in the Age of the Superhero'', was published by [[Random House]] [[Spiegel & Grau]] in the United States and [[Jonathan Cape]] in the UK.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= http://www.thebookseller.com/news/cape-swoops-superhero.html|title= Cape swoops for superhero|first= Benedicte|last= Page|date= 18 June 2009|magazine= [[The Bookseller]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130602035017/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/cape-swoops-superhero.html|archive-date= 2 June 2013|url-status= live}}</ref>

Morrison has written a screenplay for a film entitled ''Sinatoro''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Marshall |first=Rick |url=http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/11/10/grant-morrison-sinatoro/ |title=Grant Morrison on the American Myth And Psychedelic Adventure Of 'Sinatoro'|publisher=[[MTV]]|date=10 November 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131203100353/http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/11/10/grant-morrison-sinatoro/|archive-date= 3 December 2013|url-status= dead|access-date=21 February 2011}}</ref> In 2011 they worked on the screenplay ''Dinosaurs vs Aliens '' for [[Sam Worthington]]'s production company, Full Clip Production, and said they planned to work with them again on a screenplay based on the ''2000 AD'' story "[[Rogue Trooper]]".<ref>{{cite news |first=Beverley |last=Lyons |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-interviews/2011/10/03/monster-success-top-comic-writer-grant-morrison-set-to-turn-his-novel-dinosaurs-vs-aliens-into-a-movie-86908-23463776/ |title=Monster Success: Top comic writer Grant Morrison set to turn their novel ''Dinosaurs vs Aliens'' into a movie |work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |date=3 October 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140302161441/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/monster-success-top-comic-writer-1083374|archive-date= 2 March 2014|url-status= live|access-date=3 October 2011|quote=Indeed, after he's  put the finishing touches to the ''Dinosaurs vs Aliens'' script, a prolific Grant is creating a movie adaptation for Sam Worthington's company. Called ''Rogue Trooper'', the project is based on a character from the popular British comic book series ''2000AD''.}}</ref>

Morrison was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to film and literature.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=60173 |supp=y|page=19|date=16 June 2012}}</ref>

In September 2012, Morrison published their first ever [[Image Comics]] creator-owned work: Happy! with Darick Robertson. In the same month, MorrisonCon was held at the [[Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas)]]. This small-scale convention, curated by Morrison, featured a number of comics industry guests, including [[Robert Kirkman]], [[Darick Robertson]], [[Jason Aaron]], [[Jim Lee]], [[Gerard Way]], [[Jonathan Hickman]], [[Frank Quitely]], [[J. H. Williams III]], and Chris Burnham.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=41380|title= MorrisonCon Wrap-Up: Fans Experience Magic, Religion, Comics and Grant Morrison|first= Josie|last= Campbell|date= 5 October 2012|website= Comic Book Resources|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121113090311/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=41380|archive-date= 13 November 2012|url-status= live}}</ref>

In September 2014, as part of [[Legendary Comics]]' big foray into the industry, Morrison launched another key creator-owned book: ''Annihilator'' with [[Frazer Irving|Frazer Iving]]. A six-issue mini-series, Annihilator was informed by the writings of Thomas Ligotti, and other nihilistic philosophers, and played with the idea of the satanic archetype.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-09-11|title=Grant Morrison Interview for Legendary Comics' Annihilator|url=https://collider.com/grant-morrison-annihilator-interview/|access-date=2020-12-15|website=Collider|language=en-US}}</ref> A work of cosmic horror, it stars a monstrous Hollywood screenwriter named Ray Spass in his attempts to finish the script for the next tentpole blockbuster, while coming into contact with the character he's writing about: the diabolical Max Nomax, The Devil himself.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-08-27|title=Morrison Explains Why he's Bringing "Annihilator" To Earth|url=https://www.cbr.com/morrison-explains-why-hes-bringing-annihilator-to-earth/|access-date=2020-12-15|website=CBR|language=en-US}}</ref>

In February 2015, Morrison's second [[Image Comics|Image]] project ever launched in the creator-owned title ''Nameless'', with frequent collaborator [[Chris Burnham]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=First look: Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham's horror comic 'Nameless'|url=https://ew.com/article/2014/11/17/grant-morrison-chris-burnham-collaboration-nameless-is-a-human-hating-comic/|access-date=2020-12-15|website=EW.com|language=EN}}</ref> A tale of apocalyptic cosmic horror, Nameless sought to approach the genre from a new lens, with different influences, rather than lean to its iconic founder [[H. P. Lovecraft|H.P Lovecraft]], drawing on everything from the Tarot to The Qlippoth.

In November 2015, Morrison began their biggest creator-owned project of the decade, collaborating with [[Boom! Studios|BOOM! Studios]] for the very first time to do ''[[Klaus (comics)|Klaus]]'' with Dan Mora and Ed Dukeshire.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-06-29|title=EXCLUSIVE: Grant Morrison Tells 'Santa Claus: Year One' in "Klaus"|url=https://www.cbr.com/exclusive-grant-morrison-tells-santa-claus-year-one-in-klaus/|access-date=2020-12-15|website=CBR|language=en-US}}</ref>

Morrison's ''[[The Multiversity]]'' project for DC was published in 2014 and 2015. A [[metaseries]] of nine one-shots set in some of the 52 worlds in the DC Multiverse,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://comicsanonymous.wordpress.com/2012/07/01/glasgow-comic-con-2012-day-1/|title= Glasgow Comic Con 2012 – Day 1|date= 1 July 2012|publisher= Comics Anonymous|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131203093758/http://comicsanonymous.wordpress.com/2012/07/01/glasgow-comic-con-2012-day-1/|archive-date= 3 December 2013|url-status= live }} Archive requires scrolldown.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=21104|title= Grant Morrison's ''Multiversity''|first= Jeffrey|last= Renaud|date= 6 May 2009|website= Comic Book Resources|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090508083659/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=21104|archive-date= 8 May 2009|url-status= live}}</ref> it included the main ''Multiversity'' title which involves the return of President Calvin Ellis, the black Superman from Earth 23 originally seen in ''Action Comics'' vol. 2 No. 9, which was the framing for the whole series.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.newsarama.com/21941-vivisecting-multiversity-with-ivan-reis-joe-prado.html|title= Vivisecting ''Multiversity'' With Ivan Reis & Joe Prado|first= Vaneta|last= Rogers|date= 21 August 2014|work= Newsarama|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141019172009/http://www.newsarama.com/21941-vivisecting-multiversity-with-ivan-reis-joe-prado.html|archive-date= 19 October 2014|url-status= live}}</ref> Other issues include ''The Society of Super-Heroes'' a pulp version of the DC characters;<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.newsarama.com/22184-vivisecting-multiversity-chris-sprouse-on-the-society-of-super-heroes.html|title= Vivisecting ''Multiversity'': Chris Sprouse On ''The Society of Super-Heroes''|first= Vaneta|last= Rogers|date= 18 September 2014|work= [[Newsarama]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141020005647/http://www.newsarama.com/22184-vivisecting-multiversity-chris-sprouse-on-the-society-of-super-heroes.html|archive-date=20 October 2014 |url-status= live}}</ref> ''The Just'' – set on a world of celebrity youngsters;<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.newsarama.com/22541-vivisecting-dc-s-the-multiversity-ben-oliver-helps-us-dissect-the-just.html|title= Vivisecting DC's ''The Multiversity'': Ben Oliver Helps Us Dissect ''The Just''|first= Vaneta|last= Rogers|date=  23 October 2014|work= Newsarama|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141025182757/http://www.newsarama.com/22541-vivisecting-dc-s-the-multiversity-ben-oliver-helps-us-dissect-the-just.html|archive-date= 25 October 2014|url-status= live|quote= The third issue in the series featured visuals by Ben Oliver.}}</ref> ''Pax Americana'', drawn by [[Frank Quitely]],<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.newsarama.com/22784-frank-quitely-on-pax-americana-subsequent-readings-will-reward-you.html|title= Frank Quitely on ''Pax Americana'': 'Subsequent Readings Will Reward You'|first= Vaneta|last= Rogers|date=20 November 2014|work= Newsarama|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141122161515/http://www.newsarama.com/22784-frank-quitely-on-pax-americana-subsequent-readings-will-reward-you.html|archive-date= 22 November 2014|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://comicsalliance.com/multiversity-annotations-part-4-morrison-quitely-pax-americana/ |title=''The Multiversity'' Annotations, Part 4: ''Pax Americana'' – 'Not The Peace of the Grave or the Security of the Slave' |first=David |last=Uzumeri |date=10 December 2014 |work=[[ComicsAlliance]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814035034/http://comicsalliance.com/multiversity-annotations-part-4-morrison-quitely-pax-americana/ |archive-date=14 August 2015 |url-status=dead |quote=The fourth issue of the series, 'Pax Americana' with art by Frank Quitely, colors by Nathan Fairbairn and letters by Rob Leigh, is probably the most widely anticipated of the series, and certainly the most-hyped. }}</ref> ''Thunder World'' – a [[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|Captain Marvel]] book;<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.newsarama.com/23047-vivisecting-multiversity-cameron-stewart-brings-back-captain-marvel-for-thunderworld.html|title= Cameron Stewart Brings Back Captain Marvel For ''The Multiversity: Thunderworld''|first= Vaneta|last= Rogers|date= 18 December 2014|work= Newsarama|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150914005514/http://www.newsarama.com/23047-vivisecting-multiversity-cameron-stewart-brings-back-captain-marvel-for-thunderworld.html|archive-date= 14 September 2015|url-status= live|quote= Readers were introduced to the Earth-5 version of Captain Marvel while also being treated to a reunion of Morrison and [their] frequent collaborator, artist Cameron Stewart.}}</ref> the ''Multiversity Guidebook'';<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.newsarama.com/23385-vivisecting-the-multiversity-guidebook.html|title= Vivisecting ''The Multiversity Guidebook''|first= Vaneta|last= Rogers|date= 29 January 2015 |work= Newsarama|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150914010046/http://www.newsarama.com/23385-vivisecting-the-multiversity-guidebook.html|archive-date= 14 September 2015|url-status= live|quote= With this week's release of ''The Multiversity Guidebook'', Grant Morrison has supplemented [their] already mind-bending epic story with a map to the DC Multiverse.}}</ref> ''Mastermen'' – which includes a fascist version of the [[Justice League]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.newsarama.com/23692-vivisecting-multiversity-jim-lee-on-mastermen.html|title= Vivisecting ''Multiversity'': Jim Lee on ''Mastermen''|first= Vaneta|last= Rogers|date= 3 March 2015|work= Newsarama|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150908031433/http://www.newsarama.com/23692-vivisecting-multiversity-jim-lee-on-mastermen.html|archive-date= 8 September 2015|url-status= live}}</ref> and ''Ultra Comics''.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.newsarama.com/23931-vivisecting-multiversity-doug-mahnke-on-ultra-comics.html|title= Vivisecting ''Multiversity'': Doug Mahnke on ''Ultra Comics''|first= Vaneta|last= Rogers|date= 27 March 2015|work= Newsarama|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150914011519/http://www.newsarama.com/23931-vivisecting-multiversity-doug-mahnke-on-ultra-comics.html|archive-date= 14 September 2015|url-status= live|quote= In this week's world-hopping ''Ultra Comics'' chapter of Grant Morrison's ''The Multiversity'', artist Doug Mahnke helped the writer define Earth 33 – the supposed "real" world, yet one that's clearly re-focused through the writer's mind-bending lens.}}</ref>

In 2016, Morrison became editor-in-chief of the comics anthology ''[[Heavy Metal (magazine)|Heavy Metal]]''. Their involvement lasted until 2018. During the period, they penned such strips as ''Industria'', ''The Rise and Fall of Empires'', both with frequent collaborator and old friend Rian Hughes. Other strips included ''The Smile of the Absent Cat'' with artist [[Gerhard (cartoonist)|Gerhard]], as well as ''Mythopia'', ''Beachhead'', ''Option 3'', ''Nihilophilia'', ''Ten Sounds That Represent a Kind of Person: A Historical Parody, The House of Heart's Desire, and Beyond the Word and the Fool,'' with many others. Morrison also penned several editorials for the magazine during this period, whilst writing occasional prose stories for [[Ahoy Comics]] backup features.

In 2017, Morrison co-created the [[Syfy]] TV series ''[[Happy! (TV series)|Happy!]]'', which starred [[Christopher Meloni]] and [[Patton Oswalt]]. It commenced its second season in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Baxter |first1=Joseph |last2=Longo |first2=Chris |title=Happy! Season 2 Release Date, Trailer Cast, and More |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/happy-season-2-trailer-cast-release-date/ |website=[[Den of Geek]] |access-date=18 June 2021 |date=16 January 2019 |archive-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227064720/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/happy-season-2-trailer-cast-release-date/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In November 2018, Morrison and artist [[Liam Sharp]] launched a new [[Green Lantern (comic book)|Green Lantern]] comic entitled ''The Green Lantern'' for DC Comics.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.newsarama.com/41186-grant-morrison-liam-sharp-s-green-lantern-team-up-caused-by-universe-conspiring.html|title=Grant Morrison & Liam Sharp's ''Green Lantern'' Team-Up Caused by Universe 'Conspiring'|first= Vaneta|last= Rogers|date= 31 July 2018|work= Newsarama|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180801030708/https://www.newsarama.com/41186-grant-morrison-liam-sharp-s-green-lantern-team-up-caused-by-universe-conspiring.html|archive-date= 1 August 2018|url-status= live}}</ref> Following the success of the first season of ''The Green Lantern'', a second season was announced, to be published in 2020<ref>{{Cite web|first=John|last=Babos|url=https://insidepulse.com/2019/10/02/dc-comics-universe-green-lantern-12-spoilers-review-series-finale-sets-up-green-lantern-blackstars-darkstars-series-green-lantern-season-two/|title=DC Comics Universe & Green Lantern #12 Spoilers & Review: Series Finale Sets Up Green Lantern: Blackstars Darkstars Series & Green Lantern Season Two?!|magazine=Inside Pulse|language=en-US|date=2 October 2019|access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref> but beforehand there was a Blackstars mini-series dealing with the ending of ''Season One'', launched in November 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2019/08/14/grant-morrison-rewrites-reality-in-green-lantern-blackstars|title=Grant Morrison Rewrites Reality in 'Green Lantern: Blackstars'|date=14 August 2019|website=DC|language=en|access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref>

===2020s===
"Season Two" of Morrison's ''Green Lantern'' series with [[Liam Sharp]] began in 2020 and completed in March 2021 alongside the release of their third and final volume of the ''Wonder Woman: Earth One'' series.<ref>{{Cite web|last=March 2021|first=Grant DeArmitt 25|title=Grant Morrison's vision for Diana comes full circle with Wonder Woman: Earth One finale|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/grant-morrisons-vision-for-diana-comes-full-circle-with-wonder-woman-earth-one-finale/|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Newsarama|date=25 March 2021|language=en}}</ref>

Morrison co-created and worked as a writer and producer on the 2020 TV series [[Brave New World (2020 TV series)|''Brave New World'']] for the [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock Streaming Service]], having developed it for adaptation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title='Brave New World' To Be Adapted By Grant Morrison & Brian Taylor For Syfy |url=https://deadline.com/2016/08/grant-morrison-brian-taylor-adapt-aldous-huxley-brave-new-world-syfy-1201802177/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=11 August 2016}}</ref>

In early 2021, it was announced that a new comic called ''Proctor Valley Road'' would be released, developed by Morrison in partnership with NBCUniversal. NBCUniversal's UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, will also adapt the series for television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/grant-morrison-alex-child-nbcuniversal-create-proctor-valley-road/|title=Grant Morrison, Alex Child, NBCUniversal Create Proctor Valley Road|first=Rich|last=Johnston|date=14 December 2020|website=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors}}</ref> The first issue was published by [[Boom! Studios]] in March 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=PixTest|date=2021-02-04|title=Proctor Valley Road #1 First Look|url=https://www.boom-studios.com/wordpress/wordpress/archives/proctor-valley-road-1-first-look/|access-date=2021-03-30|website=BOOM! Studios|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In March 2021 it was announced that Morrison would write a four issue series entitled ''Superman and The Authority'', illustrated by Mikel Janin, to be published by DC in late 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-23|title=Amazon Listing Teases Superman Leading The Authority This Winter|url=https://www.cbr.com/superman-the-authority-amazon-listing/|access-date=2021-03-30|website=CBR|language=en-US}}</ref>

In a 2022 newsletter, Morrison revealed they had pitched ideas for [[Doctor Who (series 8)|Series 8]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' to series [[showrunner]] [[Steven Moffat]]. These included a story featuring a child version of [[the Doctor (Doctor Who)|the Doctor]], as well as a new potential villain. None were commissioned, though the BBC offered to buy the rights to Morrison's villains. (The latter declined).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bleedingcool.com/tv/grant-morrison-plans-to-replace-russell-t-davies-on-doctor-who/ | title=Grant Morrison Plans to Replace Russell T Davies on Doctor Who | date=15 June 2022 }}</ref> Later that year, Morrison published ''Luda'', their debut prose novel''.''<ref>{{cite web |last=Bertlatsky |first=Noah  |date=2022-09-02 |title=Review: Comics icon Grant Morrison's debut novel is a marvel of Oedipal camp |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2022-09-02/comics-icon-grant-morrisons-debut-novel-is-a-marvel-of-oedipal-camp |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In a 2011 interview, Morrison stated that they and their wife Kristan had no children. When asked if they regretted this, Morrison replied, "Slightly but I don't know. Every time I think of it I think of the reality of it. I really like kids and I get on with them and it's that aspect of it but I see people with actual kids. The trauma and the trouble. And if I'm worried that my cat is sick it's the thought of everyday worrying about a kid would be even more hellish."<ref name="Melrose"/><ref>{{cite magazine|author=Hiatt, Brian|title=Grant Morrison on the Death of Comics|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/grant-morrison-on-the-death-of-comics-62761/|date=22 August 2011|access-date=1 February 2021|magazine=[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]|language=en-US|archivedate=3 June 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603114239/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/grant-morrison-on-the-death-of-comics-62761/}}</ref>

Morrison uses [[singular they]] pronouns.<ref name="HiattRS">{{cite magazine |last1=Hiatt |first1=Brian |title=Exclusive: Comic-Book Superstar Grant Morrison Channeled John Lennon. Hear the Song They Wrote |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/grant-morrison-ezra-miller-john-lennon-superman-1367662/ |access-date=19 June 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=14 June 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Morrison |first=Grant |date=2023-10-24 |title=Me, Myself & They - 3 of 3 |url=https://grantmorrison.substack.com/p/2410-me-myself-and-they-3-of-3 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Xanaduum |quote="So yes and yes again; I’m much happier being described as ‘they’ but I won’t give anyone a hard time for using any other pronoun."}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-01 |title=Batman writer indulges his drag addiction in seedy 'Gasglow' |newspaper=[[The Times]] |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/batman-writer-indulges-his-drag-addiction-in-seedy-gasglow-7n5xw0mcl |url-access=subscription |access-date=2023-12-01 |issn=0140-0460 |quote="In the author blurb of the American edition of Luna — a UK edition follows next year — Morrison uses the pronoun 'they', a description applied to him after an interview which he now sees as akin to an 'honorary degree.'"}}</ref> In a 2020 interview with [[MONDO 2000|''Mondo2000'']], Morrison mentioned that they "had been [[Non-binary gender|non-binary]], [[cross-dressing]], '[[genderqueer|gender queer]]'", from the age of 10 years old but didn't have the vocabulary to describe how they felt at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Goffman|first=Ken|date=26 October 2020|title=Grant Morrison Surveys the Situation In "The Age of Horus"|url=https://www.mondo2000.com/2020/10/26/grant-morrison-surveys-the-situation-in-the-age-of-horus/|access-date=2 November 2020|website=Mondo 2000|language=en-US}}</ref> Speaking later of the article, Morrison said that they hated being perceived as only recently [[coming out]]: "I'm 62 years old—I had my sexuality shit figured out a long time ago!"<ref name="HiattRS"/> Morrison later said they rejected labels and that "I can't live in a box. I'm going to let down anyone who sticks a label on me. It will drop off quite naturally."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Batman writer indulges his drag addiction in seedy 'Gasglow' |language=en |newspaper=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/batman-writer-indulges-his-drag-addiction-in-seedy-gasglow-7n5xw0mcl |access-date=2022-09-22 |issn=0140-0460 |quote=I said that if I had been doing now what I was doing back in the 1990s I would be viewed as non-binary or gender queer. Suddenly it was taken up by the fan press and I was awarded the label 'they/them'. I never asked for it. I come from a generation where that just doesn't matter, even being labelled at all is anathema to me.}}</ref> They later wrote that though they do not use the label non-binary, they acknowledge that, depending on the definition, "perhaps the shoe fits after all".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morrison |first=Grant |date=2023-10-18 |title=Me, Myself, and They - 1 of 3 |url=https://grantmorrison.substack.com/p/1810-me-myself-and-they-1-of-3 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Xanaduum |quote="If ‘non-binary’ means to reject fixed male and female categories as inadequate to one’s personal understanding and instead to identify with a ‘colour wheel’ of available gender orientations and modes of presentation, then perhaps the shoe fits after all."}}</ref>

They also wrote that while they never requested they/them pronouns, they have come to prefer them.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morrison |first=Grant |date=2023-10-18 |title=Me, Myself, and They - 1 of 3 |url=https://grantmorrison.substack.com/p/1810-me-myself-and-they-1-of-3 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Xanaduum |quote="As it turns out, I much prefer ‘they’ to ‘he’, if I’m being honest!"}}</ref> However, they do not mind being referred to with he/him pronouns.<ref name=":0" />

==Awards==
* [[Inkpot Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot|title=Inkpot Award|date=6 December 2012|website=Comic-Con International: San Diego}}</ref>
* [[Order of the British Empire]] (MBE)<ref name="Melrose">{{cite web |url= http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2012/06/grant-morrison-honored-by-queen-elizabeth-ii/|title= Grant Morrison honored by Queen Elizabeth II|first= Kevin|last= Melrose|date= 15 June 2012|website= [[Comic Book Resources]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130430193500/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2012/06/grant-morrison-honored-by-queen-elizabeth-ii/|archive-date=30 April 2013 |url-status= live|access-date= 16 June 2012}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
{{Main|Grant Morrison bibliography}}

==Appearances as a comics character==
Grant Morrison first appeared as a comics character in cameos in ''Animal Man'' Nos. 11 and 14. They made a full appearance at the end of issue No. 25 in 1990, and spent most of issue No. 26 in a lengthy conversation with the comic's title character. The character appeared the next year in ''Suicide Squad'' No. 58, written by [[John Ostrander]], as a character named Writer who was one of several minor characters killed in one of the series' trademark [[suicide mission]]s.<ref>{{cite web |first=Brian |last=Cronin |url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2011/08/19/comic-book-legends-revealed-328/ |title=Comic Book Legends Revealed #328 |website=Comic Book Resources |date=19 August 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131022205503/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2011/08/19/comic-book-legends-revealed-328/|archive-date= 22 October 2013|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://comicsalliance.com/on-the-cheap-suicide-squad-58-the-issue-where-john-ostrander-kim-yale-and-geof-isherwood-kill-grant-morrison/|title= On The Cheap: ''Suicide Squad'' #58, The Issue Where John Ostrander, Kim Yale And Geof Isherwood Kill Grant Morrison|first= Chris|last= Sims|date= 14 May 2015|work= ComicsAlliance|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170723203501/http://comicsalliance.com/on-the-cheap-suicide-squad-58-the-issue-where-john-ostrander-kim-yale-and-geof-isherwood-kill-grant-morrison/|archive-date= 23 July 2017|url-status= live}}</ref>

They were depicted in an issue of ''[[Simpsons Comics]]'', fighting with fellow X-Men writer Mark Millar.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bellavia |first1=Rand |title=Cromulent Words: Nine Times Grant Morrison Appeared in Comics – Major Spoilers – Comic Book Reviews, News, Previews, and Podcasts |url=http://majorspoilers.com/2016/04/29/cromulent-words-9-times-grant-morrison-appeared-comics/ |website=Major Spoilers |date=29 April 2016 |access-date=16 June 2021}}</ref>

In Morrison's 2005–2006 ''[[Seven Soldiers]]'' miniseries and its tie-ins, Morrison appears as the renegade member of eight "reality engineers" and transforms into [[Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age]] character Zor, then back into a character resembling Morrison in a magician's costume, though with dark hair and a beard. After the renegade's defeat, Morrison, wearing a DC Comics-logo [[tie clip]], becomes the narrator for the final chapter.<ref>{{cite web|title= Seven Unknown Men|url= http://www.barbelith.com/faq/index.php/Seven_Unknown_Men|publisher=Barbelith|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050501153630/http://www.barbelith.com/faq/index.php/Seven_Unknown_Men |archive-date= 1 May 2005|url-status= dead|access-date=22 January 2007}}</ref>

The miniseries ''[[Tales of the Unexpected (comics)#2006 limited series|Tales of the Unexpected]]'' features Morrison along with their ''52'' co-writers [[Geoff Johns]], [[Greg Rucka]] and [[Mark Waid]].<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Brian Azzarello|Azzarello, Brian]]|penciller= [[Cliff Chiang|Chiang, Cliff]]|inker= Chiang, Cliff|story= Architecture & Morality, Part Eight|title= [[Tales of the Unexpected (comics)|Tales of the Unexpected]]|issue= 8|date= July 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Gcdb issue|id= 336087|title= ''Tales of the Unexpected'' No. 8}}</ref>

In [[Darwyn Cooke]]'s ''[[DC: The New Frontier]]'', Morrison was the physical model for Captain Cold.<ref>{{Cite book|title=DC The New Frontier|last=Cooke|first=Darwyn|publisher=DC Comics|year=2004|isbn=978-1-4012-6378-2|location=Burbank, CA|pages=119}}</ref>

==Acting==
Morrison also appeared as themself in the ninth episode of the [[Titans (season 4)|fourth season]] of ''[[Titans (2018 TV series)|Titans]]'',  entitled “Dude, Where’s My Gar?”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=2023-04-20 |title=Titans Recap: When Beast Boy Met [Spoiler]…. — What Was Your Favorite Cameo, in the Flesh or Otherwise? |url=https://tvline.com/news/titans-recap-season-4-episode-9-stargirl-flash-swamp-thing-1234976499/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=TVLine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-20 |title=Titans Just Had the Most Perfect Grant Morrison Cameo Possible |url=https://www.cbr.com/titans-grant-morrison-cameo/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref>

==Adaptations of Morrison's work==
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|+Film and television adaptations of Grant Morrison comics
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Notes
|-
|2010
!scope="row"|''[[Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths]]''
| Animated film<br>Based on ''[[JLA: Earth 2]]''
|-
|2011
!scope="row"|''[[All-Star Superman (film)|All-Star Superman]]''
| Animated film<br>Based on ''[[All-Star Superman]]''
|-
|2014
!scope="row"|''[[Son of Batman]]''
| Animated film<br>Based on ''[[Batman and Son]]''
|-
|2017–2019
!scope="row"|''[[Happy! (TV series)|Happy!]]''
| Live-action series<br>Based on ''[[Happy! (comics)|Happy!]]''
|-
|2019–present
!scope="row"|''[[Doom Patrol (TV series)|Doom Patrol]]''
| Live-action series<br>Based on ''[[Doom Patrol]]''
|-
|2025
!scope="row"|''[[Superman (2025 film)|Superman]]''
| Live-action film<br>Based on ''[[All-Star Superman]]''
|-
|}

==References==
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==Further reading==
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* ''Disinformation: The Complete Series'' Disc 2: [[DisinfoCon]]. (1999) Speech by Grant Morrison. Distr. Ryko Distribution.
* Morrison, Grant (2003) "Pop magic!" in ''Book of Lies'', pp.&nbsp;16–25 {{ISBN|0-9713942-7-X}}
* Callahan, Timothy (2007) [http://www.sequart.org/books/1/grant-morrison-the-early-years/ ''Grant Morrison: The Early Years'']. Masters of the Medium. Sequart Research & Literacy Organization. {{ISBN|978-0-615-21215-9}}
* Meaney, Patrick (2009) [http://www.sequart.org/books/5/our-sentence-is-up-seeing-grant-morrisons-the-invisibles/ ''Our Sentence is Up: Seeing the Invisibles'']. Sequart.com. {{ISBN|978-0-578-03233-7}}
* Meaney, Patrick (2010) [http://www.sequart.org/movies/1/grant-morrison-talking-with-gods/ ''Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods'']. Documentary film.
* Singer, Marc (2012) [http://www.upress.state.ms.us/books/1426/ ''Grant Morrison: Combining the Worlds of Contemporary Comics''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905175815/http://www.upress.state.ms.us/books/1426/ |date=5 September 2018 }}. University Press of Mississippi. {{ISBN|978-1-61703-136-6}}
* Greene, Darragh; Roddy, Kate (eds.) (2015) [https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/grant-morrison-and-the-superhero-renaissance/ ''Grant Morrison and the Superhero Renaissance: Critical Essays'']. McFarland & Co. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-7810-1}}
* Greene, Darragh (2020) [https://www.routledge.com/The-Birth-and-Death-of-the-Author-A-Multi-Authored-History-of-Authorship/Power/p/book/9781138311169 "'Who Is That Knocking on Your Door?': Authorship, Print, and the Multimodal Comics of Grant Morrison in the Digital Age", in The Birth and Death of the Author, ed. by Andrew J. Power (London: Routledge), pp. 156–172] {{ISBN|9781138311169}}

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