Kieron Michael Gillen (/ˈɡɪlən/; born 30 September 1975) is a British comic book writer and former video game and music journalist. In comics, Gillen is known for Once & Future, Die, Phonogram, and The Wicked + The Divine, the latter two co-created with artist Jamie McKelvie and published by Image, as well as numerous projects for Marvel, such as Journey into Mystery, Uncanny X-Men, Young Avengers, Eternals, and the company-wide crossover storyline A.X.E.: Judgment Day. He has also written projects for Star Wars including Darth Vader, Star Wars, and co-created the character Doctor Aphra who starred in her own ongoing spin-off comic series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra which Gillen wrote the first 20 issues of.
In video game journalism, he created the New Games Journalism manifesto. He also co-founded the website Rock Paper Shotgun.
He has been nominated for a Hugo Award six times, once for The Wicked + The Divine, twice for Once & Future, and three times for Die. He also has been nominated four times for a GLAAD Media Award, winning once for Young Avengers. source
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- KIERON GILLEN
- Jason Aaron
- Kieron Gillen
- KIERON GILLEN,STEVEN SANDERS
- Kieron Gillen, Jason Aaron, Marco Checchetto, Salvador Larroca, …
- KIERON GILLEN,MANUEL GARCIA,TED MCKEEVER,JOHN BARBER
- Gillen Kieron
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- Gillen, Kieron, (guión)
- Espín, Salva, (dib.)
- GILLEN, KIERON/ PACHECO, CARLOS/ PETERSON, BRANDON/ LAND, GREG
- Yost, Chris, Texeira, Mark, Gillen, Kieron, Swierczynski, Duane
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