Grant Morrison is a well known comic book writer. In addition to this, he is also a talented playwright. He became famous for creating Zenith, the first superhero for AD 2000. It wasn’t long before the Scottish writer was noticed by American publishers, who believed in his talent. his unique way of melding elements from his occult belief system to create characters and stories that had an odd and mysterious allure that fans were crazy about. Aside from his talents a comic book writer, there isn’t a lot that’s shared about him, so here are five things that you didn’t know about Grant Morrison.
Morrison is a practicing occultist
Grant Morrison is one of many celebrities that practices “chaos magick.” He’s not particularly into observing a lot or rituals or rules, but rather, with achieving goals. His belief is that having the “right intention” is key to success. Elements from several different cultures are melded together to direct towards the desired outcome which may include personal gain, and Morrison doesn’t see a problem with this.
Morrison is a master at reinvention
One of the things that publishers saw in Grant Morrison is his ability to take an unpopular superhero and give him new life. He works the right kind of magic that is needed to create a superhero that readers come to embrace from a figure that was previously disregarded as boring or lame. This isn’t an easy feat since a precedent has already been set. This indicates that Morrison enjoys a hearty challenge, and from all indications, it’s where his creative talents thrive.
“King Mob” is a representation of Morrison himself
In a strange and almost supernatural series of events, Grant Morrison’s character “King Mob” seemed to predict what was coming down the road for Grant. On several occasions, when Morrison wrote as storyline where King Mob encountered difficulties in his life, similar things would happen to him. In the same regard, when good things were penned, Morrison experienced more positive events. King Mob was nearly killed in one edition and it wasn’t long before a bacterial infection nearly killed Morrison in real life. Is this just a coincidence or is there something other worldly going on?
Grant Morrison and Alan Moore have been in a 25 year occultist war
Both Morrison and Moore are famed comic book writers who have infused their belief systems into their writings. They’re each brilliant in their own right, but these men are very different in their beliefs. While Morrison is a chaos magician, Moore considers himself to be a Wizard, and he follows more closely with the teachings of Alastair Crowley. These two comic world giants have carried on a quarter century battle. Both are brilliant comic book writers and playwrights who have made significant contributions to the world of comics and film, but they’re not friends. In fact, they are openly at opposition with one another.
Morrison was abducted by a UFO
Morrison shared that his comic series “The Invisibles” came about because of an experience that he had with UFOs. The event happened when he was is Kathmandu. He explained that it was a UFO abduction in which the author had a mystical experience.
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