Gideon Stargrave is a comic book character created by Grant Morrison in 1978 for the anthology title Near Myths.

History

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Stargrave is based slightly upon Michael Moorcock's Jerry Cornelius character as well as Morrison himself. The character appeared in issues 2-5 of Near Myths before that title was cancelled. He made a brief appearance in Food For Thought ( a British benefit comic to aid Ethiopian famine relief ) in 1985. Morrison not only wrote but also provided art for this short strip.

The character next made an appearance in Morrison's The Invisibles as an alter-ego of King Mob, one of that title's main characters. In this incarnation Stargrave is used by King Mob to confuse his enemies during interrogation. Gideon is a 70's spy modelled after James Bond and Jason King who spends every scene he appears in seducing his partner, and is supposedly the main character of King Mob's works as an author. Much of the premise of the Invisibles involves the philosophy that language is a perfectly acceptable method of creation so the notion that Gideon Stargrave is a fictional character does not imply that he is not also a real person.

External links

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• Grant Morrison homepage

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