have directly lifted the character. David Gemmell is one author, but Moorcock reserves most of his scorn for Morrison: On June 12, 2003: On March 14, 2003: Other earlier statements include: In response, Morrison said in a 1997 interview: And in an interview two years later: They also expanded on the influence from Moorcock on parts of the story in a more recent interview in 2008: Mark Millar jokingly wrote that "Gideon Stargrave is Grant Morrison with a girlfriend, cool clothes and no stammer" in reply to a letter asking what Gideon Stargrave was when filling in for Morrison, who was ill at the time, by writing the letters column for The Invisibles (Vol. 1, #22). Notes External links King Mob, Gideon Starorzewski and Gideon Stargrave entry at Everything2, which looks at the links between the characters Discussion on the Cornelius/Stargrave links at Barbelith The Bomb annontations for The Invisibles volume 1 #17 in which Stargrave appears DC Comics male characters Fictional secret agents and spies Characters created by Grant Morrison