# Bad World

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***Bad World*** is a three-issue [comic book](/source/Comic_book) [mini-series](/source/Limited_series_(comics)) published by American company [Avatar Press](/source/Avatar_Press). It is written by [Warren Ellis](/source/Warren_Ellis) and illustrated by [Jacen Burrows](/source/Jacen_Burrows). The series consists of three issues and was published from July through October of [2001](/source/2001_in_comics). The general theme and tone of the series was continued in *Bad Signal*.

## Overview

Unlike most comic books, *Bad World* is a work of [nonfiction](/source/Nonfiction) and does not contain characters, plots, or a recurring storyline. Instead, the writing in each issue is a series of observations by Ellis on stories which are incredibly bizarre, but true. The series repeatedly deals with subjects such as serial killers, conspiracy theorists, UFO cultists, and religious fanatics, bizarre acts such as cannibalism, necrophilia, and bestiality, and unusual beliefs such as [urine therapy](/source/Urine_therapy), [inedia](/source/Inedia), and [Flat Earthers](/source/Flat_Earth#Modern_Flat_Earthers).

Burrows' art provides a background for Ellis' observations. Though drawn in a realistic style, the art often stylizes or parodies the material being discussed; for example, on a page about a woman who claims that she and her children are alien/human [hybrids](/source/Therianthrope), Burrows draws a woman sitting in a rocking chair and holding two infant [Greys](/source/Grey_alien).

## Collected editions

The three issue mini-series was collected into a [trade paperback](/source/Trade_paperback_(comics)) in [2002](/source/2002_in_comics) (ISBN 0970678487).

## External links

- [Avatar Press section](http://www.avatarpress.com/badworld/)

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