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Garth Ennis Biography Garth Ennis DID WE MISS SOMEONE? CLICK HERE AND TELL US WE'LL MAKE SURE THEY'RE HERE A.S.A.P Popularity Index 00Comic Book Writers #14 Writers #1252 Quick Facts Birthday: January 16, 1970 Age: 51 Years, 51 Year Old Males Sun Sign: Capricorn Born Country: Northern Ireland Born In: Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland Famous As: Comics Writer Comic Book Writers American Men Family: Spouse/Ex-: Ruth More Facts Recommended Lists: American CelebritiesBritish Celebrities Who is Garth Ennis? Garth Ennis is a comics writer from Northern Ireland, best known for his long-running 'Marvel' series franchise 'Punisher' and the ‘Vertigo’ series 'Preacher.' He also created 'The Boys' for 'Wildstorm' (later 'Dynamite Entertainment'), 'Judge Dredd,' 'Hellblazer' for ‘DC,’ and 'Hitman,' again for ‘DC.’ His writings are characterized as dark, violent, profane, and gritty. Most of his works are inspired by films of John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Quentin Tarantino, and John Woo, while his writing style contains influences of comics writer John Wagner. He once wrote a series that criticized religion and was thus banned. Ennis began writing comics when he was in college. Soon, he began writing for British comics publications and became immensely popular. Hence, he dropped out of college and made comics writing a full-fledged career. Garth Ennis Image Credit Recommended Lists: British MenMale WritersBritish WritersAmerican Writers Childhood & Early Life Garth Ennis was born on January 16, 1970, in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. He has no siblings. He attended the 'Sullivan Upper School' in Holywood. While studying there, Ennis began creating comics that were violent and had dark humor. He would often share them with his friends Garth Ennis then joined 'Queen's University,' Belfast, to study English literature but dropped out in his first year, to create comics for 'Crisis,' a British comic book anthology/magazine published by 'Fleetway' publications. The comics published in the magazine were for mature, intelligent, and politically and socially aware readers. Growing up, Ennis also read American stories such as 'Concrete,' 'Watchmen,' and 'Elektra: Assassin.' Between the middle and the late 1980s, when the comics scene had become a booming industry, Ennis thought of creating a comic centered on Northern Ireland, something that the industry had not explored until then.