Kieron Gillen Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!
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Updated on January 09, 2026
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Kieron Gillen Biography
Kieron Gillen is one of the most popular and richest Comic Book Author who was born on September 30, 1975 in Stafford, England, United Kingdom. British video game and music journalist turned comic book author who has worked for Image Comics and Marvel Comics. His most notable works include Iron Man, Thor, Young Avengers, The Wicked + The Divine, Journey Into Mystery and Uncanny X-Men. He founded one of the world’s most respected gaming blogs, Rock Raper Shotgun.
He is a fan of and has written several positive pieces on video game developer Warren Spector.
On the web, Gillen was a founder of and major contributor to the PC gaming site Rock, Paper, Shotgun and a games reviewer for Eurogamer. He is notable for his manifesto for New Games Journalism, more simply the model of New Journalism applied to video game journalism. In 2000, Gillen became the first-ever video game journalist to receive an award from the Periodical Publishers Association, for New Specialist Consumer Journalist.
Gillen has written for both print and online comics. He has worked for Warhammer Monthly and Chaos League. Since 2003, Gillen has collaborated with artist Jamie McKelvie on a comic strip for the PlayStation Official Magazine – UK, entitled Save Point. His 2006 project, described by Gillen as “my first real comic” is another collaboration with McKelvie, the pop-music urban fantasy Phonogram. Veteran comics writer Warren Ellis has dubbed it “one of the few truly essential comics of 2006.”
He was born and raised in Stafford, England.
| Name | Kieron Gillen |
| First Name | Kieron |
| Last Name | Gillen |
| Occupation | Comic Book Author |
| Birthday | September 30 |
| Birth Year | 1975 |
| Place of Birth | Stafford |
| Home Town | England |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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On 14 April 2008 it was announced he would be collaborating with the artist Greg Scott to expand the Warren Ellis’s newuniversal mythos with “a story about killing the future” set in 1959 and he wrote Crown of Destruction, a Warhammer Fantasy comic. The Phonogram sequel “The Singles Club” started in December 2008, a series of one-shots, all about the same night. He got a new assignment at Marvel with a Dazzler story and a Beta Ray Bill one-shot and mini-series.
Kieron Gillen Net Worth
Kieron Gillen is one of the richest Comic Book Author from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kieron Gillen's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He previously worked as a video game and music journalist for publications such as PC Gamer UK, The Escapist, Wired and The Guardian.
He was the first-ever video game journalist to receive an award from the Periodical Publishers Association for New Specialist Consumer Journalist in 2000.
Kieron Michael Gillen (/ˈ ɡ ɪ l ə n / ; born 1975) is a British comic book writer and former computer game and music journalist. He is known for his creator-owned comics Phonogram and The Wicked + The Divine, both created with artist Jamie McKelvie and published by Image Comics, and for numerous projects for Marvel Comics, such as Journey into Mystery, Uncanny X-Men, and Young Avengers.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Comic Book Author |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
His workload at Marvel increased in late 2009. At HeroesCon it was announced he would be writing a Dark Reign tie-in with the Dark Avengers: Ares mini-series. During the 2009 Chicago Comic Con it was announced that Gillen will collaborate with Steven Sanders on a new ongoing series known as S.W.O.R.D from Marvel Comics.
Gillen had a run on Thor, following J. Michael Straczynski, from issues No. 604 to 614. In late 2010 he started his own ongoing series, Generation Hope, an X-Men spin-off that leads on from the end of the “Second Coming” storyline. Gillen continued on this title until issue No. 12, being followed by James Asmus.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
The first issue, published by Image Comics, went on sale in August 2006, the first series ran for six issues. The second series ran for seven issues, and was launched in December 2008. A third six-issue series, The Immaterial Girl, exploring the character of “Emily Aster”, was published in Aug 2015
In 2011 Gillen returned to Marvel’s Asgard, with a run on Journey into Mystery (the original name of Thor, continuing with its original numbering), starting with issue No. 622. This run finished with No. 645 in October 2012. As part of the Marvel NOW relaunch, Gillen will be writing two books – Invincible Iron Man (again taking over from Fraction), with art provided by Greg Land, his penciller on Uncanny, and Young Avengers, with McKelvie.
Who is Kieron Gillen Dating?
According to our records, Kieron Gillen is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Kieron Gillen’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Kieron Gillen. You may help us to build the dating records for Kieron Gillen!He has been invited as a guest speaker at games-industry conferences. He is a fan of the work of video game developer Warren Spector writing positive pieces on Spector’s games, most notably the Ion Storm produced games Deus Ex and Thief: Deadly Shadows. In September 2010, Gillen declared on the website Rock, Paper, Shotgun that he was leaving full-time games journalism to better devote his time to comics writing and his contract with Marvel.
Facts & Trivia
Kieron Ranked on the list of most popular Comic Book Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Kieron Gillen celebrates birthday on September 30 of every year.
After collaborating as co-writer with Matt Fraction on Uncanny X-Men beginning with issue No. 531, Gillen became sole writer of that title starting with issue #534.1 in 2011. His time on the title saw the book through the 2011 “Fear Itself” storyline, a renumbering to No. 1 in the wake of “Schism” storyline, and a tie in with “Avengers vs. X-Men” with issue No. 20. He wrote a five-issue miniseries AvX: Consequences, dealing with the aftermath of that event.
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