Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell was a volume of poetry published jointly by the three Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne in 1846 (see 1846 in poetry), and their first work to ever go in print. To evade contemporary prejudice against female writers, the Brontë sisters adopted masculine first names. All three retained the first letter of their first names: Charlotte became "Currer Bell", Anne became "Acton Bell", and Emily became "Ellis Bell". The book was printed by Aylott and Jones, from London. The first edition failed to attract interest, with
Warren Ellis monthly title, which deals with the aftermath of the Marvel Civil War crossover. In honour of the 20th anniversary of Marvel's New Universe in 2006, Ellis and illustrator Salvador Larroca created a new series that reimagines the New Universe under the title "newuniversal". The first issue was released on 6 December 2006. Ellis continued to work on several projects for different publishers, including "Fell" (for Image), "Desolation Jones" (for DC/Wildstorm), and "Blackgas" and "Black Summer" (for Avatar Comics). Ellis also wrote an episode of "Justice League Unlimited" entitled "Dark Heart". Ellis's first prose novel, "Crooked Little Vein", was published in