Grant Morrison, MBE (born 31 January 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer, playwright, and occultist. He is known for his nonlinear narratives and countercultural leanings in his runs on titles including DC Comics's Animal Man, Batman, JLA, Action Comics, All-Star Superman, Vertigo's The Invisibles, Marvel Comics's New X-Men, Fantastic Four, Marvel UK's Spider-Man and Zoids, and Fleetway's 2000 AD.