Michael j straczynski biography
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J. Michael Straczynski
American writer and filmmaker (born 1954)
"Straczynski" redirects here. For the asteroid, see 8379 Straczynski.
Joseph Michael Straczynski (;[1] born July 17, 1954) is an American filmmaker and comic book writer. He is the founder of Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Studio JMS and is known as the creator of the science fiction television series Babylon 5 (1993–1998) and its spinoff Crusade (1999), as well as the series Jeremiah (2002–2004) and Sense8 (2015–2018).[2] He is the executor of the estate of Harlan Ellison.[3]
Straczynski wrote the psychological drama film Changeling (2008) and was co-writer on the martial arts thriller Ninja Assassin (2009), was one of the key writers for (and had a cameo in) Marvel's Thor (2011), as well as the horror film Underworld: Awakening (2012), and the apocalyptic horror film World War Z (2013). From 2001 to 2007, Straczynski wrote Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man, followed by runs on Thor and Fantastic Four. He is the author of the Superman: Earth One trilogy of graphic novels, and he has written Superman, Wonder Woman, and Before Watchmen for DC Comics. Straczynski is the creator and writer of several original comic book series such as Rising Stars
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To describe J. Michael Straczynski's childhood in detail would be to reveal too much of his new autobiography, Becoming Superman. But without exaggeration, the screenwriter commonly known as JMS has reached personal and professional heights that are all the more impressive when you consider the dark low points of his early childhood.
In his new autobiography, Straczynski details his own origin story, which includes a father who abused him mentally and physically, a mentally ill mother, two dead cats, a cult, and buried Nazi secrets (seriously). The subtitle of his book, My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood, with Stops Along the Way at Murder, Madness, Mayhem, Movie Stars, Cults, Slums, Sociopaths, and War Crimes, may be sensationalistic. But it's also heartbreakingly true.
It would have been easy for his life to go awry, but a young Straczynski was saved by Superman. Specifically, the George Reeves Superman television series and the Max and Dave Fleischer cartoons. In the book, he writes that "If Superman was my father, he'd never let anyone or anything hurt me… No, Superman was never going to be my father, but if I worked at it really hard, maybe one day I could become Superman."
With these iterations of the Big Blue Boyscout serving as inspiration, Straczynski went
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Becoming J Archangel Straczynski
By Kevin Wolf
Becoming Superman: My Outing from Penury to Flavor with Stop along depiction way belittling Murder, Psychosis, Mayhem, Talking picture Stars, Cults, Slums, Sociopaths, and Battle Crimesby J Michael Straczynski, ISBN: 978-0062857842 – hardbound, 978-0062857866 – paperback; July 2019; Musician Voyager (imprint of HarperCollins); 480 pages.
Midnight Nation Vol 1 (no additional volumes created) by J Archangel Straczynski, man of letters & creator; Gary Unclothed, penciled; Jonathan Sibal & Jason Gorder, inked; Matte Milla colored; Robin Spehar & Dennis Heisler, lettered; ISBN: 978-1582404608; December 2004; paperback; Gap Cow Productions; 304 pages.
Rising Stars (Vol. 1: Whelped in Flaming, 2: Rigorousness, 3: Shine and Go under by J Straczynski, writer; several pencilers/inkers/colorists/letterer; ISBN: 1: 978-1582401720, 2: 978-1582402260, 3: 978-1582404912, compendium: 978-1632152466; 1: January 2001, 2: June 2002, 3: October 2006, compendium: Parade 2015; paperback; Top Oxen Productions & Joe’s Comics, except digest published harsh Image Comics; pages 1: 192, 2: 192, 3: 208, compendium: 1008.
Superman Cutting comment One (Vol. 1, 2 & 3)by J Archangel Straczynski (writer), Shane Solon Vols 1-2 & Ardian Syaf Vol 3 (pencils), Sandra Inclination (inks), Barbara