J. Michael Straczynski
Writing
Born: July 17, 1954 (age 72) · Paterson, New Jersey, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Joseph Michael Straczynski (/strəˈzɪnski/; 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). He is the executor of the estate of Harlan Ellison. Straczynski wrote the psychological drama film Changeling (2008) and was a co-writer on the martial arts thriller Ninja Assassin (2009); he 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, Midnight Nation, Dream Police, and Ten Grand through Joe's Comics. A prolific writer across a variety of media and a former journalist, Straczynski is the author of the autobiography Becoming Superman (2019) for HarperVoyager, the novel Together We Will Go (2021) for Simon & Schuster, and Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer (2021) for Benbella Books. In 2020 he was named Head of the Creative Council for the comics publishing company Artists, Writers, and Artisans. Straczynski is a long-time participant in Usenet and other early computer networks, interacting with fans through various online forums (including GEnie, CompuServe, and America Online) since 1984. He is credited as being the first TV producer to directly engage with fans on the Internet and to allow viewer viewpoints to influence the look and feel of his show (see Babylon 5's use of the Internet). Two prominent areas where he had a presence were GEnie and the newsgroup rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. Description above from the Wikipedia article J. Michael Straczynski, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Self / Appearances (4)
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Writing (35)
Murder, She Wrote
Writer
Babylon 5
Writer
The Twilight Zone
Writer
The Twilight Zone
Story
World War Z
Screenstory
Walker, Texas Ranger
Writer
Thor
Story
Jake and the Fatman
Writer
The Real Ghostbusters
Writer
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Original Series Creator
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Writer
Sense8
Writer
She-Ra: Princess of Power
Writer
She-Ra: Princess of Power
Story
She-Ra: Princess of Power
Teleplay
Underworld: Awakening
Screenplay
Ninja Assassin
Writer
Crusade
Writer
Jeremiah
Writer
Spiral Zone
Writer
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
Writer
Changeling
Writer
Watchmen: Chapter I
Adaptation
Watchmen: Chapter II
Adaptation
CBS Storybreak
Teleplay
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For
Writer
Babylon 5: The Gathering
Screenplay
Babylon 5: Thirdspace
Screenplay
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
Screenplay
Babylon 5: The River of Souls
Screenplay
Babylon 5: A Call to Arms
Screenplay
Babylon 5: The Road Home
Writer
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight
Writer
Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark
Writer
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Teleplay
Producing (12)
Babylon 5
Producer
Sense8
Executive Producer
Crusade
Producer
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For
Producer
Babylon 5: The Gathering
Executive Producer
Babylon 5: Thirdspace
Executive Producer
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
Executive Producer
Babylon 5: The River of Souls
Executive Producer
Babylon 5: A Call to Arms
Executive Producer
Babylon 5: The Road Home
Executive Producer
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight
Executive Producer
Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark
Executive Producer
Other Crew (12)
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Thanks
Loki
Thanks
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Thanks
Babylon 5
Creator
Thor: Love and Thunder
Thanks
Sense8
Creator
Crusade
Creator
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
Creator
Jeremiah
Creator
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight
Creator
Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark
Series Writer
Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark
Creator