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Joseph Michael Straczynski, known professionally as J. Michael Straczynski and informally as Joe Straczynski or JMS, is an American writer and television producer. He works in films, television series, novels, short stories, comic books, and radio dramas. He is a playwright, a former journalist, and author of The Complete Book of Scriptwriting. He was the creator and showrunner for the science fiction TV series Babylon 5 and, from 2001 to 2007, the writer for the long-running Marvel comic book series The Amazing Spider-Man.
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Back in Black
2007
J. Michael Straczynski Answers 5,296 Questions About Babylon 5 & Beyond. Part 1
2009
J. Michael Straczynski Answers 5,296 Questions About Babylon 5 & Beyond. Part 3
2009
J. Michael Straczynski Answers 5,296 Questions About Babylon 5 & Beyond. Part 5
2009
J. Michael Straczynski Answers 5,296 Questions About Babylon 5 & Beyond. Part 4
2009
J. Michael Straczynski Answers 5,296 Questions About Babylon 5 & Beyond. Part 2
2009
The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 4
2006
Artifacts from Beyond the Rim
2010
The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 7
2006
The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 2
2005
The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 8
2006
The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 9
2006
The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 14
2008
The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 12
2007
The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 6
2006
The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, TV Movies
2009
The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 5
2006
The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 10
2007
In Valen's Name
1998
The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 15
2008
The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 13
2008
The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 3
2006
The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 11
2007
2019
My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood with Stops Along the Way at Murder, Madness, Mayhem, Movie Stars, Cults, Slums, Sociopaths, and War Crimes
2019
The Artistry, Joy, and Career of Storytelling
2021
Dr. Manhattan #1
2012
Moloch #1
2012
Dr. Manhattan #3
2012
Nite Owl / Dr. Manhattan
2013
Nite Owl #3
2012
Nite Owl #1
2012
Moloch #2
2012
Nite Owl #2
2012
Moloch (Before Watchmen)
2012
Dr. Manhattan #4
2013
Nite Owl #4
2012
