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J. Michael Straczynski
Author · 171 books

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.

Series

Books

Siege Prelude book cover

Siege Prelude

2010

Silver Surfer book cover

Silver Surfer

Requiem

2007

Tribulations book cover

Tribulations

2000

Ten Grand, Vol. 1 book cover

Ten Grand, Vol. 1

2013

Marvel Platinum book cover

Marvel Platinum

The Definitive Doctor Strange

2016

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #537 book cover

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #537

2007

But in Purple…I'm Stunning! book cover

But in Purple…I'm Stunning!

Quotations from Babylon 5

2005

Sidekick #11 book cover

Sidekick #11

2015

Fantastic Four #536 book cover

Fantastic Four #536

2006

Spiderman #6 book cover

Spiderman #6

2007

Sidekick #9 book cover

Sidekick #9

2014

Spiderman #7 book cover

Spiderman #7

2007

The Amazing Spider-Man book cover

The Amazing Spider-Man

Civil War

2007

Los Años 2000 book cover

Los Años 2000

El Renacimiento de Marvel 8: Spiderman

2019

Thor book cover

Thor

Renaissance

2022

The Brave and the Bold (2007-2010) #30 book cover

The Brave and the Bold (2007-2010) #30

2009

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #1 book cover

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #1

1998

Homem-Aranha book cover

Homem-Aranha

Regresso às Origens

2001

Coleção Definitiva Homem-Aranha, Vol. 25 book cover

Coleção Definitiva Homem-Aranha, Vol. 25

Um Dia a Mais

2018

Sidekick #10 book cover

Sidekick #10

2015

Spiderman #13 book cover

Spiderman #13

2007

Spiderman #9 book cover

Spiderman #9

2007

Rising Stars, Vol. 3 book cover

Rising Stars, Vol. 3

Fire and Ash

2005

Babylon 5 book cover

Babylon 5

The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 15

2008

Sidekick, Vol. 1 book cover

Sidekick, Vol. 1

2014

Babylon 5 book cover

Babylon 5

The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 13

2008

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #534 book cover

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #534

1999

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #536 book cover

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #536

2006

Wonder Woman (2006-2011) #601 book cover

Wonder Woman (2006-2011) #601

2010

Ten Grand #1 book cover

Ten Grand #1

Blood Oath

2013

Marvel Knights book cover

Marvel Knights

Spider-Man #21

2006

Sidekick #7 book cover

Sidekick #7

2014

Together We Will Go book cover

Together We Will Go

2021

Thor #600 book cover

Thor #600

2009

Superman Earth One 2 book cover

Superman Earth One 2

2012

Asked & Answered book cover

Asked & Answered

J. Michael Straczynski Answers 5,296 Questions About Babylon 5 & Beyond. Part 4

2009

Spiderman #11 book cover

Spiderman #11

2007

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 5 book cover

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 5

Unintended Consequences

2003

Sidekick #12 book cover

Sidekick #12

2015

Babylon 5 book cover

Babylon 5

In Valen's Name

1998

Supreme Power book cover

Supreme Power

Powers & Principalities (Supreme Power

2004

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #529 book cover

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #529

2006

Thor & Loki book cover

Thor & Loki

Blood Brothers

2011

Wonder Woman (2006-2011) #600 book cover

Wonder Woman (2006-2011) #600

Preview

2010

The Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski Omnibus, Vol. 1 book cover

The Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski Omnibus, Vol. 1

2004

Superman (1939-2011) #708 book cover

Superman (1939-2011) #708

2011

Spiderman #17 book cover

Spiderman #17

2008

The Resistance #1 book cover

The Resistance #1

2020

Thor, Vol. 1 book cover

Thor, Vol. 1

2008

Babylon 5 book cover

Babylon 5

The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 5

2006

The Brave and the Bold (2007-2010) #34 book cover

The Brave and the Bold (2007-2010) #34

2010

Thor, Vol. 5 book cover

Thor, Vol. 5

The Legacy of Thanos

2023

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 4 book cover

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 4

The Life and Death of Spiders

2003

Supreme Power book cover

Supreme Power

High Command (Supreme Power

2005

Marvel-Verse book cover

Marvel-Verse

Loki

2021

Before Watchmen book cover

Before Watchmen

Moloch (Before Watchmen)

2012

Coleção Definitiva do Homem-Aranha, Vol. 20 book cover

Coleção Definitiva do Homem-Aranha, Vol. 20

O Outro: Evolução ou Morte vol. 2

2025

The Brave and the Bold (2007-2010) #32 book cover

The Brave and the Bold (2007-2010) #32

2010

Before Watchmen book cover

Before Watchmen

Nite Owl #2

2012

Thor, Vol. 2 book cover

Thor, Vol. 2

2009

Spiderman #16 book cover

Spiderman #16

2008

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 9 book cover

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 9

Skin Deep

2004

Fantastic Four #539 book cover

Fantastic Four #539

1998

Crusade book cover

Crusade

What the Hell Happened? Volume 1

2010

Superman Earth One 3 book cover

Superman Earth One 3

2015

Silver Surfer book cover

Silver Surfer

Requiem #2

2007

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #36 book cover

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #36

2001

Midnight Nation book cover

Midnight Nation

2003

Straczynski Unplugged book cover

Straczynski Unplugged

2004

Spiderman #10 book cover

Spiderman #10

2007

Before Watchmen book cover

Before Watchmen

Nite Owl / Dr. Manhattan

2013

Spiderman #14 book cover

Spiderman #14

2007

Asked & Answered book cover

Asked & Answered

J. Michael Straczynski Answers 5,296 Questions About Babylon 5 & Beyond. Part 5

2009

Sidekick #6 book cover

Sidekick #6

2014

Becoming Superman book cover

Becoming Superman

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 Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 8 book cover

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 8

Sins Past

2005

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #533 book cover

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #533

2006

Sidekick #5 book cover

Sidekick #5

2014

Babylon 5 book cover

Babylon 5

The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 12

2007

Babylon 5 Encyclopedia book cover

Babylon 5 Encyclopedia

2019

Babylon 5 book cover

Babylon 5

The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 9

2006

Fantastic Four #540 book cover

Fantastic Four #540

2006

Rising Stars, Vol. 2 book cover

Rising Stars, Vol. 2

Power

2002

I classici del fumetto di Repubblica n. 3 book cover

I classici del fumetto di Repubblica n. 3

L'Uomo Ragno

2003

Before Watchmen book cover

Before Watchmen

Nite Owl #4

2012

The Resistance #5 book cover

The Resistance #5

2020

Before Watchmen book cover

Before Watchmen

Nite Owl #3

2012

Before Watchmen book cover

Before Watchmen

Dr. Manhattan #2

2012

Civil War book cover

Civil War

Fantastic Four

2010

Before Watchmen book cover

Before Watchmen

Dr. Manhattan #1

2012

The Resistance book cover

The Resistance

Uprising

2021

Telepaths, Vol. 1 book cover

Telepaths, Vol. 1

2022

Wonder Woman book cover

Wonder Woman

Odyssey, Vol. 1

2011

Babylon 5 book cover

Babylon 5

The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, TV Movies

2009

Babylon 5 book cover

Babylon 5

Artifacts from Beyond the Rim

2010

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 7 book cover

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 7

The Book of Ezekiel

2004

Before Watchmen book cover

Before Watchmen

Moloch #2

2012

Asked & Answered book cover

Asked & Answered

J. Michael Straczynski Answers 5,296 Questions About Babylon 5 & Beyond. Part 2

2009

Spiderman #15 book cover

Spiderman #15

2008

Before Watchmen book cover

Before Watchmen

Dr. Manhattan #3

2012

Fantastic Four #538 book cover

Fantastic Four #538

2010

Superman (1939-2011) #707 book cover

Superman (1939-2011) #707

2010

Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer book cover

Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer

The Artistry, Joy, and Career of Storytelling

2021

Before Watchmen Omnibus book cover

Before Watchmen Omnibus

2018

Spiderman #5 book cover

Spiderman #5

2007

Spider-Man book cover

Spider-Man

One More Day

2008

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 10 book cover

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 10

New Avengers

2006

Superman book cover

Superman

Tierra Uno

2010

Sidekick, Vol. 2 book cover

Sidekick, Vol. 2

2014

Coleção Definitiva do Homem-Aranha, Vol. 23 book cover

Coleção Definitiva do Homem-Aranha, Vol. 23

A Volta do Uniforme Negro

2018

Babylon 5 book cover

Babylon 5

The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 2

2005

The Resistance book cover

The Resistance

2020

Rising Stars Compendium book cover

Rising Stars Compendium

2007

Asked & Answered book cover

Asked & Answered

J. Michael Straczynski Answers 5,296 Questions About Babylon 5 & Beyond. Part 1

2009

Babylon 5 book cover

Babylon 5

The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 7

2006

Demon Night book cover

Demon Night

1988

Spider-Man book cover

Spider-Man

Back In Black

2007

Fantastic Four #541 book cover

Fantastic Four #541

2006

Superman book cover

Superman

Grounded, Vol. 1

2011

Babylon 5 book cover

Babylon 5

The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 6

2006

Spiderman #12 book cover

Spiderman #12

2007

Loki book cover

Loki

Mistress Of Mischief

2021

Babylon 5 book cover

Babylon 5

The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 4

2006

Rising Stars, Vol. 1 book cover

Rising Stars, Vol. 1

Born in Fire

2000

Before Watchmen book cover

Before Watchmen

Moloch #1

2012

Fantastic Four book cover

Fantastic Four

Civil War

2007

Spiderman #18 book cover

Spiderman #18

2008

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 6 book cover

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 6

Happy Birthday

2004

Othersyde book cover

Othersyde

1990

Rising Stars book cover

Rising Stars

Visitations

2002

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #531 book cover

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #531

2006

The Complete Book of Scriptwriting book cover

The Complete Book of Scriptwriting

1982

Asked & Answered book cover

Asked & Answered

J. Michael Straczynski Answers 5,296 Questions About Babylon 5 & Beyond. Part 3

2009

Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 11 book cover

Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 11

Back in Black

2007

Babylon 5 book cover

Babylon 5

The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 11

2007

Babylon 5 book cover

Babylon 5

The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 3

2006

Supreme Power book cover

Supreme Power

Hyperion

2006

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #535 book cover

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #535

2006

Superman (1939-2011) #702 book cover

Superman (1939-2011) #702

2010

The Resistance book cover

The Resistance

Reborns - One Shot

2021

Babylon 5 book cover

Babylon 5

The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 10

2007

Wonder Woman (2006-2011) #603 book cover

Wonder Woman (2006-2011) #603

2010

The Brave and the Bold (2007-) #28 book cover

The Brave and the Bold (2007-) #28

2009

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 3 book cover

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 3

Until the Stars Turn Cold

2006

Before Watchmen book cover

Before Watchmen

Nite Owl #1

2012

Spiderman book cover

Spiderman

Animal Magnetism

2011

Silver Surfer book cover

Silver Surfer

Requiem #3

2007

Spiderman #19 book cover

Spiderman #19

2008

Babylon 5 book cover

Babylon 5

The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 8

2006

Civil War book cover

Civil War

Spider-Man

2011

Before Watchmen book cover

Before Watchmen

Dr. Manhattan #4

2013

Supreme Power, Volume 1 book cover

Supreme Power, Volume 1

Contact

2005

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 2 book cover

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 2

Revelations

2002

Bullet Points book cover

Bullet Points

2007

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #532 book cover

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #532

2009

The Babylon 5 Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 1 book cover

The Babylon 5 Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 1

2005

Fantastic Four #537 book cover

Fantastic Four #537

2006

The Resistance #6 book cover

The Resistance #6

2020

Babylon 5 book cover

Babylon 5

The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 14

2008

The Brave and the Bold (2007-2010) #27 book cover

The Brave and the Bold (2007-2010) #27

2009

Ten Grand, Vol. 2 book cover

Ten Grand, Vol. 2

2014

Fantastic Four book cover

Fantastic Four

Heroes Return - The Complete Collection, Vol. 1

2019

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #538 book cover

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #538

2007

The Road to Civil War book cover

The Road to Civil War

2007

Moths book cover

Moths

2022

Spiderman #8 book cover

Spiderman #8

2007

Wonder Woman book cover

Wonder Woman

Odyssey, Vol. 2

2012

Fantastic Four #530 book cover

Fantastic Four #530

2005

The Glass Box book cover

The Glass Box

2024

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #530 book cover

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) #530

2006

Superman (1939-2011) #703 book cover

Superman (1939-2011) #703

2010

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