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4 unusual facts about J. Michael Straczynski


Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America

The premise for this limited series was created by J. Michael Straczynski during a Marvel retreat in New York.

Janine Melnitz

In the Season 5 episode "Janine, You've Changed", it is revealed that her changes were the result of her wishes to a "makeoverus lotsabucks" (the name likely a swipe at ABC by J. Michael Straczynski), a demon posing as a fairy godmother (and even referred to as such by Janine herself).

Marvel Knights

This was followed by Silver Surfer: Requiem by J. Michael Straczynski and Esad Ribic (2007), Spider-Man: Reign by Kaare Andrews (late 2006), Ghost Rider by Garth Ennis and Clayton Crain (2007), and Captain America: The Chosen (September 2007).

Studio JMS

Studio JMS is a studio started by J. Michael Straczynski in June 2012, announced at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International, to deal with the large volume of his written work.


Babylon 5: To Dream in the City of Sorrows

It was written by Kathryn M. Drennan, who also wrote the television series episode By Any Means Necessary and was then the wife of Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski.

Conucopia

Program participants highlighted by the convention included Harlan Ellison, Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski, authors David Brin, Larry Niven, and Harry Turtledove, plus Warner Books editor Betsy Mitchell.

Gabriel Stacy and Sarah Stacy

The story arc "Sins Past" by J. Michael Straczynski in The Amazing Spider-Man #509-514 (August 2004 - January 2005) reveals that Norman Osborn, Green Goblin's alter ego, fathered twins with Gwen Stacy, a boy and a girl to whom she gave birth while in France shortly before her death.

Intersections in Real Time

Although it has been claimed that this episode was inspired by the series The Prisoner, and many other sources, J. Michael Straczynski has explicitly denied drawing inspiration from any other source.

Midnight Nation

Midnight Nation is a religious-themed twelve-issue American comic book limited series, created by J. Michael Straczynski and published from 2000 to 2002 by Top Cow Productions under their now defunct Joe's Comics imprint.

Patricia Tallman

In 2012 Patricia Tallman became CEO and executive producer of Studio JMS in partnership with writer, director and producer J. Michael Straczynski.


see also

Grounded

"Superman: Grounded" a storyline in the Superman comic book, written by J. Michael Straczynski