J. Michael Straczynski bibliography
This is a bibliography of the American screenwriter Joseph Michael Straczynski who has written comics, plays, novels and non-fiction books for several different publishers.
Plays
- Snow White: an assembly length children's play dramatized by J. Michael Straczynski. c. 1979.
Non-fiction
- The Complete Book of Scriptwriting from Writer's Digest Books
- * Gardners Books has also released The Complete Book of Scriptwriting: Third edition
- Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood from Harper Voyager
- Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer: The Artistry, Joy, and Career of Storytelling from BenBella Books
Comics
Early work at DC and Joe's Comics
Early in his career, Straczynski penned a few single-issue stories for series based on established franchises:- DC Comics:
- *Teen Titans Spotlight #13: "Cyborg"
- *Star Trek vol. 3 #16: "Worldsinger"
- The Twilight Zone vol. 2 #2: "Blind Alley"
- Babylon 5 #1: "In Darkness Find Me" collected in Babylon 5: The Price of Peace
- Babylon 5: In Valen's Name #1 collected in Babylon 5: In Valen's Name
- Rising Stars collected as:
- *Born in Fire
- *Power
- *Fire and Ash
- *Voices of the Dead and Bright
- *Visitations and Untouchable
- *Rising Stars: The Complete Slipcased Edition
- *Rising Stars Compendium
- Midnight Nation #1–12, ½ collected as Midnight Nation
- 'Delicate Creatures'''''
Exclusive contract with Marvel Comics
Between 2001 and 2008, Straczynski was under an exclusive contract with Marvel :- The Amazing Spider-Man collected as:
- * Issues #55–56 of the second volume and #503–505 are co-written by Straczynski and Fiona Avery.
- ** Ultimate Collection: The Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski Volume 1
- ** Ultimate Collection: The Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski Volume 2
- ** Ultimate Collection: The Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski Volume 3
- ** Ultimate Collection: The Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski Volume 4
- *** Includes Marvel Knights Spider-Man #21 as part of "The Other" inter-title crossover.
- *** Includes Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #3 as part of "The Other" inter-title crossover.
- ** Ultimate Collection: The Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski Volume 5
- *** Includes Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #24 as part of the "One More Day" inter-title crossover.
- *** Includes The Sensational Spider-Man vol. 2 #41 as part of the "One More Day" inter-title crossover.
- ** The Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski Omnibus Volume 1
- ** The Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski Omnibus Volume 2
- Squadron Supreme:
- *Supreme Power collected as:
- ** Contact
- ** Powers and Principalities
- ** High Command
- *Supreme Power: Hyperion #1–5 collected as Supreme Power: Hyperion
- *Squadron Supreme vol. 2 #1–7
- ** Issues #1–5 are collected as Squadron Supreme: The Pre-War Years
- *Ultimate Power #4–6 collected in Ultimate Power
- Strange #1–6 collected as Strange: Beginnings and Endings
- Fantastic Four collected as:
- *Fantastic Four by J. Michael Straczynski Volume 1
- *The Life Fantastic
- *The Road to Civil War
- *Civil War: Fantastic Four
- Dream Police
- The Book of Lost Souls #1–6
- * Collected as The Book of Lost Souls: Introductions All Around
- * A second series was announced for 2014, planned to be published under the [|Joe's Comics imprint at Image].
- Bullet Points #1–5 collected as Bullet Points
- Ultimate Civil War: Spider-Ham (featuring Wolverham) collected in Secret Wars Too
- Silver Surfer: Requiem #1–4 collected as Silver Surfer: Requiem
- Thor vol. 3 collected as:
- *Volume 1
- *Volume 2
- *Volume 3
- *Thor by J. Michael Straczynski Omnibus
- The Twelve #1–12 collected as ''The Twelve''
Brief tenure at DC Comics proper
Straczynski moved to DC, working on short or out-of-continuity stories following his experience with crossover events at Marvel:- The Brave and the Bold vol. 3 #27–35 and Cliff Chiang
- * Straczynski expressed interest in writing a Lex Luthor/Swamp Thing team-up but the latter character was tied to Vertigo.
- * Collected as Team-Ups of the Brave and the Bold
- The Red Circle :
- *The Shield: Kicking Down the Door includes:
- ** The Shield
- ** The Inferno
- *The Hangman
- *The Web
- Samaritan X
- Superman:
- *Superman #700–703, 705–706: "Grounded"
- ** Straczynski left the title, and the storyline was continued by Chris Roberson until The New 52 relaunch.
- ** Collected in Superman: Grounded Volume 1
- *Superman: Earth One :
- ** Volume 1
- ** Volume 2
- ** Volume 3
- Wonder Woman #600–605: "Odyssey"
- * Straczynski left the title, and the storyline was continued by Phil Hester until The New 52 relaunch.
- * Collected in Wonder Woman: Odyssey Volume 1
- Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan / Nite Owl collects:
- *Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #1–4
- *Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan #1–4
- *Before Watchmen: Moloch #1–2
- 'The Flash: Earth One'''''
Joe's Comics 2.0 and later work
After a decade of working almost exclusively on Big Two properties, Straczynski once again took on two series based on established multimedia franchises, The Terminator and The Twilight Zone:- Liberty Annual '11: "Separation of Church and State" collected in CBLDF Presents: Liberty
- Terminator Salvation: The Final Battle collected as:
- *Volume 1
- *Volume 2
- The Twilight Zone vol. 3 collected as:
- *The Way Out
- *The Way In
- *The Way Back
- Ten Grand collected as:
- *Volume 1
- *Volume 2
- Sidekick collected as:
- *Volume 1
- *Volume 2
- Protectors, Inc. #1–10
- * Issues #1–6 are collected as Protectors, Inc. Volume 1
- The Adventures of Apocalypse Al #1–4 collected as The Adventures of Apocalypse Al
- Alone
- Dream Police #1–12
However, in 2018 he joined the "Creative Counsel" of the new publisher AWA Studios and penned a number of series for its superhero universe:
- The Resistance:
- *The Resistance #1–6 collected as The Resistance
- *The Resistance: Reborns #1–5 published in print as The Resistance: Reborns
- *The Resistance: Uprising #1–6 collected as The Resistance: Uprising
- Moths #1–6 collected as Moths
- Telepaths #1–6 collected as Telepaths
- The Madness #1-6
- U&I #1-6
- Marvel Comics #1000: "What Do You Regret?" collected in Marvel Comics 1000
- Thor vol. 6 #24: "Benedictions" collected in Thor: God of Hammers
- Thanos: Death Notes: "Love and Death and Much in Between"
Novels and short story collections
- Demon Night
- Tales from the New Twilight Zone
- Othersyde: A Novel
- Tribulations
- Straczynski Unplugged
- Together We Will Go
- 'The Glass Box'''''