Jeff Jensen

Jeff Jensen is an American writer and journalist.

Early life

Jensen is a native of Seattle, Washington, and a graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Career

Jensen is a screenwriter, journalist and author based in Lakewood, California. He started in journalism as a reporter for Advertising Age from 1992 to 1998. From 1998 to 2017, he wrote for Entertainment Weekly, covering TV shows like Lost - for which he earned the nickname "Doc Jensen" - and film franchises like Harry Potter. Jensen was the chief TV critic of Entertainment Weekly from 2013 to 2017.
His graphic novel Green River Killer: A True Detective Story drawn by Jonathan Case, won the Eisner for Best Reality-Based Work and was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award. Jensen was uniquely poised to tell the story; his father, Tom Jensen, was a detective who worked on the Green River Killer case for over 20 years. He was a story editor on HBO's Emmy-winning limited series Watchmen, receiving Hugo and Nebula nominations for co-writing the episode "A God Walks Into Abar" with Damon Lindelof. He was an executive producer and writer on the Brad Bird film Tomorrowland and co-authored the film's prequel novel Before Tomorrowland with Jonathan Case.
Jensen's other comic book credits include Leaf, Team Titans and X-Factor. His short story work can be found in Captain America: Red White and Blue, Love Is Love: A Comic Book Anthology to Benefit the Survivors of the Orlando Pulse Shooting, Planet of the Apes: When Worlds Collide and Firefly: Watch How I Soar.
Better Angels: A Kate Warne Adventure, illustrated by George Schall, was published by Boom! Studios in October 2021.