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	Straczynski has also been a journalist, reviewer, and investigative reporter, publishing over 500 articles in such publications as the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, Writer's Digest, Penthouse, San Diego Magazine, Twilight Zone Magazine, the San Diego Reader, the Los Angeles Reader and Time.		Straczynski has also been a journalist, reviewer, and investigative reporter, publishing over 500 articles in such publications as the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, Writer's Digest, Penthouse, San Diego Magazine, Twilight Zone Magazine, the San Diego Reader, the Los Angeles Reader and Time.

-	Straczynski wrote The Complete Book of Scriptwriting +ISBN 1-85286-882-18+, often used as a text in introductory screenwriting courses, and now in its third edition.	+	Straczynski wrote The Complete Book of Scriptwriting ISBN 1-85286-882-18, often used as a text in introductory screenwriting courses, and now in its third edition.

	Comic books		Comic books


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	Straczynski hails initially from Paterson, New Jersey, but has also lived in Newark, New Jersey; Kankakee, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Chula Vista, California, where he graduated high school; and San Diego, California. Straczynski's family was Catholic, of Eastern European descent. Originally, they came from historical Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth territory in Carpathian Mountains. He refers to his background as Byelorussian and Polish. His grandparents fled to America from the Russian revolution; his father was born in the US, but lived in Germany and Poland. The family's name may originally have been Stra;czyn'ski with Polish diacritic signs (it's a common Polish surname).		Straczynski hails initially from Paterson, New Jersey, but has also lived in Newark, New Jersey; Kankakee, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Chula Vista, California, where he graduated high school; and San Diego, California. Straczynski's family was Catholic, of Eastern European descent. Originally, they came from historical Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth territory in Carpathian Mountains. He refers to his background as Byelorussian and Polish. His grandparents fled to America from the Russian revolution; his father was born in the US, but lived in Germany and Poland. The family's name may originally have been Stra;czyn'ski with Polish diacritic signs (it's a common Polish surname).

-	According to the jacket bio for the first edition of his scriptwriting text, Straczynski had a play produced when he was 17, a sitcom produced when he was 21, and sold his first movie script when he was 24. By the age of 28, he had credits that included television and film scripts, radio scripts for Alien Worlds and the Mutual Broadcasting System, a dozen plays, and more than 150 newspaper and magazine articles. He had also been teaching his craft for several years at various lectures and seminars in California and elsewhere.	+	According to the jacket bio for the first edition of his scriptwriting text (see Print below), Straczynski had a play produced when he was 17, a sitcom produced when he was 21, and sold his first movie script when he was 24. By the age of 28, he had credits that included television and film scripts, radio scripts for Alien Worlds and the Mutual Broadcasting System, a dozen plays, and more than 150 newspaper and magazine articles. He had also been teaching his craft for several years at various lectures and seminars in California and elsewhere.

	He also spent five years co-hosting the Hour 25 radio talk show on KPFK-FM Los Angeles with Larry DiTillio.		He also spent five years co-hosting the Hour 25 radio talk show on KPFK-FM Los Angeles with Larry DiTillio.
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	Straczynski has also been a journalist, reviewer, and investigative reporter, publishing over 500 articles in such publications as the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, Writer's Digest, Penthouse, San Diego Magazine, Twilight Zone Magazine, the San Diego Reader, the Los Angeles Reader and Time.		Straczynski has also been a journalist, reviewer, and investigative reporter, publishing over 500 articles in such publications as the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, Writer's Digest, Penthouse, San Diego Magazine, Twilight Zone Magazine, the San Diego Reader, the Los Angeles Reader and Time.

-	Straczynski wrote The Complete Book of Scriptwriting +ISBN 1-85286-882-18+, often used as a text in introductory screenwriting courses, and now in its third edition.	+	Straczynski wrote The Complete Book of Scriptwriting (ISBN 1-85286-882-1), often used as a text in introductory screenwriting courses, and now in its third edition.

	Comic books		Comic books


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	He is also a participant in Usenet and other early computer networks, interacting with fans through various online forums (including GEnie, CompuServe, and America Online) since 1984.		He is also a participant in Usenet and other early computer networks, interacting with fans through various online forums (including GEnie, CompuServe, and America Online) since 1984.

-	Straczynski is often credited as being the first TV producer ("show runner" in Hollywood parlance) to directly engage with fans on the Internet, and have their comments affect the look and feel of his shows (see Babylon 5's use of the Internet). Two of the more prominent areas where he had a presence were GEnie and the newsgroup rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated	+	Straczynski is often credited as being the first TV producer ("show runner" in Hollywood parlance) to directly engage with fans on the Internet,[2][3] and have their comments affect the look and feel of his shows (see Babylon 5's use of the Internet). Two of the more prominent areas where he had a presence were GEnie and the newsgroup rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated

	Straczynski is a graduate of San Diego State University (SDSU), having earned Bachelor's degrees in psychology and sociology (with minors in philosophy and literature). While at SDSU, he wrote prolifically for the student newspaper, The Daily Aztec, at times penning so many articles that the paper was jokingly referred to as the "Daily Joe." Straczynski currently resides in the Los Angeles area.		Straczynski is a graduate of San Diego State University (SDSU), having earned Bachelor's degrees in psychology and sociology (with minors in philosophy and literature). While at SDSU, he wrote prolifically for the student newspaper, The Daily Aztec, at times penning so many articles that the paper was jokingly referred to as the "Daily Joe." Straczynski currently resides in the Los Angeles area.

-	Straczynski's professional name is J. Michael Straczynski, although informally he goes by "Joe". In print, and particularly on Usenet, he is often referred to by his initials JMS or as The Great Maker (a Babylon 5 in-joke).	+	Straczynski's professional name is J. Michael Straczynski, although informally he goes by "Joe". In print, and particularly on Usenet, he is often referred to by his initials JMS or as The Great Maker (a Babylon 5 in-joke).[4][5]
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-	Early years	+	* 1 Early years
		+	* 2 Television and radio
		+	* 3 Film
		+	* 4 Print
		+	o 4.1 Novels, short stories and nonfiction
		+	o 4.2 Comic books
		+	o 4.3 Graphic novels and collections
		+	+ 4.3.1 Supreme Power trade paperbacks
		+	+ 4.3.2 The Amazing Spider-Man trade paperbacks
		+	+ 4.3.3 Fantastic Four trade paperbacks
		+	+ 4.3.4 Rising Stars trade paperbacks
		+	+ 4.3.5 Other
		+	* 5 Awards and recognition
		+	* 6 Footnotes
		+	* 7 References

-	Straczynski hails initially from Paterson, New Jersey, but has also lived in Newark, New Jersey; Kankakee, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Chula Vista, California, where he graduated high school; and San Diego, California. Straczynski's family was Catholic, of Eastern European descent. Originally, they came from historical Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth territory in Carpathian Mountains. He refers to his background as Byelorussian and Polish. His grandparents fled to America from the Russian revolution; his father was born in the US, but lived in Germany and Poland. The family's name may originally have been Stra;czyn'ski with Polish diacritic signs (it's a common Polish surname).	+	[edit] Early years

-	According to the jacket bio for the first edition of his scriptwriting text, Straczynski had a play produced when he was 17, a sitcom produced when he was 21, and sold his first movie script when he was 24. By the age of 28, he had credits that included television and film scripts, radio scripts for Alien Worlds and the Mutual Broadcasting System, a dozen plays, and more than 150 newspaper and magazine articles. He had also been teaching his craft for several years at various lectures and seminars in California and elsewhere.	+	Straczynski hails initially from Paterson, New Jersey, but has also lived in Newark, New Jersey; Kankakee, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Chula Vista, California, where he graduated high school; and San Diego, California. [6]. Straczynski's family was Catholic, of Eastern European descent. Originally, they came from historical Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth territory in Carpathian Mountains. He refers to his background as Byelorussian and Polish. His grandparents fled to America from the Russian revolution; his father was born in the US, but lived in Germany and Poland. The family's name may originally have been Strączyński with Polish diacritic signs (it's a common Polish surname).[7][8]
		+
		+	According to the jacket bio for the first edition of his scriptwriting text (see Print below), Straczynski had a play produced when he was 17, a sitcom produced when he was 21, and sold his first movie script when he was 24. By the age of 28, he had credits that included television and film scripts, radio scripts for Alien Worlds[9] and the Mutual Broadcasting System, a dozen plays, and more than 150 newspaper and magazine articles. He had also been teaching his craft for several years at various lectures and seminars in California and elsewhere.

	He also spent five years co-hosting the Hour 25 radio talk show on KPFK-FM Los Angeles with Larry DiTillio.		He also spent five years co-hosting the Hour 25 radio talk show on KPFK-FM Los Angeles with Larry DiTillio.

-	Television and radio	+	[edit] Television and radio

	Straczynski started in television in 1983, working on various animated shows and then in live action, quickly working his way from staff writer to executive producer, culminating in his most famous television work:		Straczynski started in television in 1983, working on various animated shows and then in live action, quickly working his way from staff writer to executive producer, culminating in his most famous television work:
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	Additionally, Straczynski was involved in Spiral Zone, from which he removed his name and used the pseudonym Fettes Grey (derived from the names of the grave robbers in The Body Snatcher). He also wrote an episode of CBS Story Break (an adaptation of Evelyn Sibley Lampman's The Shy Stegosaurus of Cricket Creek).		Additionally, Straczynski was involved in Spiral Zone, from which he removed his name and used the pseudonym Fettes Grey (derived from the names of the grave robbers in The Body Snatcher). He also wrote an episode of CBS Story Break (an adaptation of Evelyn Sibley Lampman's The Shy Stegosaurus of Cricket Creek).

-	In 2004, Straczynski was approached by Paramount Studios to become a producer of the Star Trek: Enterprise series. He declined, believing that he would not be allowed to take the show in the direction he felt it should go. He did write a treatment for a new Star Trek series with colleague Bryce Zabel.	+	In 2004, Straczynski was approached by Paramount Studios to become a producer of the Star Trek: Enterprise series. He declined, believing that he would not be allowed to take the show in the direction he felt it should go. He did write a treatment for a new Star Trek series with colleague Bryce Zabel.[10]

-	In 2005, Straczynski began the process of publishing his Babylon 5 scripts.	+	In 2005, Straczynski began the process of publishing his Babylon 5 scripts.[11]

	He has also written considerably for radio drama, including the series The City of Dreams for scifi.com and an original 20-part radio drama series entitled The Adventures of Apocalypse Al for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that was to debut in 2007.		He has also written considerably for radio drama, including the series The City of Dreams for scifi.com and an original 20-part radio drama series entitled The Adventures of Apocalypse Al for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that was to debut in 2007.

-	Film	+	[edit] Film

	Straczynski has also worked on feature film and television movies. Outside of the six (to date) Babylon 5 films, he wrote the award-winning adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, for the Showtime network, and a Murder, She Wrote movie, Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For, which he also produced.		Straczynski has also worked on feature film and television movies. Outside of the six (to date) Babylon 5 films, he wrote the award-winning adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, for the Showtime network, and a Murder, She Wrote movie, Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For, which he also produced.

-	On June 27, 2006, Variety reported that Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment have purchased the rights to Straczynski's thriller Changeling, with Ron Howard originally slated to helm the picture. However, Howard dropped out of the directing-chores, due to scheduling conflicts. On March 8, 2007, Variety reported that Clint Eastwood will direct the film, with Angelina Jolie slated to star.	+	On June 27, 2006, Variety reported that Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment have purchased the rights to Straczynski's thriller Changeling, with Ron Howard originally slated to helm the picture. However, Howard dropped out of the directing-chores, due to scheduling conflicts. On March 8, 2007, Variety reported that Clint Eastwood will direct the film, with Angelina Jolie slated to star.[12]

-	In August 2006, another original Straczynski screenplay, entitled Borrowed Lives, was purchased by Touchstone Pictures, and is now in pre-production development.	+	In August 2006, another original Straczynski screenplay, entitled Borrowed Lives, was purchased by Touchstone Pictures, and is now in pre-production development.[13]

	Joe Straczynski was also hired to write a feature film based on the story of King David for Universal in 2006 by producers Erwin Stoff and Akiva Goldsman.		Joe Straczynski was also hired to write a feature film based on the story of King David for Universal in 2006 by producers Erwin Stoff and Akiva Goldsman.
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	Straczynski announced on February 23, 2007 that he has been hired to write the feature film adaptation of Max Brooks's New York Times-bestselling novel World War Z for Universal Pictures and Brad Pitt's production company, Plan B.		Straczynski announced on February 23, 2007 that he has been hired to write the feature film adaptation of Max Brooks's New York Times-bestselling novel World War Z for Universal Pictures and Brad Pitt's production company, Plan B.

-	In June 2007, it was announced that he had written the feature screenplay of the Silver Surfer movie for Fox, depending on the success of the Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Additionally, he is developing a script called They Marched Into Sunlight based upon a story by Paul Greengrass, for Greengrass to direct, should it get a greenlight.	+	In June 2007, it was announced that he had written the feature screenplay of the Silver Surfer movie for Fox, depending on the success of the Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Additionally, he is developing a script called They Marched Into Sunlight based upon a story by Paul Greengrass, for Greengrass to direct, should it get a greenlight.[14]

-	Print	+	[edit] Print

-	Novels, short stories and nonfiction	+	[edit] Novels, short stories and nonfiction

	Straczynski is the author of three horror novels — Demon Night, Othersyde, and Tribulations — and nearly twenty short stories, many of which are collected in two compilations — Tales from the New Twilight Zone and Straczynski Unplugged. He wrote the outlines for nine of the canonical Babylon 5 novels, personally supervised the three produced B5 telefilm novelizations (In the Beginning, Thirdspace, and A Call to Arms), and is the author of four Babylon 5 short stories published in magazines, and (as of 2005) not yet reprinted.		Straczynski is the author of three horror novels — Demon Night, Othersyde, and Tribulations — and nearly twenty short stories, many of which are collected in two compilations — Tales from the New Twilight Zone and Straczynski Unplugged. He wrote the outlines for nine of the canonical Babylon 5 novels, personally supervised the three produced B5 telefilm novelizations (In the Beginning, Thirdspace, and A Call to Arms), and is the author of four Babylon 5 short stories published in magazines, and (as of 2005) not yet reprinted.
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	Straczynski has also been a journalist, reviewer, and investigative reporter, publishing over 500 articles in such publications as the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, Writer's Digest, Penthouse, San Diego Magazine, Twilight Zone Magazine, the San Diego Reader, the Los Angeles Reader and Time.		Straczynski has also been a journalist, reviewer, and investigative reporter, publishing over 500 articles in such publications as the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, Writer's Digest, Penthouse, San Diego Magazine, Twilight Zone Magazine, the San Diego Reader, the Los Angeles Reader and Time.

-	Straczynski wrote The Complete Book of Scriptwriting +ISBN 1-85286-882-18+, often used as a text in introductory screenwriting courses, and now in its third edition.	+	Straczynski wrote The Complete Book of Scriptwriting (ISBN 1-85286-882-1), often used as a text in introductory screenwriting courses,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21] and now in its third edition.

-	Comic books	+	[edit] Comic books

	Straczynski has long been a comic fan, and began writing comics in the 1980s. His early work in comics includes:		Straczynski has long been a comic fan, and began writing comics in the 1980s. His early work in comics includes:
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	* Silver Surfer: Requiem - 2007 miniseries		* Silver Surfer: Requiem - 2007 miniseries
	* Thor - beginning July 2007		* Thor - beginning July 2007
-	* The Twelve - with Chris Weston, 12-part miniseries, beginning January 2008	+	* The Twelve - with Chris Weston, 12-part miniseries, beginning January 2008 [22] [23]

-	Graphic novels and collections	+	[edit] Graphic novels and collections

-	Supreme Power trade paperbacks	+	[edit] Supreme Power trade paperbacks

	* Volume 1: Contact (#1-6)		* Volume 1: Contact (#1-6)
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	* Squadron Supreme Vol. 1: The Pre-War Years		* Squadron Supreme Vol. 1: The Pre-War Years

-	The Amazing Spider-Man trade paperbacks	+	[edit] The Amazing Spider-Man trade paperbacks

	* Volume 1: Coming Home (#30-35)		* Volume 1: Coming Home (#30-35)
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	* Civil War: Amazing Spider-Man (#532-538)		* Civil War: Amazing Spider-Man (#532-538)

-	Fantastic Four trade paperbacks	+	[edit] Fantastic Four trade paperbacks

	* Volume 1: (#527-532)		* Volume 1: (#527-532)
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	* Civil War: Fantastic Four (#538-542)		* Civil War: Fantastic Four (#538-542)

-	Rising Stars trade paperbacks	+	[edit] Rising Stars trade paperbacks

	* Volume 0: Visitations (#0, ½, Preview)		* Volume 0: Visitations (#0, ½, Preview)
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	* Volume 3: Fire and Ash (#17-24)		* Volume 3: Fire and Ash (#17-24)

-	Other	+	[edit] Other

	* Midnight Nation – Entire 12-issue series collected in one volume		* Midnight Nation – Entire 12-issue series collected in one volume

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