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After Babylon 5 ended, the show's writer and creator (J. Michael Straczynski) got an opportunity to create his own
comic series. The first one was called Rising Stars which did so well
that he was able to create another series called Midnight Nation. He
now has an exclusive contract with Marvel Comics and
is currently writing Amazing Spider-Man as well as a new title of his own,
Supreme Power. There will likely be more comic book projects which he
will be working on so check out our Work in Progress page for more
information.
We think it was summed up best on a USENET posting by Travers Naran when he said to JMS,
"You make comics that don't suck".
I have a fair amount of material from this section and I will try to add as
many of my own personal reviews as I can. If you have any ideas on how to
improve this site or if you have suggestions for things to add, please
let me know.
Rising Stars |
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7.13.2003 |
What if superheroes were real? This is the tale of what they became and what eventually lead to
their downfall. This series comprises 24 issues that were broken down into three acts:
Act 1 (#1-8), Act 2 (#9-16), and
Act 3 (#17-24). There are also trade
paperbacks that collect most of the single issue comics. In addition, there have been some
bonus issues, a spin-off series and a
big screen movie deal in the works as well.
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Midnight Nation |
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7.13.2003 |
The story of a man's journey to reclaim his soul. This is one of JMS' best stories that we have
read from him and we highly recommend this powerful and moving series. There were 12 issues
published in this series which we have broken down into two pages: Issues
#1-6 and Issues #7-12. There were a few
bonus issues and a trade
paperback that collects the whole story together.
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Amazing Spider-Man |
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11.30.2003 |
JMS plays around in the Spider-Man universe ... you know it has got to be good! Marvel seems
very pleased with the work JMS has done for them so far so who knows when it will end. Right
now, we have this section divided into 10 issues per page: Issues
#30-39, Issues #40-49 and Issues
#50-59. There have also been a number of trade paperbacks which
conveniently collect all the single issues for ease of reading.
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Supreme Power |
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8.24.2003 |
Marvel just loves JMS (and they would be crazy not to!) and has given him free reign to
revitalize the original Squadron Supreme book by Mark Gruenwald. It will be a dark and intense
series and should be hitting the stores soon. Until this title hits the news stands, we have
collected everything JMS has said about this project (which is a LOT) and it makes for a great
introduction to the series. There will also be pages that highlight
all the single issue comics but right now we just have the one page:
Issues #1-10.
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Babylon 5 |
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7.14.2003 |
One of JMS' first forays into the comic field was with his baby, Babylon 5. It was originally
intended for a 24 issue run but only 11 issues got published. This section comprises:
Issues #1-6 and Issues #7-11. There were
fortunately a spin-off series called In Valen's Name as well
as some trade paperbacks collecting some of the issues.
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Works in Progress |
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11.30.2003 |
There are a number of projects which J. Michael Straczynski has indicated that he is working on and we will
keep track of their progress on this page. Right now, there are these comic book projects on
his plate: Bablyon 5 Graphic Novel,
Delicate Creatures, Doctor
Strange and Dream Police.
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