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Geoff Johns

Infobox Comics creator

Geoff Johns (born 25 Jan 1973 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American comic book writer, best known for his work for DC Comics.

Biography

Early life and career

After graduating from Clarkston High School in 1991 and from Michigan State University in 1995, Johns moved to Los Angeles, California. There he became assistant to film director and producer, Richard Donner.

He began writing for DC Comics with "Star Spangled Comics" #1 (1999) and the related series "Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.", a book based on the second Star-Spangled Kid and her stepfather, the original version's sidekick, Stripesy. Johns based new Star-Spangled Kid, Courtney Whitmore, on his sister Courtney, who died in the explosion of TWA Flight 800 over Long Island on July 17, 1996.

Johns wrote several comics for Marvel Comics early in his career, including "The Avengers".

DC Comics

In 2000, he succeeded James Robinson as David S. Goyer's co-writer on the title "JSA". Also that year, Johns became the regular writer on the ongoing series "The Flash", ironic as he had a fan letter published in issue 98 of that series in 1995. In 2003, he re-launched the DC comics title "Teen Titans".

Johns was responsible for the return of Hal Jordan in 2005 as the writer of the mini-series and subsequent Green Lantern ongoing title, helming its highly successful storyline Sinestro Corps War. Johns was also the writer of the DC Comics crossover event "Infinite Crisis" beginning in 2005, a sequel to 1985's "Crisis on Infinite Earths." Following that comic book event, Johns was one of four writers - along with Mark Waid, Grant Morrison, and Greg Rucka - behind the landmark 2006-2007 weekly comic title "52". In 2006, Johns reunited with Richard Donner on the Superman title "Action Comics", with Donner co-plotting the series with his former assistant. In August 2007 Johns and cowriter Jeff Katz re-launched the new "Booster Gold" series. At the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con, DC Comics announced that Johns would write and Ethan Van Sciver would draw the miniseries "", scheduled for 2009 and focusing on the return of Barry Allen as the Flash.cite web|url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080724-comiccon-flash-rebirth.html|title=SDCC '08 - Johns & Van Sciver Talk Flash: Rebirth|last=Rogers|first=Vaneta|publisher="Newsarama"|date=2008-07-24|accessdate=2008-07-28]

As of 2006, Johns shares a writing studio, The Empath Magic Tree House, with Jeph Loeb and Allan Heinberg. [ [http://www.brokenfrontier.com/lowdown/details.php?id=249 Hautain, Frederik; "Jeph Loeb: When at Marvel - Part II" brokenfrontier.com; October 12, 2005] ] The 2005, "Recruit", an episode of "Smallville", on which Loeb was a writer/producer, featured a villain by the name of Geoff Johns.In 2008 it was announced that he will be a writer in the upcoming PC and PlayStation 3 game DC Universe Online.

Television and film

In 2006, Johns wrote the "Justice League Unlimited" episode "Ancient History", which starred Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Vixen, Shadow-Thief and the John Stewart Green Lantern.

With Goyer, Johns co-wrote the pilot for the Spike TV television series "," which originally aired during the summer of 2006. Johns served as one of the writing staff on the television show during its tenure.

In the fall of 2006, Johns teamed up with Matthew Senreich of "Robot Chicken" fame to write the screenplay for a holiday family-friendly movie titled "Naughty or Nice" for Dimension Films. Johns and Senreich are also billed as directors of the movie, with actor/producer Seth Green set to provide a lead voice as well as serving as voice director on the film.

In 2008, Johns wrote "Legion", the eleventh episode of the eighth season of "Smallville".

Personal life

Johns lives in Los Angeles, where he is good friends with fellow writers and collaborators James Robinson and Sterling Gates. [Venta Rogers and Cliff Biggers. "Planet Stories" Comic Shop News #1108. September 2008]

Bibliography

DC

*"Star Spangled Comics" #1 (1999)
*Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.-related works:
**"Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E." #0-14 (1999-2000): Johns' first long comics work
**"Impulse" #61 (2000)
**"Sins of Youth: Starwoman and the JSA Jr." #1 (2000)
**"Young Justice: Sins of Youth Secret Files & Origins" #1 (2000): Six-page story with co-writer Ben Raab

*Beast Boy-related works:
**"Legends of the DC Universe 80-Page Giant" #2 (1999): Ten-page story with co-writer Ben Raab
**"Beast Boy" #1-4 (1999-2000): Miniseries with co-writer Ben Raab
**"The Titans Annual" #1 (2000): Two stories with co-writer Ben Raab, plus lead story and an additional story
**"Titans Secret Files and Origins" #2 (2000): Lead story with co-writer Ben Raab; three additional stories

*"Day of Judgment" #1-5 (1999)

*Superman-related works:
**"" #121 & 133
**"Superman" (Vol. 2) #179-180, 184-187 & 189 (2002): Issues #179-180 with co-writer Jeph Loeb
**"Superman Secret Files and Origins 2004": Lead story co-writer
**"Action Comics" #837-840, 850 (With Kurt Busiek), 844-846, 851, Annuals 10 and 11, and 855-857 (With Richard Donner), 858-
**"Superman" (Vol. 1, reverted from Vol. 2 due to One Year Later) #650-653 (2006): Co-writer with Kurt Busiek

*Flash-related works:
**"The Flash" (vol. 2) #164-225 (2000-2005)
** "The Flash" #1/2 (2005)
** "The Flash: Iron Heights" #1 (2001)
** "The Flash: Our Worlds at War" #1 (2001)
** "The Flash Secret Files and Origins" #3 (2001)
** "" #1-#3 (2008)
** "" #1-6 (2009)

* JSA-related works:
**"JSA" #5-77, 81 (2000-current): In several issues, co-writer with David Goyer
**"Justice Society of America" (vol. 3) #1-
** "JSA: Our Worlds at War" #1 (2001)
** "JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice" (2002): Graphic novel, with co-writer David Goyer
** "JSA: All Stars" #1-8 (2003). Miniseries, co-writer with David Goyer.
** "JSA Classified" #1-4 (2005)

*"Hawkman" (vol. 3) #1-6, 8-25 (2002-2004): Issues #1-6 & 7-8 with co-writer James Robinson
*"Hawkman Secret Files & Origins" #1 (2002)

*"Batman" #606-607 (2002): Co-writer with Ed Brubaker

*Teen Titans-related works:
**"Teen Titans" (vol. 3) #1/2,1-26,29-45 (summer 2003 - spring 2007)
**"Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files and Origins 2003"
**"Teen Titans/Legion Special" #1 (2004): co-writer with Mark Waid
**"Teen Titans Annual" #1 (2006): Scripter; plot by Marv Wolfman

*Green Lantern-related works:
**"" #1-6 (2004-2005)] : Six-issue miniseries
**"Green Lantern Secret Files and Origins 2005": Lead story
**"Green Lantern" (vol. 4) #1- (2005-)
**"" (2005-2006): Miniseries co-plotter

*"JLA" #115-119 (2005): Co-writer with Allan Heinberg

*"Infinite Crisis"-related works (2005-2007):
**"Countdown to Infinite Crisis" #1 (2005): Co-writer with Greg Rucka & Judd Winick
**"Infinite Crisis" #1-7 (2005-2006)
**"52" #1-52 (2006-2007): Co-writer with Grant Morrison, Mark Waid and Greg Rucka

*Booster Gold #1-10,#0,#1,000,000 (2007-2008)

* #1-5 (2008)

* Short stories & misc. (2000-2006):
**"Silver Age: Showcase featuring the 7 soldiers of Victory" (one-shot) (2000)
**"Superman/Batman Secret Files & Origins 2003": Lead story co-writer with Jeremy Johns
**"" #49 (2004): Eight-page story
**"DC Comics Presents: Batman" (2004): Eleven-page story
**"Superman/Batman" #26 (2006): Contributor to "jam" issue with a large group of writers and artists

Marvel

*"The Avengers" vol. 3, #57-76 (2002-2004)
*"Morlocks" #1-4 (2002): Miniseries
*"The Thing: Freakshow" #1-4 (2002): Miniseries
*"Ultimate X-Men" #1/2
*"Vision" #1-4 (2002): Miniseries

Other publishers

*"Metal Hurlant" #2 (Humanoids Publishing, 2002): Eight-page story "Red Light"
*"B.P.R.D.: Night Train" #1 (Dark Horse, 2003): One-shot
*"Eye of the Storm" #1 (Wildstorm, 2003). Anthology special, with a short story "Time To Kill", written by Johns with art by Jason Pearson.
*"Noble Causes: Extended Family" (Image, 2003): Story "Tempter, Temper"
*"The Possessed" #1-6 (Wildstorm/Cliffhanger, 2003). Miniseries co-writer with Kris Grimminger
*"Witchblade" #67 (Image/Top Cow, 2003). Story with co-writer Kris Grimminger
*"Tomb Raider: Scarface's Treasure" (Dynamic Forces/Top Cow, 2003). One-shot; reprinted in one-shot "Witchblade and Tomb Raider" #1
*"Tom Strong" #25 (Wildstorm/ABC, 2004)
*"Olympus" (Les Humanoides Associés, France, 2005). Miniseries with co-writer Kris Grimminger; also published in the US by DC Comics / Humanoids Publishing.
*"Ekos Preview"
*"Aspen" #1-3
*"Aspen The Extended Edition"

Awards and recognition

*In December 2005, "Wizard" magazine named Johns its "Man of the Year" for his creative writing and editing work on DC's "Infinite Crisis".

Notes

References

* [http://www.geoffjohns.com Geoff Johns' website]
* [http://www.comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=102 Geoff Johns] at ComicBookDB.com
* [http://www.fanboyplanet.com/interviews/johnsinterview.htm A interview done early] in his career.
* [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=898 Comic Book Resources (Feb. 2002)]
* [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=1087 Comic Book Resources (April 2002)]
* [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=1697 Comic Book Resources (Nov. 2002)]
* [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=1835 Comic Book Resources (Jan. 2003)]
* [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?s=ee7898af2343dad5b31dc525aaf5066f&threadid=34540 Newsarama (May 2005)]
* [http://www.newsarama.com/general/GeoffJohns/GeoffPartOne.htm Newsarama in-depth biographical interview Part One (Feb. 2006)]
* [http://www.newsarama.com/general/GeoffJohns/GeoffPartTwo.htm Newsarama in-depth biographical interview Part Two (Feb. 2006)]
* [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=82819 Newsarama (Sept. 2006)]

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/geoffjohns MySpace page]

Источник: Geoff Johns

James Robinson

James Robinson, Jim Robinson or Jamie Robinson is a name shared by the following individuals:

Elected officials

*James W. Robinson (Texas and California) (1791–1857), American politician; Texas provisional governor (1836); San Diego (1850s)
*James F. Robinson (1800–1882), American politician; Democrat from Kentucky; governor during part of the Civil War (1862–63)
*James Carroll Robinson (1823–1886), American politician; Democrat from Illinois; U. S. Congress (1859–65 and 1871–75)
*James Wallace Robinson (1826–1898), American politician; Republican from Ohio; state house (1860–62); U. S. Congress (1873–75)
*James S. Robinson (1827–1892), American politician; Republican from Ohio; U. S. Congress (1881–85)
*James Robinson (British Columbia), Canadian politician elected in July 1871 to the first Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
*James D. Robinson, Canadian public official; for two months in 1873, served as mayor of Victoria, British Columbia
*James L. Robinson (1838–1887), American politician; Democrat from North Carolina; Lieutenant Governor (1881–85)
*James Robinson (New Brunswick) (1852–1932), Canadian legislator; Conservative from New Brunswick; House of Commons (1896–1904)
*James M. Robinson (Indiana) (1861–1942), American politician; Democrat from Indiana; U. S. Congress (1897–1905)
*James William Robinson (1878–1964), American politician, Democrat from Utah; U. S. Congress (1933–47)
*James Kenneth Robinson (1916–1990), American politician; Republican from Virginia; state senate (1965–71); U. S. Congress (1971–85)

ports figures

*James Robinson (distance runner) (born 1954), American middle-distance runner
*James Robinson (basketball) (born 1970), American professional NBA player during 1993–2004; Portland Trail Blazers (1993–96)
*Jamie Robinson (born 1980), Welsh rugby union footballer; an outside centre whose career began in 1999; Cardiff Blues and Wales team
*James Robinson (footballer) (born 1982), English striker; Crewe Alexandria (1990–2002); playing in Australia since 2005

Military men

*James H. Robinson (died 1864), American private in the Union Army; recipient of the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Civil War
*James E. Robinson, Jr. (1918–1945), American Army first lieutenant; posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor for heroism in WWII
*James W. Robinson, Jr. (1940–1966), American Marine sergeant; posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor for heroism in Vietnam

Judges

*James E. Robinson (1868–1932), American jurist; Ohio Court of Appeals (1915–19); Supreme Court of Ohio (1919–32)
*James Robinson (North Dakota), American jurist; served on North Dakota Supreme Court

Creative artists

*James F. Robinson (filmmaker) (born 1955), American director, writer and producer; first feature film, "Still Breathing" (1998), chosen by Blockbuster Video as first "Only at Blockbuster" exclusive release
*James Robinson (opera director), American artistic director of Opera Colorado
*James Dale Robinson English writer of comic books and screenplays; best known for the graphic novel "Starman" and "The Golden Age" comic; renowned collector of memorabilia
*James Robinson (painter), New Zealand artist based in Dunedin

Musical performers

*Jim Robinson (trombonist) (1892–1976), American musician, known as "Big Jim Robinson"; played in early New Orleans jazz orchestras; first recordings in the 1920s; signature tune was "Ice Cream"
*James Robinson (filk artist), American songwriter and performer who has used the pseudonym "Dr. Jane Robinson"; holds a doctorate in paleontology; filk music albums: "Dr. Jane's Science Notes", "Wackademia" and "Fossil Fever"

Historians and scholars

*James Harvey Robinson (1863–1936), American historian; University of Pennsylvania (1891–95); Columbia University (1895–1919); one of founders and first director of New School for Social Research
*James M. Robinson, American biblical scholar; Professor of Religion at Claremont Graduate University; member of the Jesus Seminar and, starting in the mid-1950s, author/editor of numerous articles and books
*James A. Robinson, American academic; served as president of University of West Florida from 1974 to 1987

Others

*James "Jim" Robinson (1934–2007), English member of the Bridgewater Four, a quartet of men tried and found guilty of killing teenage paperboy Carl Bridgewater in 1978; the convictions were overturned 18 years later
*James D. Robinson III (born 1935), American business executive who served as CEO of American Express from 1977 to 1993; portrayed by actor/politician Fred Dalton Thompson in the 1993 film "Barbarians at the Gate"
*James C. Robinson (born 1945), American conservative internet activist, known as "Jim Robinson"; founder, in 1996, of the moderated on-line forum "Free Republic"; filed for Limited Liability Company status in 1998
*James "Rocky" Robinson, American community activist, from Brooklyn; gained recognition for having founded, in 1988, the Bedford-Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps
*James Robinson (diplomat), British ambassador awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Fictional characters

*Jim Robinson (Neighbours), character on the Australian television serial drama "Neighbours"; played by Alan Dale from 1985 to 1993

ee also

*James Robinson Graves (1820–1893), American Baptist preacher, evangelist, debater, author, editor and publisher; regarded as one of the most influential 19th century members of the Southern Baptist Convention
*Robinson (name)

Источник: James Robinson

Greg Rucka

Infobox Comics creator


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Gregory Rucka (born November 29, 1969) is an American writer of novels and comic books. He is married to fellow comic writer Jen Van Meter. Currently, he is writing the upcoming miniseries which ties into DC's major crossover event Final Crisis. He is also co-writing a Daredevil story arc with longtime collaborator Ed Brubaker for Marvel.

Biography

Rucka was born in San Francisco, California and raised on the Central Coast of California, in what is commonly referred to as "Steinbeck Country." He began his writing career in earnest at the age of 10 by winning a county-wide short-story contest, and hasn't let up since. He graduated from Vassar College with an A.B. in English, and from the University of Southern California's Master of Professional Writing Program with an M.P.W.

His writing career began with his Atticus Kodiak series. Kodiak is a bodyguard whose jobs are rarely as uncomplicated as they at first appear. The series to date consists of: "Keeper", "Finder", "Smoker", "Shooting at Midnight", "Critical Space", and "Patriot Acts". These works garnered Rucka much critical acclaim and comparisons to the elite writers of crime/suspense fiction. The "Atticus" novels are notable for their realism and attention to detail, which are partly a product of Rucka's fight training and experience as an EMT. He has also written three non-Atticus books: "Fistful of Rain," "A Gentleman's Game" and "Private Wars"; the latter two are tie-ins to his comic book series "Queen & Country".

In the 1990s, Rucka would hop onto the comic scene with his highly praised "Whiteout", published through Oni Press. "Whiteout" focuses on a murder in an Antarctic base. It was followed by a sequel, "". Rucka would begin a pattern with this book: writing strong, independent woman characters. "Queen & Country", dealing with British spies, is his longest and most personal work (also published by Oni).

The majority of Rucka's work today is for DC Comics, where he is the current writer of "Checkmate" and was an instrumental co-writer on the weekly series "52". "Gotham Central" - the series Rucka co-created with fellow scribe Ed Brubaker - was recently concluded by Rucka alone after Brubaker left DC to work exclusively with Marvel. (Both Rucka and Brubaker had previously dealt with Batman and his supporting cast in "Detective Comics", which Rucka wrote on a regular basis following the events of "No Man's Land"; he also penned the novelization of the aforementioned year-long arc.) Rucka is commonly considered to be one of the "Big Four" writers at DC Comics, along with Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison and Mark Waid. He also had long runs on the "Adventures of Superman" and "Wonder Woman". On the DC comic "52," Johns, Morrison and Waid were his co-writers. He has also done work for Marvel Comics - including runs on "Wolverine", "Elektra" and the mini-series "Ultimate Daredevil and Elektra" - and for Image Comics. The first volume of his series "Queen and Country" concluded in July of 2007 with issue #32. Greg has stated that another volume will resume sometime in 2009.

Rucka's work, particularly in comics, has attracted critical and fan acclaim, and also won several awards, including Eisner Awards for the "Half a Life" storyline in "Gotham Central" (which also won a Harvey Award), "Whiteout: Melt" and "Queen and Country". He was also featured in the "" comic book miniseries "" as the accidental killer of a comics gossip columnist while intending to kill Joe Quesada over his perceived role in the ending of "Gotham Central".

Rucka also wrote the screenplay for the "" segment in the direct-to-DVD anime in which Crispus Allen, a character he created, also appears. [ [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17118 Rucka talks Gotham Central in "Batman: Gotham Knight"] , Comic Book Resources, July 8, 2008]

Bibliography

Novels

* "Atticus Kodiak" Series
* "Queen & Country" Series: A Gentleman's Game and Private Wars
* ""
* ""
* "Fistful of Rain"
* "No Man's Land (Batman story arc)"
* ""

Comic books

Marvel

*"Wolverine" vol. 3 #1-19
*"Black Widow "Break Down" #1-3, "Pale Little Spider" #1-3
*"Elektra" vol. 2 #7-22
*"Spider-Man Quality of Life" #1-4
*"Ultimate Daredevil and Elektra" #1-4
*"", a novella with illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano #1-3
*"Daredevil vol. 2 #107-110 (with Ed Brubaker)

DC

*"Batman" #565, 568, 572-574, 587
*"" #1-6
*"" #1-9
*"Detective Comics" #732, 735, 739-753, 755-775, 783 (Batman: Death and the Maidens backup story only in 783)
*"Adventures of Superman" #626 (backup story), 627-638, 640-648
*"The OMAC Project" #1-6 and Infinite Crisis Special
*"Wonder Woman" (vol. 2) #195-226
*"" (graphic novel, 2002)
*"Gotham Central" most issues, usually with co-writer Ed Brubaker
*"Checkmate" #1-25
*"52" (Year-long weekly series starting May 2006, co-written with Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison and Mark Waid)
*" #1-5
*" #1-#5 (Ongoing, started August 2008)

Oni Press

*"Oni Press Color Special 2001" (6 page Queen and Country story)
*"Oni Press Summer Vacation Supercolor Fun Special" (pages 37-42)
*"Queen & Country" #1-32
*"Queen and Country: Declassified" vol. 1 #1-3
*"Queen and Country: Declassified" vol. 2 #1-3
*"Whiteout" #1-4
*"" #1-4

Image/Top Cow

*"Felon" #1-4

Notes

References

*gcdb|type=writer|search=Greg+Rucka|title=Greg Rucka
*comicbookdb|type=creator|id=428|title=Greg Rucka
* [http://www.comics-db.com/comics/search.cgi?query=&Writer=Greg%20Rucka&bool=or&substring=0 Greg Rucka] at the Big Comic Book DataBase

External links

*official|http://www.gregrucka.com
* [http://ruckawriter.livejournal.com/ Greg's Blog]
* [http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/oct03/art_1003_9.shtml/ Wonder Woman Panel Highlights - Dragon*Con 2003]

Interviews

* [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=132 Spies Like Us: Greg Rucka Interview] , Comic Book Resources, March 28, 2001
* [http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/may00/rucka.shtml/ Interview at Sequential Tart]
* [http://www.g-wie-gorilla.de/content/view/786/18/ Extensive Interview with Greg Rucka]

Audio Interviews

* [http://www.aroundcomics.com/?p=48 Interview with Around Comics - Oct 2006]
* [http://cache.libsyn.com/wordballoon/WBrucka07pt1.mp3 Interview on Wordballoon podcast (Part 1 0f 2) April 2007.]
* [http://media.libsyn.com/media/wordballoon/WBruckadebrief07pt2.mp3 Interview on Wordballoon podcast (Part 2 of 2) April 2007.]

succession box | title="Supergirl" writer| before=Jeph Loeb
after=Joe Kelly| years=2006succession box | title="Wolverine" writer| before=Frank Tieri
after=Mark Millar| years=2003–2004succession box | title="Wonder Woman" writer| before=Walt Simonson
after=Allan Heinberg| years=2003–2006

Источник: Greg Rucka