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  • Bibliography:
    82 Books
  • First Book:
    July 1988
  • Latest Book:
    November 2024
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Multi-Author Series List

Babylon 5

The Price of Peace (Nov-1998)

DC Comics: Batman

Team-ups of the Brave and the Bold (Sep-2011)

DC Comics: Superman

Superman Earth One (Nov-2010)
Superman: Grounded Vol. 1 (Aug-2011)
Grounded (Oct-2011)
Superman Grounded Vol. 2 (Dec-2011)
Superman: Grounded Vol. 2 (Dec-2012)
Superman: Earth One (May-2013)
Superman: Earth One, Volume 2 (Apr-2014)
Superman: Earth One, Volume 3 (Feb-2015)

DC Comics: Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman: Odyssey, Volume 1 (Aug-2012)
Wonder Woman: Odyssey, Volume 2 (Feb-2013)

Famous Characters: Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman: Odyssey, Volume 1 (Aug-2012)
Wonder Woman: Odyssey, Volume 2 (Feb-2013)

Famous Characters: Batman

Team-ups of the Brave and the Bold (Sep-2011)

Famous Characters: Superman

Superman Earth One (Nov-2010)
Superman: Grounded Vol. 1 (Aug-2011)
Grounded (Oct-2011)
Superman Grounded Vol. 2 (Dec-2011)
Superman: Grounded Vol. 2 (Dec-2012)
Superman: Earth One (May-2013)
Superman: Earth One, Volume 2 (Apr-2014)
Superman: Earth One, Volume 3 (Feb-2015)

Marvel's Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four by J. Michael Straczynski, Volume 1 ()
Civil War: Fantastic Four (Apr-2007)

Marvel's Hulk

Hulk: Planet Hulk Prelude (Jul-2010)

Marvel's Spider-Man

Amazing Spider-Man by JMS - Ultimate Collection Book 1 ()
Amazing Spider-Man by JMS - Ultimate Collection Book 2 ()
Amazing Spider-Man by JMS - Ultimate Collection Book 5 ()
Amazing Spider-Man, Volume 1: Coming Home (Dec-2001)
Coming Home (Dec-2001)
Platinum Amazing Spider-Man (Jul-2002)
Amazing Spider-Man, Volume 2: Revelations (Sep-2002)
The Best of Spider-Man, Volume 2 (Jun-2003)
Amazing Spider-Man, Volume 6: Happy Birthday (May-2004)
Best of Spider-Man, Volume 3 (Jun-2004)
Amazing Spider-Man, Volume 10: New Avengers (Feb-2006)
Amazing Spider-Man, Volume 3: Until the Stars Turn Cold (Oct-2006)
Amazing Spider-Man, Volume 4: The Life & Death of Spiders (Oct-2006)
Amazing Spider-Man, Volume 5: Unintended Consequences (Oct-2006)
Spider-Man (Oct-2006)
Spider-Man: The Other (Oct-2006)
Civil War: Amazing Spider-Man (Apr-2007)
Spider-Man: Back in Black (Feb-2008)
Spider-Man: One More Day (Aug-2008)
Amazing Spider-Man by JMS - Ultimate Collection Book 3 (Apr-2010)
Amazing Spider-Man by JMS - Ultimate Collection Book 4 (Aug-2010)
Civil War: Spider-Man (Jan-2011)

Marvel's The Avengers

Amazing Spider-Man, Volume 10: New Avengers (Feb-2006)

Marvel's Thor

Thor by J. Michael Straczynski - Volume 1 ()
Thor by J. Michael Straczynski - Volume 2 ()
Thor by J. Michael Straczynski Omnibus ()
Thor by J. Michael Straczynski - Volume 3 (Jul-2010)
Thor by J. Michael Straczynski (Dec-2010)

Book List in Order: 82 titles





  • Driven by his desire for revenge and empowered by the supernatural entity that calls itself the OtherSyde, Robert Obst, a dreamy reader of science fiction harrassed and tormented in school, sets out to hurt his enemies. Reprint....




  • ibooks is proud to present a little-seen thriller that shows once again why master storyteller J. Michael Straczynski is so revered...

    A vicious killer stalks the streets of Los Angeles, and crime reporter Susan Randall is hot on his trail. When ...



  • TOP COW is proud to bring you issues 1-8 of the critically acclaimed series RISING STARS. This is the first story arc written by J. Michael Straczynski and tells the tale of the beginnings of the Specials. With ...



  • Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #30-35. Spider-Man meets Ezekiel, a man with powers very similar to his own who knows more about them than even Spidey himself does! What hidden secrets about Spider-Man's powers will be unearthed?....








  • TOP COW is proud to bring you issues 9-15 of the critically acclaimed series RISING STARS. This second story arc written by J.MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI (BABYLON 5, CRUSADE) continues the tale of the Specials as they wage war be...




  • Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #36-39. Spider-Man comes to understand that not all heroes possess great powers. Meanwhile, Aunt May struggles with her discovery of Peter's greatest secret....



  • Rising Stars is the story of the Pederson Specials, a group of 113 people empowered by a single event.
    In the late Sixties a fireball struck the town of Pederson, Illnois granting fantastic powers to the 113 children who were in utero at the time...



  • While Aunt May comes to terms with her nephew's secret identity as Spider-Man, high school teacher Peter tries to keep his marriage to MJ intact as he continues to battle villains such as the Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus....





  • He raised the bar for epic science-fiction storytelling on television with his television series Babylon 5, then followed it by elevating the way in which superhero tales are told with his critically acclaimed scripts for Marvel's The Amazing Spider-...




  • From the creator of Babylon 5 and Jeremiah comes the greatest superhero epic in recent years! J. Michael Straczynski and a team of the best and brightest artistic talents in the industry unite to tell the saga of 113 strangers united by one event the...







  • Trump Tower has nothing on Spider-Man! Spinning out of the pages of New Avengers, you won't believe what the fickle hand of fate has in store for Peter Parker, Mary Jane, and Aunt May! Collects Amazing Spider-Man #519-524....



  • The destinies of most people are defined early on. Then there are the others - the lost. Those whose numbers aren't in yet, who could go toward the light or toward the darkness - indeed, who could be tipped one direction or another. And everything st...



  • Writer J. Michael Straczynski's superhero tour-de-force reaches its stunning conclusion as the final fate of the 113 "Pederson Specials" is revealed. The final chapter of one of the greatest comic series EVER is now available in trade paperback for y...



  • The lives of Peter Parker and everyone close to him change forever! Haunted by unsettling dreams. Disturbed by a growing sense of dread. Convinced that people are out to get him. A portrait of someone on the edge of a nervous breakdown? Nah. Simply a...



  • Life couldn't be more complicated - or more dangerous - for Peter Parker. After rushing to the aftermath of the Stamford Massacre, he travels with Tony Stark to Washington, D.C., where the enactment of the Superhuman Registration Act appears imminent...




  • Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #40-45. Just one chance. . . That's all Peter Parker has to win back Mary Jane Watson, the love of his life. Tired of playing second fiddle, to Peter's heroic responsibilities as Spider-Man, Mary Jane left him for a...



  • After receiving information from Ezeckiel that calls the origin of his spider-powers into question, Peter must face off against the otherworldy hunter Shathra, who has targeted Spider-Man as her prey....







  • Collects Amazing Spider-Man #532-536. Peter travels with Tony Stark to Washington, D.C., and the White House - where the enactment of the Super Hero Registration Act appears imminent. As the Marvel Universe braces for the implications of legislation...



  • Collects Fantastic Four #538-543. One member of the Fantastic Four lies hospitalized, a casualty of the Civil War that has fragmented the superhuman community! Another member of the team is secretly helping the opposition. It had to happen: Amid the ...



  • World War II. America needs a super soldier. Only one man possesses the formula to create the perfect fighting machine from volunteer Steve Rogers. But when a deadly bullet kills Dr. Erskine along with his bodyguard, M.P. Ben Parker, Steve's destiny ...



  • For untold years Norrin Radd has surfed the galaxy, exploring the darkness between stars, witnessing the rise and fall of vast civilizations. Now his ride is about to come to an end. It starts with a small spot - a blemish that will spread until he i...



  • After an assassin's bullet intended for him kills his beloved Aunt May, Spider-Man will not rest until he finds the killer, while Sandman asks for Spider-Man's help when Sandman's father is falsely accused of murder, which brings back memories of the...



  • Collects Amazing Spider-Man #544-545, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #24, Sensational Spider-Man #41. At his darkest hours, Peter has always had one person who'd remind him who he is…now, he's about to lose that person. What would he do...what w...



    • When Rising Stars first debuted in 1999, people hailed its fresh take on the superhero mythos, grounding the fantastic in reality. The revolutionary series by acclaimed writer J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5, Thor) spawned three spin-off m...



  • Launched in 1999, Rising Stars is about a group of people who areborn with special abilities after a mysterious light appears in the sky.Parallels have been drawn between this series and The 4400 TV series onUSA Network and Heroes on NBC.
    This ne...



  • When a gamma bomb he is trying to defuse blows up in Bruce Banner's face, the Thing and the Human Torch try to calm and control the enraged, confused Hulk that walks away. Then, Bruce seeks peace in the Alaskan wilderness, but Nick Fury finds him for...



  • Lieutenant Joe Higgins was dying in the dirt of a battlefield in Afghanistan when they whisked him away to a top-secret facility and saved his life with nanotechnology so experimental they couldn't dare to use it on a living man. Now Higgins has been...






  • Collects Thor (2007) #600-603 [~amp] Thor: Giant-Size Finale. Mjolnir lies shattered, the blood of a god splattered upon the many shards strewn around Thor's feet. With his half-brother in exile and without the power of his greatest weapon, Loki's ga...




  • Is it the end of the world as we know it? The heroes have arrived. You've watched them grow. You've learned their secrets. And now,you're about to see them change the world...for better or for worse! When a godlike Hyperion discovers his whole life h...



  • J. Michael Straczynski, the creator of Babylon 5, joins forces with rising star artist Shane Davis (SUPERMAN/BATMAN: THE SEARCH FOR KRYPTONITE) to create this original graphic novel that gives new insight into Clark Kent’s transformation into Super...



  • In their first adventure as a team, Hyperion, Blur and Nighthawk--the newly formed Squadron--have a long-overdue showdown with the superpowered serial killer who's been terrorizing the nation! But will they live long enough to stop him? Plus: What do...



  • The saga of Surpeme Power continues! now that the world knows his dark secret, Hyperion suddenly finds himself both alone and hunted. Four new super-powered individuals--each based on a character from the original Squadron Supreme--are after his hide...



  • Witness the return of Thor in a story only J. Michael Straczynski could tell! Returned to the pantheon of great Marvel heroes, the Asgardian God of Thunder is reunited with the mortal form of Dr. Don Blake. Together, they must recon with the legacy o...



  • Life couldn't be more complicated - or more dangerous - for Peter Parker. After rushing to the aftermath of the Stamford Massacre, he travels with Tony Stark to Washington, D.C., where the enactment of the Superhuman Registration Act appears imminent...



  • A wide range of characters takes part in this cosmic tale, including Thor’s steadfast allies the Warriors Three: Volstagg, Hogun, and Fandral; as well as Thor’s treacherous brother, Loki, their noble father, Odin, and the warrior maiden Sif....



  • A wide range of characters takes part in this cosmic tale, including Thor's steadfast allies the Warriors Three: Volstagg, Hogun, and Fandral; as well as Thor's treacherous brother, Loki, their noble father, Odin, and the warrior maiden Sif....






  • In 1957, following the dissolution of his partnership with Joe Simon, Jack Kirby returned to DC Comics. Among his new assignments was the Green Arrow feature that ran simultaneously in ADVENTURE COMICS and WORLD’S FINEST COMICS, pitting the Emerald...



  • Author J. Michael Straczynski picks up the saga after the devastating events of WAR OF THE SUPERMEN. Superman looks to reconnect with the roots of his battle for Truth, Justice and the American Way. �Grounded� begins as Superman visits Philadelph...



  • Some of DC's biggest heroes team up in this revamp of the BRAVE AND THE BOLD series from Hugo Award-winning author J. Michael Straczynski! First up, the best-selling scribe pairs Batman and the fan-favorite Dial H For Hero concept. And when an expe...




  • After the devastating events of WAR OF THE SUPERMEN, Superman looks to reconnect with the roots of his battle for Truth, Justice and the American Way. "Grounded" begins as Superman visits Philadelphia - on foot - then continues in a small town in Ohi...



  • Collects The Twelve #1-6. Yesterday's Men of Tomorrow - today! Laying dormant for sixty years, they awaken in a tormented world that needs them more than ever. But has the world grown beyond their brand of old-fashioned heroism?...



  • Due to mysterious circumstances, Diana must track down the truth behind what’s happened to her timeline and face the biggest stunner of all: Who destroyed Paradise Island? If you think you knew who Wonder Woman was â€" think again! All bets are ...



  • Collects The Twelve #7-12 & The Twelve: Spearhead. At last! The time-stranded heroes of WWII are back! Who's behind the mysterious killings? The answer is electrifying - and one member of the Twelve will fall! It's madness, mayhem and more madnes...



  • After the devastating events of WAR OF THE SUPERMEN, Superman looks to reconnect with the roots of his battle for Truth, Justice and the American Way. "Grounded" begins as Superman visits Philadelphia - on foot - then continues in a small town in Ohi...



  • Due to mysterious circumstances, Diana must track down the truth behind what's happened to her timeline and face the biggest stunner of all--Who or what destroyed Paradise Island? To add to her troubles, new versions of familiar foes are introduced a...



  • Forget everything you know about The Man of Steel and brace yourself for a staggering new take on the world's most popular Super Hero. Best-selling, Hugo Award-winning writer J. Michael Straczynski (BRAVE AND THE BOLD, THOR, BABYLON 5) and red-hot ri...



  • Yesterday's men of tomorrow - today! The Phantom Reporter. Electro. The Black Widow. The Laughing Mask. The Blue Blade. Dynamic Man. Master Mind Excello. Mister E. The Fiery Mask. The Witness. Rockman. Captain Wonder. Laying dormant for sixty years, ...



  • Following the events of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel by acclaimed writer Michael J. Straczynski and superstar artist Shane Davis, comes the long awaited sequel SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE VOL. 2! Young Clark Kent continues his journey towar...



  • From the mind of J. Michael Straczynski, Hugo Award-winning creator of Babylon 5 and writer for the blockbuster films Thor, Changeling, and World War Z! Trevor Richmond is a Wall Street investor who embezzled millions and is about to tank the econo...



  • Discover what happened before WATCHMEN as writer J. Michael Straczynski is joined by Andy Kubert and the legendary Joe Kubert to take flight with the gadget-savvy vigilante known as Nite Owl! And then in BEFORE WATCHMEN: DR. MANHATTAN, JMS teams with...



  • Collects Strange (2004) #1-6. Brash young surgeon Dr. Stephen Strange is on a collision course with destiny - a journey that will force him to search the deepest corners of his own heart… and the outer reaches of the cosmos! It's the master of the ...



  • A-listers J. Michael Straczynski and Pete Woods unite for the Terminator event thirty year in the making! In 2029, John Connor and the resistance prepare for the final assault on Skynet, but the malicious computer intelligence has laid the seeds in 2...



  • The follow-up to the NEW YORK TIMES #1 bestselling graphic novels SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE VOL. 1 and 2 is here! Written by J. Michael Straczynski with art by Ardian Syaf (BATGIRL), SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE VOL. 3 follows a young Clark Kent as he continues his...



  • All stars J. Michael Straczynski and Pete Woods send readers into the last day of the Machine War! John Connor's once-certain victory is in jeopardy, as the psychopathic Thomas Parnell has taken control of the Terminator army and threatens to crush b...



  • J. Michael Straczynski - creator of Babylon 5, co-creator of Sense8, and writer of beloved runs on The Amazing Spiderman,Thor, and Superman: Earth One - returns to comics teaming with Mike Deodato Jr. - the blockbuster artist of The Amazing Spider-Ma...



  • Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #503-504, Journey Into Mystery (2011) #626.1; material from Avengers (1963) #300, Silver Surfer (1968) #4. He’s the most deceptive deity in the Marvel-Verse -- whether he’s playing the villain, the hero or jus...



  • The Breakfast Club meets The Silver Linings Playbook in this powerful, provocative, and heartfelt novel about twelve endearing strangers who come together to make the most of their final days, from New York Times bestselling and award-winning author ...



  • The brand new epic from comic book legends J. Michael Straczynksi (The Amazing Spider-Man, Thor) and Steve Epting (Captain America: The Winter Soldier). An electromagnetic disturbance results in the sudden awakening of telepathic powers in a tent...



  • In March 2020, amid Covid-19 lockdowns, AWA launched a bold new universe for the 21st Century with J. Michael Straczynski & Mike Deodato Jr.’s The Resistance, in which “Reborns” gain incredible powers in the wake of a global pandemi...



  • “Echoes of One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest reverberate through this cinematic tale…readers looking for an adrenaline-inducing resistance plot will find this worth their time.” —Publishers WeeklyFrom award-winning author ...



  • Legendary writer J. Michael Straczynski teams with superstar artist ACO for a tale of bloody vengeance.In THE MADNESS, Sarah Ross has been using her power as a thief, stealing from the rich and...well, keeping it. Until the day she stole from the wro...



  • J. Michael Straczynski returns to Marvel to tackle an American icon! Decades ago, Steve Rogers changed the world forever. Now, powerful and insidious forces are assembling to ensure he never does it again. Past, present and future collide as the Sent...



  • In the gripping continuation of the Resistance Universe, U & I unfolds an extraordinary tale of love and heroism. This narrative follows the enigmatic 'U', a powerful Reborn who emerged from the Great Death with no memory of his past but a vision of ...



  • Visionary writer J. Michael Straczynski continues his blockbuster era of CAPTAIN AMERICA!New information about Captain America’s recent attacker — a mysterious figure known only as the Emissary — has Steve Rogers, Misty Knight and S...



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    Yesterday''s men of tomorrow - today! The Phantom Reporter. Electro. The Black Widow. The Laughing Mask. The Blue Blade. Dynamic Man. Mastermind Excello. Mister E. The Fiery Mask. The Witness. Rockman. Captain Wonder. Lying dormant for sixty years, t...



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    The new ongoing creative team of writer J. Michael Straczynski (Amazing Spider-Man, Supreme Power) and artist Mike McKone (Teen Titans, Exiles) unite their talents to chart a new course for the world's greatest comic magazine! First up: an intrig...



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    Thor is back! And in a story only J. Michael Straczynski could tell! Returned to the pantheon of great Marvel heroes, the Asgardian God of Thunder is reunited with the mortal form of Dr. Don Blake. Together, they must reckon with the legacy of the my...



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    Collects Thor (2007) #7-12.We say thee HELL YEAH! With the mighty God of Thunder and Asgard to full glory, Thor is back in action with a vengeance! But as the Asgardians returned to this life and Thor returned to Midgard, so came the ills that have p...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

J. Michael Straczynski has published 82 books.

The next book by J. Michael Straczynski, CAPTAIN AMERICA BY J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI VOL. 2: TRYING TO COME HOME, will be published in November 2024.

The first book by J. Michael Straczynski, Demon Night, was published in July 1988.

No. J. Michael Straczynski does not write books in series.