J. Michael Straczynski
@straczynski.bsky.social
Writer/producer. Babylon 5, Sense8, Changeling, Thor. Amazing Spider-Man, Captain America. Together We Will Go, The Glass Box. DO NOT POST STORY IDEAS.
Scripts, behind the scenes posts and a lot of conversation at https://www.patreon.com/thejoepage
Scripts, behind the scenes posts and a lot of conversation at https://www.patreon.com/thejoepage
When I came onto the book, Peter was no longer working for the Bugle.
I find it interesting that despite your long tenure on the book, you didn't write Jonah a whole lot.
Which I get, it'd be hard to fit him in with the story you were telling at the time. Just something I notice when he gets the spotlight like this.
Which I get, it'd be hard to fit him in with the story you were telling at the time. Just something I notice when he gets the spotlight like this.
January 10, 2026 at 2:39 PM
When I came onto the book, Peter was no longer working for the Bugle.
Four page preview of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: TORN, issue 4, from me and Pere Pérez, in which things get complicated for Peter, and dangerous for Evangeline, as her arc takes a sudden turn. Hitting stores this coming Wednesday.
January 9, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Four page preview of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: TORN, issue 4, from me and Pere Pérez, in which things get complicated for Peter, and dangerous for Evangeline, as her arc takes a sudden turn. Hitting stores this coming Wednesday.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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The problem here is not dissembling, it's inaccuracy on your part. Sinclair fishing was the projected end for a potential SEQUEL SERIES, Babylon Prime. The "reveal" you cite is my published original breakdown for the TWO series; in that outline B5 the series ends just as I said: with the explosion.
J. Michael Straczynski famously said he knew before filming began exactly how Babylon 5 would end, and what the final shot would be. He later revealed the shot would be of an unrevealed character sitting by a lake, fishing.
That was not how the show ended. Creators dissemble, and plans change.
That was not how the show ended. Creators dissemble, and plans change.
December 31, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The problem here is not dissembling, it's inaccuracy on your part. Sinclair fishing was the projected end for a potential SEQUEL SERIES, Babylon Prime. The "reveal" you cite is my published original breakdown for the TWO series; in that outline B5 the series ends just as I said: with the explosion.
I really don't ever go down those sorts of paths, the show has to stand on its own.
How different would Talia's arc have been from Lyta's if Andrea hadn't left?
December 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I really don't ever go down those sorts of paths, the show has to stand on its own.
You just have to feel how it will change, there's not one way to do it. It's a kind of dance...you change a step, or do a misstep, and you just sort of intuit the next step and fold it in so it doesn't look like you changed anything. At least that's how I handled it.
@straczynski.bsky.social you've mentioned in many places that for Babylon 5, you always had a way for a main character to depart the show in case the actor needed to leave. how did you manage the impact this would have on the plot and ensure the story could still be told?
December 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
You just have to feel how it will change, there's not one way to do it. It's a kind of dance...you change a step, or do a misstep, and you just sort of intuit the next step and fold it in so it doesn't look like you changed anything. At least that's how I handled it.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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TORN…BETWEEN TWO LOVES!
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December 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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December 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Synthetics Volume One issue #3 by J. Michael @straczynski.bsky.social, @tonyparkerart.bsky.social, Carrie Strachan, and Steve Dutro: bit.ly/48MDsuS
December 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Synthetics Volume One issue #3 by J. Michael @straczynski.bsky.social, @tonyparkerart.bsky.social, Carrie Strachan, and Steve Dutro: bit.ly/48MDsuS
Lettered preview of issue three of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: TORN, from me and Pere Pérez, hitting stores this Wednesday. The MJ/Gwen/Peter dynamic becomes even more complicated, and we discover things about Evangeline that will develop her far beyond who and what we think she is.
December 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Lettered preview of issue three of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: TORN, from me and Pere Pérez, hitting stores this Wednesday. The MJ/Gwen/Peter dynamic becomes even more complicated, and we discover things about Evangeline that will develop her far beyond who and what we think she is.
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Synthetics Volume One continues this week with issue #2, available now! Details: https://bit.ly/4rBJvv4
Nick and Denny finally have a thin lead in their case...
By J. Michael @straczynski.bsky.social, @tonyparkerart.bsky.social, Carrie Strachan, and Steve Dutro
Nick and Denny finally have a thin lead in their case...
By J. Michael @straczynski.bsky.social, @tonyparkerart.bsky.social, Carrie Strachan, and Steve Dutro
December 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Synthetics Volume One continues this week with issue #2, available now! Details: https://bit.ly/4rBJvv4
Nick and Denny finally have a thin lead in their case...
By J. Michael @straczynski.bsky.social, @tonyparkerart.bsky.social, Carrie Strachan, and Steve Dutro
Nick and Denny finally have a thin lead in their case...
By J. Michael @straczynski.bsky.social, @tonyparkerart.bsky.social, Carrie Strachan, and Steve Dutro
Preview of issue two of my creator-owned comic for Dark Horse, SYNTHETICS, hitting comic shops this week.
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Read a preview of Synthetics Volume One #2 from Dark Horse Comics, written by J. Michael Straczynski with art by Tony Parker.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Preview of issue two of my creator-owned comic for Dark Horse, SYNTHETICS, hitting comic shops this week.
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Advance review (5/5 ⭐) in spanish/english of #SYNTHETICS #2 of 4
A powerful narrative blend of dystopian science fiction and social psychology!
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Art #TonyParker
Available on December 10th from @darkhorse.com
A powerful narrative blend of dystopian science fiction and social psychology!
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Writer @straczynski.bsky.social
Art #TonyParker
Available on December 10th from @darkhorse.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Advance review (5/5 ⭐) in spanish/english of #SYNTHETICS #2 of 4
A powerful narrative blend of dystopian science fiction and social psychology!
uncomicmas.blogspot.com/2025/12/rese...
Writer @straczynski.bsky.social
Art #TonyParker
Available on December 10th from @darkhorse.com
A powerful narrative blend of dystopian science fiction and social psychology!
uncomicmas.blogspot.com/2025/12/rese...
Writer @straczynski.bsky.social
Art #TonyParker
Available on December 10th from @darkhorse.com
I have a policy of not promising anyone anything unless I'm 100% sure it's going to happen, and that's not the current situation. I have no idea what their programming needs are going to be, the internal politics going on, and the deal still has a ways to go before being formally approved.
December 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I have a policy of not promising anyone anything unless I'm 100% sure it's going to happen, and that's not the current situation. I have no idea what their programming needs are going to be, the internal politics going on, and the deal still has a ways to go before being formally approved.
Thanks...it's an okay episode aside from the point of the story being lobotomized out by committee.
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I've been slowly working my way through the series, waiting for your first appearance. Finally, it is here.
I've been slowly working my way through the series, waiting for your first appearance. Finally, it is here.
November 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Thanks...it's an okay episode aside from the point of the story being lobotomized out by committee.
Busted and in the back yard, or I'd fix this shit.
@straczynski.bsky.social Hi Mr Stracynski.
I said this to you a while ago but with recent events I feel it's once again important to state that I really loved Bablyon 5. But I much preferred it when it was conspiratorial and paranoid not prescient to the point of wondering if you had a time machine
I said this to you a while ago but with recent events I feel it's once again important to state that I really loved Bablyon 5. But I much preferred it when it was conspiratorial and paranoid not prescient to the point of wondering if you had a time machine
November 23, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Busted and in the back yard, or I'd fix this shit.
No.
@straczynski.bsky.social I apologize for bothering you on bsky, but a random redditor asked that I confirm a supposition I made about Captain Lochley.
When crafting the character and her backstory (The Clark coup) did you draw from historical precedent to inform what side she was on then?
When crafting the character and her backstory (The Clark coup) did you draw from historical precedent to inform what side she was on then?
November 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
No.
Not that I hold a grudge or anything....
I love that they convinced Straczynski to return, and the first thing he did was write about how much they'd ruined Janine, and made it canon to the show 😆
Those changes that the network mandated for the show was ridiculous. IIRC they wanted to relegate Winston to 'the driver' and remove Ray.
Those changes that the network mandated for the show was ridiculous. IIRC they wanted to relegate Winston to 'the driver' and remove Ray.
November 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Not that I hold a grudge or anything....
Sometimes when I write down what the characters say, they get a laugh out of me. This was one of them.
Captain America #15 (Nov 2024). Story: J. Michael Straczynski (@straczynski.bsky.social), pencils and inks: Jesus Saiz, colors: Matt Hollingsworth (@matthollingsworth.com) #Spider-Man #CaptainAmerica #VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Sometimes when I write down what the characters say, they get a laugh out of me. This was one of them.
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Synthetics issue 3 cover! Such an amazing series to play in. J Michael Straczynski, Carrie Strachan, and Steve Dutro are all wonderful to work with, and Dark Horse is amazing.
Issue 3 is available for preorder now, so talk to your friendly local comic shop!
Issue 3 is available for preorder now, so talk to your friendly local comic shop!
November 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Synthetics issue 3 cover! Such an amazing series to play in. J Michael Straczynski, Carrie Strachan, and Steve Dutro are all wonderful to work with, and Dark Horse is amazing.
Issue 3 is available for preorder now, so talk to your friendly local comic shop!
Issue 3 is available for preorder now, so talk to your friendly local comic shop!
I wondered the same thing when I saw the finished issue. Didn't even occur to me until then. But I haven't asked. There are some things Joe was not meant to know.
Is that you in the penthouse suite with the orange cat?
November 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I wondered the same thing when I saw the finished issue. Didn't even occur to me until then. But I haven't asked. There are some things Joe was not meant to know.
Four page preview of issue two of The Amazing Spider-Man: Torn, hitting stores this coming Wednesday.
I just put up a preview of next week's #2, and the breakfast scene at the start really ties in beautifully with those elements.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Four page preview of issue two of The Amazing Spider-Man: Torn, hitting stores this coming Wednesday.
Great to see, thank you. Given those elements, I think issue 2 will come across even stronger.
At @cbr.bsky.social, I reviewed the first issue of @straczynski.bsky.social's compelling spotlight on Spider-Man's college years.
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Amazing Spider-Man: Torn Plays Off the Promise of 1960s Spider-Man Comics
In a CBR review of Amazing Spider-Man: Torn #1, see how J. Michael Straczynski pays off the promise of the 1960s Spider-Man stories
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November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Great to see, thank you. Given those elements, I think issue 2 will come across even stronger.
That sounds about right. I ran into the earliest BBS systems probably around the same time as Captain Power was in production, so our long national nightmare began somewhere around 1987.
Wikipedia notes your B5-related online presence since "around 1991"; a footnote adds that your earliest fan-archived GEnie post "clearly references earlier discussions now lost to time"; also noted is that you "participated in many online forums since the 1980s."
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November 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
That sounds about right. I ran into the earliest BBS systems probably around the same time as Captain Power was in production, so our long national nightmare began somewhere around 1987.