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
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.
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.
I just learned that the first issue of The Amazing Spider-Man: Torn debuted at #15 out of the top 200 in sales (just 6 spots behind the main ASM line) and at #14 in sales (just 3 spots behind ASM). And issue 2 is even better. Still time for new readers to jump on board.
November 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I just learned that the first issue of The Amazing Spider-Man: Torn debuted at #15 out of the top 200 in sales (just 6 spots behind the main ASM line) and at #14 in sales (just 3 spots behind ASM). And issue 2 is even better. Still time for new readers to jump on board.
And lest one forget, in all the SYNTHETICS news, that the trade paperback containing my recent mini-even of one shots, collected under the MARVEL TALES banner, hits comic shops this Wednesday.
October 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
And lest one forget, in all the SYNTHETICS news, that the trade paperback containing my recent mini-even of one shots, collected under the MARVEL TALES banner, hits comic shops this Wednesday.
Holy smokes...I just read over the final pre-print copy of THE AMAZING SPIDER MAN: TORN, issue 2 and it came out even better than issue 1. Hitting stores November 12. Buckle up....
October 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Holy smokes...I just read over the final pre-print copy of THE AMAZING SPIDER MAN: TORN, issue 2 and it came out even better than issue 1. Hitting stores November 12. Buckle up....
A reminder: as well as doing AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: TORN for Marvel I have a new creator-owned series coming from Dark Horse October 29th. SYNTHETICS is about what happens when we create synthetic humans to save a poisoned earth. Will we let them save us or revert to our worst selves?
October 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A reminder: as well as doing AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: TORN for Marvel I have a new creator-owned series coming from Dark Horse October 29th. SYNTHETICS is about what happens when we create synthetic humans to save a poisoned earth. Will we let them save us or revert to our worst selves?
For those who missed it at the various comics sites, here's a four-page preview (from about the one-third mark) of my first issue of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: TORN. Art by Pere Pérez. Hitting shelves next Wednesday.
October 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
For those who missed it at the various comics sites, here's a four-page preview (from about the one-third mark) of my first issue of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: TORN. Art by Pere Pérez. Hitting shelves next Wednesday.
Hitting comic shops one week from tomorrow! Words by me, interior art by Pere Pérez. A story about Peter, Harry, Gwen and MJ during their time at Empire State University, with a ridiculously dangerous addition to Spider-Man's Rogue's Gallery.
September 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Hitting comic shops one week from tomorrow! Words by me, interior art by Pere Pérez. A story about Peter, Harry, Gwen and MJ during their time at Empire State University, with a ridiculously dangerous addition to Spider-Man's Rogue's Gallery.
For those who missed grabbing any, all or some of the one-shots I did this year as a Marvel Mini Event, a compilation of all six issues is coming out in November under the Marvel Tales banner.
September 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
For those who missed grabbing any, all or some of the one-shots I did this year as a Marvel Mini Event, a compilation of all six issues is coming out in November under the Marvel Tales banner.
I have no words.
September 8, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I have no words.
The dawn of doomscrolling.
September 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The dawn of doomscrolling.
I have a nice little short story in the newest edition of the anthology FANTASTIC FOUR FANFARE, hitting comic stores this Wednesday.
August 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I have a nice little short story in the newest edition of the anthology FANTASTIC FOUR FANFARE, hitting comic stores this Wednesday.
For those who have been asking about a return to Spider-Man, Monday is the final order cutoff for my first issue of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: TORN with stunning art by Pere Pérez. Action, fun, romance, heart and a new power that joins the ranks of Spidey's Rogue's Gallery.
August 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
For those who have been asking about a return to Spider-Man, Monday is the final order cutoff for my first issue of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: TORN with stunning art by Pere Pérez. Action, fun, romance, heart and a new power that joins the ranks of Spidey's Rogue's Gallery.
Meanwhile, we're approaching final order cutoffs for my new run on THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: TORN, and pre-orders are now being taken for my new creator owned title from Dark Horse, SYNTHETICS.
August 20, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Meanwhile, we're approaching final order cutoffs for my new run on THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: TORN, and pre-orders are now being taken for my new creator owned title from Dark Horse, SYNTHETICS.
I've been alerted that when folks downloaded the Kindle edition of my graphic novel TEN GRAND it only had the first six issues due to an Amazon glitch; this has been fixed so if you got only the first six, you should be able to download it all now.
July 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I've been alerted that when folks downloaded the Kindle edition of my graphic novel TEN GRAND it only had the first six issues due to an Amazon glitch; this has been fixed so if you got only the first six, you should be able to download it all now.
Orders being taken now for my new creator owned title, SYNTHETICS, coming in October from Dark Horse: a near-future science fiction story about what happens when we decide to create synthetic humans to save a poisoned earth. Will we let them save us or revert to our worst selves?
July 3, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Orders being taken now for my new creator owned title, SYNTHETICS, coming in October from Dark Horse: a near-future science fiction story about what happens when we decide to create synthetic humans to save a poisoned earth. Will we let them save us or revert to our worst selves?
Also a reminder that the Kindle edition of my graphic novel DREAM POLICE is now available for the first time in complete form. The Dream Police protect those who enter the Dreamscape from all the dark and terrible things lurking at the edge of reality.
amazon.com/dp/B0FCDBSWDN
amazon.com/dp/B0FCDBSWDN
July 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Also a reminder that the Kindle edition of my graphic novel DREAM POLICE is now available for the first time in complete form. The Dream Police protect those who enter the Dreamscape from all the dark and terrible things lurking at the edge of reality.
amazon.com/dp/B0FCDBSWDN
amazon.com/dp/B0FCDBSWDN
2/ In the book we meet Johnny Secondsight who peered too deeply into the spirit world and now can only see that world; cults, demons, a dangerous, deranged angel and a kidnapping in heaven. A love story inside a horror story and one of my favorite pieces
amazon.com/dp/B0FG3FTT15
amazon.com/dp/B0FG3FTT15
July 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
2/ In the book we meet Johnny Secondsight who peered too deeply into the spirit world and now can only see that world; cults, demons, a dangerous, deranged angel and a kidnapping in heaven. A love story inside a horror story and one of my favorite pieces
amazon.com/dp/B0FG3FTT15
amazon.com/dp/B0FG3FTT15
For the first time my graphic novel TEN GRAND is available on Amazon Kindle. Joe Fitzgerald agrees to become God's hitman and in return every time he dies in a righteous cause he gets 10 minutes in heaven with his deceased wife. Enduring pain and knives and bullets for love /1
July 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
For the first time my graphic novel TEN GRAND is available on Amazon Kindle. Joe Fitzgerald agrees to become God's hitman and in return every time he dies in a righteous cause he gets 10 minutes in heaven with his deceased wife. Enduring pain and knives and bullets for love /1
A bit more of a peek at the DREAM POLICE graphic novel, one of the crown gems of the Joe's Comics titles, available on Kindle for the first time. Be sure to use this link, or search specifically for Dream Police Graphic Novel to find the right page.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCDBSWDN
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCDBSWDN
June 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
A bit more of a peek at the DREAM POLICE graphic novel, one of the crown gems of the Joe's Comics titles, available on Kindle for the first time. Be sure to use this link, or search specifically for Dream Police Graphic Novel to find the right page.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCDBSWDN
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCDBSWDN
Best of all, if you go to the Amazon page for DREAM POLICE and click the Preview bar you will be able to read the entire first issue for free. Probably one of the best things I've done in comics, finally escaping into the world.
Some cover images to whet the appetite....
Some cover images to whet the appetite....
June 9, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Best of all, if you go to the Amazon page for DREAM POLICE and click the Preview bar you will be able to read the entire first issue for free. Probably one of the best things I've done in comics, finally escaping into the world.
Some cover images to whet the appetite....
Some cover images to whet the appetite....
At last we have a winner in the World's Most Pointless Gate competition.
May 10, 2025 at 3:55 AM
At last we have a winner in the World's Most Pointless Gate competition.
For followers of my work, I have some very exciting news, both personally and professionally. A new challenge. A new beginning.
I'm going back up on the high wire, to see what happens next.
Details below.
I'm going back up on the high wire, to see what happens next.
Details below.
May 5, 2025 at 8:54 AM
For followers of my work, I have some very exciting news, both personally and professionally. A new challenge. A new beginning.
I'm going back up on the high wire, to see what happens next.
Details below.
I'm going back up on the high wire, to see what happens next.
Details below.
After the Hulk/Dr. Strange pairup coming out May 20th in my 6 issue Marvel Mini-Event, the next one up will feature an epic throwdown between Ghost Rider and Galactus. Herewith, then, four unlettered preview pages from that issue....
May 3, 2025 at 7:34 AM
After the Hulk/Dr. Strange pairup coming out May 20th in my 6 issue Marvel Mini-Event, the next one up will feature an epic throwdown between Ghost Rider and Galactus. Herewith, then, four unlettered preview pages from that issue....
But wait, there's more! My Hulk/Strange team up issue (being published in trade in October as MARVEL TALES) also has a backup feature pairing up Agatha Harkness and Aunt May entitled "What Happens In The Book Club, Stays In The Book Club."
April 28, 2025 at 6:19 AM
But wait, there's more! My Hulk/Strange team up issue (being published in trade in October as MARVEL TALES) also has a backup feature pairing up Agatha Harkness and Aunt May entitled "What Happens In The Book Club, Stays In The Book Club."