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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

And by way of synchronicity, this just hit my email: a fun little review in Booklist....

J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

And while I'm here...the cover and first two pages of my short piece for Marvel's MARY JANE WATSON AT 60 issue coming out this Wednesday. I decided if that's the title, then by golly the story should be about Mary Jane at 60. Here's how it starts....

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Just received hot-off-the-press copies of the special illustrated edition of HARLAN ELLISON'S GREATEST HITS, with art by Chris Weston, Jesus Saiz, Joe Quesada and Colleen Doran, with a hardcover like textured wood, AND the standalone book for I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST SCREAM.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

For all the followers of #therealghostbusters The Real Ghostbusters, my very first script for the series, apparently a fan favorite, "Knock, Knock," has just been uploaded to the ongoing digital archive of my scripts. jmichaelstraczynski.substack.com/p/jms-script...

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Deutsche Fans von Harlan Ellison haben Grund zur Freude! Der Carcosa Verlag hat die erste deutschsprachige Ausgabe von *Dangerous Visions* als hochwertigen Hardcover-Band veröffentlicht.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Today, Harlan Ellison would have been 92. Eight years on, scores of new readers are discovering your words every day. Eight years on, the journey continues, and the work still matters. Rest easy.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Remember when everyone was saying AI would replace/displace script writers and prose authors, and it was all over the news...then suddenly nobody was talking about it and it never happened? Here's part one of why...and why that was deliberate. jmichaelstraczynski.substack.com/p/silence-wh...

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

News! Christopher Franke has just released a ton of Babylon 5 soundtracks on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Pandora and others: six large volumes and smaller, six episodic soundtracks. Available yea unto this very moment.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Just sharing a few random thoughts in the middle of the night.... jmichaelstraczynski.substack.com/p/everyone-y...

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Captain Jaclyn emailed to say the fulfillment site for babylon5books (now closed) was down for 54 days, no email, no nuthin', precluding last minute purchases, but is up now and offering free B5 quote images like this and a chance for those inadvertently shut out. view.flodesk.com/emails/69a65...

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

A whole lot of these. No one knows why. No one is meant to.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

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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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

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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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

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.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

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.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

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....

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

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?

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

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.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

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.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

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.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

I have a nice little short story in the newest edition of the anthology FANTASTIC FOUR FANFARE, hitting comic stores this Wednesday.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

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.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

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.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

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.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

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?

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

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

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

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

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

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

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

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

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

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....

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

At last we have a winner in the World's Most Pointless Gate competition.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

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.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

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....

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

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."

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Two interior pages and two covers for "Grey Dawn on Bleeker Street," the next issue of my Marvel Mini-Event, featuring the Hulk and Doctor Strange, hitting comic shops May 21st.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

For those who missed some of the first installments of my Marvel mini-event (three down, three to go), or want to have them all in one place, all six issues will be published in trade on October 28th under the banner of MARVEL TALES. Available for pre-order now.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Well, here they are, all the covers for my six-issue Marvel mini-event. The top three are now out, the others are shown next in rotation. (The Hulk/Strange issue has a great bonus story with Aunt May and Agatha Harkness.)

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Attention UK Folks...there's a Kindle Monthly Deal for Harlan Ellison's THE LAST DANGEROUS VISIONS featuring many very cool stories and a long intro from yr obdnt srvnt that has the book available for just GDP 0.99 now through April 30th. Grab it while you can.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Two more days before this hits stores! Then it's showtime!

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

A lettered preview of my next pair-up issue for Marvel, NICK FURY VS. FIN FANG FOOM, which arrives in comic stores this coming Wednesday! The first three issues are terrific but this is my favorite because it's like reading a 30 page big budget action movie.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

And here's a sneak peek inside at the sequence featured on the cover.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Wowsers! In addition to the terrific Gary Frank cover for my next standalone special, NICK FURY VS. FIN FANG FOOM (far left), I just saw the alternate covers by Elena Casagrande (center) and Phil Noto. Just terrific. A more serious story than the other two issues, a big action movie in 30 pages.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Hitting comic stores today! (And I wouldn't be a bit surprised if they hit back.) CAPTAIN AMERICA AND VOLSTAGG. If you'd like to read something fun, and funny, with heart and action and big character moments, this is it. Amazing art by Bernard Chang.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

The first four of my curious combinations from Marvel. Doctor Doom/Rocket Raccoon came out last month, on Wednesday Captain America/Volstagg appears, then in April comes Nick Fury vs. Fin Fang Foom, and in May, Hulk/Doctor Strange, with a backup story, Aunt May and Agatha Harkness. Buckle up....

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Preview pages from CAPTAIN AMERICA AND VOLSTAGG, second installment in a six issue mini-event, written by me, art by Bernard Chang, hitting comic stores February 26th. Action-filled, funny and touching, you'll understand Volstagg in ways you never have before.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I just finished adjusting the lettered pages of CAPTAIN AMERICA AND VOLSTAGG, art by Bernard Chang, which is amazing enough, then I got Elena Casagrande's unlettered art pages for NICK FURY VS. FIN FANG FOOM (guest starring the Flying Tigers) and holy crap, it's like the best WW2/monster movie ever.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Since a lot of folks aren't going to Facebook, a little something I wrote in 2014 that seems especially apropos at this moment. The Rules of the New Aristocracy.

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