Geoff Johns

Geoff Johns (born January 25, 1973 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American writer of comic books. Johns has written issues of The Avengers, JSA, The Flash, Teen Titans, Hawkman, Wonder Woman, and '.

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January 25 - 1973 - Detroit, Michigan - Comic books - The Avengers - JSA - The Flash - Teen Titans - Hawkman - Wonder Woman

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Johns is also the writer of the upcoming DC Comics event Infinite Crisis. This event, the sequel to 1985's Crisis on Infinite Earths, will significantly alter the status-quo of the DCU. Johns started out as a somewhat cult writer on Flash, before reaching stardom through Rebirth and his Titans relaunch. In 2000, he replaced James Robinson as David Goyer's co-writer on JSA. In 2003, with issue 51, Goyer left the title, and Johns has written it solo ever since. While in DC, he is known for creating Stargirl and a new Zoom for the current Flash (comics).

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DC Comics - Infinite Crisis - Crisis on Infinite Earths - James Robinson - David Goyer - JSA - Stargirl - Flash (comics)

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As of 2005, Johns shares a writing studio with Jeph Loeb and Allan Heinberg. Heinberg and Johns are currently writing a JLA arc. He also completed his five year run on Flash with issue 225.

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2005 - Jeph Loeb - Allan Heinberg - JLA

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Johns is currently co-writing the Blade (comics) television series with David Goyer for Spike.

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Blade (comics) - David Goyer

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In Summer 2005, it was announced that Johns and other prominent DC Universe writers Grant Morrison, Mark Waid, Greg Rucka, and Keith Giffen would play a heavy editorial role in guiding the DC Universe after the events of the company's Infinite Crisis event. Among other projects, the writers will be contributing to a weekly series with the working title 52* that is to last for one year and cover the events that take place between the last issue of the Infinite Crisis mini-series and the issues of all DC Universe titles the following month that will now be set one year later.

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Grant Morrison - Mark Waid - Greg Rucka - Keith Giffen - Infinite Crisis - 52*

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