J. Michael Straczynski

Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) is an award-winning American writer/producer of television series, novels, short stories, comic books, and radio dramas. He is also a playwright, journalist and author of a well-regarded tome on scriptwriting. He is most famous as the creator, executive producer and head writer for the science fiction TV series Babylon 5 and Crusade. Straczynski wrote most of the Babylon 5 episodes, notably an unbroken 59-episode run including all of the third and fourth seasons. He is also a noted participant in Usenet and other early computer networks, interacting with fans through various online forums (including GEnie, CompuServe, and America Online) since 1985. He is a friend and collaborator with speculative fiction author Harlan Ellison, a student and friend of Norman Corwin and an outspoken admirer of the work of Rod Serling.

External links

• JMSNews, an exhaustive archive of Straczynski's online postings from 1991 to the present.
• City of Dreams, a series of 8 audio plays written by JMS and available free as streaming audio.
• Marvel Catalog , a listing of recent and upcoming Marvel comics written by Straczynski
• Worlds of JMS
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• Bibliography at SciFan
• Bibliography at B5races