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ⓘ About J. Michael Straczynski
He has also written and created several original comic book series such as “Dream Police,” “Midnight Nation,” and “Rising Stars” before he wrote “Before Watchmen” for DC Comics. Outside the comics, he has been a journalist and prolific writer across a variety of media. As a long-time user of early computer networks such as Usenet, he was the first TV producer who used to interact with fans directly on online forums such as America Online, CompuServe, and GEnie. Straczynski was born in the New Jersey town of Paterson to manual laborer Charles Straczynski and his wife Evelyn Straczynski. He spent his childhood and young adulthood in several states across the United States before the family settled in San Diego California.
All Book Series by J. Michael Straczynski
Crusade Behind the Scenes
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2010 Co-authored · Joe Nazzaro
Crusade What the Hell Happened? Volume 1
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2010
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2021
Kraven's Last Hunt
Series opener · book 1 of 84 · published 1987 Anthology · J.M. DeMatteis
Brand New Day, Vol. 1
Book 17 of 84 · published 2008 Anthology · Dan Slott,Marc Guggenheim
Brand New Day, Vol. 2
Book 18 of 84 · published 2008 Anthology · Bob Gale,Zeb Wells
Brand New Day, Vol. 3
Book 19 of 84 · published 2008 Anthology · Bob Gale,Dan Slott
Return of the Black Cat
Book 30 of 84 · published 2010 Anthology · Joe Kelly,J.M. DeMatteis,Marc Guggenheim
Spider-Island
Book 37 of 84 · published 2012 Anthology · Rick Remender,Dan Slott
Ends of the Earth
Book 44 of 84 · published 2013 Anthology · Ty Templeton,Dan Slott,Rob Williams,Brian Clevinger
Edge of Spider-Verse
Book 46 of 84 · published 2014 Anthology · Richard Isanove,Jason Latour,David Hine,Dustin Weaver,Fabrice Sapolsky,Gerard Way
Renew Your Vows
Book 53 of 84 · published 2015 Anthology · Adam Kubert,Dan Slott
Worldwide, Vol. 2
Book 57 of 84 · published 2016 Anthology · Alex Ross,Giuseppe Camuncoli,Dan Slott,Matteo Buffagni
Worldwide, Vol. 4
Book 60 of 84 · published 2017 Anthology · Alex Ross,Giuseppe Camuncoli,Dan Slott,Javier Garrón
Revenge of the Green Goblin
Book 64 of 84 · published 2017 Anthology · Paul Jenkins,Howard Mackie,Roger Stern
Dead Language Part 1
Book 75 of 84 · published 2023 Anthology · Zeb Wells,Joe Kelly
The 8 Deaths Of Spider-Man
Book 83 of 84 · published 2025 Anthology · Joe Kelly
The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 2: Through the Gates of Hell
Latest in the series · book 84 of 84 · published 2026 Anthology · Joe Kelly
Ozymandias/Crimson Corsair
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2013 Anthology · Len Wein
Minutemen/Silk Spectre
Book 2 of 4 · published 2013 Anthology · Amanda Conner,Darwyn Cooke
Comedian/Rorschach
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2013 Anthology · Brian Azzarello
Black Panther War Crimes
Book 2 of 7 · published 2007 Anthology · Reginald Hudlin
The Road to Civil War
Book 3 of 7 · published 2007 Co-authored · Brian Michael Bendis
Black Panther
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2014 Anthology · Reginald Hudlin
Fantastic Four by J. Michael Straczynski
Book 6 of 21 · published 2006 Co-authored · Mike McKone
The Life Fantastic
Book 7 of 21 · published 2006 Co-authored · Karl Kesel,Dwayne McDuffie
The Beginning of the End
Book 9 of 21 · published 2007 Anthology · Karl Kesel,Dwayne McDuffie
The New Fantastic Four
Book 10 of 21 · published 2007 Anthology · Paul Pelletier,Dwayne McDuffie,Michael Turner
World's Greatest
Book 11 of 21 · published 2008 Anthology · Bryan Hitch,Mark Millar
The Master of Doom
Book 12 of 21 · published 2009 Anthology · Bryan Hitch,Mark Millar
Resurrection of Galactus
Book 13 of 21 · published 2010 Anthology · Kevin Maguire,Carlos Pacheco,Jeph Loeb,Rafael Marín
Ultimate Collection, Book 1
Book 14 of 21 · published 2011 Anthology · Mark Waid
Ultimate Collection, Book 2
Book 15 of 21 · published 2011 Anthology · Mark Waid
Ultimate Collection, Book 3
Book 16 of 21 · published 2011 Anthology · Mark Waid
Ultimate Collection, Book 4
Book 17 of 21 · published 2012 Anthology · Mark Waid
Heroes Return - The Complete Collection, Vol. 1
Book 18 of 21 · published 2019 Anthology · Karl Kesel,Chris Claremont,Roger Stern,Scott Lobdell,Ralph Macchio
Heroes Return - The Complete Collection, Vol. 2
Book 19 of 21 · published 2020 Anthology · Chris Claremont,Louise Simonson
Heroes Return - The Complete Collection Vol. 3
Book 20 of 21 · published 2021 Anthology · Jeph Loeb
Heroes Return - The Complete Collection Vol. 4
Latest in the series · book 21 of 21 · published 2022 Anthology · Jonathan Hickman
Transfer of Power
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 2003 Anthology · Bruce Jones
Dead Like Me
Book 4 of 15 · published 2004 Anthology · Bruce Jones,Doug Braithwaite,Garth Ennis,John McCrea
Planet Hulk
Book 6 of 15 · published 2007 Anthology · Carlo Pagulayan,Takeshi Miyazawa,Gary Frank,Greg Pak,Aaron Lopresti,Juan Santacruz
Incredible Hulk By John Byrne & Ron Garney
Book 8 of 15 · published 2012 Anthology · John Byrne,Ron Garney
Past Perfect
Book 9 of 15 · published 2012 Anthology · Erik Larsen,John Romita Sr.,Jon Bogdanove,Joe Bennett,Paul Jenkins,Christopher Priest,Fabian Nicieza,Jorge Lucas,Kyle Hotz,Sean McKeever
House of M: Incredible Hulk
Book 11 of 15 · published 2013 Anthology · Peter David,Adam Kubert,Jorge Lucas
Return of the Monster
Book 14 of 15 · published 2018 Anthology · Richard Corben
The Dogs Of War
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2019 Anthology · Erik Larsen,John Romita Sr.,Richard Corben,Jon Bogdanove,Joe Bennett,Paul Lee,Bill Sienkiewicz,Mike McKone,Paul Jenkins,Fabian Nicieza,Christopher J. Priest,Jorge Lucas,Ron Garney,Terry Kavanagh,Garth Ennis,Kyle Hotz,Brian Azzarello,Sean McKeever,Mark Texeira,John McCrea
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Part 1
Series opener · book 1 of 23 · published 1966 Anthology · Jim Steranko,Jack Kirby,Stan Lee
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Part 2
Book 2 of 23 · published 1967 Anthology · Jim Steranko,Roy Thomas,Frank Springer
Fantastic Four: Doomsday
Book 3 of 23 · published 1967 Anthology · Jack Kirby,Stan Lee
X-Men: In the Shadow of Sauron
Book 4 of 23 · published 1969 Anthology · Roy Thomas,Neal Adams
The Invincible Iron Man: The Beginning of the End
Book 5 of 23 · published 1969 Anthology · Archie Goodwin,George Tuska
The Mighty Thor: The Last Viking
Book 6 of 23 · published 1983 Anthology · Walter Simonson
Avengers: Forever, Part 1
Book 8 of 23 · published 1998 Anthology · Carlos Pacheco,Kurt Busiek
New X-Men, Vol. 2: Imperial
Book 9 of 23 · published 2002 Anthology · Grant Morrison,Igor Kordey,Frank Quitley
Amazing Spider-Man: Revelations and Until The Stars Turn Cold
Book 11 of 23 · published 2002
The Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk, Part 1
Book 12 of 23 · published 2006 Anthology · Carlo Pagulayan,Greg Pak,Aaron Lopresti
Silver Surfer: Origins
Book 13 of 23 · published 2007 Anthology · Stan Lee,John Buscema
The Incredible Hulk: This Monster Unleashed
Book 14 of 23 · published 2008 Anthology · Stan Lee,Herb Trimpe,Marie Severin,Gary Friedrich
Avengers: The Children's Crusade
Book 15 of 23 · published 2012 Anthology · Allan Heinberg
The Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk, Part 2
Book 16 of 23 · published 2013 Anthology · Carlo Pagulayan,Greg Pak,Aaron Lopresti
The Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Man No More
Book 18 of 23 · published 2015 Anthology · John Romita Sr.,Stan Lee
The Mighty Thor: Ragnarok
Book 19 of 23 · published 2015 Anthology · Jack Kirby,Stan Lee
Doctor Strange: A Separate Reality
Book 20 of 23 · published 2015 Anthology · Steve Englehart,Frank Brunner
The Inhumans
Book 21 of 23 · published 2016 Anthology · Archie Goodwin,Roy Thomas,Jack Kirby,Stan Lee,Gerry Conway
Marvel Origins: The 70s
Book 22 of 23 · published 2016 Anthology · Archie Goodwin,Roy Thomas,Marv Wolfman,Stan Lee
The Ultimates, Vol. 1: Fix the World
Latest in the series · book 23 of 23 · published 2025 Anthology · Jonathan Hickman,Juan Frigeri,Deniz Camp
Iron Man
Series opener · book 1 of 39 · published 2019 Anthology · David Michelinie,Kurt Busiek,Fred Van Lente,Bob Layton
Thanos
Book 2 of 39 · published 2019 Anthology · Mike Friedrich,Mark Waid,Jim Starlin
Venom
Book 6 of 39 · published 2020 Anthology · David Michelinie,Nel Yomtov,Bob Budiansky
Deadpool And Wolverine
Book 7 of 39 · published 2020 Anthology · Ed McGuinness,Fred Van Lente,Paul Tobin,Ronan Cliquet,Gurihiru,Matteo Lolli,Ronan Cliiquet
Hawkeye
Book 16 of 39 · published 2021 Anthology · David Michelinie,Jeff Parker,Kelly Thompson,Mark Gruenwald
Morbius
Book 18 of 39 · published 2022 Anthology · Roy Thomas,Kevin Grevioux,Bill Mantlo,Ralph Macchio
Mulher Hulk
Book 19 of 39 · published 2022 Anthology · John Byrne,Stan Lee,Kathryn Immonen
Moon Girl
Book 20 of 39 · published 2022 Anthology · Amy Reeder,Brandon Montclare
Moon Knight
Book 21 of 39 · published 2022 Anthology · Cullen Bunn,Doug Moench,Michael L. Fleisher
America Chavez
Book 22 of 39 · published 2022 Anthology · Kieron Gillen,Joe Quinones,Jamie McKelvie,Gabby Rivera,Mike Deodato Jr.
Jane Foster, The Mighty Thor
Book 23 of 39 · published 2022 Anthology · N.D. Stevenson
Ant-Man And The The Wasp
Book 26 of 39 · published 2023 Anthology · David Michelinie,Ralph Macchio,Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa,Will Corona Pilgrim
Guardians Of The Galaxy
Book 27 of 39 · published 2023 Anthology · Brian Michael Bendis
Rocket And Groot
Book 28 of 39 · published 2023 Anthology · Joe Caramagna,Skottie Young,Bill Mantlo,Jeff Loveness
Spider-Gwen - Ghost-spider
Book 29 of 39 · published 2023 Anthology · Jason Latour
Monica Rambeau - Photon
Book 34 of 39 · published 2023 Anthology · John Romita Sr.,Roger Stern
Spider-man & Madame Web
Book 35 of 39 · published 2024 Anthology · Dennis O'Neil
Miles Morales - Spider-Man
Book 36 of 39 · published 2024 Anthology · Brian Michael Bendis
Scarlet Witch
Latest in the series · book 39 of 39 · published 2024 Anthology · Steve Englehart
Kryptonite Nevermore!
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 1971 Anthology · Dennis O'Neil
Superman in the Fifties
Book 2 of 12 · published 2002 Anthology · Edmond Hamilton,Bill Finger,Jerry Coleman,Otto Binder
Sacrifice
Book 3 of 12 · published 2006 Anthology · Greg Rucka,Mark Verheiden,Gail Simone
Adventures of Superman
Book 10 of 12 · published 2013 Anthology · José Luis García-López
Up, Up, and Away!
Book 11 of 12 · published 2013 Anthology · Geoff Johns,Kurt Busiek
Adventures of Superman: Vol 2
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2020 Anthology · Martin Pasko,Paul Dini
The World Eaters
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2011 Anthology · Matt Fraction
The Warriors Three Unleashed
Book 3 of 13 · published 2011 Anthology · Stan Lee,Tom DeFalco,Ron Frenz,John Lewandowski,Walter Simonson
Gods, Gladiators & The Guardians Of The Galaxy
Book 4 of 13 · published 2013 Anthology · Len Wein
Worldengine
Book 6 of 13 · published 2018 Anthology · Jack Kirby,Warren Ellis,Stan Lee,Mike Deodato
Blood of the Fathers
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2023 Anthology · Donny Cates,Torunn Grønbekk
The Circle
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 2008 Anthology · Gail Simone
Odyssey, Vol. 2
Book 8 of 11 · published 2012 Co-authored · Don Kramer,Phil Hester
Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman
Book 9 of 11 · published 2015 Anthology · Gail Simone
Who is Wonder Woman
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2023 Anthology · Allan Heinberg
Spider-Island
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2026 Anthology · Christos Gage,Dan Slott
Amazing Spider-Man Modern Era Epic Collection, Vol. 1: Coming Home
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2025
Twilight Zone Magazine, December 1985
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1985
Outside the Box: The Best Short Fiction from Bookface.Com
Book 2 of 5 · published 2002
Crusade Other Voices Volume 2
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2011
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is J. Michael Straczynski?
He has also written and created several original comic book series such as “Dream Police,” “Midnight Nation,” and “Rising Stars” before he wrote “Before Watchmen” for DC Comics. Outside the comics, he has been a journalist and prolific writer across a variety of media. As a long-time user of early computer networks such as Usenet, he was the first TV producer who used to interact with fans directly on online forums such as America Online, CompuServe, and GEnie.
Which J. Michael Straczynski series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Marvel Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection series, the earliest of J. Michael Straczynski's multi-book series: it opens with Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Part 1 (1966) and runs to 23 books across 1966–2025, ending with The Ultimates, Vol. 1: Fix the World (2025). J. Michael Straczynski's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has J. Michael Straczynski written?
J. Michael Straczynski has 282 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1966 and 2026. 262 of them belong to 21 named series — the largest being the Amazing Spider-Man series with 84 books — and 20 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should J. Michael Straczynski's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. J. Michael Straczynski's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Marvel Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection (1966–2025, 23 books), Superman (1971–2020, 12 books) and Amazing Spider-Man (1987–2026, 84 books), plus 18 more.
How are J. Michael Straczynski's books organised into series?
This guide splits J. Michael Straczynski's 282 books into 21 named series and 20 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Amazing Spider-Man (84 books, 1987–2026); Marvel-Verse (39 books, 2019–2024); Marvel Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection (23 books, 1966–2025); Fantastic Four (21 books, 2003–2022); Incredible Hulk (15 books, 2003–2019), plus 16 further series.