Jeremiah followed, but ended with Straczynski Project, Crusade was doomed to failure by network executives that wereĭetermined to kill it. Was stolen and turned into Deep Space 9 is fascinating.ĭespite his success on television, his next Own creation, Babylon 5, off the launch pad.

Saturday morning cartoon shows, such as He-Man and She-Ra.Īgainst all odds, he lucked into a career writing television shows like JakeĪnd the Fatman and Murder She Wrote while secretly hoping to get his Unbelievably listened to the same consultants and demanded more ridiculousīefore that he had similar success with other He eventually returned and undid the damageĪnd the ratings soared once again. To make Slimer the main character, significantly changing main characters and Straczynski quit in protest over instructions Network opted to listen to outside consultants and change everything successful Took a modest show to the top of the ratings after which (of course) the The cartoon show modeled after the Bill Murray/Dan Ackroyd movie. The best example is The Real Ghostbusters, He did the impossible, going from one career to anotherĪfter leaving jobs because his conscience would not allow him to do what his employers Respected West Coast newspapers before he embarked on a series of careers in Like Superman, Straczynski was a journalist at Reading Superman comics as a child helped himĬreate a conscience and a credo that guided his entire life: What would I love his behind-the-scenes stories of theįulfilled his lifelong ambition. Superman, and the heroes and anti-heroes of Rising Stars and The

In the world ofĬomic books, he has written some of my favorite characters: Spider-Man, Intellect of a writer whose works would take pages to list. Personal demons make it easier for him to create new worlds and new people Psychological scars that make him uncomfortable when dealing with people. And of course, his father destroyed them out of sheer spiteĪs a result, Straczynski admits he bears deep His only reliefĬame in the fantasy world of comics, which he was given, found, or occasionally The extended family that ignored him includedĪn abusive grandmother who molested him as a child.Ĭruelty, including frequent beatings by his father and bullies. Straczynski said his motherĪctually tried to kill him as a child. Prostitute who was a negligent mother at best. Straczynski was born in a whorehouse to a

Becoming Superman is the frightening real story of a man who was constantly beaten and abused by his Nazi-collaborating father, a man more evil than any supervillain.

Michael Straczynski, it turns out that the challenge that is his life is the most riveting story of all. To most comic readers, the writers of theīooks they love are faceless and formless.

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