Joe Straczynski

Joe Straczynski

J Michael Straczynski is an is an American screenwriter, television producer and director, and comic book writer. He is the founder of Studio JMS, and is best known as the creator of the science fiction television series Babylon 5 and its spinoff Crusade , as well as the series Jeremiah, and Sense8. A prolific writer across a variety of media and former journalist, Straczynski is the author of the novels Blood NightOthersyde, and Tribulations, the short fiction collection Straczynski Unplugged, and the nonfiction book The Complete Book of Scriptwriting. Straczynski’s work has earned him numerous awards, including two Hugo Awards, the Eisner Award, and the Bradbury Award, among other wins and nominations.