Bøger af J. Michael Straczynski

Riley Diaz is a troublemaker, born and raised. Half Irish, half Cuban,she's an orphan with the spirit and resilience of her ancestors andthe protest protocols of her late parents. She's ready and able toresist the new tyrannies.After attending a protest, Riley is incarcerated in a shadowyAmerican Renewal Center, detained under dangerous newlegislation. This newly authoritarian government is trialling themandatory re-education of dissidents, and Riley is receivingpsychiatric treatment because of her politics.Riley is imprisoned in a nightmarish world of persecution andincursions on her freedom - forced therapy, involuntary medication,extended incarceration, solitary confinement, grotesquely restrictedrations, false accusations and more.Trapped in an emerging dystopia, against people who would labelher mad for speaking her mind, Riley can only do what she doesbest - rebel.

The mysterious Ezekiel Sims re-enters Peter Parker''s life with a shocking new explanation as to how the web-slinging hero was granted his amazing spider-powers. But there''s little time to ponder this mystery, as the ancient being Shathra has decided that Spider-Man is her prey! Can Peter unleash the spider inside to destroy this voracious predator? Next, the origin of Ezekiel''s own spider-powers are revealed, along with the blood debt that must be paid for them. But which spider-totem will pay the price? Reprinting The Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #46-50 and #506-508

One of the most talked-about Spider-Man stories of all time, from creative masterminds J. Michael Straczynski and Joe Quesada! The stakes have never been higher for Peter Parker. In his darkest hours - and he's had plenty - Peter has always had one shoulder to lean on¿one person who'd remind him who he is, was and can be. Now he's about to lose that person. What would Peter and Mary Jane do - what would you do - to have just one more day? Experience the event that changed everything for Spider-Man and those he loves, and ushered in a brand-new era of web-slinging heroics - now on the oversized pages that Quesada's intricate artwork deserves! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #544-545, SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN (2006) #41, FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN (2005) #24 and MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: SPIDER-MAN - ONE MORE DAY.

In March 2020, amid Covid-19 lockdowns, AWA launched a bold new universe for the 21st Century with J. Michael Straczynski & Mike Deodato Jr.’s The Resistance, in which “Reborns” gain incredible powers in the wake of a global pandemic. Other creators followed with series such as E-Ratic, Knighted, and The Joneses. Now, for the first time, we are collecting each of the initial chapters in this super-sized collection.In a world facing ever-changing 21st century threats, hope—and danger—arrives with the superpowered Reborns…welcome to AWA’s shared universe! A global pandemic kills millions of people worldwide before suddenly—and mysteriously—vanishing. In the aftermath, a small percentage of survivors spawn a new race of superhumans around the globe. Known as Reborns, these superpowered individuals must choose sides in a new world order where fear and fascism are rising threats. Select powered individuals form The Resistance, an underground force formed to fight against increasing tyranny in the U.S. and across the globe.

Alene.Sådan har Peter Parker altid følt sig. Da han først fik sine edderkoppekræfter gennem et bid fra en radioaktiv edderkop, holdt han dem hemmelige. Hans forsøg på at profitere på dem resulterede i mordet på hans Onkel Ben. Senere betød hans forsøg på at holde sine evner hemmelige fra hans første kærlighed Gwen Stacy, at også hun endte med at lade livet. Den prekære balancegang mellem det at være en superhelt og et almindeligt menneskeer svær at håndtere, og forstås ikke af andre end Peter Parker selv.Indtil nu.En mystisk person dukker pludseligt op med kræfter, som minder påfaldende om Peters. Han klistrer til vægge og springer fra bygning til bygning, præcis som Spider-Man. Hvem er denne mystiske mand? Og hvem er folkene, han repræsenterer? Og i hvad består den oldgamle ondskab, som nu opsøger Peter?Forfatter J. Michael Straczynski har markeret sig på mange fronter. Science-fiction fans kender ham for den epokegørende tv-serie “Babylon 5” samt TV-serien “Jeremiah”, og i tegneseriernes verden har han bl.a. gjort sig til kende med værker som “Rising Stars” (2000) og “Midnight Nation” (2002). Desuden har han leveret manuskript til Clint Eastwoods “Changeling” (2008), og nu kan du altså læse hans udgave af nabolagets venlige edderkop. I ledtog med Staczynski finder vi en lige så stor legende,nemlig John Romta Jr. En mand som af mange anses for at være en af de mest definitive Spider-Manillustratorer, hvis talent for at fortælle visuelt her virkelig komplimenterer Straczynskis historie.

The Breakfast Club meets The Silver Linings Playbook in this powerful, provocative, and heartfelt novel about twelve strangers who come together to make the most of their final days, from New York Times bestselling and award-winning author J. Michael Straczynski. Mark Antonelli, a failed young writer looking down the barrel at thirty, is planning a cross-country road trip. He buys a beat-up old tour bus. He hires a young army vet to drive it. He puts out an ad for others to join him along the way. But this will be a road trip like no other: His passengers are all fellow disheartened souls who have decided that this will be their final journey—upon arrival in San Francisco, they will find a cliff with an amazing view of the ocean at sunset, hit the gas, and drive out of this world. The unlikely companions include a young woman with a chronic pain sensory disorder and another who was relentlessly bullied at school for her size; a bipolar, party-loving neo-hippie; a gentle coder with a literal hole in his heart and blue skin; and a poet dreaming of a better world beyond this one. We get to know them through access to their texts, emails, voicemails, and the daily journal entries they write as the price of admission for this trip. By turns tragic, funny, quirky, charming, and deeply moving, Together We Will Go explores the decisions that brings these characters together, and the relationships that grow between them, with some discovering love and affection for the first time. But as they cross state lines and complications to the initial plan arise, it becomes clear that this is a novel as much about the will to live as it is the choice to end it. The final, unforgettable moments as they hurtle toward the outcomes awaiting them will be remembered for a lifetime.

Acclaimed writer J. Michael Straczynski returns to the prescient, ambitious world of The Resistance! In the wake of the assassination of their leader, the Resistance is in disarray, disconnected from each other and hunted by authorities around the world – including an army of “reborns” recruited by the American government. To avert decimation at the hands of a fascistic government crackdown, the Resistance must discover the ace up their sleeve, and then the key to unlocking it.

The next chapter of the ongoing saga of The Resistance takes an intimate look at a very special species of the superhuman race known as The Reborns. Emily Kai is what is known as a “Moth.” She was granted immense power by the global pandemic known as “The Great Death,” but with a caveat: The moment she taps into the power that resides within her, a clock starts and Emily will have only six months to live. Granted the opportunity to bring immense beauty into the world, but only by paying the ultimate price, Emily embarks on a harrowing journey of self-discovery that will test her to her core and take her to places way beyond her wildest imagination.

Loki reborn! When the Asgardian cycle of life begins again after Ragnarock, Thor''s brother Loki comes back as... Thor''s sister! Loki returns with a sense of purpose, seeking a fresh start to write her story anew. But her newest scheme could be the greatest trick she''s ever pulled. What secret lies behind her female form? What dread endgame does she have in mind for Thor... and for Balder the Brave? And with whom will she forge an alliance of evil? The answers may spell Asgard''s doom! Years before Jane Foster soared as the Goddess of Thunder, Loki first became the mistress of mischief in these epic tales from J. Michael Straczynski and Olivier Coipel''s legendary run! Collecting THOR (2007) 5, 9-10, 12, 600 (A STORY), 601-602 and material from DARK REIGN: THE CABAL (2009) 1

The Breakfast Club meets The Silver Linings Playbook in this powerful, provocative, and heartfelt novel about twelve endearing strangers who come together to make the most of their final days, from New York Times bestselling and award-winning author J. Michael Straczynski.Mark Antonelli, a failed young writer looking down the barrel at thirty, is planning a cross-country road trip. He buys a beat-up old tour bus. He hires a young army vet to drive it. He puts out an ad for others to join him along the way. But this will be a road trip like no other: His passengers are all fellow disheartened souls who have decided that this will be their final journeyupon arrival in San Francisco, they will find a cliff with an amazing view of the ocean at sunset, hit the gas, and drive out of this world. The unlikely companions include a young woman with a chronic pain sensory disorder and another who was relentlessly bullied at school for her size; a bipolar, party-loving neo-hippie; a gentle coder with a literal hole in his heart and blue skin; and a poet dreaming of a better world beyond this one. We get to know them through access to their texts, emails, voicemails, and the daily journal entries they write as the price of admission for this trip. By turns tragic, funny, quirky, charming, and deeply moving, Together We Will Go explores the decisions that brings these characters together, and the relationships that grow between them, with some discovering love and affection for the first time. But as they cross state lines and complications to the initial plan arise, it becomes clear that this is a novel as much about the will to live as the choice to end it. The final, unforgettable moments as they hurtle toward the decisions awaiting them will be remembered for a lifetime.

From screenwriter and author J. Michael Straczynski, Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer offers expert insider advice to help fellow writers establish lasting careers as storytellers.

Nick Hornby meets Chuck Palahniuk in this powerful, provocative, and heartfelt epistolary novel from New York Times bestselling and award-winning author J. Michael Straczynski.

The deeper he read, the more he came to realize that he, too, had a superpower: the ability to tell stories and make everything come out the way he wanted it.

Billionaire John Raymond is out to upstage his heroic brother by becoming the amazingly well-equipped Web. But when a dark fate arrives for his brother, John learns what it really means to be a hero.

Barry Chase has turned his back on his old life, going from superhero sidekick to a killer and potentially one of the most dangerous figures in the country. As a good guy, he sucked ...but in turning to the dark side, has he finally found his true place in the world with the villainess Julia Moonglow at his side?

Allison Carter is a private detective. Her beat: the end of the world, or more accurately, preventing same. When a mysterious figure gets his hands on the Book of Keys, whose secrets can cause the destruction of the world, A is the only one who can stop him.

Chicago is home base for Protectors, Inc, a corporation renting out super-powered men and women as franchises and heroes and spokespersons... making money and enjoying prestige and power in a world without super-powered bad guys. But when one of the Protectors is found murdered, the trail begins to lead back to one of his other teammates.

When Rising Stars first debuted in 1999, people hailed its fresh take on the superhero mythos, grounding the fantastic in reality. This collection includes all 24 issues of J Michael Straczynski's run on Rising Stars, as well as all three spin-off mini-series written by his protege, Fiona Avery.