J. Michael Straczynski

Writer and Producer for TV series, Feature Films, Comicsa & Author of "Becoming Superman"

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J. Michael Straczynski Biography

J Michael Straczynski’s film credits include five movies that collectively earned nearly two billion dollars: "Changeling", "Thor", "Ninja Assassin", "Underworld Awakening", and "World War Z".

He has written over 300 produced television episodes and seven TV movies, and has been a creator-show-runner for such series as "Babylon 5", "Jeremiah", "Crusade", and "Sense8" for Netflix. His animated "Babylon 5" movie, "The Road Home", debuted Summer 2023 to rave reviews and top-ranked sales.

His comics and graphic novels have appeared on the NY Times Bestseller List, selling over 13 million individual issues, for "The Amazing Spider-Man", "Thor", "Superman: Earth One", "Midnight Nation", "Dream Police", and "Rising Stars". Most recently he served as head of the creative council for Artists, Writers and Artisans (AWA) writing The Resistance, Moths, Telepaths (beubg developed by Apple for a feature film) and The Madness. He is currently writing the monthly Captain America book for Marvel, and gas signed with Dark Horse for a series of original minseries-graphic novels to debut in 2024.

In addition to being nominated for a Best Screen Writing BAFTA (British Academy Award) for "Changeling", he has received the Eisner Award, the Inkpot Lifetime Achievement Award, the Hugo Award (twice), the SDCC International Icon Award, the Saturn Award, the Ray Bradbury Award, the Christopher Foundation Award, the E Pluribus Unum Award from the American Cinema Foundation, two technical Emmy’s for "Babylon 5", the GLAAD Media Award, and dozens of others.

His recent prose work includes his autobiography, "Becoming Superman", a novel, "Together We Will Go", and a book on writing book, "Becoming A Writer, Staying A Writer". His latest novel, "The Glass Box", debuted January ’24 from Blackstone Publishing, and he served as editor for Harlan Ellison’s Greatest Hits for Urban Square/Barnes & Noble, appearing March ‘24. His two new audio drama series for Penguin-Random House, Earthlight, and The Far Horizon, will debut Summer 2024.

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J. Michael Straczynski Speaking Topics

  • Breaking Generational Cycles to Achieve Success

    It's not uncommon for people to believe that they are defined by their circumstances and their familial history. We accept the handcuffs created by others in how they choose to define us. But we have a super-power: the ability to choose a different path, to break the cycle and define ourselves on our own terms.

    As discussed in his autobiography Becoming Superman, Straczynski endured an early life of abuse, poverty, constant moves, and a family life based on alcoholism and violence. This taught him the ways in which we can step out on a belief in ourselves, that says "I do not have to be what I was exposed to..I can fight the monster without becoming the monster..I can choose a better life for myself."

    The session will be part lecture, and part direct interaction with attendees to find ways that will allow them to break the cycles holding them back and become stronger and more independent.

  • Becoming a Writer: Breaking Through the Walls

    For his entire career, Straczynski has been a fierce advocate for encouraging and guiding new writers, and giving them the tools to succeed. Some of these tools involve technique, while others are about shaping the mind behind the writing: letting go of limitations, shedding writer's block, confronting and overcoming the fear of failure, and how to create a path forward that will allow those with talent the opportunity to become working writers.

    The session will be part lecture, part question-and-answer with attendees in order to assure that the needs of the audience are being met.

  • The Necessity of Hope

    Throughout his long career, there is one thread that runs through nearly everything Straczynski has ever written: the transformational power of hope, as individuals, as communities, and as a country. It's easy to look at the dystopian events going on around us and lose hope, lose optimism, lose faith. The prospect of hope and cooperation and the idea of a better world has become corny, or minimized, lost amid the latest crisis on the evening news.

    The task of the writer is to point to the future, to the horizon, and tell readers and audiences that there is still that future, that hope before us. The lecture is designed to energize, to free, to give attendees a sense that they can achieve happiness despite whatever the world chooses to throw at us. Having himself survived a terrifying personal history, Straczynski uses personal examples as a base for a broader perspective on the ways in which we can achieve true happiness.

J. Michael Straczynski Videos

  • J. Michael Straczynski on Harlan Ellison - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG
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  • J. Michael Straczynski Interview - YouTube
  • J. Michael Straczynski on the secret to his writing ...

J. Michael Straczynski Books

  • Becoming Superman Lib/E: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood
    Becoming Superman Lib/E: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood
  • The Complete Book of Scriptwriting
    The Complete Book of Scriptwriting

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J. Michael Straczynski is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Breaking Generational Cycles to Achieve Success, Becoming a Writer: Breaking Through the Walls and The Necessity of Hope. The estimated speaking fee range to book J. Michael Straczynski for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. J. Michael Straczynski generally travels from Los Angeles, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Duffer Brothers, Ryan Murphy, Shonda Rhimes, Stanley Nelson Jr. and Dee Snider. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling J. Michael Straczynski for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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