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James Robinson (writer)

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James Dale Robinsonis a British writer ofAmerican comic booksandscreenplaysbest known for co-creating the character ofStarman (Jack Knight)withTony Harrisand reviving theJustice Society of Americain the late 1990s. His other notable works include the screenplay for thefilm adaptationof theAlan MooreandKevin O'Neill's comic book seriesThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemenand the multi-year crossover storyline "Superman: New Krypton".

James Robinson
Robinson seated with his arms folded
Robinson atSan Diego Comic-Conin 2010
NationalityBritish
Area(s)Writer
Notable works
The Golden Age
Starman
Leave It to Chance
The Justice Society Returns
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Batman: Face the Face
Superman: New Krypton
Justice League: Cry for Justice
Earth 2
AwardsInkpot Award2012[1]

Career

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Robinson made his writing debut in 1989 with the graphic novelLondon's Dark,illustrated byPaul Johnsonand later named one of the 500 "essential" graphic novels, as it was "at the vanguard [...] of British graphic novels as a whole" despite being "a very raw work, full of experimentation".[2]He continued contributing short stories to various anthologies, including "Grendel: Devil's Whisper"which appeared inA1,before breaking into the American market with a number ofTerminatorseries forDark Horse.In 1993, Robinson penned the limited seriesThe Golden AgeforDC Comics,which, despite being anElseworldsstory, established much of the backstory he would later use in his arguably most renowned work,Starman.[3]WithStarman,Robinson took the agingGolden Agecharacter of the same name and revitalized both him and all those who had used the name over the decades, weaving them into an interconnected whole. In 1997, Robinson's work on the title garnered him anEisner Awardfor "Best Serialized Story".[4]In the late 90s, Robinson worked on a follow-up series toThe Golden Age,[5]to be titledThe Silver Ageand illustrated byHoward Chaykin,[6]although he ultimately decided not to pursue the project as the bulk of his ideas were presented inMark WaidandBrian Augustyn's 1998 seriesJLA: Year One.[7]

In addition toStarman,Robinson's DC work includes frequent contributions to the anthology seriesBatman: Legends of the Dark Knight,aVigilantemini-series andThe Sandmanspin-off seriesWitchcraftforVertigo.In 1999, Robinson and his writing partnerDavid S. Goyerspearheaded the return of the Golden Age team of superheroesJustice Society of Americato the mainstreamDC Universewith the story arc "The Justice Society Returns"[8]and the launch of the ongoing seriesJSA.[9][10]Robinson left the title after five issues while Goyer continued co-writing it withGeoff Johns,[11]with whom Robinson would later launch theJSAspin-off seriesHawkman.Similarly, he served as a transitional writer on severalMarveltitles, such asCableandGeneration X,contributing to the "Operation: Zero Tolerance"inter-title crossover storyline.[12]Robinson wrote a brief run on theCaptain Americaseries that was then-recently relaunched as part of the "Heroes Reborn"initiative. Other work for Marvel includesEctokid,one of the series created by thehorror/fantasynovelistClive Barkerfor the company'sRazorlineimprint. AtImage,Robinson wrote a brief run onWildcatsthat further developed the team's mythology and launched the creator-owned seriesLeave It to Chancewith artistPaul Smith's, which won them two more Eisner Awards in 1997, for "Best New Series" and "Best Title for Younger Readers".[4]

Robinson made a foray into screenwriting with a screenplay for the 1993direct-to-videoshort filmFirearm,based on the comic book series of the same name published byMalibu.[13]In the late 90s, Robinson and David S. Goyer wrote an unused draft for then-upcoming filmFreddy vs. Jason[14][15]and scriptedEvermereforC2 Pictures,which aimed for a 2000 release withChuck Russellattached to direct.[16]Robinson's best known work as a screenwriter is the 2003 adaptation ofThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,[17]which caused some controversy among fans ofthe original work,many of whom were disappointed that the film took many liberties and changed the tone of the source material. Early drafts had reportedly relocated much of the action from England to America, allegedly in an attempt to make it more acceptable to American audience.[18][19]

After taking a break from writing comics, Robinson returned in 2006 with an eight-issue storyline "Batman: Face the Face",which ran through bothBatmanandDetective Comicsas part of DC Comics' company-wide initiative "One Year Later".[20]In 2008, he took over the writing duties of the ongoingSupermanseries, starting with the storyline "The Coming of Atlas".[21][22]In 2009, Robinson launchedJustice League: Cry for Justice,[23]intended to run as a second ongoingJustice Leaguetitle but turned into a 7-issue mini-series instead due to poor critical reception.[24][25][26][27]Despite the controversial reception, Robinson was nominated for Best Writing in the 2010 Eisner Awards.[28][29]In October 2009, Robinson took over the regularJustice League of Americaongoing title with and artistMark Bagley,[30]who was later replaced byBrett Booth.[31]In May 2010, Robinson andSterling Gatesco-wroteWar of the Supermen,the limited series that acted as the culmination of theSupermancrossover storyline that started two years prior with "Superman: New Krypton".[32]Robinson concluded his run onSupermanwith issue #700 (Aug. 2010).[33]In 2011, Robinson launched the 12-issue seriesThe Shade,starring the eponymous character closely associated with theStarmanseries.[34][35]The following year, he launched theEarth 2ongoing series which reimagined the long-standing concept of the fictional parallel earth for new readers as part of DC Comics' company-wide relaunch "The New 52".[36][37]One of the revisions introduced by Robinson was making theGreen Lantern of Earth 2gay, which made national news.[38]Robinson left the title after sixteen issues.[39][40]

In 2013, Robinson launchedThe SaviorswithJ. Bone,his first creator-owned series since the discontinuation ofLeave It to Chancea decade earlier.[41]In 2014, Marvel published an original graphic novel titledThe Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business,co-written by Robinson and Mark Waid.[42]That same year, Robinson's launched two new ongoing series at Marvel as part of theAll-New Marvel NOW!initiative,All-New Invaderswith artistSteve Pugh[43]and a new volume of theFantastic Fourseries with artistLeonard Kirk.[44]In 2015, Robinson and artistGreg Hinklelaunched the 4-issue mini-seriesAirboyat Image, which featured the eponymous Golden Age character emerging from the world of comic books into the "real" world and interacting with the creators. The series caused controversy with itstransphobicremarks made by fictional Robinson in issue #2,[45][46]which propmpted the creators to make amendments for the eventual collected edition.[47]Also in 2015, Robinson penned the ongoing seriesScarlet Witchfor Marvel,[48]which, he explained, was influenced by the work ofMatt FractionandDavid Ajaon the 2012 seriesHawkeye.[49]In 2016, Robinson launched another creator-owned series,Grand Passion,illustrated byTom Feisterand published byDynamite,which he described as "a departure from what I've been doing in the last few years."[50]The following year, Robinson penned aJames Bondspin-off series starringFelix Leiterfor Dynamite[51][52]and returned to DC Comics for a run on theWonder Womanseries,[53]which he wrote for a year, leaving after issue #50 (Sept. 2018).[54]

Since 2020, Robinson has been writing and producing theStargirltelevision series, based on theeponymous characterco-created by Geoff Johns andLee Moderthat in turn spun out of Robinson-created characterStarman (Jack Knight).[citation needed]

Personal life

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Robinson and longtimeDC Comicseditor Jann Jones announced their engagement in 2009.[55]They married two years later and have since divorced.[47]

Bibliography

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Early work

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  • London's Dark(withPaul Johnson,graphic novel,48 pages,Escape,1989,ISBN1-85286-157-6)
  • Crisis#40: "Murky Waters" (withTony Salmons,anthology,Fleetway,1990)
  • Shriek#2: "Trial and Error" (withD'Israeli,anthology,FantaCo Enterprises,1990)
  • A1#4: "Devil's Whisper"(with D'Israeli) and" The Day the General Came "(withPhil Elliott,anthology,Atomeka,1990)
  • Dark Horse:
  • Miracleman: Apocrypha#1: "The Rascal Prince" (withKelley Jones,anthology,Eclipse,1991) collected inMiracleman: Apocrypha(hc, 96 pages, 1992,ISBN1-5606-0190-6;tpb, 1992,ISBN1-56060-189-2)

DC Comics

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Marvel Comics

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Image Comics

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Other publishers

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Filmography

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References

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