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Geoff Johns
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Geoff Johns is one of the most prolific and popular contemporary comic book writers. He has written highly acclaimed stories starring Superman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Teen Tita…
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Geoff Johns is one of the most prolific and popular contemporary comic book writers. He has written highly acclaimed stories starring Superman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Teen Titans, and Justice Society of America. He is the author of The New York Times best-selling graphic novels GREEN LANTERN: RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS, GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS WAR, JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA: THY KINGDOM COME, SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC and BLACKEST NIGHT. Johns was born in Detroit and studied media arts, screenwriting, film production and film theory at Michigan State University. After moving to Los Angeles, he worked as an intern and later an assistant for film director Richard Donner, whose credits include Superman: The Movie, Lethal Weapon 4 and Conspiracy Theory. Johns began his comics career writing STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E. and creating Stargirl for DC Comics. He received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 through 2005 and 2007 and 2008, and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 through 2005. After acclaimed runs on THE FLASH, TEEN TITANS and the best-selling INFINITE CRISIS miniseries, Johns co-wrote a run on ACTION COMICS with his mentor Donner. In 2006, he co-wrote 52: an ambitious weekly comic book series set in real time, with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Johns has also written for various other media, including the acclaimed "Legion" episode of SMALLVILLE and the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN. He is writing the story of the DC Universe Online massively multiplayer action game from Sony Online Entertainment LLC and has recently joined DC Entertainment as its Chief Creative Officer. Johns currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
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2024
Beast Boy: Lone Wolf
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2023
Uderzo, sur le divan d'Astérix
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2023
Kevin Conroy: I Am the Knight
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2023
Superpowered: The DC Story
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2023
The Flash: Saga of the Scarlet Speedster
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2023
The Flash
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2023
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
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2022
Black Adam
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2022
Green Lantern: Beware My Power
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2022
The Batman
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2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League
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2021
Superman & Lois
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2020
Wonder Woman 1984
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2020
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
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2020
DC's Stargirl
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2020
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
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2019
Crisis Aftermath
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2019
Batwoman
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2019
DC Spotlight: Shazam!
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2019
Shazam!
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2019
Justice League vs. the Fatal Five
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2019
Doom Patrol
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2018
Aquaman
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2018
Titans
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2017
Justice League
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2017
Wonder Woman
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2016
Suicide Squad
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2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
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2016
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
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2015
Supergirl
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2015
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
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2014
The Flash
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2014
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
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2014
Justice League: War
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2013
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
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2013
Superman: Unbound
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