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In June 2018, Johns stepped down from his executive role at DC Entertainment and entered into a writer and producer deal with Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment. He opened Mad Ghost Productions, a production company that works on film, television and comic books based on DC Comics properties.
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.
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Geoff Johns is an American comic book writer. He began his career as a production assistant for director Richard Donner. However, he switched to comic books when he traveled to New York City to the DC Comics offices. His first published comic book was the DCU Heroes Secret Files, for DC Comics, where he debuted his series Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.. Jo...
Johns graduated from Clarkston High School in 1991. He attended the Michigan State Universitywhere he studied media arts, screenwriting, film production and film theory. He graduated from Michigan State in 1995, and then moved to Los Angeles, California.
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- THE SINESTRO CORPS WAR. After the return of Sinestro and the reveal of the existence of the fear entity, Parallax, Geoff Johns built up to this epic storyline, where Sinestro and Parallax team-up to form their own Lantern Corps.
- ABSOLUTE ZERO. During his run on "Flash," Geoff Johns was perhaps best known for the great work he did in the development of both new villains for the Flash, as well as the original Flash Rogues.
- SUPERMAN AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES. As noted earlier, Geoff Johns and Brad Meltzer had re-introduced the classic Paul Levitz version of the Legion in a "Justice League of America"/"Justice Society of America" storyline.
- 52 PICK-UP. After "Infinite Crisis" and "52," Booster Gold found himself in a fascinating situation in his ongoing series, written by Geoff Johns and Jeff Katx, and drawn by Booster Gold creator Dan Jurgens and inker Norm Rapmund.
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- Infinite Crisis Is The Best Event Book Of The 21st Century. The 21st century, at Marvel and DC, has been defined by event books, but one stands above all the others.
- Geoff Johns Made The Justice Society Stars Again. JSA relaunched in 1999, but the book wouldn't truly hit its stride when Johns became co-writer with David S. Goyer in #6 before taking over as sole writer with #51, finishing out the book, and launching Justice Society of America.
- Geoff Johns Was Instrumental In Bringing Back The Multiverse. The DC Multiverse is a defining characteristic of the publisher that had been gone since 1985's Crisis on Infinite Earths.
- Geoff Johns Did An Amazing Job With Villains. If there was one place where Johns excelled, it was with villains. During his time on The Flash, he redefined the Rogues for a new generation with one-shot issues that dug into each of them, proving why they were some of DC's best villains.
Jan 29, 2024 · In addition to overseeing the New Golden Age line of comics at DC, including the relaunched Justice Society of America series he helms with artist Mikel Janin, Johns has launched his own multimedia company Ghost Machine, with a whole host of superstar comics creators.
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Sep 1, 2023 · “Justice League” (New 52, 2011-2016) – As part of the New 52, Johns helmed the flagship DC team book, crafting new origins and dynamics for the iconic group. “Teen Titans” (2003-2007) – Johns took on the younger generation of heroes, rejuvenating the title and characters, and making it one of the must-read books of its time.
