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Becoming Superman : my journey from poverty to Hollywood with stops along the way at murder, madness, mayhem, movie stars, cults, slums, sociopaths, and war crimes / J. Michael Straczynski ; introduction by Neil Gaiman.

by Straczynski, J. Michael, 1954- author.

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New York : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019]

Straczynski, J. Michael, 1954-

Authors, American -- Biography.

Screenwriters -- United States -- Biography.

9780062857842 (hardcover) :

0062857843 (hardcover)

xiii, 460 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Introduction / Neil Gaiman -- We were told -- Strange relations -- Faster than a speeding bullet -- Death as a lifestyle -- Pigeon dinner with a slice of watermelon -- The first one's always free -- The face behind the mask -- The wind took away his name -- Being invisible -- Targets of opportunity -- Patricide by proxy -- Discovering words, worlds, and estrogen -- The God thing -- The weed of evil bears strange fruit -- The God thing, redux -- Blood in the street -- When the light at the end of the tunnel isn't a train (for a change) -- The big con -- God, death, and Harlan Ellison -- An unexpected journey to toon-town -- Who ya gonna call? -- Captain, my captain -- Into the zone -- Blowing up the world -- Things I learned dancing with the fatman -- Paging Jessica Fletcher -- Boarding Babylon -- The Christmas ambush -- Swingin' with Spider-Man -- Lost in the tall grass with Jeremiah -- What was I thinking? -- Being Superman -- The truth unearthed -- Selah.

"In this dazzling memoir, the acclaimed writer behind Babylon 5, Sense8, Clint Eastwood's Changeling and Marvel's Thor reveals how the power of creativity and imagination enabled him to overcome the horrors of his youth and a dysfunctional family haunted by madness, murder and a terrible secret."--Amazon.

Straczynski grew up in abject poverty, raised in an abusive environment, but survived by finding refuge in his beloved comics and his dreams, immersing himself in imaginary worlds populated by superheroes whose amazing powers allowed them to overcome any adversity. 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. Here Straczynski lays bare the facts of his life while creating a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most successful TV series and movies recognized around the world. -- adapted from jacket

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