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Becoming Superman - My Journey From Poverty to Hollywood (Paperback)
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Becoming Superman - My Journey From Poverty to Hollywood (Paperback)
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A Hugo Award Nominee! Featuring an introduction by Neil Gaiman! "J.
Michael Straczynski is, without question, one of the greatest
science fiction minds of our time." -- Max Brooks (World War Z) For
four decades, J. Michael Straczynski has been one of the most
successful writers in Hollywood, one of the few to forge multiple
careers in movies, television and comics. Yet there's one story
he's never told before: his own. 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. Joe's early life nearly defies belief. Raised by
damaged adults-a con-man grandfather and a manipulative
grandmother, a violent, drunken father and a mother who was
repeatedly institutionalized-Joe grew up in abject poverty, living
in slums and projects when not on the road, crisscrossing the
country in his father's desperate attempts to escape the
consequences of his past. To survive his abusive environment Joe
found 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. The deeper he read,
the more 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. But even as he found success, he could not escape a dark
and shocking secret that hung over his family's past, a violent
truth that he uncovered over the course of decades involving mass
murder. Straczynski's personal history has always been shrouded in
mystery. Becoming Superman lays bare the facts of his life: a story
of creation and darkness, hope and success, a larger-than-life
villain and a little boy who became the hero of his own life. It is
also a compelling behind-the-scenes look at some of the most
successful TV series and movies recognized around the world.
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