Straczynski wrote for the Marvel comic book series The Amazing Spider-Man from 2001 to 2007. He is known for interacting with fans through online forums and is known as the first TV producer or “showrunner” to directly interact with fans on the Internet. Straczynski graduated from San Diego State University where he wrote for the student newspaper. He has also written for the TV series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, She-Ra: Princess of Power, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future, The Twilight Zone, The Real Ghostbusters, Jake and the Fatman, and Murder, She Wrote. Straczynski has also written for the movies Thor, Underworld: Awakening, and World War Z. He was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for Best Screenplay for Changeling in 2009. Straczynski also authored The Complete Book of Scriptwriting.
