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Becoming Superman

by J. Michael Straczynski
Neil Gaiman
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"[The] successful writer for TV, movies, and comics makes his debut as a memoirist with a stunning chronicle of survival"—introduction by Neil Gaiman (Kirkus).
Joseph Michael Straczynski is the legendary writer behind Babylon 5, Sense8, Clint Eastwood's Changeling and Marvel's Thor, among many other beloved movies, TV shows and comics. In Becoming Superman, he 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. 
Joe found refuge in comic books and his own dreams—imaginary worlds where superheroes used their amazing powers 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. But even as he found success, Joe could not escape a shocking family secret involving mass murder that he uncovered over the course of decades. Becoming Superman is the startling true story of a little boy who became the hero of his own life.
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  • Release date: February 27, 2024

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  • ISBN: 9780062857859
  • Release date: February 27, 2024

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Biography & Autobiography Performing Arts Nonfiction

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"[The] successful writer for TV, movies, and comics makes his debut as a memoirist with a stunning chronicle of survival"—introduction by Neil Gaiman (Kirkus).
Joseph Michael Straczynski is the legendary writer behind Babylon 5, Sense8, Clint Eastwood's Changeling and Marvel's Thor, among many other beloved movies, TV shows and comics. In Becoming Superman, he 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. 
Joe found refuge in comic books and his own dreams—imaginary worlds where superheroes used their amazing powers 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. But even as he found success, Joe could not escape a shocking family secret involving mass murder that he uncovered over the course of decades. Becoming Superman is the startling true story of a little boy who became the hero of his own life.
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Biography & Autobiography Performing Arts Nonfiction