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James Robinson (writer)

Summary

James Dale Robinson is a British writer of American comic books and screenplays best known for co-creating the character of Starman (Jack Knight) with Tony Harris and reviving the Justice Society of America in the late 1990s. His other notable works include the screenplay for the film adaptation of the Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's comic book series The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and the multi-year crossover storyline "Superman: New Krypton".

James Robinson
Robinson seated with his arms folded
Robinson at the San Diego Comic-Con International 2010
NationalityBritish
Area(s)Writer
Notable works
The Golden Age
Starman
Leave It to Chance
The Justice Society Returns
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Batman: Face the Face
Superman: New Krypton
Justice League: Cry for Justice
Earth 2
AwardsInkpot Award 2012[1]

Career edit

Robinson made his writing debut in 1989 with the graphic novel London's Dark, illustrated by Paul Johnson and later named one of the 500 "essential" graphic novels, as it was "at the vanguard [...] of British graphic novels as a whole" despite being "a very raw work, full of experimentation".[2] He continued contributing short stories to various anthologies, including "Grendel: Devil's Whisper" which appeared in A1, before breaking into the American market with a number of Terminator series for Dark Horse. In 1993, Robinson penned the limited series The Golden Age for DC Comics, which, despite being an Elseworlds story, established much of the backstory he would later use in his arguably most renowned work, Starman.[3] With Starman, Robinson took the aging Golden Age character of the same name and revitalized both him and all those who had used the name over the decades, weaving them into an interconnected whole. In 1997, Robinson's work on the title garnered him an Eisner Award for "Best Serialized Story".[4] In the late 90s, Robinson worked on a follow-up series to The Golden Age,[5] to be titled The Silver Age and illustrated by Howard Chaykin,[6] although he ultimately decided not to pursue the project as the bulk of his ideas were presented in Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn's 1998 series JLA: Year One.[7]

In addition to Starman, Robinson's DC work includes frequent contributions to the anthology series Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, a Vigilante mini-series and The Sandman spin-off series Witchcraft for Vertigo. In 1999, Robinson and his writing partner David S. Goyer spearheaded the return of the Golden Age team of superheroes Justice Society of America to the mainstream DC Universe with the story arc "The Justice Society Returns"[8] and the launch of the ongoing series JSA.[9][10] Robinson left the title after five issues while Goyer continued co-writing it with Geoff Johns,[11] with whom Robinson would later launch the JSA spin-off series Hawkman. Similarly, he served as a transitional writer on several Marvel titles, such as Cable and Generation X, contributing to the "Operation: Zero Tolerance" inter-title crossover storyline.[12] Robinson wrote a brief run on the Captain America series that was then-recently relaunched as part of the "Heroes Reborn" initiative. Other work for Marvel includes Ectokid, one of the series created by the horror/fantasy novelist Clive Barker for the company's Razorline imprint. At Image, Robinson wrote a brief run on Wildcats that further developed the team's mythology and launched the creator-owned series Leave It to Chance with artist Paul Smith's, which won them two more Eisner Awards in 1997, for "Best New Series" and "Best Title for Younger Readers".[4]

Robinson made a foray into screenwriting with a screenplay for the 1993 direct-to-video short film Firearm, based on the comic book series of the same name published by Malibu.[13] In the late 90s, Robinson and David S. Goyer wrote an unused draft for then-upcoming film Freddy vs. Jason[14][15] and scripted Evermere for C2 Pictures, which aimed for a 2000 release with Chuck Russell attached to direct.[16] Robinson's best known work as a screenwriter is the 2003 adaptation of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,[17] which caused some controversy among fans of the original work, many of whom were disappointed that the film took many liberties and changed the tone of the source material. Early drafts had reportedly relocated much of the action from England to America, allegedly in an attempt to make it more acceptable to American audience.[18][19]

After taking a break from writing comics, Robinson returned in 2006 with an eight-issue storyline "Batman: Face the Face", which ran through both Batman and Detective Comics as part of DC Comics' company-wide initiative "One Year Later".[20] In 2008, he took over the writing duties of the ongoing Superman series, starting with the storyline "The Coming of Atlas".[21][22] In 2009, Robinson launched Justice League: Cry for Justice,[23] intended to run as a second ongoing Justice League title but turned into a 7-issue mini-series instead due to poor critical reception.[24][25][26][27] Despite the controversial reception, Robinson was nominated for Best Writing in the 2010 Eisner Awards.[28][29] In October 2009, Robinson took over the regular Justice League of America ongoing title with and artist Mark Bagley,[30] who was later replaced by Brett Booth.[31] In May 2010, Robinson and Sterling Gates co-wrote War of the Supermen, the limited series that acted as the culmination of the Superman crossover storyline that started two years prior with "Superman: New Krypton".[32] Robinson concluded his run on Superman with issue #700 (Aug. 2010).[33] In 2011, Robinson launched the 12-issue series The Shade, starring the eponymous character closely associated with the Starman series.[34][35] The following year, he launched the Earth 2 ongoing series which reimagined the long-standing concept of the fictional parallel earth for new readers as part of DC Comics' company-wide relaunch "The New 52".[36][37] One of the revisions introduced by Robinson was making the Green Lantern of Earth 2 gay, which made national news.[38] Robinson left the title after sixteen issues.[39][40]

In 2013, Robinson launched The Saviors with J. Bone, his first creator-owned series since the discontinuation of Leave It to Chance a decade earlier.[41] In 2014, Marvel published an original graphic novel titled The Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business, co-written by Robinson and Mark Waid.[42] That same year, Robinson's launched two new ongoing series at Marvel as part of the All-New Marvel NOW! initiative, All-New Invaders with artist Steve Pugh[43] and a new volume of the Fantastic Four series with artist Leonard Kirk.[44] In 2015, Robinson and artist Greg Hinkle launched the 4-issue mini-series Airboy at Image, which featured the eponymous Golden Age character emerging from the world of comic books into the "real" world and interacting with the creators. The series caused controversy with its transphobic remarks made by fictional Robinson in issue #2,[45][46] which propmpted the creators to make amendments for the eventual collected edition.[47] Also in 2015, Robinson penned the ongoing series Scarlet Witch for Marvel,[48] which, he explained, was influenced by the work of Matt Fraction and David Aja on the 2012 series Hawkeye.[49] In 2016, Robinson launched another creator-owned series, Grand Passion, illustrated by Tom Feister and published by Dynamite, which he described as "a departure from what I've been doing in the last few years."[50] The following year, Robinson penned a James Bond spin-off series starring Felix Leiter for Dynamite[51][52] and returned to DC Comics for a run on the Wonder Woman series,[53] which he wrote for a year, leaving after issue #50 (Sept. 2018).[54]

Since 2020, Robinson has been writing and producing the Stargirl television series, based on the eponymous character co-created by Geoff Johns and Lee Moder that in turn spun out of Robinson-created character Starman (Jack Knight).

Personal life edit

Robinson and longtime DC Comics editor Jann Jones announced their engagement in 2009.[55] They married two years later and have since divorced.[47]

Bibliography edit

Early work edit

  • London's Dark (with Paul Johnson, graphic novel, 48 pages, Escape, 1989, ISBN 1-85286-157-6)
  • Crisis #40: "Murky Waters" (with Tony Salmons, anthology, Fleetway, 1990)
  • Shriek #2: "Trial and Error" (with D'Israeli, anthology, FantaCo Enterprises, 1990)
  • A1 #4: "Devil's Whisper" (with D'Israeli) and "The Day the General Came" (with Phil Elliott, anthology, Atomeka, 1990)
  • Dark Horse:
    • The Terminator:
      • The Terminator Omnibus Volume 1 (tpb, 352 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-5930-7916-8) includes:
        • The Terminator: One Shot (with Matt Wagner, graphic novel, 51 pages, 1991, ISBN 1-878574-22-1) also collected in The Terminator: Rewired (tpb, 160 pages, 2004, ISBN 0-74349-303-6)
        • The Terminator: Secondary Objectives #1–4 (with Paul Gulacy, 1991) also collected as The Terminator: Secondary Objectives (tpb, 112 pages, 1992, ISBN 1-878574-31-0)
      • The Terminator Omnibus Volume 2 (tpb, 376 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-59307-917-6) includes:
        • The Terminator: Endgame #1–3 (with Butch Guice, 1992) also collected as The Terminator: Endgame (tpb, 80 pages, 1999, ISBN 1-56971-373-1)
    • Grendel Tales: Four Devils, One Hell #1–6 (with Teddy Kristiansen, 1993–1994) collected as Grendel Tales: Four Devils, One Hell (tpb, 196 pages, 1994, ISBN 1-56971-027-9)
  • Miracleman: Apocrypha #1: "The Rascal Prince" (with Kelley Jones, anthology, Eclipse, 1991) collected in Miracleman: Apocrypha (hc, 96 pages, 1992, ISBN 1-5606-0190-6; tpb, 1992, ISBN 1-56060-189-2)

DC Comics edit

  • Batman:
    • Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (anthology):
      • "Blades" (with Tim Sale, in #32–34, 1992) collected in Batman: The Collected Legends of the Dark Knight (tpb, 160 pages, 1994, ISBN 1-56389-147-6)
      • "Werewolf" (with John Watkiss, in #71–73, 1995) collected in Batman: Monsters (tpb, 192 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2494-6)
      • "Citadel" (with Tony Salmons, in #85, 1996)
      • "I am a Gun" (with Russ Heath, Jr. and Steve Yeowell, in Annual #7, 1997)
      • "A Great Day for Everyone" (with Lee Weeks, co-feature in #100, 1997) collected in Robin: The Teen Wonder (tpb, 160 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2255-2)
      • "Spook" (with Paul Johnson, in #102–104, 1998)
      • "Playground" (with Dan Brereton, in #114, 1999)
      • "Siege" (dialogue by Robinson over story by Archie Goodwin and art by Marshall Rogers, in #133–136, 2000)
        • Collected in Legends of the Dark Knight: Marshall Rogers (hc, 496 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-40123-227-2)
        • Collected in Tales of The Batman: Archie Goodwin (hc, 480 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-40123-829-7)
    • Showcase '94 #1–2: "King Joker" (with Christian Alamy, anthology, 1994)
    • Batman/Deadman: Death and Glory (with John Estes, graphic novel, hc, 96 pages, 1996, ISBN 1-56389-228-6; sc, 1997, ISBN 1-56389-228-6)
    • Detective Comics:
      • "Face the Face" (with Leonard Kirk and Don Kramer, in #817–820 and Batman #651–654, 2006) collected as Batman: Face the Face (tpb, 192 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-4012-0910-6; hc, 2017, ISBN 1-40126-572-3)
      • "Deface the Face" (with Stephen Segovia and Carmine Di Giandomenico, in #988–993, 2018–2019) collected as Batman: Detective Comics — Deface the Face (tpb, 144 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-401290-64-7)
  • The Golden Age #1–4 (with Paul Smith, Elseworlds, 1993–1994) collected as The Golden Age (tpb, 200 pages, 1995, ISBN 1-56389-203-0; hc, 2017, ISBN 1-401-26736-X)
  • Showcase '93 #9: "Shining Knight" (with Mike Mayhew, anthology, 1993)
  • Green Lantern:
  • Witchcraft (Vertigo):
    • Witchcraft #1–3 (with Teddy Kristiansen, Peter Snejbjerg (#1), Michael Zulli (#2) and Steve Yeowell (#3), 1994) collected as Witchcraft (tpb, 136 pages, 1996, ISBN 1-56389-274-X)
    • Witchcraft: La Terreur #1–3 (with Michael Zulli, 1998)
  • Starman vol. 2 (with Tony Harris, Teddy Kristiansen + Bjarne Hansen + Kim Hagen + Christian Højgaard (#6), Matthew Dow Smith (#11 and 42), John Watkiss (#18), Bret Blevins (Annual #1), J. H. Williams III (Annual #1 and #26), Craig Hamilton (Annual #1 and #28, 54), Guy Davis (#22), Chris Sprouse (#24), Gary Erskine (#26 and 41), Steve Yeowell (#27, 34–35, 47–49), Mark Buckingham (#33–34), Richard Pace (#36), Mitch Byrd (Annual #2), Dusty Abell (#38), Mike Mayhew (#44), Gene Ha (#46), Chris Weston + John McCrea (#55), Stephen Sadowski (#56), Paul Smith (#69) and Russ Heath, Jr. (#74); issues #48–53, 55–60 and 77–79 are co-written by Robinson and David S. Goyer, 1994–2001) collected as:
    • Omnibus Volume 1 (collects #0–16, hc, 448 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1699-4; tpb, 2012, ISBN 1-40121-937-3)
    • Omnibus Volume 2 (collects #17–29 and Annual #1, hc, 416 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2194-7; tpb, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-2195-5)
      • Includes the "Incident in an Old Haunt" short story (art by Wade Von Grawbadger) from Showcase '95 #12 (anthology, 1995)
      • Includes the "Day and Night, Dark and Bright" short serial (art by Matthew Dow Smith) from Showcase '96 #4–5 (anthology, 1996)
    • Omnibus Volume 3 (collects #30–38 and Annual #2, hc, 432 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2284-6; tpb, cancelled, ISBN 1-40126-336-4)
      • Includes the 4-issue spin-off limited series The Shade (written by Robinson, art by Gene Ha (#1), J. H. Williams III (#2), Bret Blevins (#3) and Michael Zulli (#4), 1997)
      • Includes the "Talking with Ted, Talking with Jack" (art by Phil Jimenez and Lee Weeks) short story from Starman Secret Files & Origins (one-shot, 1998)
    • Omnibus Volume 4 (collects #39–46, hc, 432 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2596-9)
    • Omnibus Volume 5 (collects #1,000,000 and 47–60, hc, 464 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2889-5)
      • Includes "The Ropes" short story (co-written by Robinson and David S. Goyer, art by Dave Ross) from All Star Comics 80-Page Giant (one-shot, 1999)
      • Includes Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #0 (co-written by Robinson and Geoff Johns, art by Lee Moder and Chris Weston, 1999)
      • Includes the "Starman, FBI Agent" short story from JSA: All Stars #4 (written by Robinson, art by Tony Harris, 2003)
    • Omnibus Volume 6 (collects #61–80, hc, 544 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3044-X)
  • Vigilante: City Lights, Prairie Justice #1–4 (with Tony Salmons, 1995–1996) collected as Vigilante: City Lights, Prairie Justice (tpb, 144 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2128-9)
  • Superman:
    • Legends of the DC Universe #1–3: "U.L.T.R.A. Humanite" (with Val Semeiks, anthology, 1998)
    • Superman (with Renato Guedes, Jesús Merino (#684), Javier Pina, Pablo Raimondi (#685), Pere Pérez (#690), Fernando Dagnino (#692–693) and Bernard Chang, 2008–2010) collected as:
    • Superman: World of New Krypton (co-written by Robinson and Greg Rucka, art by Pete Woods, 2009–2010) collected as:
      • Superman: New Krypton Volume 3 (collects #1–5, hc, 144 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2636-1; tpb, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-2637-X)
      • Superman: New Krypton Volume 4 (collects #6–12, hc, 192 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2774-0; tpb, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-2775-9)
    • Superman Secret Files 2009: "Double Act" (with Matt Camp) and "Legacy" (with Stefano Gaudiano, co-features in one-shot, 2009)
    • Blackest Night: Superman #1–3 (with Eddy Barrows, 2009)
      • Collected in Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Volume 1 (hc, 256 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2784-8; tpb, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-2804-6)
      • Collected in Blackest Night Omnibus (hc, 1,664 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-4012-9119-8)
    • Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton:
      • Volume 1 (hc, 168 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2932-8; tpb, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-2933-6) includes:
        • "Prologue, Part Two: The Future is Now" (with Julian López, in Adventure Comics vol. 2 #8, anthology, 2010)
        • "Part One: Invaded" (co-written by Robinson and Sterling Gates, art by Pete Woods, in #1, 2010)
        • "Part Three: Destiny" (with Javier Pina and Bernard Chang, in Superman #698, 2010)
        • "Part Four: Namesake" (with Travis Moore, in Adventure Comics vol. 2 #9, anthology, 2010)
        • "Part Five: Bottles and Battles" (co-written by Robinson and Sterling Gates, art by Travis Moore and Pete Woods, in #2, 2010)
      • Volume 2 (hc, 128 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3036-9; tpb, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3037-7) includes:
        • "Part Six: Divided, Conquerable" (co-written by Robinson and Sterling Gates, art by Travis Moore and Eduardo Pansica, in Adventure Comics vol. 2 #10, anthology, 2010)
        • "Part Eight: Irony in Ire" (with Bernard Chang, in Superman #699, 2010)
        • "Part Nine: This is the Way the World Ends" (co-written by Robinson and Sterling Gates, art by Pete Woods, in #3, 2010)
    • Superman: War of the Supermen (hc, 144 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2967-0; tpb, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3187-X) collects:
    • Superman/Batman Annual #5: "Reign of Doomsday, Part Five" (with Miguel Sepulveda, 2011) collected in Superman: Return of Doomsday (tpb, 144 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-40123-253-1)
    • Superman vol. 4 #40–41: "The Last Days" (with Doug Mahnke and Ed Benes, 2018)
      • Collected in Superman: Imperius Lex (tpb, 168 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-4012-8123-0)
      • Collected in Superman Rebirth: The Deluxe Edition Book Four (hc, 280 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-4012-8935-5)
  • Legends of the DC Universe 80-Page Giant #1: "Lights, Camera and Too Much Action" (with Dave Gibbons, anthology, 1998)
  • Justice Society of America:
    • JSA (co-written by Robinson and David S. Goyer):
      • The Justice Society Returns (tpb, 256 pages, 2003, ISBN 1-4012-0090-7) includes:
      • JSA by Geoff Johns Book One (tpb, 392 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-4012-7490-0) includes:
        • JSA Secret Files & Origins #1: "Gathering Storm" (with Scott Benefiel, co-feature, 1999)
        • JSA #1–5 (with Scott Benefiel and Derec Aucoin (#5), 1999)
      • All of the issues listed above are also collected in JSA Omnibus Volume 1 (hc, 1,224 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4761-X)
    • Justice Society of America 80-Page Giant: "Memory Lane" (with Neil Edwards, anthology one-shot, 2010)
    • Blackest Night: JSA #1–3 (with Marcos Marz, Eddy Barrows and Eduardo Pansica (#3); issues #2–3 are co-written by Robinson and Tony Bedard, 2010)
      • Collected in Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Volume 2 (hc, 240 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2785-6; tpb, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-2803-8)
      • Collected in Blackest Night Omnibus (hc, 1,664 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-4012-9119-8)
  • Hawkman #1–7, 9–10 (co-written by Robinson and Geoff Johns (except for issue #7, written by Robinson solo), art by Rags Morales, 2002–2003)
    • Collected in Hawkman Omnibus Volume 1 (hc, 688 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3222-1)
    • Collected in Hawkman by Geoff Johns Book One (tpb, 376 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-4012-7290-8)
  • Action Comics #879–889: "Captain Atom" (script by Robinson from a plot by Robinson and Greg Rucka, art by CAFU, co-feature, 2009–2010)
  • Justice League of America:
    • Justice League: Cry for Justice #1–7 (with Mauro Cascioli, Scott Clark (#5–7) and Ibraim Roberson (#7), 2009–2010) collected as Justice League: Cry for Justice (hc, 232 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2567-5; tpb, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-2564-0)
    • Justice League of America vol. 2 (with Mark Bagley, Robson Rocha + Pow Rodrix (#49), Brett Booth (#54–57), Miguel Sepulveda (#58) and Daniel Sampere (#58–60), 2009–2011) collected as:
      • Team History (collects #38–43, hc, 192 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2838-0; tpb, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3260-4)
      • Dark Things (collects #44–48, hc, 192 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3011-3; tpb, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3193-4)
      • Omega (collects #49–53 and the Starman/Congorilla one-shot, hc, 200 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3243-4; tpb, 2012, ISBN 1-40123-356-2)
      • The Rise of Eclipso (collects #54–60, tpb, 192 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3413-5)
  • Flashpoint: The Outsider #1–3 (with Javi Fernandez, 2011) collected in Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint Featuring Wonder Woman (tpb, 272 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3410-0)
  • The Shade vol. 2 #1–12 (with Cully Hamner (#1–3), Darwyn Cooke (#4), Javier Pulido (#5–7), Jill Thompson (#8), Frazer Irving (#9–11) and Gene Ha (#12), 2011–2012) collected as The Shade (tpb, 280 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-401-23782-7)
  • Men of War vol. 2 #7: "Remembering the Leopard" (with Phil Winslade, 2012) collected in Men of War: Uneasy Company (tpb, 256 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-40123-499-2)
  • DC Universe Presents #9–11: "Savage" (with Bernard Chang, anthology, 2012) collected in DC Universe Presents: Vandal Savage (tpb, 160 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-40124-076-3)
  • Earth 2 (with Nicola Scott, Eduardo Pansica (#4), Yıldıray Çınar (#7–8, 13), Tomás Giorello (#0) and Julius Gopez + CAFU (Annual #1), 2012–2013) collected as:
    • The Gathering (collects #1–6, hc, 160 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-4012-3774-6; tpb, 2012, ISBN 1-40124-281-2)
    • The Tower of Fate (collects #0, 7–12, hc, 176 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-4012-4311-8; tpb, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4614-1)
    • Battle Cry (collects #13–16 and Annual #1, hc, 160 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-401-24615-X; tpb, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4938-8)
  • He-Man and the Masters of the Universe #1–2 (of 6) (with Philip Tan and Howard Porter (#2); issue #2 is co-written by Robinson and Keith Giffen, 2012) collected in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Volume 1 (tpb, 160 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-4012-4022-4)
  • Wonder Woman vol. 5 (with Carlo Pagulayan (#31, 36–37), Sergio Davila (#32 and 34), Emanuela Lupacchino, Stephen Segovia (#37, 41, 46–47), Carmen Carnero (#39–40), Jesús Merino (#42, 48–50) and Marco Santucci (#43 and 45), 2017–2018) collected as:
    • Children of the Gods (collects #31–37, tpb, 168 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-40128-424-8)
    • Amazons Attacked (collects #38–45, tpb, 192 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-40128-534-1)
    • Dark Gods (collects #46–50 and Annual #2, tpb, 168 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-401-28901-0)
  • Trinity vol. 2 #17–22 (with Patrick Zircher, Jack Herbert (#19–20) and Tyler Kirkham (#20–21), 2018) collected as Trinity: The Search for Steve Trevor (tpb, 144 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-40128-550-3)
  • Young Monsters in Love: "Dear Velcoro" (with John McCrea, anthology one-shot, 2018) collected in A Very DC Valentine's Day (tpb, 176 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-4012-8766-2)
  • Earth-Prime #4: "Road Trip" (with Jerry Ordway, anthology, 2022) collected in Earth-Prime (tpb, 240 pages, 2023, ISBN 1-7795-1829-3)

Marvel Comics edit

Image Comics edit

  • Wildstorm:
    • James Robinson's Complete WildC.A.T.s (tpb, 288 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2204-8) collects:
    • Wildstorm Rising (tpb, 256 pages, 1999, ISBN 1-56389-588-9) includes:
    • Leave It to Chance #1–13 (with Paul Smith, Homage, 1996–2002) partially collected in:
      • Shaman's Rain (collects #1–4, tpb, 112 pages, 1998, ISBN 1-5638-9586-2; hc, 2002, ISBN 1-58240-253-1)
      • Trick or Threat (collects #5–8, tpb, 112 pages, 1998, ISBN 1-5638-9559-5; hc, 2003, ISBN 1-58240-278-7)
      • Monster Madness and Other Stories (collects #9–11, hc, 112 pages, 2003, ISBN 1-58240-298-1)
    • Gen13 Bootleg #7: "Renaissance Ruckus" (with Scott Hampton, 1997)
    • WildC.A.T.s/X-Men: The Modern Age (with Adam Hughes, one-shot, 1997) collected in WildC.A.T.s/X-Men (tpb, 194 pages, 1998, ISBN 1-58240-022-9)
  • The Saviors (tpb, 136 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-632-15925-2) collects:
    • Liberty Annual '12: "Hunters" (with J. Bone, anthology, 2012) also collected in CBLDF Presents: Liberty (hc, 216 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-6070-6937-7; tpb, 2016, ISBN 1-6070-6996-2)
    • The Saviors #1–5 (with J. Bone, 2013–2014)
  • Heaven (with Philip Tan, unreleased ongoing series — initially announced for 2015)[56]
  • Airboy vol. 2 #1–4 (with Greg Hinkle, 2015) collected as Airboy (hc, 120 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-632155-43-5)
  • Where We Live: A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas: "The Deadliest Man" (with Dean Kotz and Stefano Gaudiano, anthology graphic novel, 336 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-5343-0822-9)
  • The Terrible Elisabeth Dumn Against the Devils in Suits (translated and adapted from Portuguese by Robinson; written and drawn by Arabson Assis, one-shot, 2018)

Other publishers edit

  • Firearm (Malibu):
    • Firearm #1–18 (with Cully Hamner, Tim Eldred (#4), Kirk Van Wormer (#5 and 7), Bill Knapp (#8), Gary Erskine (#10–11), Ben Herrera (#12), Steve Carr (#13), Brian O'Connell (#14), Mike Edsey, (#15) Arnie Jorgensen (#16 and 18) and Keith Conroy (#17–18), 1993–1995)
      • In 1993, Malibu released the Firearm #0 package consisting of a VHS cassette with the 35-minute Firearm film and the Firearm #0 comic book (written by Robinson, drawn by Mike Wieringo and Rob Haynes) featuring the conclusion of the short film's story.
      • During the series' run, Robinson penned a short Firearm story and co-plotted a crossover issue, both of which were published as part of The Night Man ongoing series:
        • "Firearm Origin" (with Howard Chaykin, co-feature in #4, 1994)
        • "Crossfire!" (script by Steve Englehart from a plot by Robinson and Englehart, drawn by Dean Zachary, in #14, 1994)
    • Codename: Firearm #0–2: "Idle Thoughts" (with Keith Conroy + Cully Hamner (#1) and Gary Erskine (#2–3), co-feature, 1995)
  • Bluebeard #1–3 (with Phil Elliott, Slave Labor Graphics, 1993–1994)
  • Illegal Alien (with Phil Elliott, graphic novel, 80 pages, Kitchen Sink, 1994, ISBN 0-87816-297-6)
  • Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror #1: "Bart People" (with Chris Roman, anthology, Bongo, 1995)
    • Collected in Treehouse of Horror: Heebie-Jeebie Hullabaloo (tpb, 144 pages, HarperCollins, 1999, ISBN 0-00-257118-8)
    • Collected in The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus Volume 2 (hc, 400 pages, Abrams ComicArts, 2023, ISBN 1-419-76351-2)
  • Vampirella Masters Series Volume 6: James Robinson (tpb, 112 pages, Dynamite, 2011, ISBN 1-60690-250-4) collects:
    • Vampirella 25th Anniversary Special: "Two So Different" (with Ray Lago, anthology, Harris, 1996)
    • Vampirella: Blood Lust #1–2 (with Joe Jusko, Harris, 1997)
      • Robinson and Jusko produced an epilogue that was first published in the limited edition slipcased hardcover collection of the series.
      • The series, along with the epilogue, was also collected as Vampirella: Blood Lust (tpb, 72 pages, Harris, 2006, ISBN 0-9106-9288-2)
    • Vampirella/Dracula: The Centennial: "Vampirella vs. Dracula" (with David Mack and Rick Mays, anthology one-shot, Harris, 1997)
  • Ash (with Joe Quesada, Event):
    • Ash #½ (first six pages, Wizard, 1997)
    • Ash: Fire and Crossfire #1–2 (1999)
  • Dynamite:
    • Grand Passion #1–5 (with Tom Feister and Andrea Mutti (#5), 2016–2017) collected as Grand Passion (tpb, 120 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-524-10391-8)
    • James Bond: Felix Leiter #1–6 (with Aaron Campbell, 2017) collected as James Bond: Felix Leiter (hc, 152 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-5241-0470-1; tpb, 2019, ISBN 1-524-11265-8)
  • Love is Love (untitled two-page story, with Sagar Forniés, anthology graphic novel, 144 pages, IDW Publishing, 2016, ISBN 1-6314-0939-5)
  • 2000 AD #2050: "A Soldier's Duty" (with Leonardo Manco, anthology, Rebellion, 2017)

Filmography edit

References edit

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External links edit

  • James Robinson at the Grand Comics Database
  • James Robinson at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
  • James Robinson at IMDb
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1997 		Succeeded by
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1999
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Geoff Johns
David S. Goyer
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Geoff Johns
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Shea Fontana
 Wonder Woman writer
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