Editing J. Michael Straczynski (section)

==== DC Comics ====
When his exclusive contract with Marvel ended, he was announced as the writer for a run on ''[[The Brave and the Bold]]'' for [[DC Comics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=21780|title=JMS Confirms ''Thor'' Exit|last=Renaud|first=Jeffrey|date=2009-06-26|website=Comic Book Resources|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817025902/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=21780|archive-date=2013-08-17|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-04-13}} Archive requires scrolldown</ref> He collaborated with artist [[Shane Davis]] on an out-of-continuity original graphic novel starring [[Superman]] titled ''[[Superman: Earth One]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24120|title=Straczynski Launches ''Superman: Earth One''|last=Renaud|first=Jeffrey|date=2009-12-18|website=Comic Book Resources|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102204433/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24120|archive-date=2013-11-02|url-status=dead|access-date=2010-05-23}} Archive requires scrolldown</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/JMS-Week-Superman-Earth-One-100216.html|title=A Week of JMS: Day 1: ''Superman: Earth One''|last=Arrant|first=Chris|date=2010-02-16|work=[[Newsarama]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017080900/http://www.newsarama.com/4746-a-week-of-jms-day-1-superman-earth-one.html|archive-date=2013-10-17|url-status=live|access-date=2010-05-25}}</ref> The story features a young Superman and focus on his decision about the role he wants to assume in life.<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Superman: Earth One]]|last2=Davis|first2=Shane|date=October 2010|publisher=DC Comics|isbn=978-1401224684|pages=144|last1=Straczynski|first1=J. Michael}}</ref> On March 8, 2010, it was announced he would be taking over writing duties for the monthly ''[[Superman (comic book)|Superman]]'' title<ref>{{cite book|title=DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|last=Cowsill|first=Alan|editor-last=Dolan|editor-first=Hannah|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]]|year=2010|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn=978-0-7566-6742-9|page=341|chapter=2000s|quote=The 700th issue of ''Superman'' was fifty-six pages long...comicdom's talented writers created very special Superman tales...new ''Superman'' writer J. Michael Straczynski gave a preview of his much-anticipated run that would begin in the following issue."}}</ref> with a story arc entitled "[[Superman: Grounded|Grounded]]", and the ''[[Wonder Woman]]'' title, beginning with issues 701 and 601 respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2010/03/08/j-michael-straczynski-to-write-superman-and-wonder-woman-starting-in-july/|title=J. Michael Straczynski to write ''Superman'' and ''Wonder Woman'', starting in July|last=Segura|first=Alex|date=2010-03-08|publisher=DC Comics|work=The Source|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216212747/http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2010/03/08/j-michael-straczynski-to-write-superman-and-wonder-woman-starting-in-july|archive-date=2013-02-16|url-status=dead|access-date=2010-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25119|title=Straczynski Steps Up For ''Superman'' & ''Wonder Woman''|last=Phegley|first=Kiel|date=March 8, 2010|website=Comic Book Resources|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311022732/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25119|archive-date=2010-03-11|url-status=dead|access-date=2010-03-08}}</ref> Less than a year later he was asked by DC to step away from both titles in order to concentrate on the second volume of ''Superman: Earth One'' and handed them over to [[Chris Roberson (author)|Chris Roberson]] and [[Phil Hester (comics)|Phil Hester]] to finish his Superman and Wonder Woman stories respectively. In 2012, Straczynski wrote ''[[Before Watchmen]]: Dr. Manhattan'' drawn by [[Adam Hughes]] and ''Before Watchmen: Nite Owl'' drawn by [[Andy Kubert]] and [[Joe Kubert]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-02-01/Watchmen-prequel-comic-book-series/52908084/1|title=DC gives ''Watchmen'' a graphic past|last=Truitt|first=Brian|date=2012-02-01|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106185848/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-02-01/Watchmen-prequel-comic-book-series/52908084/1|archive-date=2012-11-06|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://io9.com/5881187/dc-comics-unveils-full-list-of-watchmen-prequel-comics|title=DC Comics unveils full list of ''Watchmen'' prequels|last=Lamar|first=Cyriaque|work=io9 |date=2012-02-01|publisher=[[io9]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204072919/http://io9.com/5881187/dc-comics-unveils-full-list-of-watchmen-prequel-comics|archive-date=2012-02-04|url-status=live}}</ref> A second volume of ''Superman: Earth One'' was released later that same year.<ref>{{cite book|title=Superman: Earth One Vol. 2|last2=Davis|first2=Shane|date=November 2012|publisher=DC Comics|isbn=978-1401231965|pages=136|last1=Straczynski|first1=J. Michael}}</ref>

At [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2015, DC Comics announced ''The Flash: Earth One'', a new graphic novel of its [[Earth One (DC Comics series)|Earth One]] line to be written by Straczynski, set to be published in 2016.<ref name="DCFlash">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2015/07/12/dc-entertainment-announces-two-new-additions-to-earth-one|title=DC Entertainment Announces Two New Additions to Earth One|publisher=DC Comics|date=2015-07-12|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170301151421/http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2015/07/12/dc-entertainment-announces-two-new-additions-to-earth-one|archive-date= 2017-03-01|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="YehlFlash">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/07/12/comic-con-2015-flash-and-aquaman-get-earth-one-graphic-novels|title=Comic-Con 2015: Flash and Aquaman Get Earth One Graphic Novels|last=Yehl|first=Joshua|website=IGN|date=2015-07-12|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170327153100/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/07/12/comic-con-2015-flash-and-aquaman-get-earth-one-graphic-novels|archive-date= 2017-03-27|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="ArrantFlash">{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Arrant |url=https://www.newsarama.com/25179-jms-to-write-flash-earth-one.html |title=JMS to Write ''Flash: Earth One''|work=[[Newsarama]] |date=2015-07-12|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160925101104/https://www.newsarama.com/25179-jms-to-write-flash-earth-one.html|archive-date= 2016-09-25|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref> As of 2023, it has still not been published.