| Description |
xiii, 460 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, photographs ; 23 cm |
| Summary |
In this memoir, the acclaimed Hollywood writer 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 was raised by damaged adultsa con-man grandfather and a manipulative grandmother, a violent, drunken father and a mother who was repeatedly institutionalizedand grew up in abject poverty, living in slums and projects when not on the road, crisscrossing the country in his fathers 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 familys past, a violent truth that he uncovered over the course of decades involving mass murder. This memoir lays bare 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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Straczynski, J. Michael, 1954-
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Authors, American -- Biography.
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Screenwriters -- United States -- Biography.
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Cartoonists -- United States -- Biography.
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| Genre |
Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
Gaiman, Neil, author of introduction.
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| ISBN |
9780062857842 |
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0062857843 |
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