03603cam a2200337 4500 545314178 TxAuBib 20211104120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780062857859 0062857851 B07F13YLYH Amazon 12ea6abf-6558-4184-bf44-641c07d04310 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4362567 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Straczynski J. Michael. Becoming Superman [Libby eBook] : My Journey From Poverty to Hollywood. HarperCollins, 2019. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1040kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:<p><strong>A Hugo Award Nominee!</strong></p> <p><strong>Featuring an introduction by Neil Gaiman!</strong></p> <p><strong>"J. Michael Straczynski is, without question, one of the greatest science fiction minds of our time." — Max Brooks (World War Z)</strong></p> <p><strong>For four decades, J. Michael Straczynski has been one of the most successful writers in Hollywood, one of the few to forge multiple careers in movies, television and comics. Yet there's one story he's never told before: his own.</strong></p> <p>In this dazzling memoir, the acclaimed writer behind Babylon 5, Sense8, Clint Eastwood's Changeling and Marvel's Thor 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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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 family's past, a violent truth that he uncovered over the course of decades involving mass murder.</p> <p>Straczynski's personal history has always been shrouded in mystery. Becoming Superman lays bare the facts of his life: 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.</p>. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. Media Type: eBook. Hugo Award Nominee. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-01-03 20:00:02. Gaiman, Neil. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=12ea6abf-6558-4184-bf44-641c07d04310&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=12ea6abf-6558-4184-bf44-641c07d04310&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=12ea6abf-6558-4184-bf44-641c07d04310&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)