Jim Starlin Explained

Birth Name:	James P. Starlin
Birth Date:	9 October 1949
Birth Place:	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Write:	y
Pencil:	y
Ink:	y
Art:	y
Color:	blue
Alias:	Steve Apollo
Notable Works:	Batman Captain Marvel Cosmic Odyssey Dreadstar Silver Surfer The Thanos Quest The Infinity Gauntlet Marvel Graphic Novel Adam Warlock
Awards:	Full list

James P. Starlin (born October 9, 1949)^[1] is an American comics artist and writer. Beginning his career in the early 1970s, he is best known for space opera stories, for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock, and for creating or co-creating the Marvel characters Thanos, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Nebula, and Shang-Chi, as well as writing the acclaimed miniseries The Infinity Gauntlet and its many sequels including The Infinity War and The Infinity Crusade, all detailing Thanos' pursuit of the Infinity Gems to court Mistress Death by annihilating half of all life in the cosmos, before coming into conflict with the Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and the Elders of the Universe, joined by the Silver Surfer, Doctor Strange, Gamora, Nebula, and Drax.

Later, for DC Comics, he drew many of their iconic characters, including Darkseid and other characters from Jack Kirby's Fourth World, and wrote the seminal storyline A Death in the Family which featured the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin, during his run on Batman. For Epic Illustrated, he created his own character, Dreadstar.

Early life

Jim Starlin was born on October 9, 1949, in Detroit, Michigan.^[2] He had a Catholic upbringing.^[3] In the 1960s, Starlin served as an aviation photographer in the US Navy in Vietnam.^{[4] [5]} During his off duty time, he drew and submitted various comics.^[6]

Early career

After leaving the navy, Starlin sold two stories to DC Comics.^[6]

After writing and drawing stories for a number of fan publications, Jim Starlin entered the comics industry in 1972, working for Roy Thomas and John Romita at Marvel Comics.^[7] Starlin was part of the generation of artists and writers who grew up as fans of Silver Age Marvel Comics. At a Steve Ditko-focused panel at the 2008 Comic-Con International, Starlin said, "Everything I learned about storytelling was [due to] him or Kirby. [Ditko] did the best layouts."^[8]

Starlin's first job for Marvel was as a finisher on pages of The Amazing Spider-Man. He then drew three issues of Iron Man which introduced the characters Thanos and Drax the Destroyer.^[9] He was then given the chance to draw an issue (#25) of the "cosmic" title Captain Marvel.^[10] Starlin took over as plotter the following issue, and began developing an elaborate story arc centered on the villainous Thanos which spread across a number of Marvel titles. Starlin left Captain Marvel one issue after concluding his Thanos saga.

Concurrently in the mid-1970s, Starlin contributed a cache of stories to the independently published science-fiction anthology Star Reach. Here he developed his ideas of God, death, and infinity, free of the restrictions of mainstream comics publishers' self-censorship arm, the Comics Code Authority. Starlin also drew "The Secret of Skull River", inked by frequent collaborator Al Milgrom, for Savage Tales #5 (July 1974).^[11]

After working on Captain Marvel, Starlin and writer Steve Englehart co-created the character Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu,^{[12] [13]} though they only worked on the early issues of the Master of Kung Fu series. Starlin then took over the title Warlock,^[14] starring a genetically engineered being created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in the 1960s and re-imagined by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane in the 1970s as a Jesus Christ-like figure on an alternate Earth. Envisioning the character as philosophical and existentially tortured, Starlin wrote and drew a complex space opera with theological and psychological themes. Warlock confronted the militaristic Universal Church of Truth, eventually revealed to be created and led by an evil evolution of his future–past self, known as Magus. Starlin ultimately incorporated Thanos into this story. Comics historian Les Daniels noted that "In a brief stint with Marvel, which included work on two characters [Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock] that had previously never quite made their mark, Starlin managed to build a considerable cult following."^[15]

In Fall 1978,^[16] Starlin, Howard Chaykin, Walt Simonson, and Val Mayerik formed Upstart Associates, a shared studio space on West 29th Street in New York City. The membership of the studio changed over time.^[17]

Death and suicide are recurring themes in Starlin's work: Personifications of Death appeared in his Captain Marvel series and in a fill-in story for Ghost Rider; Warlock commits suicide by killing his future self; and suicide is a theme in a story he plotted and drew for The Rampaging Hulk magazine.

Starlin occasionally worked for Marvel's chief competitor DC Comics and drew stories for Legion of Super-Heroes and the "Batman" feature in Detective Comics^[18] in the late 1970s.

1980s

Starlin co-created the supervillain Mongul with writer Len Wein in DC Comics Presents #27 (Nov. 1980).^[19]

The new decade found Starlin creating an expansive story titled "the Metamorphosis Odyssey", which introduced the character of Vanth Dreadstar in Epic Illustrated #3. From its beginning in Epic Illustrated, the initial story was painted in monochromatic grays, eventually added to with other tones, and finally becoming full color.^[20] The storyline was further developed in The Price^[21] and Marvel Graphic Novel #3^{[22] [23]} and eventually the long-running Dreadstar comic book, published first by Epic Comics,^{[24] [25]} and then by First Comics.^{[26] [27]}

Starlin was given the opportunity to produce a one-shot story in which to kill off a main character. The Death of Captain Marvel became the first graphic novel published by Marvel itself.^[28]

Starlin and Bernie Wrightson produced Heroes for Hope, a 1985 one-shot designed to raise money for African famine relief and recovery.^[29] Published in the form of a "comic jam," the book featured an all-star lineup of comics creators as well as a few notable authors from outside the comic book industry, such as Stephen King, George R. R. Martin, Harlan Ellison, and Edward Bryant. In 1986, he and Wrightson produced a second benefit comic for famine relief. Heroes Against Hunger, featuring Superman and Batman, was published by DC and like the earlier Marvel benefit project featured many top comics creators.^[30]

Starlin became the writer of Batman, and one of his first storylines for the title was "Ten Nights of The Beast"^[31] in issues #417–420 (March – June 1988) which introduced the KGBeast. Starlin then wrote the four-issue miniseries (Aug.–Nov. 1988) drawn by Wrightson,^[32] and the storyline "" in Batman #426–429 (Dec. 1988 – Jan. 1989),^[33] in which Jason Todd, the second of Batman's Robin sidekicks, was killed by the Joker. The controversial storyline was suggested by editor Denny O'Neil and lined up with Starlin's well-known desire to remove the Robin character from Batman's storyline. The death was decided by fans, as DC Comics set up a hotline for readers to vote on as to whether or not Jason Todd should survive a potentially fatal situation. Starlin was fired off the Batman title soon afterward.^[34]

Other projects for DC included writing The Weird drawn by Wrightson and Cosmic Odyssey drawn by Mike Mignola.^[35] Starlin wrote and drew Gilgamesh II in 1989 before returning to Marvel.

Later career

Back at Marvel, Starlin began scripting a revival of the Silver Surfer series. As had become his Marvel norm, he introduced his creation Thanos into the story arc, which led to The Infinity Gauntlet miniseries and its crossover storyline.^[36] Here, Starlin brought back Adam Warlock, whom he had killed years earlier in his concluding Warlock story in The Avengers Annual #7 and Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2 in 1977. The Infinity Gauntlet proved successful and was followed by the sequel miniseries The Infinity War and Infinity Crusade.^[37]

For DC he created Hardcore Station in 1998.

In 2003, Starlin wrote and drew the Marvel Comics miniseries . The series starred Thanos and a multitude of Marvel characters, and subsequently, Starlin was assigned an eponymous Thanos series. Starlin then worked for independent companies, creating Cosmic Guard (later renamed Kid Cosmos) published by Devil's Due and then Dynamite Entertainment in 2006.

Starlin returned to DC and, with artist Shane Davis, wrote the miniseries Mystery in Space vol. 2, featuring Captain Comet and Starlin's earlier creation, the Weird.^[38] In 2007–2008, he worked on the DC miniseries Death of the New Gods^[39] and Rann-Thanagar Holy War, as well as a Hawkman tie-in which altered the character's origins.^[40] He wrote the eight-issue miniseries Strange Adventures in 2009^[41] and in 2013, became the writer of Stormwatch, one of the series of The New 52 line, beginning with issue #19.^[42]

In 2016, Starlin's drawing hand was injured in an accident, which limited him to writing stories without the opportunity to illustrate them. "It takes me two minutes to write the sentence and will take the artist a day and a half to draw the scene. But there is a certain satisfaction to the drawing part … you get up from the drawing board at the end of the day and there’s this image there that wasn’t there before. That’s very satisfying and I miss that."^{[43] [44]}

In early 2020 it was announced that Starlin had rehabilitated his drawing hand and would be publishing a new Dreadstar graphic novel, Dreadstar Returns, backed by a successful Kickstarter campaign. The book was published in June 2021.^[45]

Other work

• Starlin co-wrote four novels with his then-wife Daina Graziunas (whom he married in October 1980):^[46] Among Madmen (Roc Books, 1990), Lady El (Roc Books, 1992), Thinning the Predators (1996, Warner Books; paperback edition entitled Predators); and Pawns (1989, serialized in comic book Dreadstar #42–54).
• Starlin makes a cameo appearance in the film as a member of Steve Rogers's support group.^[47]

Awards

• 1973: Won the "Outstanding New Talent" Shazam Award, tied with Walt Simonson^[48]
• 1974: Nominated for the "Superior Achievement by an Individual" Shazam Award
• 1975: Won the "Favorite Pro Penciller" Comic Fan Art Award
• 1975: Received an Inkpot Award^[49]
• 1977: Nominated for the "Favourite Comicbook Artist" Eagle Award
• 1978:
  • Won the "Favourite Single Story" Eagle Award, for Avengers Annual #7: The Final Threat
  • Won the "Favourite Continued Story" Eagle Award, for Avengers Annual #7 / Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2
  • Nominated for the "Favourite Artist" Eagle Award
  • Nominated for "Best Comic" British Fantasy Award, for Avengers Annual #7: The Final Threat
• 1979: Nominated for "Best Comic" British Fantasy Award, for Among the Great Divide (The Rampaging Hulk #7), with Steve Gerber and Bob Wiacek
• 1986:
  • Won the "Best Long Story" Haxtur Award, for Dreadstar^[50]
  • Received the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award, jointly with Bernie Wrightson^[51]
• 1992:
  • Won the "Best Script" Haxtur Award, for Silver Surfer #1–5^[52]
  • Nominated for the "Best Long Story" Haxtur Award, for Silver Surfer #1–5, with Ron Lim
• 1993:
  • Nominated for the "Best Script" Haxtur Award, for Deeply Buried Secrets (Silver Surfer #12)^[53]
  • Nominated for the "Best Short Story" Haxtur Award, for Deeply Buried Secrets (Silver Surfer #12), with Ron Lim
• 1995:
  • Nominated for the "Best Short Story" Haxtur Award, for Daredevil/Black Widow: Abattoir, with Joe Chiodo^[54]
  • Nominated for the "Best Cover" Haxtur Award, for Breed #6
• 2005: Received the "Author That We Loved" Haxtur Award
• 2014: Inkwell Awards Special Ambassador (August 2014 – present)^[55]
• 2017: Eisner Award Hall of Fame^[56]

Bibliography

DC Comics

• Adam Strange Special #1 (writer, 2008)
• The Adventures of Superman Annual #1 (writer, 1987)
• Batman #402 (artist, 1986); #414–430 (writer, 1987–1989)
• , miniseries, #1–4 (writer, 1988)
• Cosmic Odyssey, miniseries, #1–4 (writer, 1988–1989)
• Countdown to Final Crisis #5 (artist, 2008)
• DC Comics Presents #26–29, 36–37 (writer/artist, 1980–1981)
• Death of the New Gods miniseries #1–8 (writer/artist, 2007–2008)
• Detective Comics #481–482 (writer/artist) (1981)
• The Flash (Firestorm backup stories) #294–296 (artist, 1981)
• Gilgamesh II, miniseries, #1–4 (writer and artist, 1989)
• Hardcore Station #1–6 (writer/artist, 1998)
• Heroes Against Hunger (writer, 1986)
• Kamandi #59 (OMAC backup story) (writer/artist 1978)
• Mystery in Space miniseries #1–8 (writer/artist with Shane Davis, 2006–2007)
• New Gods vol. 3 #2–4 (writer, with Paris Cullins, 1989)
• Rann-Thanagar Holy War, miniseries, #1–8 (writer, 2008–2009)
• Richard Dragon, Kung-Fu Fighter #2 (artist, with Alan Weiss) (1975)
• Stormwatch vol.3 #19–29 (writer) (2013–2014)
• Strange Adventures miniseries #1–8 (writer/artist among others, 2009)
• Superboy (Legion of Super-Heroes) #239, 250–251 (writer/artist as "Steve Apollo", with co-author Paul Levitz) (1978–1979)
• Superman

The Computers That Saved Metropolis, one-shot (artist, 1980)

• Superman vol. 2 #139 (artist, 1998)
• Sword of Sorcery #5 (artist, 1973)
• The Warlord (OMAC backup stories) #37–39 (writer/artist 1980)
• The Weird, miniseries, #1–4 (writer, 1988)
• Weird War Tales, #89 (cover artist, 1980)

Marvel Comics

• Adventure into Fear (Man-Thing) #12 (artist, 1973)
• Amazing Adventures, vol. 2, #17 (Beast feature, 2-pages only) (artist, 1973)
• The Amazing Spider-Man #113–114 (artist, 1972); #187 (artist, 1978)
• Astonishing Tales (Ka-Zar) #19 (artist, with Dan Adkins, 1973)
• The Avengers #107 (artist along with George Tuska, 1972); Annual #7 (writer/artist, 1977)
• Book of the Dead (Man-Thing), miniseries, #3 (artist, 1994)
• Captain Marvel #25–34 (full art); #36 (3-pages only) (writer/artist, 1973–1974)
• Captain Marvel vol. 4 #11, 17–18 (artist, 2000–2001)
• The Cat #4 (with Alan Weiss) (artist, 1973)
• Conan the Barbarian #64 (artist, 1976)
• Daredevil #105 (artist, with Don Heck, 1973)
• Daredevil/Black Widow: Abattoir (graphic novel) (writer, 1993)
• Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #1–2, 15 (writer/artist, 1974–1975)
• Doctor Strange #23–26 (writer/artist, 1977)
• Dracula Lives #2 (artist with Syd Shores, 1973)
• Dreadstar #1–26 (writer/artist, 1982–1986)
• Epic Illustrated #1–9 (Metamorphosis Odyssey); #14, #15 (Dreadstar), #22, #34 (writer/artist, 1980–1986)
• Ghost Rider, vol. 2, #35 (artist, 1979)
• Giant-Size Defenders #1 (nine-pages only), #3 (artist, 1975)
• Heroes for Hope (writer/back cover artist, 1985)
• The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #222 (artist, 1978)
• Infinity Abyss, miniseries, #1–6 (writer/artist, 2002)
• The Infinity Crusade, miniseries, #1–6 (writer, 1993)
• Infinity Entity, miniseries, #1–4 (writer, 2016)
• The Infinity Gauntlet miniseries #1–6 (writer, 1991)
• The Infinity War miniseries #1–6 (writer, 1992)
• Iron Man #55–56 (artist, 1973)
• Journey into Mystery (vol. 2) #1, 3 (artist, 1972–1973)
• Marvel Fanfare #20–21 (writer/artist, 1985)
• Marvel Feature #11–12 (artist, 1973)
• Marvel Graphic Novel #1 (The Death of Captain Marvel), #3 (Dreadstar) (writer/artist, 1982); #27 (The Incredible Hulk and the Thing: The Big Change (writer, 1987)
• Marvel Premiere (Doctor Strange) #8 (artist, 1973)
• Marvel Preview (Thor) #10 (artist, 1977)
• , miniseries, #1–6 (writer/artist, 2003)
• Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2 (writer/artist, 1977)
• Master of Kung-Fu #17, 24 (1974–1975)
• Punisher P.O.V., miniseries, #1–4 (writer, 1991)
• The Punisher: The Ghosts of Innocents (writer, 1993)
• The Rampaging Hulk #4 (writer/artist, 1977), #7 (Man-Thing feature) (artist, 1978)
• Savage Tales #5 (penciller, 1974)
• Shadows & Light #2 (Doctor Strange feature) (writer/artist, 1998), #3 (Werewolf By Night feature) (writer, 1998)
• Silver Surfer, vol 3, #34–38, 40–48, 50 (writer, 1990–1991)
• Silver Surfer: Homecoming original graphic novel (writer, 1991)
• The Silver Surfer/Warlock: Resurrection #1–4 (writer/artist, 1993)
• Spaceknights #1–5 (writer, 2000–2001)
• Special Marvel Edition (Shang-Chi) #15–16 (title changes to Master of Kung Fu) (1973–1974)
• Strange Tales (Warlock) #178–181 (writer/artist, 1975)
• Thanos #1–6 (writer/artist, 2003–2004)
• Thanos Annual #1 (writer, 2014)
• Thanos: The Infinity Finale (graphic novel) (writer, 2016)
• Thanos: The Infinity Relativity (graphic novel) (writer/artist, 2015)
• Thanos: The Infinity Revelation (graphic novel) (writer/artist, 2014)
• Thanos vs. Hulk, miniseries, #1–4 (writer/artist, 2015)
• The Thanos Quest, miniseries, #1–2 (writer, 1990)
• Thor, vol. 1, #460-462 (co-writer, 1993)
• Thor, vol. 2, #37 (artist, 2001)
• Warlock #9–15 (writer/artist, 1975–1976)
• Warlock and the Infinity Watch #1–31 (writer, 1992–1994)
• Warlock Chronicles #1–8 (writer, 1993)
• X-Factor Special: Prisoner Of Love (writer, 1990)

Other publishers

• #1–6 (miniseries) (writer/artist) (Malibu Comics, 1994)
• #1–6 (miniseries) (writer/artist) (Malibu Comics, 1994–1995)
• #1–7 (miniseries) (writer/artist) (Image Comics 2011)
• Cosmic Guard #1–6 (miniseries) & Kid Kosmos (graphic novel) (writer/artist) (Devil's Due Publishing, 2004–2005, 2007)
• Creepy #106, 114 (artist) (Warren Publishing, 1979–1980)
• Dreadstar #27–32 (writer/artist); #33–40 main story, 42–54, "Pawns" back-up story (writer) (First Comics, 1986–1989)
• Eclipse Magazine #1 (writer/artist) (Eclipse Enterprises, 1981)
• Eerie #76, 79, 80, 84, 100 (Darklon the Mystic) (writer/artist); #101, 128 (artist) (Warren Publishing, 1976–1982)
• Fighting American: Dogs of War #1–3 (writer) (Awesome, 1998–1999)
• Heavy Metal (vol 3) #4 (writer/artist) (HM Communications, 1979)
• #5 (artist) (Dark Horse, 2003)
• Michael Chabon Presents The Amazing Adventures Of The Escapist #1 (writer/artist) (Dark Horse, 2004)
• Midnight Rose (one-shot) (writer) (AfterShock Comics, 2022)
• Star*Reach #1–2 (writer/artist) (Star*Reach Productions, 1974)
• Supreme: The Return #2 (artist) (Awesome, 1999)
• Unity 2000 #1–3 (miniseries, #4–6 were not published) (artist) (Acclaim, 1999–2000)
• Vampirella #78 (artist) (Warren Publishing, 1979)
• Wyrd the Reluctant Warrior #1–6 (miniseries) (writer/artist) (Slave Labor Graphics, 1999)

Covers only

• Amazing Adventures vol. 2 #27 (Marvel Comics, 1974)
• The Avengers #120, 135 (Marvel Comics, 1974–1975)
• Captain America #162 (Marvel Comics, 1973)
• Comic Book Artist #18 (Twomorrows Publishing, 2002)
• Daredevil #107 (Marvel Comics, 1974)
• Dejah Thoris #1 (Dynamite Comics, 2022)
• Defenders #110 (Marvel Comics, 1982)
• Dreadstar (1994 series) #1–2 (Malibu Comics, 1994)
• FOOM #9 (Marvel Comics, 1975)
• Green Lantern #129, 133 (DC Comics, 1980)
• The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #217 (Marvel Comics, 1977)
• Iron Man #68, 100, 160, 163 (Marvel Comics, 1974–1982)
• Jonah Hex #12 (DC Comics, 1978)
• Jungle Action vol. 2 #3 (Marvel Comics, 1973)
• Justice League of America #178–180, 183, 185 (DC Comics, 1980)
• Man-Thing #2 (Marvel Comics, 1974)
• Marvel Preview #13–14 (Marvel Comics, 1978)
• Marvel Super-Heroes #33, 47 (Marvel Comics, 1972–1974)
• Marvel Team-Up #27 (Marvel Comics, 1974)
• Marvel Two-in-One #6 (Marvel Comics, 1974)
• Marvel's Greatest Comics #39, 41 (Marvel Comics, 1973)
• The Mighty World of Marvel #2–20, 22, 24, 26 (Marvel UK, 1972)
• Miracleman #4 (Eclipse Comics, 1985)
• The Rampaging Hulk #5 (Marvel Comics, 1977)
• Super-Villain Team-Up #6 (Marvel Comics, 1976)
• Thanos #7 (Marvel Comics, 2004)

Collections

Hardcover

• DC Comics Classics Library

A Death In The Family, 272 pages, September 2009, DC Comics,

• Death of the New Gods, 256 pages, September 2008, DC Comics,
• Dreadstar: The Beginning, 230 pages, May 2010, Dynamite,
• Dreadstar: The Definitive Collection, 376 pages, September 2004, Dynamite,
• Marvel Masterworks

Captain Marvel vol. 3, 288 pages, April 2008, Marvel Comics,

• Marvel Masterworks: Warlock vol. 2, 336 pages, July 2009, Marvel Comics,
• Marvel Premiere Classic vol. 43: The Death of Captain Marvel, 128 pages, January 2010, Marvel Comics,
• Marvel Premiere Classic vol. 46: The Infinity Gauntlet, 256 pages, July 2010, Marvel Comics,
• Marvel Premiere Classic vol. 47: Silver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos, 224 pages, July 2010, Marvel Comics,
• Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus, 1248 pages, July 2014, Marvel Comics,

Softcover

• Batman: A Death in the Family, 144 pages, March 1988, Re-released in November 2011 with "A Lonely Place of Dying" story added, 272 pages,
• Batman: Ten Nights of the Beast, 96 pages, October 1994,
• Batman: The Cult, 208 pages, 1991,
• Avengers vs. Thanos, 472 pages, March 2013, Marvel Comics,
• Captain Marvel by Jim Starlin: The Complete Collection, December 2016, Marvel Comics
• Cosmic Guard (Kid Kosmos), 132 pages, April 2008, Dynamite,
• Cosmic Odyssey, 200 pages, September 2009, DC Comics,
• Dreadstar: The Definitive Collection
  • Volume 1, 192 pages, August 2004, Dynamite,
  • Volume 2, 188 pages, September 2004, Dynamite,
• Death of the New Gods, 256 pages, August 2009, DC Comics,
• Essential Doctor Strange volume 3, 616 pages, December 2007, Marvel Comics,
• Essential Marvel Two-In-One
  • Volume 1, 576 pages, November 2005, Marvel Comics,
  • Volume 2, 568 pages, June 2007, Marvel Comics,
• Essential Rampaging Hulk volume 1, 584 pages, May 2008, Marvel Comics,
• Infinity Abyss, 176 pages, March 2003, Marvel Comics,
• Infinity War, 400 pages, April 2006, Marvel Comics,
• Infinity Crusade
  • Volume 1, 248 pages, December 2008, Marvel Comics,
  • Volume 2, 240 pages, January 2009, Marvel Comics,
• The Life of Captain Marvel, 256 pages, October 1991, Marvel Comics,
• Thanos: Epiphany, 144 pages, August 2004, Marvel Comics,
• Warlock by Jim Starlin: The Complete Collection, 328 pages, February, 2014, Marvel Comics,

Portfolios

• Camelot 4005 (seven black-and-white and one colour plates) (Bob Hakins, 1978)
• Insanity (six black-and-white prints) (Middle Earth, 1974)
• Metamorphosis Odyssey (four colour plates) (S.Q. Productions, 1980)

Retrospective

• Book: Starlin. Jim. Pruett. Joe. Joe Pruett. The Art of Jim Starlin. IDW Publishing/Desperado Publishing. 2010. 978-1600107702.

Notes

1. Web site: Jim Starlin . . October 10, 2012 . Note: Birth date is listed as October 19 at Web site: Miller . John Jackson . John Jackson Miller . Comics Industry Birthdays . . June 10, 2005 . Iola, Wisconsin . December 12, 2010 . https://www.webcitation.org/5trAbNQWw?url=http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays . October 30, 2010 . dead. mdy-all.
2. Cooke . Jon B. . Knutson . Jon B. . February 2002 . The Cosmic Code Authority Speaks . . Raleigh, North Carolina . TwoMorrows Publishing . 18 . 14–18.
3. Book: Comtois, Pierre . 2011 . Marvel Comics in the 1970s: An Issue-by-issue Field Guide to a Pop Culture Phenomenon . Raleigh, North Carolina . TwoMorrows Publishing . 195 . 978-1-60549-034-2.
4. Web site: Space Opera With Teeth: Jim Starlin's Dreadstar. Steve. Bunche. August 3, 2010. Publishers Weekly. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112433/http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/booknews/comics/article/44040-space-opera-with-teeth-jim-starlin-s-dreadstar.html. March 4, 2016. live. mdy-all.
5. Web site: The Art of Jim Starlin: A Life in Words and Pictures. Sean. Howe. March 10, 2011. The Comics Journal. Fantagraphics Books. Seattle, Washington. https://web.archive.org/web/20160422100145/http://www.tcj.com/reviews/the-art-of-jim-starlin-a-life-in-words-and-pictures/. April 22, 2016. live. mdy-all.
6. Web site: Welcome to Jim Starlin @Adelaide Comics and Books. Daniel. Best. 2003. Adelaide Comics and Books. https://web.archive.org/web/20080122032717/http://www.adelaidecomicsandbooks.com/starlin.htm. January 22, 2008. dead. mdy-all.
7. "Gangway, World! Madcap Marvel Marches Merrily On!" ("Bullpen Bulletins" page in Sgt Fury and his Howling Commandos #104 and other Marvel Comics cover-dated November 1972)
8. Starlin, in Web site: CCI: The World of Steve Ditko . . August 5, 2008 . Seth . Jones . October 10, 2012 . May 14, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110514101525/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17603. live. mdy-all.
9. Book: Sanderson. Peter. Peter Sanderson. Gilbert. Laura, ed.. 1970s. Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History. Dorling Kindersley. 2008. London, United Kingdom. 158. 978-0756641238. "In [''Iron Man'' #55], scripted by Mike Friedrich, plotter and penciler Jim Starlin introduced a miniature mythos of his creations..
10. Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 159: "In March [1973], the first of artist Jim Starlin's many sagas of the Marvel heroes' wars against Thanos began."
11. Thompson . Steven . September 2020 . Conan Goes to Adventure Town . . Raleigh, North Carolina . . 121 . 6.
12. Book: Cooke, Jon B.. Comic Book Artist Collection: Volume 3. TwoMorrows Publishing. 2005. Raleigh, North Carolina. 6–7. Everybody was Kung Fu Watchin'! The Not-So-Secret Origin of Shang-Chi, Kung-Fu Master!. https://books.google.com/books?id=F9bAN1DE7igC&q=Shang+Chi+Englehart+Starlin&pg=PA6. 1-893905-42-X.
13. Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 161: "Capitalizing on the popularity of martial arts movies, writer Steve Englehart and artist/co-plotter Jim Starlin created Marvel's Master of Kung Fu series. The title character, Shang-Chi, was the son of novelist Sax Rohmer's criminal mastermind Dr. Fu Manchu."
14. Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 168: "Adam Warlock returned in a new series, taking over Strange Tales for four issues...The original Warlock comic book would return with issue #9 in October [1975]."
15. Book: Daniels, Les. Les Daniels. Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics. Harry N. Abrams. 1991. New York, New York. 162. 9780810938212.
16. Cooke. Jon B.. Simonson Says The Man of Two Gods Recalls His 25+ Years in Comics. Comic Book Artist. 10. 25. TwoMorrows Publishing. October 2000. Raleigh, North Carolina.
17. Book: Nolen-Weathington. Eric. Modern Masters, Volume 8: Walter Simonson. January 29, 2012 . 2006. TwoMorrows Publishing. Raleigh, North Carolina. 1-893905-64-0 . 34.
18. Book: Manning. Matthew K.. Dougall. Alastair, ed.. 1970s. Batman: A Visual History. Dorling Kindersley. 2014. London, United Kingdom. 130. 978-1465424563. ...and another Batman adventure by writer/layout artist Jim Starlin and finisher P. Craig Russell..
19. Book: Manning. Matthew K.. Dolan. Hannah, ed.. 1980s. DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. . 2010. London, United Kingdom. 978-0-7566-6742-9 . 188 . Artist Jim Starlin displayed his penchant for portraying powerful cosmic villains with the debut of Mongul, a new threat to plague Superman's life, in a story written by Len Wein..
20. Web site: Before Dreadstar December: The Metamorphosis Odyssey, The Price, and Dreadstar the Graphic Novel . Nevett . Chad . July 8, 2015 . Comic Book Resources . November 30, 2010.
21. http://www.comics.org/series/29264/ The Price
22. Buttery. Jarrod. Dreadstar: Jim Starlin's Odyssey. Back Issue!. 115. 35–54. TwoMorrows Publishing. September 2019. Raleigh, North Carolina.
23. http://www.comics.org/issue/35950/''Marvel Graphic Novel #3 (Dreadstar)
24. [Tom DeFalco|DeFalco, Tom]
25. http://www.comics.org/series/2650/''Dreadstar''
26. Web site: SDCC: Jim Starlin to Revive "Dreadstar" In Comic Miniseries . Melrose . Kevin . July 8, 2015 . Comic Book Resources . July 8, 2015.
27. http://www.comics.org/series/3262/''Dreadstar''
28. DeFalco "1980s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 207: "This title by Jim Starlin was the first of a new series of Marvel Graphic Novels. Running between forty-eight and ninety-six pages, these paperback books were an attempt to compete with the European-style graphic albums."
29. DeFalco "1980s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 223: "Horrified by the plight of starving children in Africa, writer/artist Jim Starlin and illustrator Bernie Wrightson convinced Marvel to publish Heroes For Hope. It was a 'jam' book...and all of Marvel's profits were donated to famine relief in Africa."
30. Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 219: "Plotted by Jim Starlin, with dramatic designs by Bernie Wrightson...Heroes Against Hunger featured nearly every popular DC creator of the time."
31. Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 233: "Using the Cold War as their backdrop, writer Jim Starlin and artist Jim Aparo crafted the four-part storyline 'Ten Nights of the Beast'."
32. Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 234: "Writer Jim Starlin took the Dark Knight into the depths of Gotham for the four-issue prestige format Batman: The Cult...with horror artist Bernie Wrightson."
33. Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 235: "Written by Jim Starlin, with art by Jim Aparo and haunting covers by Mike Mignola, 'A Death in the Family' proved a best seller with readers in both single-issue and trade paperback form."
34. Web site: Comic Legends: Was Jason Todd Set To Be Replaced BEFORE He Died? . Cronin . Brian . August 27, 2017 . Comic Book Resources . August 27, 2017.
35. Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 235: "Writer Jim Starlin and artist Mike Mignola teamed up for a sci-fi miniseries that spanned the [DC Universe]."
36. Manning, Matthew K. "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 254: "Written by Jim Starlin, and with pencils by George Pérez and Ron Lim, The Infinity Gauntlet was born."
37. Web site: Jim Starlin's Thanos Stories Are Avengers: Infinity War's 'Jumping-Off Point' . Nolan . Liam . March 15, 2018 . Comic Book Resources . March 15, 2018.
38. Cowsill, Alan "2000s" in Dolan, p. 327: "[''Mystery in Space''] returned for an eight-issue run featuring Captain Comet, and was written by Jim Starlin and drawn by Shane Davis. It also contained a back-up strip starring the Weird, written and drawn by Starlin."
39. Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 331: "Writer and artist Jim Starlin helmed this eight-part series as a mysterious force brought destruction to the inhabitants of the Fourth World."
40. Web site: Jim Starlin: Hawkman – The Special and Beyond? . Steve . Ekstrom . July 31, 2008 . Newsarama . https://web.archive.org/web/20120616034933/http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080731-HawkmanSpecial.html . June 16, 2012 . live . February 1, 2012. mdy-all.
41. Web site: Exclusive DC Preview – 'Strange Adventures #1' . March 4, 2009 . Newsarama . https://web.archive.org/web/20110628232706/http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album.php?aid=26344 . June 28, 2011 . live . February 1, 2012. mdy-all.
42. Web site: Jim Starlin's New 52 Stormwatch: 'Revamp of a Revamp'. Vaneta. Rogers. February 12, 2013. Newsarama. https://web.archive.org/web/20141008085920/http://www.newsarama.com/10920-jim-starlin-s-new-52-stormwatch-revamp-of-a-revamp.html. October 8, 2014. live. mdy-all.
43. Web site: Jim Starlin Looking For an Artist to Help Finish Dreadstar. Johnston. Rich. 2018-09-28. www.bleedingcool.com. 2019-05-26.
44. Web site: Thanos Creator Jim Starlin Hurt In SodaStream Accident. Cosmic Book News. November 19, 2016 . en. May 26, 2019.
45. Web site: Andrew . Dyce . Jim Starlin's DREADSTAR Returns To Push Thanos Out of The Spotlight . Screen Rant . June 8, 2021 . July 1, 2021 .
46. [Jim Shooter|Shooter, Jim]
47. Avengers: Endgame explained: Cameos from Thanos creator, 'Community' stars, and more. Breznican. Anthony. Entertainment Weekly. April 27, 2019. April 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190427210124/https://ew.com/movies/2019/04/27/avengers-endgame-cameos/. April 27, 2019. live. mdy-all.
48. Web site: 1973 Academy of Comic Book Arts Awards. Comic Book Awards Almanac. https://web.archive.org/web/20131212133728/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/shazam73.php. December 12, 2013. live. mdy-all.
49. Web site: Inkpot Award Winners . Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. https://web.archive.org/web/20120709055558/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/inkpot.php. July 9, 2012. live. mdy-all.
50. Web site: 1986 Haxtur Awards . Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac . https://web.archive.org/web/20110810180112/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/haxtur86.php . August 10, 2011 . live . mdy-all.
51. Web site: The Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award. 2013. San Diego Comic-Con International. https://web.archive.org/web/20140213032116/http://www.comic-con.org/awards/bob-clampett-humanitarian-award. February 13, 2014. live. June 23, 2013.
52. Web site: 1992 Haxtur Awards . Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726030114/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/haxtur92.php . July 26, 2011 . live . mdy-all.
53. Web site: 1993 Haxtur Awards . Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac . https://web.archive.org/web/20110810175942/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/haxtur93.php . August 10, 2011 . live . mdy-all.
54. Web site: 1995 Haxtur Awards . Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726030102/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/haxtur95.php . July 26, 2011 . live . mdy-all.
55. Web site: Ambassadors. n.d.. Inkwell Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20150723184237/http://www.inkwellawards.com/?page_id=413. July 23, 2015. live. mdy-all.
56. Web site: Eisner Awards - 2010-Present . . December 2, 2012 . July 27, 2017.

External links

• • Jim Starlin at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
• Jim Starlin at the Lambiek Comiclopedia
• Jim Starlin at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators