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Jim Starlin


Born
in The United States
October 09, 1949

Genre
Comics & Graphic Novels, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Influences
Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby ...more


James P. "Jim" Starlin is an American comic book writer and artist. With a career dating back to the early 1970s, he is best known for "cosmic" tales and space opera; for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock; and for creating or co-creating the Marvel characters Thanos and Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu. 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.

In the mid-1970s, Starlin contributed a cache of stories to the independently published science-fiction antholog ...more

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Average rating: 3.95 · 116,044 ratings · 8,273 reviews · 1,329 distinct works • Similar authors
Batman: A Death in the Family
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4.08 avg rating — 38,476 ratings — published 1988 — 53 editions
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The Infinity Gauntlet
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4.12 avg rating — 18,802 ratings — published 1991 — 47 editions
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Batman: The Cult
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Infinity War
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The Death of Captain Marvel...
4.24 avg rating — 2,023 ratings — published 1982 — 6 editions
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Avengers vs. Thanos
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The Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus
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4.19 avg rating — 1,574 ratings — published 1991 — 5 editions
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The Thanos Quest
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Cosmic Odyssey
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Series by Jim Starlin

Dreadstar, Vol. 1: The Meta... Dreadstar, Vol. 2: Price Dreadstar, Vol. 3: Plan M Dreadstar, Vol. 4: Secret of Z
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4.26 avg rating — 332 ratings

Thanos, 1: El fin del universo Thanos: Redemption
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3.52 avg rating — 347 ratings

Infinity Watch, Vol. 1 Infinity Watch, Vol. 2
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3.53 avg rating — 238 ratings

Dreadstar Omnibus, Vol. 1 Dreadstar Omnibus, Vol. 2
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4.07 avg rating — 165 ratings

Dreadstar Omnibus Volume 1 Dreadstar Omnibus Volume 2 Dreadstar Omnibus Volume 3
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4.30 avg rating — 135 ratings

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“I always claimed I became the Batman to fight crime. That was a lie. I did it to overcome the fear.”
― Jim Starlin, Batman: The Cult
tags: anxiety, batman, courage, fear
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“I’m a firm believer that in-depth subjects can be better handled in a fantasy setting. ... Let’s face it, traveling to some far off land is a terrific way to break the mold, to do something different. Isn’t that why we go on vacations?”
― Jim Starlin
tags: fantasy-fiction
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“Even devils should beware when bargaining with Thanos of Titan.”
― Jim Starlin, The Infinity Crusade: Volume 2
tags: devil, infinity-crusade, thanos, titan
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