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5 Questions With > Geoff Johns


I’ve got a special treat for you Poesters this week. Comic scribe extraordinaire
Geoff Johns, the writer behind DC Comics’s mega-popular Blackest Night
storyline, has graciously agreed to answer a few questions for my
little toy blog. Read on to find out which toys Geoff loved as a kid,
what he collects now, and what’s it like having figures made of your
own characters.



Real Name: Geoff Johns
Specialty: Comic book writer, toy collector
Base of Operations: www.geoffjohns.com
History: Geoff Johns originally hails from Detroit,
Michigan. He attended Michigan State University, where he earned a
degree in Media Arts and Film. He moved to Los Angeles in the late
1990’s in search of work within the film industry. Through
perseverance, Geoff ended up as the assistant to Richard Donner,
working on Conspiracy Theory and Lethal Weapon 4. During that time, he
also began his comics career writing Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. and JSA
(co-written with David S. Goyer) for DC Coimcs. He worked with Richard
Donner for four years, leaving the company to pursue writing full-time.
His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year
run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most
popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles
including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action
Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society
of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52
for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid.
1.) What were some of your favorite toys growing up?
Super Powers, He-Man and the early McFarlane figures. I remember
pouring over the He-Man characters because their backstories were so
unique and the diversity was amazing (except that Moss Man was Beast
Man only green and fuzzy). I vaguely remember the Remco Universal
Monsters figures, which I loved. I had always been a big fan of the
Universal Monsters so those were great. I also always wanted the vinyl
Monster Cereal figures, but I never had them. I think Badrock was
well-loved when I was a kid because there was so much plastic.
2.) What toy lines do you collect these days, if any?
I mostly collect Mattel and DC Direct. All the DC figures. I also
have started getting those lead figurines of the DC characters. Those
are amazing, but I guess they aren’t really toys. My current favorite
figure is Saint Walker from the Blackest Night line, but I am biased.
3.) What are some of the prize items of your collection?
The bendable animated Clayface, the new Fakor those 13″ Flash and GL
figures, Mattel’s animated Stargirl figure (I want a S.T.R.I.P.E.!)
and, though not a toy, most recently the multi-colored ring display
from DC Direct. Also the San Diego Comic Con exclusives from Mattel and
DC Direct.
4.) What’s it like seeing some of your own creations come to
life as action figures–for example, as part of DC Direct’s Blackest
Night line?
When the figures are that good, as is the case of Blackest Night, is
the best thing in the world. DC Direct did an unbelievable job. And
Mattel just started doing the Sinestro Corps with Romat-Ru and
Karu-Sil. Those are fantastic figures. I am waiting for them to tackle
the other Corps.
5.) Is there any toy property you’d love to have a crack at writing a comic book for?
He-Man. That’s about the only one.

Se imagina que tuanis Geoff J. escribiendo Motu, seria genial...buena info mike

hmn esto si esta interesante. Asi hasta yo le llegaria a unos comics de He-Man.

Ledezman escribió:

hmn esto si esta interesante. Asi hasta yo le llegaria a unos comics de He-Man.

a eso yo tambien me uniria...Le daria sentido y encaminaria mejor la historia; ya que G.J es un experto en esta materia, por ejemplo: GL ( en este caso seria la re introduccion de Hal Jordan al titulo de GL ), The Flash, Superman por nombrar algunos...

Sería genial que le den el trabajo. Ya hacen falta comics. Se esta cayendo la idea.

mmm... pues ojala que este señor tome las riendas de futuros comics de MOTU, por que fijo serán muy interesantes y hará mas rica la mitología de esta franquicia.

Es necesario!!! Antes hasta DC y Marvel hicieron comics para MOTU!!

Mae se estan callendo desde hace rato, eso es lo que falta en esta linea para que se refuerce mucho más, no nos con solo las bios, queremos más!!

Igual, sería sensacional que algún día reaparezcan los mini-comics. No es lo mismo comprar un comic en una librería que hallarlo en el interior de un blister, junto a los magníficos Motuc... Pero es cierto que un comic revitalizaría la mitología y conseguiría nuevos adeptos.

Qué cool! Fijo si no sacan una fábula nueva todavía, deberían por lo menos tirar comics y quién más hábil que Geoff Johns para el trabajo. Actualmente, estoy leyendo Superman Secret Origins, New Krypton y hasta hace poco terminé Flash Rogue Wars; debo reconocer que hace mucho que no disfruto tanto la lectura. Los escritores de hoy se enfocan más en la acción. Johns es otro nivel.

Para los que no conoce a este tipo, acá les dejo unas referencias por si quieren conocer más de su trabajo.

muy cool esos comics el que no he leido es el de Secrets Origins pero los demas son el exito G Johns es uan excelente escritor

una caracteristica de este escritor es que para poder contar una historia generalmente recurre al reseteo de origenes de personajes

aplica la de los personajes se acomadan a mi historia y no la historia se acomoda la hiatoria del personaje.....

nose como reaccionaria un fan de MOTU al ver que este tipo cambie algun origen de algun personaja o algo de la mitologia de es universo para poder desarrollar su guion

Excellente, para mi que es justo lo que necesita MOTUC, un reinicio en varios aspectos, porque no es que la historia este super archi conocida y un cambio cree discordia entre la gente (talvez entre los fans que conocen muy a fondo la historia si, pero en general ahy quienes solo saben lo basico del universo MOTUC).

Saludos