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 1990s 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 Comics. 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. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN.Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.
Is more famous as a writer of comic books than for his work in the film industry. He writes Green Lantern, Justice Society of America and Action Comics with Superman director Richard Donner.
Appeared on the DVD commentary track for Lethal Weapon 4 with director Richard Donner.
His favorite Comic book hero is The Flash.
Considers Richard Donner his idol and mentor.
Discovered comic books after finding a box of old copies of Flash, Superman, Batman and Green Lantern that his Grandmother had in her attic.
Was assigned as the head writer of The Justice League, Green Lantern and Aquaman in DCs "New 52" 2011 relaunch.
He has written stories for Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, The Flash and The Justice League.
Credits Mark Waids run on The Flash as solidifying his love of comic books.
Lives in Los Angeles.
(November 2005) Began production of the "Blade" TV pilot for the Spike network. Geoff Johns is co-writing the pilot with Executive Producer David S. Goyer. The two previously co-wrote the "Justice Society of America" comic book.
(February 2007) Currently, writing, directing and producing a stop-motion animated feature film, "Naughty or Nice" with Robot Chicken creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich for a 2008 release.
Was originally ordered to kill off Dick Grayson (The first Robin and later Nightwing) in Infinite Crisis but refused.
Is of Lebanese descent.
Graduated from Michigan State University.
The first comics he ever bought were Crisis on Infinite Earths 3 and 4. He later did a follow up to the series in Infinite Crisis.
His character Courtney Whitmore/Stargirl was based on and named after his sister who was among the victims of the TWA Flight 800 accident of 1996.
His favorite villains are Sinestro, Lex Luthor and Captain Cold.
He used himself as the visual inspiration for the original illustrations of superhero Green Lantern/Simon Baz (created in 2012), first Middle-Eastern and Muslim-American as member of the Lanterns. Johns was 39 years old at the point.
Has said that he is not proud of his run on The Avengers or work with Marvel in general due to a stated lack of research into the characters on his part.
When he was twenty-one, he wrote a fan letter to DC in which he theorized that Superboy was the genetically engineered offspring of Superman and his arch enemy Lex Luthor. The theory was dismissed. Years later when he was writing the character, he used the origin he had suggested back then.
Good friends with Brian Michael Bendis, who is considered to be a chief creative force for Marvel in the same way that Johns is for DC. Bendis also succeeded Johns in writing The Avengers.
I may not be smart enough to do everything, but I am dumb enough to try anything.
I will never fully understand why things happen the way they do on this planet. Too many people hold their tongue here. Too many people hide their true feelings. And at the end of the day, that does nothing but hurt someone. The men and women of Tamaran were always taught to live by their emotions, to trust that first reaction, as it is the most pure. Cyborg argues that you need time to make the proper decision. I argue that time blurs the true intent. To Earth standards, I may appear brash and rushed. I never hide what I think. Perhaps that is why Tamaran was a target for so many invasions. Our captors may have enjoyed seeing what pain they inflicted upon us, for our tears were never hidden either.
The thing about Green Lantern rings is they pick whoever has potential to overcome great fear.
