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Geoff Johns is one of the most prolific and popular contemporary comic book writers. He has written highly acclaimed stories starring Superman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Teen Titans, and Justice Society of America. He is the author of The New York Times best-selling graphic novels GREEN LANTERN: RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS, GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS WAR, JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA: THY KINGDOM COME, SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC and BLACKEST NIGHT. Johns was born in Detroit and studied media arts, screenwriting, film production and film theory at Michigan State University. After moving to Los Angeles, he worked as an intern and later an assistant for film director Richard Donner, whose credits include Superman: The Movie, Lethal Weapon 4 and Conspiracy Theory. Johns began his comics career writing STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E. and creating Stargirl for DC Comics. He 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 through 2005 and 2007 and 2008, and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 through 2005. After acclaimed runs on THE FLASH, TEEN TITANS and the best-selling INFINITE CRISIS miniseries, Johns co-wrote a run on ACTION COMICS with his mentor Donner. In 2006, he co-wrote 52: an ambitious weekly comic book series set in real time, with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Johns has also written for various other media, including the acclaimed "Legion" episode of SMALLVILLE and the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN. He is writing the story of the DC Universe Online massively multiplayer action game from Sony Online Entertainment LLC and has recently joined DC Entertainment as its Chief Creative Officer. Johns currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Geoff Johns
Writer
for Writer in Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2013)
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Clark Kent begins his first year as Superman, emerging as Earth’s symbol of hope while balancing his life at the Daily Planet with Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen. A cosmic threat arrives: Brainiac, the collector of civilizations, seeking to add Earth and its greatest minds to his collection alongside the bottled city of Kandor. In the depths of Brainiac’s ship, Clark discovers Kandor still intact — and among Brainiac’s prisoners, a lone Kryptonian girl in stasis: Kara Zor-El, his cousin, sent from Krypton before its destruction. With her is Krypto, the loyal superdog who was part of an early Kryptonian rocket experiment. Clark frees Kara and Krypto, and as Kara awakens, she struggles to understand this new world and the loss of their home. Together, the cousins stand against Brainiac, whose cold logic sees Kryptonians as rare specimens to be preserved, not free. Clark’s compassion and Kara’s raw strength become the key to defeating Brainiac, not through power alone, but through proving the worth of free will and hope. Superman, Supergirl, and Krypto ensure Kandor’s safety, though the city remains trapped in its bottled state, promising future challenges. Post Credits: In the shadows of another city, a Batarang embeds into a monitor as Gotham news outlets report on Superman’s heroic rise.
