John Jackson Miller (born January 12, 1968)[1] is an American science-fiction author, comic book writer, and commentator, known for his work on the Star Wars franchise and his research into comic book circulation history, as presented in the Standard Catalog of Comic Books series and the Comichron website.
A collector of comics and publisher of mini-comics since childhood, Miller began as editor of the trade magazine Comics Retailer in 1993. Following the introduction of Magic: The Gathering, he added games to its coverage, changing the title to Comics & Games Retailer in 2001. In 1998, Miller was appointed managing editor of Comics Buyer's Guide.[3]
His first professional comics work appeared in 2003 in Crimson Dynamo for Marvel Comics, which led to a run on Iron Man (#73/418 – 85/430). He writes a regular column called Longbox Manifesto for regular comics magazine Comics Buyer's Guide. In 2007, he launched Comichron,[4] a website devoted to comic-book circulation history and research. Miller was hired as a writer for the video game Sword of the New World.[5] In early 2008, he launched a fantasy webcomic with artist Chuck Fiala called Sword & Sarcasm.[6]
In 2013 he wrote his first novel in a non-licensed universe, Overdraft: The Orion Offensive, for 47North. The work was originally released over several weeks as a Kindle Serial.[9]
In 2010 Miller began writing the Star Wars: Knight Errant comic series. Following Dark Horse changing the format of their series, it is not ongoing, but instead published as independent story arcs, separated from each other by several months. A Knight Errant novel was released in early 2011 by Del Rey, taking place between the first and second arcs of the comic series – this was Miller's first professional novel.[11]
In October 2012, Del Rey announced that Miller would write Star Wars: Kenobi, a novel about Obi-Wan Kenobi's life on Tatooine.[12] The book was released on August 27, 2013 in hardcover, and debuted at #12 on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list.[13] Miller subsequently wrote Star Wars: A New Dawn, which was published in 2014, a prequel to the animated television series Star Wars Rebels,[14] which premiered on Disney XD in fall the same year. It was the first novel of the new canon that replaced what is now known as Star Wars Legends. Miller also wrote the short story "The Ride", part of the short story collection Canto Bight that was released in December 2017 as part of a marketing program for the movie Star Wars: The Last Jedi.[15]
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John Jackson Miller born January 12 1968 1 is an American science fiction author comic book writer and commentator known for his work on the Star Wars franchise and his research into comic book circulation history as presented in the Standard Catalog of Comic Books series and the Comichron website John Jackson MillerMiller at MidSouthCon 27 March 2022 Born 1968 01 12 January 12 1968 age 54 NationalityAmericanArea s Writerhttp www farawaypress com Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Star Wars work 3 Partial bibliography 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditMiller attended high school with Nerdist founder and entertainer Chris Hardwick 2 Career EditA collector of comics and publisher of mini comics since childhood Miller began as editor of the trade magazine Comics Retailer in 1993 Following the introduction of Magic The Gathering he added games to its coverage changing the title to Comics amp Games Retailer in 2001 In 1998 Miller was appointed managing editor of Comics Buyer s Guide 3 His first professional comics work appeared in 2003 in Crimson Dynamo for Marvel Comics which led to a run on Iron Man 73 418 85 430 He writes a regular column called Longbox Manifesto for regular comics magazine Comics Buyer s Guide In 2007 he launched Comichron 4 a website devoted to comic book circulation history and research Miller was hired as a writer for the video game Sword of the New World 5 In early 2008 he launched a fantasy webcomic with artist Chuck Fiala called Sword amp Sarcasm 6 In 2008 he wrote the Dark Horse comic book adaptation of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 7 In 2009 he was announced as the scripter for Mass Effect Redemption the first comic book series based on the video game Mass Effect launching in January 2010 8 In 2013 he wrote his first novel in a non licensed universe Overdraft The Orion Offensive for 47North The work was originally released over several weeks as a Kindle Serial 9 Star Wars work Edit In 2005 Miller wrote a one shot issue of Star Wars Empire for Dark Horse Comics featuring Darth Vader as the main character Next year as part of Dark Horse relaunching their Star Wars comic line Miller started writing the ongoing Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic comic series a spin off prequel of the video game of the same name The series proved a major success among fans and lasted for 50 issues before coming to a conclusion in 2010 In August 2008 Wizards of the Coast released a Knights of the Old Republic guidebook for its Star Wars Roleplaying Game which Miller co wrote 10 In 2010 Miller began writing the Star Wars Knight Errant comic series Following Dark Horse changing the format of their series it is not ongoing but instead published as independent story arcs separated from each other by several months A Knight Errant novel was released in early 2011 by Del Rey taking place between the first and second arcs of the comic series this was Miller s first professional novel 11 In October 2012 Del Rey announced that Miller would write Star Wars Kenobi a novel about Obi Wan Kenobi s life on Tatooine 12 The book was released on August 27 2013 in hardcover and debuted at 12 on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list 13 Miller subsequently wrote Star Wars A New Dawn which was published in 2014 a prequel to the animated television series Star Wars Rebels 14 which premiered on Disney XD in fall the same year It was the first novel of the new canon that replaced what is now known as Star Wars Legends Miller also wrote the short story The Ride part of the short story collection Canto Bight that was released in December 2017 as part of a marketing program for the movie Star Wars The Last Jedi 15 Partial bibliography EditStar Trek Titan Absent Enemies Pocket Books 2014 16 Star Trek Prey Hell s Heart Pocket Books 2016 17 Star Trek Prey The Jackal s Trick Pocket Books 2016 18 Star Trek Prey The Hall of Heroes Pocket Books 2016 19 Star Trek Discovery The Enterprise War Pocket Books 2019 20 References Edit Miller John Jackson June 10 2005 Comics Industry Birthdays Comics Buyer s Guide Archived from the original on February 18 2011 Origin Story Faraway Press Retrieved November 29 2014 News Watch Krause Publications Names Editors The Comics Journal 203 April 1998 p 30 Comichron Interview With Star Wars Kotor Writer John Jackson Miller Dark Horse May 21 2007 Retrieved July 22 2014 Sword amp Sarcasm The Chronicles of Herbert and Benedict Archived from the original on October 2 2015 Retrieved February 6 2020 Dark Horse Comics Profile Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 1 JJM to script Mass Effect comics JJM launches Overdraft The Orion Offensive as Amazon Serial Faraway Press ENWorld Morrus 4th Edition D amp D d20 News and Reviews Site D amp D WotC 2008 Summer Catalog JJM Pens Star Wars Knight Errant novel and comic series Star Wars Kenobi Faraway Press the Online Home of John Jackson Miller Hardcover Fiction New York Times September 15 2013 Retrieved July 22 2014 Disney and Random House announce relaunch of Star Wars Adult Fiction line StarWars com April 25 2014 Retrieved May 26 2016 Check Out the Cover and New Details of Journey to Star Wars The Last Jedi Canto Bight starwars com September 13 2017 Retrieved May 3 2020 Miller John January 27 2014 More on Star Trek Titan Absent Enemies and a new Trek novel for 2015 Faraway Press Retrieved July 22 2014 New blurbs for John Jackson Miller s Prey trilogy and Christopher L Bennett books New blurbs for John Jackson Miller s Prey trilogy and Christopher L Bennett books New blurbs for John Jackson Miller s Prey trilogy and Christopher L Bennett books New Discovery novel explores Pike s Enterprise plus new TOS covers External links EditOfficial website John Jackson Miller at the Comic Book DB archived from the original Miller s Star Wars blog Comichron Standard Catalog of Comic Books Scrye magazine Interview with John Jackson Miller with The Legion of Dudes about Knights of the Old RepublicPreceded byRobin Laws Iron Man writer2003 2004 Succeeded byMark Ricketts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Jackson Miller amp oldid 1097482901, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
