Becoming Superman My Journey From Poverty to Hollywood

Description: Home About Us Postage & Payment Returns Contact Add The Pom Shop to your Favorites and receive our email newsletters about new items and special promotions. General Interest Becoming Superman: My Journey From Poverty to Hollywood Product DescriptionA Hugo Award Nominee!Featuringan introduction by Neil Gaiman!J. Michael Straczynski is, without question, one of the greatest science fiction minds of our time. -- Max Brooks (World War Z)For four decades, J. Michael Straczynski has been one of the most successful writers in Hollywood, one of the few to forge multiple careers in movies, television and comics. Yet theres one story hes never told before: his own.In this dazzling memoir, the acclaimed writer behind Babylon 5, Sense8, Clint Eastwoods Changeling and Marvels Thor reveals how the power of creativity and imagination enabled him to overcome the horrors of his youth and a dysfunctional family haunted by madness, murder and a terrible secret.Joe's early life nearly defies belief. Raised by damaged adultsa con-man grandfather and a manipulative grandmother, a violent, drunken father and a mother who was repeatedly institutionalizedJoe grew up in abject poverty, living in slums and projects when not on the road, crisscrossing the country in his fathers desperate attempts to escape the consequences of his past. To survive his abusive environment Joe found refuge in his beloved comics and his dreams, immersing himself in imaginary worlds populated by superheroes whose amazing powers allowed them to overcome any adversity. The deeper he read, the more he came to realize that he, too, had a superpower: the ability to tell stories and make everything come out the way he wanted it. But even as he found success, he could not escape a dark and shocking secret that hung over his familys past, a violent truth that he uncovered over the course of decades involving mass murder.Straczynskis personal history has always been shrouded in mystery. Becoming Superman lays bare the facts of his life: a story of creation and darkness, hope and success, a larger-than-life villain and a little boy who became the hero of his own life. It is also a compelling behind-the-scenes look at some of the most successful TV series and movies recognized around the world.ReviewPart Hollywood how-to, part Frank McCourt-style reflection on emotional neglect and poverty, Becoming Superman is an enveloping look back at a unique career. --Washington PostStraczynskis life story is simultaneously horrifying and uplifting. He survives a childhood worse than almost anything you could imagine and ends up taking an unlikely path to Hollywood success. Its funny, sad, infuriating, and inspiring--often all at once. -- Jason Snell, host of The Incomparable podcastHis ability to stay the course, to work hard at all times, and to keep writing were his salvation time and again. This book is a testament to that and it is an inspiring, touching look at how someone born into darkness can find the light and go on to do great things. -- NPRStraczynski ... delivers a frank memoir thats equally harrowing and triumphant. --Publishers WeeklyIve rarely felt such pain while reading a memoir, or felt so satisfied at its conclusion. Its some kind of miracle that hes taken this lifelong experience, leavened it with perspective, and created something so universal.Powerful, powerful stuff. -- Andy Ihnatko, Tech Author andCo-Host of The Material PodcastEverything I read made me want to stand up and salute. I cant stress enough how significant and moving (to say nothing of gripping and sometimes hilarious) this book is. Its a magnificent piece of work that will stay with me for a long, long time. -- Cory Doctorow, author ofRadicalized andWalkawayJ. Michael Straczynski is, without question, one of the greatest science fiction minds of our time. -- Max Brooks (World War Z)I just finished readingBecoming Superman and can,without a mote of hyperbole, state it is one of the most terrifying and inspirational, funny and empathicnonfiction books of our time. Im too old to be currying favors.Just trust me.Buy it or die! -- Walter KoenigStra Shipping Shipping is free for all customers in Australia. Your package will be safely taken care of & posted from England by means of Priority Airmail, which is air freighted to your nearest Australia Post Distribution Center (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, or Perth), from where they are delivered to your address by Australia Post. 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