John Jackson Miller
John Jackson Miller | |
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Born | January 12, 1968 |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Writer |
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John Jackson Miller (born January 12, 1968)
Early life
Miller attended high school with
Career
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
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]
On April 11, 2024, it was announced exclusively by the web site
Star Wars work
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.[11]
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.[12]
In October 2012, Del Rey announced that Miller would write Star Wars: Kenobi, a novel about
Partial bibliography
Star Wars
Novels
- Star Wars: Knight Errant (2011)
- Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith: The Collected Stories (2012)
- Lost Tribe of the Sith: Precipice
- Lost Tribe of the Sith: Skyborn
- Lost Tribe of the Sith: Paragon
- Lost Tribe of the Sith: Savior
- Lost Tribe of the Sith: Purgatory
- Lost Tribe of the Sith: Sentinel
- Lost Tribe of the Sith: Pantheon
- Lost Tribe of the Sith: Secrets
- Lost Tribe of the Sith: Pandemonium
- Star Wars: Kenobi (2013)
- Star Wars: A New Dawn (2014)
- Star Wars: The Living Force (2024)
Comics
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #0-50
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: War #1-5
- Star Wars: Knight Errant: Aflame #1-5
- Star Wars: Knight Errant: Deluge #1-5
- Star Wars: Knight Errant: Escape #1-5
- Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith—Spiral #1-5
Star Trek
- Star Trek: Titan: Absent Enemies (2014)[18]
- Star Trek: The Next Generation: Takedown (2015)
- Star Trek: Prey: Hell's Heart (2016)[19]
- Star Trek: Prey: The Jackal's Trick (2016)[20]
- Star Trek: Prey: The Hall of Heroes (2016)[21]
- Star Trek: Discovery: The Enterprise War (2019)[22]
- Star Trek: Discovery: Die Standing (2020)
- Star Trek: Picard: Rogue Elements (2021)
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The High Country (2023)
Batman
- Batman: Resurrection (2024)
References
- ^ 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 & 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
- ^ Whitbrook, James (April 11, 2024). "Batman 1989 Continues, in a Brand New Novel". Gizmodo. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ ENWorld – Morrus' 4th Edition D&D / d20 News and Reviews Site – D&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.
- ^ "The Jedi Face a Crisis in New Star Wars Novel The Living Force". Gizmodo. September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ 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
- Official 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 Republic