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Jim Starlin

Author profile


gender
male

genre
Comics & Graphic Novels, Science Fiction & Fantasy

influences
Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby


About this author

James P. "Jim" Starlin is an American comic book writer and artist. With a career dating back to the early 1970s, he is best known for "cosmic" tales and space opera; for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock; and for creating or co-creating the Marvel characters Thanos and Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu. Death and suicide are recurring themes in Starlin's work: Personifications of Death appeared in his Captain Marvel series and in a fill-in story for Ghost Rider; Warlock commits suicide by killing his future self; and suicide is a theme in a story he plotted and drew for The Rampaging Hulk magazine.

In the mid-1970s, Starlin contributed a cache of stories to the independently published science-fiction antholog...more


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Books by Jim Starlin

Average rating: 3.77 · 5,841 ratings · 296 reviews · 47 distinct works
Batman: A Death in the Family
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 3,384 ratings — published 1988 — 10 editions
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The Infinity Gauntlet
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3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 582 ratings — 6 editions
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Batman: The Cult
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3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 491 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions
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The Death Of Captain Marvel
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 1982 — 5 editions
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Silver Surfer: Rebirth of T...
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3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions
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Infinity War
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3.17 of 5 stars 3.17 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2006
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Cosmic Odyssey
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3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 1988 — 3 editions
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The Life And Death Of Capta...
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1991 — 3 editions
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The Thanos Quest: Book One
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1990
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The Thanos Quest: Book Two
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1990
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Series by Jim Starlin

The Thanos Quest: Book One The Thanos Quest: Book Two
The Thanos Quest (2 books)
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3.764705882352941 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 85 ratings
Mystery in Space: Volume 1 Mystery in Space: Volume 2
Mystery in Space (2 books)
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3.515151515151515 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 33 ratings
Rann-Thanagar Holy War Vol. 1 Rann-Thanagar Holy War Vol. 2
Rann-Thanagar: Holy War (2 books)
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2.923076923076923 of 5 stars 2.92 avg rating — 26 ratings

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Quotes by Jim Starlin

“I’m a firm believer that in-depth subjects can be better handled in a fantasy setting. ... Let’s face it, traveling to some far off land is a terrific way to break the mold, to do something different. Isn’t that why we go on vacations?”
― Jim Starlin
tags: fantasy-fiction
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