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Iâm a writer. Iâve been in and around the comic book business for a long time.</p> 274<p>Currently, Iâm redeveloping some of the classic Dell/Gold Key characters, including <i>Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom</i>, <i>Magnus Robot Fighter</i>, <i>Turok Son of Stone</i>, the <i>Mighty Samson</i> and more for Dark Horse Comics.</p> 275<p>Here youâll find some new stuff and some old stuff Iâve writtenâscripts, plots, critiques, commentaries, ramblings, and the wisdom of the ancients I was taught when the world was new. I hope youâll enjoy reading it.</p> 276<p></p> 277<div style="color: #cc0000;"> 278Note: Hi. I’m JayJay, facilitator of this blog, since Jim is a bit web-illiterate. I’ll do my best to present, piece by piece, the mountains of material he’s given me, as well as his occasional outbursts.</div> 279</div> 280 </div> 281 282 283 </div><!-- .post-inner --> 284 285</div><!-- .post --> 286 287 </div><!-- .posts --> 288 289 290 291 </div><!-- .content --> 292 293 <aside class="sidebar"> 294 295 <div id="block-2" class="widget widget_block"><div class="widget-content"> 296<h5 class="wp-block-heading">The OMEGA POINT - A Science Fiction Screenplay by Jim Shooter</h5> 297</div></div><div id="block-4" class="widget widget_block widget_media_image"><div class="widget-content"> 298<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><a href="https://a.co/d/1IJVJHr"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="367" height="499" src="https://jimshooter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/JimShooter.jpg" alt="The Omega Point" class="wp-image-1465" style="width:171px;height:auto" srcset="https://jimshooter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/JimShooter.jpg 367w, 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402</div></div><div id="block-7" class="widget widget_block widget_media_gallery"><div class="widget-content"> 403<figure class="wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex"> 404<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="254" height="320" data-id="1402" src="https://jimshooter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Jim-headst.jpg" alt="Jim Shooter" class="wp-image-1402" srcset="https://jimshooter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Jim-headst.jpg 254w, https://jimshooter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Jim-headst-238x300.jpg 238w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px" /></figure> 405</figure> 406</div></div><div id="block-9" class="widget widget_block widget_text"><div class="widget-content"> 407<p> 408 409I did my first professional comics work at the age of thirteen, selling a Legion of Super-Heroes story to DC Comics and going on to write Superboy, The Legion of Super-Heroes, Superman and other titles. 410In 1978, I accepted the position of Editor in Chief of Marvel Comics under the condition that I would be allowed to improve things for Marvelâs creators. I introduced royalties and a spectrum of other incentives, rights and benefits, attracting a Whoâs Who of talent. 411Later, I founded VALIANT, DEFIANT and Broadway Comics and was the principal creator of their characters and universes. 412Today, Iâm the Editor in Chief of Illustrated Media, a custom comics company.</p> 413</div></div><div id="widget_lovecraft_recent_posts-2" class="widget Widget_Lovecraft_Recent_Posts"><div class="widget-content"><h3 class="widget-title">Recent Posts</h3> 414 <ul class="lovecraft-widget-list"> 415 416 417 <li class="group"> 418 419 <a href="https://jimshooter.com/2025/11/the-origin-of-harada-2007.html/"> 420 421 <div class="post-icon"> 422 423 424 <div class="genericon genericon-standard"></div> 425 426 427 </div> 428 429 <div class="inner"> 430 <p class="title">The Origin of Harada 2007</p> 431 <p class="meta">November 3, 2025</p> 432 </div> 433 434 </a> 435 436 </li> 437 438 439 <li class="group"> 440 441 <a href="https://jimshooter.com/2025/10/the-story-of-harada.html/"> 442 443 <div class="post-icon"> 444 445 446 <div class="genericon genericon-standard"></div> 447 448 449 </div> 450 451 <div class="inner"> 452 <p class="title">The Story of Harada</p> 453 <p class="meta">October 28, 2025</p> 454 </div> 455 456 </a> 457 458 </li> 459 460 461 <li class="group"> 462 463 <a href="https://jimshooter.com/2025/10/vintage-valiant-interview-with-jim-shooter.html/"> 464 465 <div class="post-icon"> 466 467 <img width="150" height="150" src="https://jimshooter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/unitycovers2-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://jimshooter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/unitycovers2-150x150.jpg 150w, https://jimshooter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/unitycovers2-88x88.jpg 88w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100v
467w, 150px" /> 468 </div> 469 470 <div class="inner"> 471 <p class="title">Vintage VALIANT Interview with Jim Shooter</p> 472 <p class="meta">October 14, 2025</p> 473 </div> 474 475 </a> 476 477 </li> 478 479 480 <li class="group"> 481 482 <a href="https://jimshooter.com/2025/10/how-i-returned-to-comics.html/"> 483 484 <div class="post-icon"> 485 486 <img width="150" height="150" src="https://jimshooter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/marvel-office-e1759267021191-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://jimshooter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/marvel-office-e1759267021191-150x150.jpg 150w, https://jimshooter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/marvel-office-e1759267021191-88x88.jpg 88w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> 487 </div> 488 489 <div class="inner"> 490 <p class="title">How I Returned to Comics</p> 491 <p class="meta">October 9, 2025</p> 492 </div> 493 494 </a> 495 496 </li> 497 498 499 <li class="group"> 500 501 <a href="https://jimshooter.com/2025/09/that-time-i-quit-the-comics-business.html/"> 502 503 <div class="post-icon"> 504 505 <img width="150" height="150" src="https://jimshooter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Jim-Stan-GillesLarrain2-1-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://jimshooter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Jim-Stan-GillesLarrain2-1-150x150.png 150w, https://jimshooter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Jim-Stan-GillesLarrain2-1-88x88.png 88w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> 506 </div> 507 508 <div class="inner"> 509 <p class="title">That Time I Quit the Comics Business</p> 510 <p class="meta">September 30, 2025</p> 511 </div> 512 513 </a> 514 515 </li> 516 517 518 </ul> 519 520 </div></div><div id="widget_lovecraft_recent_comments-2" class="widget Widget_Lovecraft_Recent_Comments"><div class="widget-content"> 521 <ul class="lovecraft-widget-list"> 522 523 524 <li class="group"> 525 526 <a href="https://jimshooter.com/2025/10/the-story-of-harada.html/#comment-39472"> 527 528 <div class="post-icon"> 529 <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bea1a152d368bfff9cbedd52cb100615d39e84414c828eed7c6fcd33711f19e2?s=100&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bea1a152d368bfff9cbedd52cb100615d39e84414c828eed7c6fcd33711f19e2?s=200&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> </div> 530 531 <div class="inner"> 532 <p class="title"><span>Luke H.</span></p> 533 <p class="excerpt">"Iâm just really really enjoying these blog postings. Mr. Shooter was a singular ..."</p> 534 </div> 535 536 </a> 537 538 </li> 539 540 541 <li class="group"> 542 543 <a href="https://jimshooter.com/2025/10/the-story-of-harada.html/#comment-39471"> 544 545 <div class="post-icon"> 546 <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/93566f0fcbb80aab7ec610ecc8a31f0afcbc94e4e48cde319d2fcc39858226cd?s=100&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/93566f0fcbb80aab7ec610ecc8a31f0afcbc94e4e48cde319d2fcc39858226cd?s=200&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> </div> 547 548 <div class="inner"> 549 <p class="title"><span>JediJones</span></p> 550 <p class="excerpt">"Super clean and efficient storytelling. Harbinger might be Jim's best work. He was ..."</p> 551 </div> 552 553 </a> 554 555 </li> 556 557 558 <li class="group"> 559 560 <a href="https://jimshooter.com/2025/10/how-i-returned-to-comics.html/#comment-39470"> 561 562 <div class="post-icon"> 563 <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/93566f0fcbb80aab7ec610ecc8a31f0afcbc94e4e48cde319d2fcc39858226cd?s=100&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/93566f0fcbb80aab7ec610ecc8a31f0afcbc94e4e48cde319d2fcc39858226cd?s=200&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> </div> 564 565 <div class="inner"> 566 <p class="title"><span>JediJones</span></p> 567 <p class="excerpt">"It's always interesting to hear how tight the relationships were between the comic ..."</p> 568 </div> 569 570 </a> 571 572 </li> 573 574 575 <li class="group"> 576 577 <a href="https://jimshooter.com/2025/09/that-time-i-quit-the-comics-business.html/#comment-39469"> 578 579 <div class="post-icon"> 580 <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/93566f0fcbb80aab7ec610ecc8a31f0afcbc94e4e48cde319d2fcc39858226cd?s=100&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/93566f0fcbb80aab7ec610ecc8a31f0afcbc94e4e48cde319d2fcc39858226cd?s=200&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> </div> 581 582 <div class="inner"> 583 <p class="title"><span>JediJones</span></p> 584 <p class="excerpt">"Very dramatic stuff. Didn't know Jim was a child prodigy at science as ..."</p> 585 </div> 586 587 </a> 588 589 </li> 590 591 592 <li class="group"> 593 594 <a href="https://jimshooter.com/2025/07/why-jim-shooter-was-fired-from-marvel.html/#comment-39468"> 595 596 <div class="post-icon"> 597 <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/93566f0fcbb80aab7ec610ecc8a31f0afcbc94e4e48cde319d2fcc39858226cd?s=100&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/93566f0fcbb80aab7ec610ecc8a31f0afcbc94e4e48cde319d2fcc39858226cd?s=200&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> </div> 598 599 <div class="inner"> 600 <p class="title"><span>JediJones</span></p> 601 <p class="excerpt">"I remember hearing Jim write or talk about why he was fired from ..."</p> 602 </div> 603 604 </a> 605 606 </li> 607 608 609 </ul> 610 611 </div></div> 612</aside><!-- .sidebar --> 613 614 </div><!-- .section-inner --> 615 616</div><!-- .wrapper --> 617 618 </main><!-- #site-content --> 619 620 621 <div class="credits section bg-dark"> 622 623 <div class="credits-inner section-inner"> 624 625 <p class="powered-by">Powered by <a href="https://www.wordpress.org">WordPress</a> <span class="sep">&</span> <span class="theme-by">Theme by <a href="https://andersnoren.se">Anders Norén</a></span></p> 626 627 </div><!-- .section-inner --> 628 629 </div><!-- .credits.section --> 630 631
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