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273Welcome. I’m a writer. I’ve been in and around the comic book business for a long time.</p>
274<p>Currently, I’m 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 you’ll find some new stuff and some old stuff I’ve written—scripts, plots, critiques, commentaries, ramblings, and the wisdom of the ancients I was taught when the world was new.&nbsp; I hope you’ll enjoy reading it.</p>
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278Note: Hi. I&#8217;m JayJay, facilitator of this blog, since Jim is a bit web-illiterate. I&#8217;ll do my best to present, piece by piece, the mountains of material he&#8217;s given me, as well as his occasional outbursts.</div>
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296<h5 class="wp-block-heading">The OMEGA POINT - A Science Fiction Screenplay by Jim Shooter</h5>
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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>
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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 Marvel’s creators. I introduced royalties and a spectrum of other incentives, rights and benefits, attracting a Who’s Who of talent. 
411Later, I founded VALIANT, DEFIANT and Broadway Comics and was the principal creator of their characters and universes. 
412Today, I’m the Editor in Chief of Illustrated Media, a custom comics company.</p>
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430									<p class="title">The Origin of Harada 2007</p>
431									<p class="meta">November 3, 2025</p>
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452									<p class="title">The Story of Harada</p>
453									<p class="meta">October 28, 2025</p>
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471									<p class="title">Vintage VALIANT Interview with Jim Shooter</p>
472									<p class="meta">October 14, 2025</p>
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490									<p class="title">How I Returned to Comics</p>
491									<p class="meta">October 9, 2025</p>
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509									<p class="title">That Time I Quit the Comics Business</p>
510									<p class="meta">September 30, 2025</p>
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532									<p class="title"><span>Luke H.</span></p>
533									<p class="excerpt">"I’m just really really enjoying these blog postings. Mr. Shooter was a singular ..."</p>
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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>
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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>
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580									<img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/93566f0fcbb80aab7ec610ecc8a31f0afcbc94e4e48cde319d2fcc39858226cd?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/93566f0fcbb80aab7ec610ecc8a31f0afcbc94e4e48cde319d2fcc39858226cd?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>								</div>
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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>
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600									<p class="title"><span>JediJones</span></p>
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