James Robinson (writer)

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James Robinson
Robinson seated with his arms folded
Robinson at the San Diego Comic-Con International 2010
NationalityBritish
Area(s)Writer
Notable works
Starman, The Golden Age
AwardsInkpot Award 2012

James Dale Robinson is a British writer of American comic books and screenplays who is known for his interest in vintage collectibles and memorabilia. Some of his best known comics are series focusing on the Justice Society of America, in particular the Starman character he co-created with Tony Harris.

Career[]

Comics[]

James Robinson has been writing for three decades, with an early comics work, "Grendel: The Devil's Whisper", appearing in the 1989 series of the British anthology A1. The series for which he is arguably most renowned is the DC Comics series Starman,[1] where he took the aging Golden Age character of the same name and revitalized both the character and all those who had used the name over the decades, weaving them into an interconnected whole. In 1997, Robinson's work on the title garnered him an Eisner Award for "Best Serialized Story".[2]

He is also known for his The Golden Age limited series, which, despite being an Elseworlds story, established much of the backstory he would later use in Starman. He has written the Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight series, and served as a consultant and co-writer in the first year of JSA[3] and its subsequent spin-off Hawkman. Other work for DC includes a Vigilante miniseries and the Sandman spin-off Witchcraft for Vertigo. Robinson wrote a brief run of Wildcats, teamed with artist Travis Charest, that further developed the book's mythology, along with a spinoff mini-series called Team One.

Similarly, he served as a transitional writer on the Marvel Comics titles, Cable and Generation X in 1997–1998 including the "Operation: Zero Tolerance" crossover event.[4] He wrote several issues of the "Heroes Reborn" version of Captain America

Leave It to Chance, created by Robinson with penciller Paul Smith, won Robinson two more Eisner Awards in 1997, for "Best New Series" and "Best Title for Younger Readers".[2]

His other work includes Ectokid, one of the series created by horror/fantasy novelist Clive Barker for Marvel Comics' Razorline imprint, and Firearm for Malibu Comics' Ultraverse line.

In 2006, Robinson wrote Batman and Detective Comics, penning the eight-issue "Face The Face" storyline, as part of the "One Year Later" project. In 2008–2010, Robinson was the writer of Superman.[5][6] This run included the storyline "The Coming of Atlas". He wrote the 2009–2010 mini-series Justice League: Cry for Justice[7] and began writing Justice League of America in October 2009 with art by Mark Bagley.[8] Robinson was joined by artist Brett Booth on Justice League of America in February 2011.[9] In May 2010, Robinson and Sterling Gates co-wrote, with artist Eddy Barrows, War of the Supermen, a Superman-based event that was the culmination of two years of story starting from Superman: New Krypton.[10] He concluded his work on Superman with issue #700 (Aug. 2010).[11]

Robinson later wrote a twelve-issue series starring The Shade, a character closely identified with his Starman series[12][13] and recreated Earth 2 in an eponymous ongoing series for DC's The New 52 initiative in 2011 and 2012.[14][15] One of the revisions which Robinson introduced was making the Earth Two Green Lantern (Alan Scott) gay.[16]

In May 2013, Robinson ended his long relationship with DC Comics. His last issue of Earth 2 was #16. Many observers found the departure abrupt, since Robinson had teased of long term plans for Earth 2. Despite the abrupt nature of Robinson's departure from DC, Robinson's relationship with the company still remains amicable. Robinson took new assignments from Marvel Comics after then. His first announced project for Marvel was a collaboration with co-writer Mark Waid and illustrator Gabriele Dell'Otto on an original graphic novel titled Spider-Man: Family Business.[17] A second announced project for Marvel was All-New Invaders, an ongoing monthly comic series with artist Steve Pugh.[18] He and Leonard Kirk launched a new Fantastic Four series in February 2014.[19]

The Saviors was released in December 2013 by Image Comics. This story described what happens when Tomas Ramirez, a man working at a gas station stumbles upon an extraterrestrial plot that could mean the end of the Earth.[20]

In 2016–2017 Dynamite Entertainment published Grand Passion, a six issue monthly series by Robinson. His description of the series is "Grand Passion is definitely a departure from what I've been doing in the last few years. This series is about two wayward characters Doc and Mabel – one a cop, the other a crook – who are fated to fall in love at first sight even as Mabel swears she'll kill Doc if it's the last thing she does. It marries elements of a Harlequin romance with hard-boiled crime and takes it off in a direction that's surprising, funny, violent, and sexy. I'm very excited to roll up my sleeves and immerse myself in writing this tale."[21]

He wrote an ongoing Scarlet Witch series for Marvel which began in late 2015.[22] Robinson explained that he has been influenced by the work of Matt Fraction and David Aja on the Hawkeye title stating "How they [Matt Fraction and David Aja] managed to stay true to the character in the Avengers while also taking it in a fresh direction, so it wasn't just that same Avengers character doing solo things, which I don't think ever really works for any sustained period of time for any of those second-tier characters."[23]

Robinson returned to DC Comics in late 2017 to write Wonder Woman.[24] He completed his run on the series as of issue #50 (Sept. 2018).[25]

Screenwriting[]

In addition to his work in comics, Robinson wrote the screenplay for the 1993 direct-to-video film Firearm, and wrote and directed the 2002 feature Comic Book Villains, starring Cary Elwes and Michael Rapaport, as well as producing the screenplay for the 1995 film Cyber Bandits with Martin Kemp, Alexandra Paul, Grace Jones and singer Adam Ant. His best known screenplay was for the 2003 movie version of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

This last script caused some controversy among fans of the original work, many of whom were disappointed an established comics writer's take on Alan Moore's and Kevin O'Neill's series took so many liberties with and considerably changed the tone of the source material. Early drafts had reportedly relocated much of the action from England to America, allegedly in an attempt to make it more acceptable to an American audience.[26][27]

In 2020 he was credited as the writer for episode #10 (Brainwave Jr.) of the Stargirl TV series, based on the Geoff Johns and co-created character that spun out of Robinson's own co-creation, Jack Knight aka "Starman", son of Ted Knight aka (the original) "Starman" created by Gardner Fox and Jack Burnley (as referenced above).

Critical reception[]

Robinson's book London's Dark: A tale of love & war, life, death (& afterlife) (1989) has been named one of the 500 "essential" graphic novels, as it was "at the vanguard [...] of British graphic novels as a whole" although it was "a very raw work, full of experimentation".[28]

Personal life[]

Robinson used to live in Los Angeles, where he was good friends with fellow writers and collaborators Geoff Johns and Sterling Gates.[29]

In 2009, he and Jann Jones, co-ordinating editor of the Johnny DC comics imprint, announced their engagement.[30] They have since relocated to San Francisco and married.

Awards[]

James Robinson received an Inkpot Award in 2012.[31]

Bibliography[]

Early work[]

  • (with Paul Johnson, graphic novel, 48 pages, Escape, 1989, ISBN 1-85286-157-6)
  • Crisis #40: "Murky Waters" (with Tony Salmons, anthology, Fleetway, 1990)
  • #2: "Trial and Error" (with D'Israeli, anthology, FantaCo Enterprises, 1990)
  • A1 #4: "Devil's Whisper" (with D'Israeli) and "The Day the General Came" (with Phil Elliott, anthology, Atomeka, 1990)
  • Dark Horse:
    • The Terminator:
      • Omnibus Volume 1 (tpb, 352 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-5930-7916-8) includes:
        • The Terminator: One Shot (with Matt Wagner, graphic novel, 51 pages, 1991, ISBN 1-878574-22-1) also collected in The Terminator: Rewired (tpb, 160 pages, 2004, ISBN 0-74349-303-6)
        • The Terminator: Secondary Objectives #1–4 (with Paul Gulacy, 1991) also collected as The Terminator: Secondary Objectives (tpb, 112 pages, 1992, ISBN 1-878574-31-0)
          • Script by Robinson from a plot by Mike Richardson and Randy Stradley.
      • Omnibus Volume 2 (tpb, 376 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-59307-917-6) includes:
        • The Terminator: Endgame #1–3 (with Butch Guice, 1992) also collected as The Terminator: Endgame (tpb, 80 pages, 1999, ISBN 1-56971-373-1)
    • Grendel Tales: Four Devils, One Hell #1–6 (with Teddy Kristiansen, 1993–1994) collected as Grendel Tales: Four Devils, One Hell (tpb, 196 pages, 1994, ISBN 1-56971-027-9)
  • Miracleman: Apocrypha #1: "The Rascal Prince" (with Kelley Jones, anthology, Eclipse, 1991) collected in Miracleman: Apocrypha (hc, 96 pages, 1992, ISBN 1-5606-0190-6; tpb, 1992, ISBN 1-56060-189-2)

DC Comics[]

  • Batman:
    • Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (anthology):
      • "Blades" (with Tim Sale, in #32–34, 1992) collected in Batman: The Collected Legends of the Dark Knight (tpb, 160 pages, 1994, ISBN 1-56389-147-6)
      • "Werewolf" (with John Watkiss, in #71–73, 1995) collected in Batman: Monsters (tpb, 192 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2494-6)
      • "Citadel" (with Tony Salmons, in #85, 1996)
      • "I am a Gun" (with Russ Heath, Jr. and Steve Yeowell, in Annual #7, 1997)
      • "A Great Day for Everyone" (with Lee Weeks, co-feature in #100, 1997) collected in Robin: The Teen Wonder (tpb, 160 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2255-2)
      • "Spook" (with Paul Johnson, in #102–104, 1998)
      • "Playground" (with Dan Brereton, in #114, 1999)
      • "Siege" (dialogue by Robinson over story by Archie Goodwin and art by Marshall Rogers, in #133–136, 2000)
        • Collected in Legends of the Dark Knight: Marshall Rogers (hc, 496 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-40123-227-2)
        • Collected in Tales of The Batman: Archie Goodwin (hc, 480 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-40123-829-7)
    • Showcase '94 #1–2: "King Joker" (with , anthology, 1994)
    • Batman/Deadman: Death and Glory (with , graphic novel, hc, 96 pages, 1996, ISBN 1-56389-228-6; sc, 1997, ISBN 1-56389-228-6)
    • Detective Comics:
      • "Face the Face" (with Leonard Kirk and Don Kramer, in #817–820 and Batman #651–654, 2006) collected as Batman: Face the Face (tpb, 192 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-4012-0910-6; hc, 2017, ISBN 1-40126-572-3)
      • "Deface the Face" (with and Carmine Di Giandomenico, in #988–993, 2018–2019) collected as Batman: Detective Comics — Deface the Face (tpb, 144 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-401290-64-7)
  • The Golden Age #1–4 (with Paul Smith, Elseworlds, 1993–1994) collected as The Golden Age (tpb, 200 pages, 1995, ISBN 1-56389-203-0; hc, 2017, ISBN 1-401-26736-X)
  • Showcase '93 #9: "Shining Knight" (with , anthology, 1993)
  • Green Lantern:
    • Green Lantern Corps Quarterly #7: "Green Hell!" (with , anthology, 1993)
    • Tangent Comics (with J. H. Williams III — series of one-shots set in an alternate universe and published under its own imprint):
      • Tangent Comics: Green Lantern (1997) collected in Tangent Comics Volume 1 (tpb, 208 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-4012-1530-0)
      • Tangent Comics: Tales of the Green Lantern (1998) collected in Tangent Comics Volume 3 (tpb, 208 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1806-7)
    • Green Lantern 80-Page Giant #1: "Alan Scott in a 1940s Tale" (with Mike Mayhew, anthology, 1998)
  • Witchcraft (Vertigo):
    • Witchcraft #1–3 (with Teddy Kristiansen, Peter Snejbjerg (#1), Michael Zulli (#2) and Steve Yeowell (#3), 1994) collected as Witchcraft (tpb, 136 pages, 1996, ISBN 1-56389-274-X)
    • Witchcraft: La Terreur #1–3 (with Michael Zulli, 1998)
  • Starman vol. 2 (with Tony Harris, Teddy Kristiansen + Bjarne Hansen + + (#6), Matthew Dow Smith (#11 and 42), John Watkiss (#18), Bret Blevins (Annual #1), J. H. Williams III (Annual #1 and #26), (Annual #1 and #28, 54), Guy Davis (#22), Chris Sprouse (#24), Gary Erskine (#26 and 41), Steve Yeowell (#27, 34–35, 47–49), Mark Buckingham (#33–34), (#36), Mitch Byrd (Annual #2), (#38), Mike Mayhew (#44), Gene Ha (#46), Chris Weston + John McCrea (#55), Stephen Sadowski (#56), Paul Smith (#69) and Russ Heath, Jr. (#74); issues #48–53, 55–60 and 77–79 are co-written by Robinson and David S. Goyer, 1994–2001) collected as:
    • Omnibus Volume 1 (collects #0–16, hc, 448 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1699-4; tpb, 2012, ISBN 1-40121-937-3)
    • Omnibus Volume 2 (collects #17–29 and Annual #1, hc, 416 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2194-7; tpb, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-2195-5)
      • Includes the "Incident in an Old Haunt" short story (art by Wade Von Grawbadger) from Showcase '95 #12 (anthology, 1995)
      • Includes the "Day and Night, Dark and Bright" short serial (art by Matthew Dow Smith) from Showcase '96 #4–5 (anthology, 1996)
    • Omnibus Volume 3 (collects #30–38 and Annual #2, hc, 432 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2284-6; tpb, cancelled, ISBN 1-40126-336-4)
      • Includes the 4-issue spin-off limited series The Shade (written by Robinson, art by Gene Ha (#1), J. H. Williams III (#2), Bret Blevins (#3) and Michael Zulli (#4), 1997)
      • Includes the "Talking with Ted, Talking with Jack" (art by Phil Jimenez and Lee Weeks) short story from Starman Secret Files & Origins (one-shot, 1998)
    • Omnibus Volume 4 (collects #39–46, hc, 432 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2596-9)
      • Includes the Starman: The Mist one-shot (written by Robinson, art by John Lucas, 1998)
      • Includes the Starman 80-Page Giant one-shot (written by Robinson, art by John Lucas, Mike Mayhew, Wade Von Grawbadger, Dusty Abell, and Stephen Sadowski, 1999)
      • Includes the 2-issue crossover limited series Batman/Hellboy/Starman (written by Robinson, art by Mike Mignola, 1999)
    • Omnibus Volume 5 (collects #1,000,000 and 47–60, hc, 464 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2889-5)
      • Includes "The Ropes" short story (co-written by Robinson and David S. Goyer, art by ) from All Star Comics 80-Page Giant (one-shot, 1999)
      • Includes Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #0 (co-written by Robinson and Geoff Johns, art by and Chris Weston, 1999)
      • Includes the "Starman, FBI Agent" short story from JSA: All Stars #4 (written by Robinson, art by Tony Harris, 2003)
    • Omnibus Volume 6 (collects #61–80, hc, 544 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3044-X)
      • Includes the "81th issue" of Starman (written by Robinson, art by Fernando Dagnino, 2010) released as a tie-in to the Blackest Night inter-company crossover.
  • Vigilante: City Lights, Prairie Justice #1–4 (with Tony Salmons, 1995–1996) collected as Vigilante: City Lights, Prairie Justice (tpb, 144 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2128-9)
  • Superman:
    • #1–3: "U.L.T.R.A. Humanite" (with Val Semeiks, anthology, 1998)
    • Superman (with , Jesús Merino (#684), , (#685), (#690), Fernando Dagnino (#692–693) and Bernard Chang, 2008–2010) collected as:
      • The Coming of Atlas (collects #677–680, hc, 128 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2131-9; tpb, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2132-7)
      • New Krypton Volume 1 (includes #681, hc, 176 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2329-X; tpb, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2330-3)
      • New Krypton Volume 2 (includes #682–683, hc, 160 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2319-2; tpb, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2320-6)
      • Mon-El Volume 1 (collects #684–690, hc, 224 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2634-5; tpb, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-2635-3)
        • Includes Action Comics #874 (written by Robinson, art by Pablo Raimondi and Renato Guedes, 2009)
      • Codename Patriot (includes #691, hc, 144 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2658-2; tpb, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-2657-4)
      • Mon-El Volume 2 (collects #692–697 and Annual #14, hc, 128 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2937-9; tpb, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-2938-7)
        • Includes the "Man of Valor, Finale" short story (art by Bernard Chang) from Adventure Comics vol. 2 #11 (anthology, 2010)
    • Superman: World of New Krypton (co-written by Robinson and Greg Rucka, art by Pete Woods, 2009–2010) collected as:
      • Superman: New Krypton Volume 3 (collects #1–5, hc, 144 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2636-1; tpb, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-2637-X)
      • Superman: New Krypton Volume 4 (collects #6–12, hc, 192 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2774-0; tpb, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-2775-9)
    • Superman Secret Files 2009: "Double Act" (with ) and "Legacy" (with , co-features in one-shot, 2009)
    • Blackest Night: Superman #1–3 (with Eddy Barrows, 2009)
      • Collected in Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Volume 1 (hc, 256 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2784-8; tpb, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-2804-6)
      • Collected in Blackest Night Omnibus (hc, 1,664 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-4012-9119-8)
    • Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton:
      • Volume 1 (hc, 168 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2932-8; tpb, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-2933-6) includes:
        • "Prologue, Part Two: The Future is Now" (with Julian López, in Adventure Comics vol. 2 #8, anthology, 2010)
        • "Part One: Invaded" (co-written by Robinson and Sterling Gates, art by Pete Woods, in #1, 2010)
        • "Part Three: Destiny" (with Javier Pina and Bernard Chang, in Superman #698, 2010)
        • "Part Four: Namesake" (with , in Adventure Comics vol. 2 #9, anthology, 2010)
        • "Part Five: Bottles and Battles" (co-written by Robinson and Sterling Gates, art by Travis Moore and Pete Woods, in #2, 2010)
      • Volume 2 (hc, 128 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3036-9; tpb, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3037-7) includes:
        • "Part Six: Divided, Conquerable" (co-written by Robinson and Sterling Gates, art by Travis Moore and , in Adventure Comics vol. 2 #10, anthology, 2010)
        • "Part Eight: Irony in Ire" (with Bernard Chang, in Superman #699, 2010)
        • "Part Nine: This is the Way the World Ends" (co-written by Robinson and Sterling Gates, art by Pete Woods, in #3, 2010)
    • Superman: War of the Supermen (hc, 144 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2967-0; tpb, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3187-X) collects:
      • Superman: War of the Supermen #0–4 (co-written by Robinson and Sterling Gates, art by Eddy Barrows, Jamal Igle, and Eduardo Pansica, 2010)
      • Superman #700: "The Comeback" (with Bernard Chang, co-feature, 2010)
    • Superman/Batman Annual #5: "Reign of Doomsday, Part Five" (with , 2011) collected in Superman: Return of Doomsday (tpb, 144 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-40123-253-1)
    • Superman vol. 4 #40–41: "The Last Days" (with Doug Mahnke and Ed Benes, 2018)
      • Collected in Superman: Imperius Lex (tpb, 168 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-4012-8123-0)
      • Collected in Superman Rebirth: The Deluxe Edition Book Four (hc, 280 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-4012-8935-5)
  • #1: "Lights, Camera and Too Much Action" (with Dave Gibbons, anthology, 1998)
  • Justice Society of America:
    • JSA (co-written by Robinson and David S. Goyer):
      • The Justice Society Returns (tpb, 256 pages, 2003, ISBN 1-4012-0090-7) includes:
      • JSA by Geoff Johns Book One (tpb, 392 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-4012-7490-0) includes:
        • JSA Secret Files & Origins #1: "Gathering Storm" (with Scott Benefiel, co-feature, 1999)
        • JSA #1–5 (with Scott Benefiel and (#5), 1999)
      • All of the issues listed above are also collected in JSA Omnibus Volume 1 (hc, 1,224 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4761-X)
    • Justice Society of America 80-Page Giant: "Memory Lane" (with , anthology one-shot, 2010)
    • Blackest Night: JSA #1–3 (with , Eddy Barrows and Eduardo Pansica (#3); issues #2–3 are co-written by Robinson and Tony Bedard, 2010)
      • Collected in Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Volume 2 (hc, 240 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2785-6; tpb, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-2803-8)
      • Collected in Blackest Night Omnibus (hc, 1,664 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-4012-9119-8)
  • Hawkman #1–7, 9–10 (co-written by Robinson and Geoff Johns (except for issue #7, written by Robinson solo), art by Rags Morales, 2002–2003)
    • Collected in Hawkman Omnibus Volume 1 (hc, 688 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3222-1)
    • Collected in Hawkman by Geoff Johns Book One (tpb, 376 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-4012-7290-8)
  • Action Comics #879–889: "Captain Atom" (script by Robinson from a plot by Robinson and Greg Rucka, art by CAFU, co-feature, 2009–2010)
  • Justice League of America:
    • Justice League: Cry for Justice #1–7 (with , Scott Clark (#5–7) and (#7), 2009–2010) collected as Justice League: Cry for Justice (hc, 232 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2567-5; tpb, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-2564-0)
    • Justice League of America vol. 2 (with Mark Bagley, + (#49), Brett Booth (#54–57), Miguel Sepúlveda (#58) and (#58–60), 2009–2011) collected as:
      • Team History (collects #38–43, hc, 192 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2838-0; tpb, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3260-4)
      • Dark Things (collects #44–48, hc, 192 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3011-3; tpb, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3193-4)
        • Includes Justice Society of America vol. 3 #41–42 (written by Robinson, art by Mark Bagley, 2010) as part of the Dark Things inter-title crossover.
        • The Cyborg/Red Tornado co-feature from Justice League of America vol. 2 #46–48 (written by Robinson, art by Pow Rodrix, 2010) remains uncollected.
      • Omega (collects #49–53 and the Starman/Congorilla one-shot, hc, 200 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3243-4; tpb, 2012, ISBN 1-40123-356-2)
      • The Rise of Eclipso (collects #54–60, tpb, 192 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3413-5)
        • Includes Justice Society of America vol. 3 #43 (written by Robinson, art by Jesús Merino, 2010)
  • Flashpoint: The Outsider #1–3 (with , 2011) collected in Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint Featuring Wonder Woman (tpb, 272 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3410-0)
  • The Shade vol. 2 #1–12 (with Cully Hamner (#1–3), Darwyn Cooke (#4), Javier Pulido (#5–7), Jill Thompson (#8), Frazer Irving (#9–11) and Gene Ha (#12), 2011–2012) collected as The Shade (tpb, 280 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-401-23782-7)
  • Men of War vol. 2 #7: "Remembering the Leopard" (with Phil Winslade, 2012) collected in Men of War: Uneasy Company (tpb, 256 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-40123-499-2)
  • DC Universe Presents #9–11: "Savage" (with Bernard Chang, anthology, 2012) collected in DC Universe Presents: Vandal Savage (tpb, 160 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-40124-076-3)
  • Earth 2 (with Nicola Scott, Eduardo Pansica (#4), Yıldıray Çınar (#7–8, 13), (#0) and + CAFU (Annual #1), 2012–2013) collected as:
    • The Gathering (collects #1–6, hc, 160 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-4012-3774-6; tpb, 2012, ISBN 1-40124-281-2)
    • The Tower of Fate (collects #0, 7–12, hc, 176 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-4012-4311-8; tpb, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4614-1)
    • Battle Cry (collects #13–16 and Annual #1, hc, 160 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-401-24615-X; tpb, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4938-8)
  • He-Man and the Masters of the Universe #1–2 (of 6) (with Philip Tan and Howard Porter (#2); issue #2 is co-written by Robinson and Keith Giffen, 2012) collected in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Volume 1 (tpb, 160 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-4012-4022-4)
  • Wonder Woman vol. 5 (with Carlo Pagulayan (#31, 36–37), (#32 and 34), , Stephen Segovia (#37, 41, 46–47), (#39–40), Jesús Merino (#42, 48–50) and (#43 and 45), 2017–2018) collected as:
    • Children of the Gods (collects #31–37, tpb, 168 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-40128-424-8)
    • Amazons Attacked (collects #38–45, tpb, 192 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-40128-534-1)
    • Dark Gods (collects #46–50 and Annual #2, tpb, 168 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-401-28901-0)
  • Trinity vol. 2 #17–22 (with Patrick Zircher, Jack Herbert (#19–20) and (#20–21), 2018) collected as Trinity: The Search for Steve Trevor (tpb, 144 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-40128-550-3)
  • : "Dear Velcoro" (with John McCrea, anthology one-shot, 2018) collected in A Very DC Valentine's Day (tpb, 176 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-4012-8766-2)

Marvel Comics[]

  • (with Steve Yeowell, graphic novel, 64 pages, Epic, 1992, ISBN 0-87135-864-6)
  • The Incredible Hulk Annual #18: "The Running Man" (with Joe Phillips, co-feature, 1992)
    • Collected in The Incredible Hulk: Ghost of the Past (tpb, 480 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-9299-9)
    • Collected in The Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus Volume 2 (hc, 1,048 pages, 2020, ISBN 1-30292-727-2)
  • Clive Barker's Ectokid (with Steve Skroce, Razorline):
    • Razorline: The First Cut: "Ectokid" (anthology one-shot, 1993)
    • Ectokid #1–3 (with issue #3 co-written by Robinson and Larry Wachowski, 1993)
  • Captain America:
    • Marvel Select: Tales of Suspense (with Colin MacNeil, one-shot, 1995) collected in The Avengers: Tales to Astonish (tpb, 224 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-3029-0804-9)
    • Captain America vol. 2 #7–11 (with Joe Phillips (#7) and Joe Bennett, 1997) collected in Heroes Reborn: Captain America (tpb, 352 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-2339-3)
      • In addition to this short run, Robinson also wrote the World War III storyline published throughout the last issues of the series that were part of the Heroes Reborn relaunch:
        • Fantastic Four vol. 2 #13: "Part One: Life in Wartime" (with Mike Wieringo, 1997)
        • The Avengers vol. 2 #13: "Part Two: Winning and Losing" (with Michael Ryan, 1997)
        • Iron Man vol. 2 #13: "Part Three: No Time to Mourn!" (with Larry Stroman, 1997)
        • Captain America vol. 2 #13: "Part Four: War without End..." (with Ron Lim, 1997)
      • The storyline — a crossover between Marvel and Wildstorm characters — remains uncollected.
    • Captain America Comics 70th Anniversary Special: "What Makes the Man" (with Marcos Martín, one-shot, 2009) collected in Timely 70th Anniversary Collection (hc, 280 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-3899-4)
  • Cable:
    • Cable #44–50, -1 (with (#44–46), (#44), José Ladrönn (#-1 and 48–50), (#46) and (#47), 1997–1998)
      • Issues #45–47 are collected in X-Men: Operation Zero Tolerance (tpb, 432 pages, 2001, ISBN 0-785-10738-X; hc, 640 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-785162-40-2)
      • Issues #-1 and 48–50 are collected in Cable: The Hellfire Hunt (tpb, 448 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-3029-0785-9)
    • Cable vol. 3 #1–5 (with Carlos Pacheco and Yıldıray Çınar (#4–5), 2017) collected as Cable: Conquest (tpb, 112 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-302904-82-5)
  • Generation X #-1 and 29–31 (with Chris Bachalo and Pop Mhan (#29), 1997) and Generation X/Gen¹³ (with Salvador Larroca, one-shot, 1998)
  • All-New Invaders (with Steve Pugh, Marc Laming (#6–7, 12) and Barry Kitson (#12), 2014–2015) collected as:
    • Gods and Soldiers (collects #1–5, tpb, 128 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-8914-9)
      • Includes the "To Tame the Very Gods Themselves" short story (art by Steve Pugh) from All-New Marvel NOW! Point One (anthology one-shot, 2014)
    • Original Sin (collects #6–10, tpb, 112 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-8915-7)
    • The Martians are Coming (collects #11–15, tpb, 112 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-9247-6)
  • Fantastic Four vol. 5 (with Leonard Kirk, Dean Haspiel (#6–7), Marc Laming (#9–10, 14) and Tom Grummett (Annual #1), 2014–2015) collected as:
    • The Fall of the Fantastic Four (collects #1–5, tpb, 128 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-5474-4)
    • Original Sin (collects #6–10, tpb, 112 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-5475-2)
    • Back in Blue (collects #11–14 and Annual #1, tpb, 120 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-9220-4)
    • The End is Fourever (collects #642–645, tpb, 144 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-9744-3)
  • The Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business (co-written by Robinson and Mark Waid, art by Gabriele Dell'Otto and , graphic novel, hc, 112 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-8440-6; sc, 2018, ISBN 0-78518-441-4)
  • Secret Wars: Age of Ultron vs. Marvel Zombies #1–4 (with Steve Pugh and other artists, 2015) collected as Secret Wars — Battleworld: Age of Ultron vs. Marvel Zombies (tpb, 128 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-78519-863-6)
  • Secret Wars: Armor Wars #½ (with Mark Bagley) and 1–5 (with Marcio Takara, 2015) collected as Secret Wars — Warzones: Armor Wars (tpb, 112 pages, 2016, ISBN 0-785198-64-4)
  • Original Sins #4: "Checkmate" (with Alex Maleev, anthology, 2014) collected in Original Sin (hc, 392 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-9069-4; tpb, 240 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-5491-4)
  • Uncanny Avengers vol. 3 Annual #1 (with Marc Laming, 2016)
  • Squadron Supreme vol. 4 (with Leonard Kirk, (#6–8, 14), + (#9) and (#15), 2016–2017) collected as:
    • By Any Means Necessary! (collects #1–5, tpb, 128 pages, 2016, ISBN 0-7851-9971-3)
      • Includes the "Supremacy" short story (art by Leonard Kirk) from The Avengers vol. 6 #0 (2015)
    • Civil War II (collects #6–9, tpb, 112 pages, 2016, ISBN 0-785199-72-1)
    • Finding Namor (collects #10–15, tpb, 136 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-302-90285-7)
  • Scarlet Witch vol. 2 (with (#1 and 15), (#2), Steve Dillon + (#3–4), Javier Pulido (#5), Marguerite Sauvage (#6), Annie Wu (#7), Tula Lotay (#8), Joëlle Jones (#9), (#10), (#11), (#12), (#13) and (#14), 2016–2017) collected as:
    • Witches' Road (collects #1–5, tpb, 112 pages, 2016, ISBN 0-7851-9682-X)
    • World of Witchcraft (collects #6–10, tpb, 112 pages, 2017, ISBN 0-785-19683-8)
      • Includes "The Wu" short story (art by Mike Perkins) from Doctor Strange: Last Days of Magic (anthology one-shot, 2016)
    • The Final Hex (collects #11–15, tpb, 112 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-3029-0266-0)
    • Scarlet Witch by James Robinson: The Complete Collection (collects #1–15 and the short story from the Doctor Strange: Last Days of Magic one-shot, tpb, 344 pages, 2021, ISBN 1-302927-38-8)
  • Star Wars Special: C-3PO: "The Phantom Limb" (with Tony Harris, 2016) collected in Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens — Shattered Empire (hc, 144 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-3029-0210-5)
  • Nick Fury #1–6 (with Aco, 2017) collected as Nick Fury: Deep-Cover Capers (tpb, 136 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-3029048-6-8)

Image Comics[]

  • Wildstorm:
    • James Robinson's Complete WildC.A.T.s (tpb, 288 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2204-8) collects:
      • WildC.A.T.s #15–20 (with Travis Charest, Terry Dodson (#18–19) and Jim Lee (#19), 1994–1995)
        • WildC.A.T.s Annual #1 (with Larry Stroman, 1998)
        • WildC.A.T.s #50: "Old Feelings" (with Jim Lee, co-feature, 1998)
      • Team One: WildC.A.T.s #1–2 (with , 1995)
    • Wildstrom Rising (tpb, 256 pages, 1999, ISBN 1-56389-588-9) includes:
    • Leave It to Chance #1–13 (with Paul Smith, Homage, 1996–2002) partially collected in:
      • Shaman's Rain (collects #1–4, tpb, 112 pages, 1998, ISBN 1-5638-9586-2; hc, 2002, ISBN 1-58240-253-1)
      • Trick or Threat (collects #5–8, tpb, 112 pages, 1998, ISBN 1-5638-9559-5; hc, 2003, ISBN 1-58240-278-7)
      • Monster Madness and Other Stories (collects #9–11, hc, 112 pages, 2003, ISBN 1-58240-298-1)
    • Gen¹³ Bootleg #7: "Renaissance Ruckus" (with Scott Hampton, 1997)
    • WildC.A.T.s/X-Men: The Modern Age (with Adam Hughes, one-shot, 1997) collected in WildC.A.T.s/X-Men (tpb, 194 pages, 1998, ISBN 1-58240-022-9)
  • The Saviors (tpb, 136 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-632-15925-2) collects:
    • Liberty Annual '12: "Hunters" (with J. Bone, anthology, 2012)
    • #1–5 (with J. Bone, 2013–2014)
  • Airboy vol. 2 #1–4 (with , 2015)
    • The series proved to be controversial,[32][33] prompting the creators to make slight amendments for the collected edition.[34]
    • Collected, along with a new epilogue addressing the controversy, as Airboy (hc, 120 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-632155-43-5)
  • (with Philip Tan, unreleased ongoing series — initially announced for 2015)[35]
  • Where We Live: A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas: "The Deadliest Man" (with and Stefano Gaudiano, anthology graphic novel, 336 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-5343-0822-9)
  • (translated and adapted from Portuguese by Robinson; written and drawn by , one-shot, 2018)

Other publishers[]

  • Firearm (Malibu):
    • Firearm #1–18 (with Cully Hamner, (#4), Kirk Van Wormer (#5 and 7), (#8), Gary Erskine (#10–11), (#12), (#13), (#14), , (#15) (#16 and 18) and (#17–18), 1993–1995)
      • In 1993, Malibu released the Firearm #0 package consisting of a VHS cassette with the 35-minute Firearm film and the Firearm #0 comic book (written by Robinson, drawn by Mike Wieringo and ) featuring the conclusion of the short film's story.
      • The Night Man:
        • "Firearm Origin" (with Howard Chaykin, co-feature in #4, 1994)
        • "" (script by Steve Englehart from a plot by Robinson and Englehart, drawn by , in #14, 1994)
    • Codename: Firearm #0–2: "Idle Thoughts" (with Keith Conroy + Cully Hamner (#1) and Gary Erskine (#2–3), co-feature, 1995)
  • #1–3 (with Phil Elliott, Slave Labor Graphics, 1993–1994)
  • (with Phil Elliott, graphic novel, 80 pages, Kitchen Sink, 1994, ISBN 0-87816-297-6)
  • Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror #1: "Bart People" (with , anthology, Bongo, 1995) collected in Treehouse of Horror: Heebie-Jeebie Hullabaloo (tpb, 144 pages, HarperCollins, 1999, ISBN 0-00-257118-8)
  • Vampirella Masters Series Volume 6: James Robinson (tpb, 112 pages, Dynamite, 2011, ISBN 1-60690-250-4) collects:
    • Vampirella 25th Anniversary Special: "Two So Different" (with , anthology, Harris, 1996)
    • Vampirella: Blood Lust #1–2 (with Joe Jusko, Harris, 1997)
      • Robinson and Jusko produced an epilogue that was first published in the limited edition slipcased hardcover collection of the series.
      • The series, along with the epilogue, was also collected as Vampirella: Blood Lust (tpb, 72 pages, Harris, 2006, ISBN 0-9106-9288-2)
    • Vampirella/Dracula: The Centennial: "Vampirella vs. Dracula" (with David Mack and , anthology one-shot, Harris, 1997)
  • Ash (with Joe Quesada, Event):
    • Ash #½ (first six pages, Wizard, 1997)
    • Ash: Fire and Crossfire #1–2 (1999)
  • Dynamite:
    • #1–5 (with Tom Feister and (#5), 2016–2017) collected as Grand Passion (tpb, 120 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-524-10391-8)
    • James Bond: Felix Leiter #1–6 (with , 2017) collected as James Bond: Felix Leiter (hc, 152 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-5241-0470-1; tpb, 2019, ISBN 1-524-11265-8)
  • Love is Love (untitled two-page story, with , anthology graphic novel, 144 pages, IDW Publishing, 2016, ISBN 1-6314-0939-5)
  • 2000 AD #2050: "Rogue Trooper: A Soldier's Dury" (with Leonardo Manco, anthology, Rebellion, 2017)

Filmography[]

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