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| Born | Geoffrey Johns[1] January 25, 1973 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | Michigan State University |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Employer | DC Entertainment |
| Notable works | Comics: JSA, The Flash, Teen Titans, Green Lantern, Infinite Crisis, 52, Action Comics, Blackest Night, Flashpoint, Justice League/Justice League of America, Shazam, Trinity War, Doomsday Clock, The Avengers, Ultimate X-Men Television: Robot Chicken, Blade: The Series, The Flash, Titans, Doom Patrol, Batwoman, Stargirl, Superman & Lois |
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Geoffrey Johns (born January 25, 1973) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and film and television producer. Johns's work on the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, Flash, and Superman has drawn critical acclaim.[2] His critically acclaimed work includes Sinestro Corps War, Blackest Night, Throne of Atlantis, Flashpoint, Doomsday Clock, and Superman: Brainiac. He co-created the DC character Courtney Whitmore based on his deceased sister. He also expanded the Green Lantern mythology, adding in new concepts and co-creating numerous characters. Among the DC characters and concepts he co-created are Larfleeze, the Sinestro Corps, the Indigo Tribe, the Red Lantern Corps, Atrocitus, the Black Lantern Corps, Jessica Cruz, Hunter Zolomon, Tar Pit, Simon Baz, Bleez, Miss Martian, and Kate Kane.
He served as Chief Creative Officer (CCO) of DC Entertainment from 2010 to 2018 and as President and CCO from 2016 to 2018.[3]
He is the co-founder and former co-chairman of DC Films and former co-runner of DC Extended Universe until 2018.[4][3] In film, he was a producer or executive producer of Green Lantern (2011), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Suicide Squad (2016), Wonder Woman (2017), Justice League (2017), Shazam! (2019), Birds of Prey (2020), co-wrote and produced the story for Aquaman (2018) and wrote the screenplay for Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).
Johns' involvement with DC Entertainment as producer, writer and executive has helped turn the DC Extended Universe franchise into the eleventh highest-grossing film franchise of all-time, having grossed over $5.6 billion at the global box office. The franchise's highest-grossing film, Aquaman, earned over $1.15 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing DC film to-date.
He co-developed the TV series The Flash (2014–2023), Titans (2018–2023), and Doom Patrol (2019–2023) and created and produced the TV series Batwoman (2019–2022), Stargirl (2020–2022) and Superman & Lois (2020–present). His other work in television includes writing and producing various episodes of Blade, Smallville and Arrow.[5]
In 2018, he stepped down from his executive role at DC Entertainment to open a production company, Mad Ghost Productions, while continuing to work with Warner Bros on writing and producing film, television and comic book titles based on DC Extended Universe and other DC properties such as films Black Adam and Shazam! Fury of the Gods.[5]
In 2023, he co-founded the media company Ghost Machine alongside several other comic book writers and artists to publish independent work.
- ^ Cronin, Brian (August 5, 2010). "Comic Book Legends Revealed #272". CBR.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ Gustines, George Gene (January 8, 2010). "The Nifty 50: Geoff Johns, Comic Book Writer". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 12, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Lang, Brent (June 11, 2018). "Geoff Johns Exiting DC Entertainment President and Chief Creative Officer". Variety. Archived from the original on June 11, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ Hughes, Mark (December 7, 2017). "Jon Berg Moves Out Of Warner Leadership As Studio Reacts To DCEU Failures". Forbes. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^ a b Gelman, Samuel (January 7, 2021). "Geoff Johns Working on Multiple DC Projects, Contradicting Ray Fisher's Claims". CBR.com.