Jim Starlin

American comics artist and writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1949 · age 77

James P. Starlin is an American comics artist and writer. Beginning his career in the early 1970s, he is best known for space opera stories, for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock, and for creating or co-creating the Marvel characters Thanos, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, and...

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2017Will Eisner Hall of FameAward2014“Just came from the premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy. With all the hype I expected to be a bit disappointed. It just couldn't be as good as everyone was predicting.”In their words23 July 2014As quoted in "Guardians Of The Galaxy Is Marvel’s Best Movie Yet" by Gregory Wakeman in YAHOO moviesRead the whole statement

2006“When I finished with Captain Marvel I had turned him from a warrior into a mystic. Adam Warlock was a mystical messiah. Where to go from there?”In their words15 July 2006Interview at NewsaramaRead the whole statement

1991“The Universe will now be set right. Made over to fit my unique view of what should be. Let Nihilism reign supreme!”In their wordsThanos, in The Infinity Gauntlet (1991), Issue 2 : From Bad to WorseRead the whole statement

“We tried to do this the easy way - and we failed. Now begins the conflict I strove to avoid. It may well prove to be a battle the Universe cannot survive!”In their wordsAdam Warlock, in The Infinity Gauntlet (1991), Issue 4 : Cosmic Battle on the Edge of the UniverseRead the whole statement

“Adam Warlock, a being who wished nothing more than to spend the rest of his days within the peaceful environment of the Soul Gem.”In their wordsThanos, in The Infinity Gauntlet (1991), Issue 6 : The Final ConfrontationRead the whole statement

1990“My name is Thanos, and my name means Death.”In their wordsThanos, in The Thanos Quest (1990), Book 1Read the whole statement

1975Inkpot AwardAward1949Born9 October 1949

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Starlin at the East Coast Comicon, April 2018

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As big as an elephant is, a whale is still larger. Everything's relative. Even gods have their spot on the food chain.
August 2007 · On the Death of the New Gods storyline, as quoted in Comicon.com, Own words
I've made more money in novels than I did in my entire career in comics. The few years I did novels, they paid off so well, I don't have to be a slave to doing comics.
28 July 2000 · Interview at comicbookresources.com, Own words
There are forces at work you do not perceive. I weave a delicate strategy which rash actions could rend. Patience, please.
1991 · Adam Warlock to Doctor Doom, as the gathered heroes prepare to confront Thanos, in The Infinity Gauntlet (1991), Issue 3: Preparations for, Own words

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Awards

Will Eisner Hall of Fame2017

Inkpot Award1975

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Beginning his career in the early 1970s, he is best known for space opera stories, for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock, and for creating or co-creating the Marvel characters Thanos, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, and Shang-Chi. Starlin wrote the miniseries The Infinity Gauntlet and its many sequels including The Infinity War and The Infinity Crusade, all detailing Thanos's pursuit of the Infinity Gems and his conflict with the heroes of the Marvel Universe.

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