Geoff Johns

Geoff Johns (born 25 January, 1973) is an American comic book and television writer, best known for his work for DC Comics, in particular for the characters Green Lantern and the Flash. As of June 2009, Johns is also a comic book retailer, having formed a partnership with Earth-2 Comics. Johns was born in Detroit, Michigan. After graduating from Clarkston High School in 1991 and from Michigan State University in 1995, Johns moved to Los Angeles, ... more

Geoff Johns (born 25 January, 1973) is an American comic book and television writer, best known for his work for DC Comics, in particular for the characters Green Lantern and the Flash. As of June 2009, Johns is also a comic book retailer, having formed a partnership with Earth-2 Comics. Johns was born in Detroit, Michigan. After graduating from Clarkston High School in 1991 and from Michigan State University in 1995, Johns moved to Los Angeles, California. There he became assistant to film director and producer, Richard Donner. In 1996, Johns' younger sister, Courtney, was killed in the explosion of TWA Flight 800. Johns would later use Courtney as the inspiration for the character Courtney Whitmore, the new Star Spangled Kid. He began writing for DC Comics with Star Spangled Comics #1 (1999) and the related series Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E., a book based on the second Star-Spangled Kid and her stepfather, the original version's sidekick Stripesy (later named S.T.R.I.P.E.). Johns wrote... less