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Jim Starlin

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Jim Starlin
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Jim Starlin was born on 9 October 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is a writer, known for Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). He has been married to Sonya Lan since 11 June 2007. He was previously married to Daina Graziunas.
BornOctober 9, 1949
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    Known for

    Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, and Dave Bautista in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
    Guardians of the Galaxy
    8.0
    • Writer
    • 2014
    Russell Crowe, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth, and Tessa Thompson in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
    Thor: Love and Thunder
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 2022
    Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Maria Bakalova in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
    7.9
    • Writer
    • 2023
    Tim Roth, Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Benedict Wong, Meng'er Zhang, Simu Liu, Awkwafina, and Florian Munteanu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
    7.3
    • Writer
    • 2021

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Elizabeth Olsen and Kenna Ramsey in Marvel Zombies (2025)
      Marvel Zombies
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Shang-Chi created by
      • Thanos created by
      • 2025
    • Dominique Thorne in Ironheart (2025)
      Ironheart
      4.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Blood Brothers created by
      • 2025
    • What If...? (2021)
      What If...?
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Gamora and Thanos created by
      • Thanos created by
      • Drax created by ...
      • 2021–2024
    • Patti LuPone, Debra Jo Rupp, Kathryn Hahn, Joe Locke, Aubrey Plaza, Ali Ahn, and Sasheer Zamata in Agatha All Along (2024)
      Agatha All Along
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Death created by
      • 2024
    • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Maria Bakalova in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
      Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
      7.9
      • Drax & Gamora created by
      • 2023
    • Dave Bautista and Pom Klementieff in The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)
      The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
      6.9
      TV Special
      • Drax created by
      • 2022
    • David Box in Batman: Aftermath (2022)
      Batman: Aftermath
      Short
      • based on a comic book by
      • 2022
    • Russell Crowe, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth, and Tessa Thompson in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
      Thor: Love and Thunder
      6.1
      • Drax created by
      • 2022
    • Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Gemma Chan, Ma Dong-seok, Brian Tyree Henry, Kit Harington, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, and Lia McHugh in Eternals (2021)
      Eternals
      6.2
      • Eros and Pip created by
      • 2021
    • Tim Roth, Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Benedict Wong, Meng'er Zhang, Simu Liu, Awkwafina, and Florian Munteanu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
      Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
      7.3
      • Shang-Chi created by
      • 2021
    • Batman: Death in the Family (2020)
      Batman: Death in the Family
      5.7
      Video
      • based on: Batman: A Death in the Family by
      • 2020
    • Harley Quinn (2019)
      Harley Quinn
      8.3
      TV Series
      • created by: KGBeast
      • KGBeast created by
      • 2019–2020
    • Trevor Devall, Will Friedle, Vanessa Marshall, Kevin Michael Richardson, and David Sobolov in Guardians of the Galaxy (2015)
      Guardians of the Galaxy
      7.2
      TV Series
      • character created by: Drax the Destroyer
      • character created by: Gamora
      • character created by: Thanos
      • 2015–2019
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Brie Larson, Elizabeth Olsen, Chris Pratt, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldaña, Benedict Wong, Anthony Mackie, Chris Hemsworth, Dave Bautista, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Chadwick Boseman, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Tessa Thompson, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Letitia Wright, and Tom Holland in Avengers: Endgame (2019)
      Avengers: Endgame
      8.4
      • Thanos, Gamora, and Drax created by
      • 2019
    • Death Battle (2010)
      Death Battle
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Thanos created by
      • 2018

    Animation Department

    • Trevor Devall, Will Friedle, Vanessa Marshall, Kevin Michael Richardson, and David Sobolov in Guardians of the Galaxy (2015)
      Guardians of the Galaxy
      7.2
      TV Series
      • character creator
      • 2015–2016

    Additional Crew

    • Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Brie Larson, Elizabeth Olsen, Chris Pratt, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldaña, Benedict Wong, Anthony Mackie, Chris Hemsworth, Dave Bautista, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Chadwick Boseman, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Tessa Thompson, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Letitia Wright, and Tom Holland in Avengers: Endgame (2019)
      Avengers: Endgame
      8.4
      • comic book: The Infinity Gauntlet (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Drake Bell in Ultimate Spider-Man (2012)
      Ultimate Spider-Man
      7.2
      TV Series
      • creator: Gamora / Drax
      • 2014
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Lou Ferrigno, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Hemsworth in The Avengers (2012)
      The Avengers
      8.0
      • character: Thanos (uncredited)
      • 2012
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    "Who We Are" Trailer
    "Who We Are" Trailer
    Trailer 0:31
    "Who We Are" Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:59
    Official Trailer
    Chant TV Spot
    Trailer 1:01
    Chant TV Spot
    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
    Trailer 2:13
    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

    Personal details

    • Height
      • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
    • Born
      • October 9, 1949
      • Detroit, Michigan, USA
    • Spouses
        Sonya LanJune 11, 2007 - present

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      I've always used my work to examine what is currently going on in my own life. It's cheaper than going to a shrink. "The Death of Captain Marvel" was a great way of working through my own father's death. 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? Decided to reverse course and turn him into a suicidal paranoid/schizophrenic, which was the way I was feeling at the time.

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