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'''James P. Starlin''' (born October 9, 1949)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/jim.starlin.94?fref=ts |title=Jim Starlin |publisher=[[Facebook]] |access-date=October 10, 2012 }} Note: Birth date is listed as October 19 at {{cite web|last=Miller |first=John Jackson |author-link=John Jackson Miller |url=http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |title=Comics Industry Birthdays |work=[[Comics Buyer's Guide]] |date=June 10, 2005 |location=Iola, Wisconsin |access-date=December 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5trAbNQWw?url=http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |archive-date=October 30, 2010 |url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> is an [[Americans|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 (Mar-Vell)|Captain Marvel]] and [[Adam Warlock]], and for creating or co-creating the Marvel characters [[Thanos]], [[Drax the Destroyer]], [[Gamora]], [[Nebula (character)|Nebula]], and [[Shang-Chi]], as well as writing the acclaimed miniseries ''[[The Infinity Gauntlet]]'' and its many sequels including ''[[The Infinity War]]'' and ''[[The Infinity Crusade]]'', all detailing Thanos' pursuit of the [[Infinity Gems]] to court [[Death (Marvel Comics)|Mistress Death]] by annihilating half of all life in the cosmos, before coming into conflict with the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]], [[X-Men]], [[Fantastic Four]], and the [[Elders of the Universe]], joined by the [[Silver Surfer]], [[Doctor Strange]], Gamora, Nebula, and Drax.
Later, for [[DC Comics]], he drew many of their iconic characters, including [[Darkseid]] and other characters from [[Jack Kirby]]'s [[Fourth World (comics)|Fourth World]], and wrote the seminal storyline ''[[A Death in the Family (comics)|A Death in the Family]]'' which featured the death of [[Jason Todd]], the second [[Robin (character)|Robin]], during his run on ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]''. For ''[[Epic Illustrated]]'', he created his own character, [[Dreadstar]].
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===Early career===
After leaving the navy, Starlin sold two stories to [[DC Comics]].<ref name=AdelaidComics/>
After writing and drawing stories for a number of fan publications, Jim Starlin entered the comics industry in 1972, working for [[Roy Thomas]] and [[John Romita Sr.|John Romita]] at [[Marvel Comics]].<ref>"Gangway, World! Madcap Marvel Marches Merrily On!" ("[[Bullpen Bulletins]]" page in ''Sgt Fury and his Howling Commandos'' #104 and other Marvel Comics cover-dated November 1972)</ref> Starlin was part of the generation of artists and writers who grew up as fans of [[Silver Age of comic books|Silver Age]] Marvel Comics. At a [[Steve Ditko]]-focused panel at the 2008 [[Comic-Con International]], Starlin said, "Everything I learned about storytelling was [due to] him or Kirby. [Ditko] did the best layouts."<ref>Starlin, in {{cite web | url = http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17603 | title = CCI: The World of Steve Ditko | publisher = [[Comic Book Resources]] | date = August 5, 2008 | first= Seth | last= Jones | access-date = October 10, 2012 | archive-date= May 14, 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110514101525/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17603|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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Death and suicide are recurring themes in Starlin's work: Personifications of Death appeared in his Captain Marvel series and in a fill-in story for ''[[Ghost Rider]]''; Warlock commits suicide by killing his future self; and suicide is a theme in a story he plotted and drew for ''The Rampaging Hulk'' magazine.
Starlin occasionally worked for Marvel's chief competitor
===1980s===
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==Other work==
*Starlin co-wrote four novels with his then
*Starlin makes a cameo appearance in the film ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'' as a member of [[Steve Rogers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Steve Rogers]]'s support group.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/2019/04/27/avengers-endgame-cameos/|title=Avengers: Endgame explained: Cameos from Thanos creator, 'Community' stars, and more|last=Breznican|first=Anthony|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=April 27, 2019|access-date=April 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427210124/https://ew.com/movies/2019/04/27/avengers-endgame-cameos/|archive-date=April 27, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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===Collections===
'''Hardcover
*''[[DC Comics Classics Library]]: A Death In The Family'', 272 pages, September 2009, DC Comics, {{ISBN|9781401225162}}
*''Death of the New Gods'', 256 pages, September 2008, DC Comics, {{ISBN|978-1401218393}}
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*''Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus'', 1248 pages, July 2014, Marvel Comics, {{ISBN|978-0785154686}}
'''Softcover
*''Batman: A Death in the Family'', 144 pages, March 1988, Re-released in November 2011 with "A Lonely Place of Dying" story added, 272 pages, {{ISBN|1401232744}}
*''Batman: Ten Nights of the Beast'', 96 pages, October 1994, {{ISBN|1563891557}}
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