Comics News

New short story in The Gathering #8

I got my start in black-and-white small press comics, and know I’m not alone. So when I was invited to contribute a short story to the science fiction issue of The Gathering, the new talent anthology from Grayhaven Comics, I was happy to do so. T.M. Haley, Michael Lapinski and I contributed “Immune,” a silent-movie style story of a world not quite right. I like what Michael did with the …

Read more

News and previews! Knight Errant #5, Mass Effect Evolution #2, and more…

Lots of stuff going on today. First off, we have the preview of Star Wars: Knight Errant— Aflame #5, the final issue of the storyline and the missing link between the comics and the novel. It’s a blockbuster of a preview; destruction soon to ensue! Next off, IGN has a preview of Mass Effect: Evolution #2. Both that issue and Aflame #5 release on the same day, February 16 — …

Read more

D-Day for Sith space: Knight Errant #1 arrives!

The Jedi have arrived! Kerra Holt and the volunteer forces of Vannar Treece have arrived in the Daimanate for a sneak attack — but you don’t have to be stealthy to find Star Wars: Knight Errant #1, now on sale at your local comic-book purveyor’s establishment! (Find your local shop here; checking the link, I see we’re the top book on the page this morning!) You can also order the …

Read more

JJM scripts Illusive Man origin in Mass Effect: Evolution

News is pouring out in advance of San Diego — and via IGN, Dark Horse has just announced my next project: Mass Effect: Evolution. The follow-up to the successful Mass Effect: Redemption, Evolution is actually a prequel, providing an origin story for the mysterious and powerful Illusive Man. Click to read the interview! Our first issue releases in January 2011, plotted once again by Bioware head writer Mac Walters with …

Read more

Ignition… blast off! Star Wars: Knight Errant #1 ships October 13

And we have a shipping date — and a story title — for the inaugural issue of Star Wars: Knight Errant. According to the solicitation, the first issue ships October 13 — the week of Columbus Day, not a bad time to embark on a journey! Order the first issue of our first story, “Aflame,” next month from your retailer. I’ve set up a page on the site for the …

Read more

Double duty: John Jackson Miller pens Star Wars: Knight Errant novel and comics series!

I didn’t know when this news would break this week — but the feline is out of its sack. Yes, as just announced on StarWars.com and Dark Horse’s site, I am playing iron-man football: Star Wars: Knight Errant is both my new comics series from Dark Horse and my first professional novel, for Del Rey. Wahoo! The comics series launches later in 2010. The novel, due in 2011, is not …

Read more

News about my February comics — and that’s it. Move along…

OK, folks, I hit the road for a few days and things get busy. Here we go, as best as I can post from the road… The cover and solicitation to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #50, the final issue of the series, is now online at the Dark Horse site — and a page has been established for it on my site here. Benjamin Carre has delivered …

Read more

The beginning of the end begins Nov. 18!

And Dark Horse has posted the preview from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #47, the first issue of “Demon,” the final story arc. It’s the only three pages they could’ve selected that don’t give something major away — but you can see, the answers are about to begin flowing! “What’s that, Zayne? Serroco? Oh, er, ahem… is that the phone?”

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Endings and beginnings

Greetings again from the Diamond Retailer Summit, where I’m appearing for Dark Horse promoting Mass Effect — and where we finally made it public that, yes, the long run of Knights of the Old Republic is set to end with #50, the last issue of “Demon.” We’ve been working toward the series’ climax for some time, getting pieces into place for the big finale — where we really have pulled …

Read more

Mass Effect preview on CBR

Dark Horse has an exclusive preview online from the new Mass Effect comics title by Mac Walters, myself, and Omar Francia. Check it out by following this link to ComicBookResources! Still in Baltimore for the Comicon and Diamond Retail Summit. There’s a good deal of news in the pipeline on projects you’ll be seeing from me in 2010 and beyond: not all can be said right now, but stay tuned …

Read more