Joshua Starnes

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Joshua Starnes
Born (1976-09-02) September 2, 1976 (age 48)
Occupation Film critic

Joshua Starnes (born September 2, 1976)[ citation needed ] is an American animation writer, comic book publisher film critic for ComingSoon.net [1] and president of the Houston Film Critics Society. [2]

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Career

Starnes was introduced to film criticism by his father [1] while a high school student in Houston, Texas and began writing regularly for ComingSoon.net, a subsidiary of CraveOnline, in 2004 [1] where he shares reviewing duties with Edward Douglas and Scott Chitwood. [3] In 2009 he became vice president [4] of the Houston Film Critics Society, and in 2012 he became president.

In 2015 he joined Red 5 Comics as co-publisher, expanding its line and partnering with King Features [5] and Armory Films [6] to develop new properties. [7] [8] He is the author of the graphic novels Spook with Lisandro Estherren and The Box with Raymond Estrada.

He is the co-writer for Kulipari: Dream Walker , starring Mark Hamill.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Maines, Don (February 22, 2012). "Film critic finds perks with pen". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  2. "Home". Houston Film Critics Society . Retrieved December 16, 2010.
  3. Maines, Don (March 1, 2011). "Cypress hobbyist evolves to film critic". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved March 1, 2011.
  4. Maines, Don (January 1, 2012). "Local film critics have their say". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  5. Aguilar, Matthew. "Get Your First Look at Mandrake The Magician: Mandrake's Legacy". ComicBook.com . Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  6. Boucher, Geoff. "'The Dark Age': 'Mudbound' Producers Team With 'Knightfall' Co-Creator On Sci-Fi Comic Book". Deadline . Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  7. Frater, Patrick. "'Mystery Brothers' Quentin Lee's Asian American Comic Book to Be Published by Red 5". Variety . Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  8. Fleming, Mike. "Jung Byung-Gil To Direct Gerard Butler In 'Afterburn'". Deadline . Retrieved July 17, 2022.