Jeff Jensen
Jeff Jensen (born 1970) is an American writer and journalist.
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Nationality | American |
Notable works | Green River Killer: A True Detective Story (2011) Tomorrowland (2015) Watchmen (2019) |
Early life
Jeff Jensen is a native of Seattle, Washington, and a graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York City.[1]
Career
Jeff Jensen is a screenwriter, journalist and author based in Lakewood, California. His graphic novel Green River Killer: A True Detective (Dark Horse Comics, 2011), drawn by Jonathan Case, won the Eisner for Best Reality-Based Work and was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award. He was a Story Editor on HBO's Emmy-winning limited series Watchmen, receiving Hugo and Nebula nominations for co-writing with Damon Lindelof the episode A God Walks Into Abar. He was an executive producer and writer on the Brad Bird film Tomorrowland and co-authored the movie's prequel novel Before Tomorrowland (Disney Publishing, 2015) with Jonathan Case. From 1998 to 2017, Jensen wrote for Entertainment Weekly, covering TV shows like Lost and film franchises like Harry Potter and serving as their chief TV critic from 2013-2017. He got his start in journalism as reporter for Advertising Age from 1992-1998.
Jensen's other comic book credits includes Leaf (created by Phil Avelli; NAB Publishing, 1991), Team Titans (DC Comics, 1993-1994), and X-Factor (Marvel Comics, 2002). His short story work can be found in Captain America: Red White and Blue (Marvel Comics, 2002), Love Is Love: A Comic Book Anthology to Benefit the Survivors of the Orlando Pulse Shooting (IDW Publishing, 2016), Planet of the Apes: When Worlds Collide (Boom! Studios, 2019), and Firefly: Watch How I Soar (Boom! Studios, 2020).
Jensen's next graphic novel, Better Angels: A Kate Warne Adventure, illustrated by George Schall, will be published by Boom! Studios in October, 2021.
References
- "Tomorrowland | Seattle Lutheran High School". Retrieved 2019-02-04.