His grandmother was a manipulative woman whose cruelty and abuse impacted various generations. They would stuff the pigeons in paper bags, and his grandfather would bring them home and eat them in order to survive.
His grandfather was a petty criminal who made him catch pigeons at the park. Straczynski was born into a family full of damaged people. The reasons for that are valid, and they are all laid bare in Becoming Superman. Straczynski's professional career has been well-documented, but his personal history has always been a bit of a mystery. It is everything good storytelling should be, regardless of medium. This memoir is simultaneously painful and inspiring, infuriating and full of hope, humorous and depressing. Michael Straczynski's Becoming Superman is much more than a rag-to-riches story - and not only because he goes from rags to riches about half a dozen times.īecoming Superman: My Journey From Poverty to Hollywood is a touching, devastating, unexpectedly funny memoir about a man born into a destructive, abusive environment who went on to overcome his demons - both physical and psychological - and forge a trailblazing career in animation, television, comics and movies.
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