Jeff Jensen is an American writer and journalist.

Early life

Jensen is a native of

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, and a graduate of the

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in New York City.

Career

Jensen is a screenwriter, journalist and author based in Lakewood, California. He started in journalism as a reporter for ''Advertising Age'' from 1992 to 1998. From 1998 to 2017, he wrote for ''Entertainment Weekly'', covering TV shows like ''Lost'' - for which he earned the nickname "Doc Jensen" - and film franchises like ''Harry Potter'', and was its chief TV critic from 2013 to 2017. His graphic novel ''Green River Killer: A True Detective Story'' (Dark Horse Comics, 2011) drawn by Jonathan Case, won the Eisner for Best Reality-Based Work and was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award. Jensen was uniquely poised to tell the story; his father, Detective Tom Jensen, had worked on the Green River Killer case for over 20 years. 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. Jensen's other comic book credits include ''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). ''Better Angels: A Kate Warne Adventure'', illustrated by George Schall, was published by Boom! Studios in October 2021.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jensen, Jeff American comics writers American graphic novelists American male novelists Living people Novelists from Washington (state) Writers from Seattle Year of birth uncertain