Six Degrees to Geoff Johns

[jerichobp]

I dunno, just a little game I thought of to amuse myself. Play just like six degrees to Kevin Bacon, but instead of actors and movies, use comic book creators and comics.

e.g. I can do JG Jones to Geoff Johns in 4 degrees:

The easiest I can see is JG Jones (0) illustrated Final Crisis (I) which was written by Grant Morrison (II) who wrote 52 (III) which was also written by Geoff Johns (IV).

or I can do Ben Templesmith to Geoff Johns in 6 degrees:

Ben Templesmith (0) -> Fell (I) -> Warren Ellis (II) -> Excalibur (III) -> Carlos Pacheco (IV) -> Green Lantern (V) -> Geoff Johns (VI)

You can really do this from any creator to any other creator, or any creator to any comic. (It gets trickier with indie creators and older industry people.)

And yes, I was very, VERY bored when I thought of this. (and if anyone's posted this before, my bad.)

[jmstump]

JG Jones to Geoff Johns in one

JG Jones did the covers to 52, which Geoff Johns co-wrote.

[jerichobp]

Completely forgot about that.

[owlboy]

Terry Moore writes Spider-Man Loves Mary-Jane
Spider-Man Loves Mary-Jane was written by Sean McKeaver
Sean McKeaver was also one of the writers on Countdown
Countdown was the follow-up to 52
52 was written by a writing team that included Geoff Johns

[timmywood-]

Alan Moore did the Killing Joke with Brian Bolland
Brian Bolland did the covers on The Flash

[conorkilpatrick]

The comics industry is very small.

[thenextchampion]

Paul Dini writes Detective Comics
Detective Comics was written by James Robinson beforehand
James Robinson works on Superman
Superman is written by Kurt Busiek
Kurt Busiek wrote Action Comics
Action Comics is currently written by Geoff Johns

[owlboy]

The comics industry is very small.

Walt Simonson once waited in line for a sandwich
Geoff Johns was two people behind him


Both asked for extra mustard http://www.forumopolis.com/images/smilies/shifty.gif

[labor_days]

Terry Moore wrote Spider-Man Loves Mary-Jane
Spider-Man Loves Mary-Jane is now being written by Sean McKeaver
Sean McKeaver was one of the writers on Countdown
Countdown was the follow-up to 52
52 was written by a writing team that included Geoff Johns
Pretty sure this is screwed up. ^

Terry Moore writes SM <3 MJ | SM <3 MJ was written by McKeever who is now writing Teen Titans | Geoff Johns wrote Teen Titans before McKeever

[owlboy]

I'm only wrong in who preceded whom

[labor_days]

You also didn't need as many steps. It could be done in 3. ;]

[jerichobp]

The comics industry is very small.

True, but with time as a factor, it is considerably larger.

[conorkilpatrick]

Paul Dini writes Detective Comics
Detective Comics was written by James Robinson beforehand
James Robinson works on Superman
Superman is written by Kurt Busiek
Kurt Busiek wrote Action Comics
Action Comics is currently written by Geoff Johns

This can also be done in fewer steps

Paul Dini <--> Detective Comics <--> James Robinson <--> JSA <--> Geoff Johns

[mebe]

what was the deal with 6 degrees to kevin bacon again? Was it that anyone, including me, can be linked to him?

[conorkilpatrick]

what was the deal with 6 degrees to kevin bacon again? Was it that anyone, including me, can be linked to him?

It was originally that everyone in Hollywood could be linked to him through films/television shows. But there's a wider theory that everyone in the developed world is separated by six links.

[winthewonderboy]

Robert Crumb > Harvey Pekar > David Lapham(Drew an American Spender story/wrote Detective Comics) > Don Kramer(Artist on Detective Comics/Artist on JSA) > Geoff Johns

[thenextchampion]

This can also be done in fewer steps

Paul Dini <--> Detective Comics <--> James Robinson <--> JSA <--> Geoff Johns

Oh one fewer step, sorry ;)

Still thats a nice chain from Dini to Johns.

[winthewonderboy]

Art Spiegelman > Chip Kidd(wrote Jack Cole and Plasticman with Mr. Spiegelman/Designed the Final Crisis covers) > Geoff Johns(writing Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds)

[winthewonderboy]

Dan Clowes(Drew the poster for the film Happiness) > Dylan Baker(Co-Stared in Happiness/Spider-man 2) > Michael Chabon(Co-Wrote Spider-man 2/A back-up story in JSA: All Stars) > Geoff Johns(Co-Wrote JSA: All Stars)

[winthewonderboy]

Craig Thompson(Ult Spider-man Team-up Special) > Dave Gibbons(Ult Spider-man Team-up special/Tales of the Sinestro Corps back-ups) > Geoff Johns(Tales of the Sinestro Corps)

[esophagus]

Kevin Bacon was in Murder in the First
Gary Oldman was in Murder in the First and The Dark Knight
David S. Goyer wrote for The Dark Knight and the Blade: The Series pilot
Geoff Johns wrote the Blade: The Series pilot

[winthewonderboy]

Kevin Bacon was in Murder in the First
Gary Oldman was in Murder in the First and The Dark Knight
David S. Goyer wrote for The Dark Knight and the Blade: The Series pilot
Geoff Johns wrote the Blade: The Series pilot

Goyer wasn't credited with any of the writing duties on The Dark Knight.
Batman Begins on the other hand......;)

[esophagus]

Goyer wasn't credited with any of the writing duties on The Dark Knight.
Batman Begins on the other hand......;)Sorry, he was credited for story. Regardless, he was involved with TDK.

[winthewonderboy]

Sorry, he was credited for story. Regardless, he was involved with TDK.

no need to apologize, it was just me being a nerd :)