Joshua Starnes (born September 2, 1976) is an American animation writer, comic book publisher

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for

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and president of the

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Career

Starnes was introduced to film criticism by his father while a high school student in

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and began writing regularly for

, a subsidiary of

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, in 2004 where he shares reviewing duties with Edward Douglas and Scott Chitwood. In 2009 he became vice president of the

, and in 2012 he became president. In 2015 he joined

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as co-publisher, expanding its line and partnering with

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and Armory Films to develop new properties. He is the author of the graphic novels ''

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'' with Lisandro Estherren and '' The Box'' with Raymond Estrada. He is the co-writer for '' Kulipari: Dream Walker'', starring Mark Hamill.

References

External links

Joshua Starnes' profile
at

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Joshua Starnes' profile
at

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