Justin Giampaoli

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Gender Male
Location San Diego, CA
Introduction Justin Giampaoli was an award-winning critic at Thirteen Minutes and Comics Bulletin for over a decade. As a writer, his most notable work includes the self-published crime caper The Mercy Killing with artist Tim Goodyear, introductions and bonus content for New York Times Bestseller DMZ at DC/Vertigo, the alt-history epic Rome West and the sci-fi drama Starship Down, both with artist Andrea Mutti at Dark Horse. Other writing and editorial credits include projects for Boom! Studios, Image Comics, and Madefire. Recently, he edited the geo-political thriller California, Inc. with writer Arthur Ebuen and artist Dave Law at Studio 12-7, and was a panelist at San Diego Comic Con 2024.
Favorite Movies Grosse Pointe Blank, Goodfellas, Glory, Black Hawk Down, The Usual Suspects, Game Of Thrones, Glengarrry Glen Ross, Layer Cake, The Color of Money, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Red Violin, Halt & Catch Fire, To Live And Die In LA
Favorite Music Sugarcult, MS MR, Florence & The Machine, The Push Stars, Colbie Caillait, Metric, Fitz & The Tantrums, Christina Perri, Paramore, Alessia Cara, Of Monsters & Men, Echosmith, Four Star Mary
Favorite Books To Kill A Mockingbird, Automatic Kafka, Doctor 13: Architecture & Mortality, Planetary, Queen & Country, Poor Sailor, Scalped, Pulp Hope, Midnight Sun, Danger Club, Wasteland, DMZ, The Massive