Jim Krueger — comics creator

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Known forJustice

Issues credited169

Active1990–2020

Primary rolewriter

The Terminator: The Burning Earth #[nn] (1990)

Jim Krueger is an American comic book writer, novelist, and filmmaker born in 1966. He spent three decades contributing to mainstream superhero comics, with his catalog credits spanning from 1990 to 2020 across 169 issues.

Krueger is perhaps best recognized for his ambitious work on Marvel's interconnected Earth X trilogy — *Earth X*, *Universe X*, and *Paradise X* — sprawling alternate-history epics that reimagined the entire Marvel Universe through a darkly mythological lens. These projects established him as a writer comfortable operating on a grand, cosmological scale, weaving together decades of Marvel continuity into cohesive, thematically dense narratives.

His DC work proved equally substantial. *Justice*, a twelve-issue maxiseries, offered a lush, prestige-format reimagining of the classic Legion of Doom versus the Justice League, and became one of his most widely read works among superhero readers. He also wrote *Avengers/Invaders*, a crossover miniseries blending Golden Age and modern Marvel characters, and *The Torch*, which revisited the original android Human Torch.

Throughout his career Krueger demonstrated a consistent interest in legacy characters and the weight of heroic mythology, often exploring what heroism means across generations and continuities. His work sits at the thoughtful end of event-style comics, prioritizing character motivation alongside large-scale spectacle.

Known for

The Terminator: The Burning Earth #[nn]

Full bibliography · 67 series

Justice (2005) · 20

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #1 #8 #9 #2 #10 #11 #12 #3 #1 #2 #3 #[nn]#[nn]

Earth X (1999) · 17

#0 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #1/2 #10 #11 #12 #X #[nn]#[nn]

Universe X (2000) · 14

#0 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #X

Paradise X (2002) · 14

#0 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #X

Avengers / Invaders (2008) · 13

#1 Director's Cut #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12

Justiça (2007) · 12

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12

Project Superpowers: Chapter Two (2009) · 12

#12 #0 #1 #2 #4 #5 #6 #11 #7 #8 #9 #10

The Foot Soldiers (1996) · 9

#1 #2 #3 #4 #2 #3 #4 #5 #3

Project Superpowers (2008) · 9

#0 #1 #1/2 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7

The Torch (2009) · 8

#2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #[nn]

Phoenix (2010) · 7

#0 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Marvel (1997) · 6

#32 #33 #35 #36 #37 #41

100% Marvel : Paradise X (2002) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Marvels X (2020) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Black Terror (2008) · 5

#1 #2 #1 #3 #4

Micronauts: Karza (2003) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

JLA : Justice (2006) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Nighthawk (1998) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Paradise X: Heralds (2001) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Clockmaker (2003) · 3

#2 #3 #4

Galactic (2003) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Wiz (1995) · 2

#52 #53

Paradise X: Ragnarok (2003) · 2

#1 #2

Adventures of Superman (2013) · 2

#11 #3

DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (2015) · 2

#30 #31

Mother Panic (2017) · 2

#2 #5

Collezione 100% Marvel (2002) · 2

#2 #4

The Terminator: The Burning Earth (1990) · 1

#[nn]

Maximum Anniversary X-Perience (1993) · 1

The Exterminator: No Job Too Big / Spider-Man: Bug Stops Here (1994) · 1

Uncanny X-Men [Pro Action] (1994) · 1

X-Men: The Coming of Triplikill (1994) · 1

Marvel Annual Report (1991) · 1

#1994

The X-Men Prelude to Perdition (1995) · 1

X-Men Annuals (1996) · 1

Asylum (1995) · 1

Earth X [Special Edition] (1997) · 1

#[nn]

Solar, Man of the Atom - Revelations (1997) · 1

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Fantastic Four: Franklin's Adventures (1998) · 1

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Timeslip Special (1998) · 1

Timeslip Collection (1998) · 1

Fly Boys (1999) · 1

Alphabet Supes (2000) · 1

Universe X Sketchbook [Special Edition] (2000) · 1

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4 [Universe X] (2000) · 1

Paradise X Special Edition (2001) · 1

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Universe X: Spidey (2001) · 1

Universe X: Cap (2001) · 1

Universe X: Beasts (2001) · 1

Universe X: Iron Men (2001) · 1

Paradise X: Xen (2002) · 1

Paradise X: Devils (2002) · 1

Paradise X: A (2003) · 1

Clockmaker Act Two (2004) · 1

#[nn]

Dracula vs. Capone (2006) · 1

Justice League Heroes: Falling Star (2006) · 1

Marvel Previews (2005) · 1

#55

Project Superpowers: The Death-Defying 'Devil Free Comic Book Day Special Edition (2008) · 1

Project Superpowers: Chapter Two Prelude (2008) · 1

#[nn]

Marvel Universe Hors Série (2008) · 1

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight (2007) · 1

#24

Absolute Justice (2009) · 1

#[nn]

A+X (2012) · 1

#18

Marvel's Mightiest Heroes (2014) · 1

Earth X Trilogy Omnibus: Alpha (2018) · 1

#[nn]

Neon Future (2019) · 1

Le Meilleur de DC Comics (2020) · 1

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