Phillip Kennedy Johnson is an American Eisner-nominatedcomic book writer.He is best known for his work on Superman/Action Comics, Batman and Robin, The Incredible Hulk, Alien, and 007; his comics work has been published by DC, Marvel, BOOM! Studios, Dynamite, Archaia, IDW, Aftershock, and Scout Comics.
Outside of his writing career, Johnson is an Army veteran and musician in the Washington, DC area. He was a trumpet player with The U.S. Army Field Band of Washington, DC and the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and has also performed with the Moscow Ballet, Dallas Opera, Washington Symphonic Brass, and Benny Goodman Orchestra.[1]
Phillip Kennedy Johnson, along with Nic Klein, celebrated 800 issues of 'Hulk' in 'Incredible Hulk #19' in November 2024.[2]
Bibliography
Comics
Boom! Studios
Warlords of Appalachia #1–4 (illustrated by Jonas Scharf, October 2016–January 2017)
Collected in Warlords of Appalachia (#1–4, trade paperback, 112 pages, 2017, ISBN 978-1684150007)
Crocodile Black #1–6 (illustrated by SOM, May 2024–)[3]
Collected in Crocodile Black (#1–6, trade paperback, 128 pages, 2025, ISBN 979-8892150873
Adventure Time Comics #13 (2017)
DC Comics
Action Comics #1029–1060, 2021 Annual, 2022 Annual & 2023 Annual (illustrated by Daniel Sampere, Riccardo Federici, David Lapham & Rafa Sandoval, March 2021–December 2023)
Green Lantern: War Journal #1–12 (illustrated by Montos, September 2023–August 2024)[4]
Collected in Green Lantern: War Journal – Volume 1 (#1–6 and material from Green Lantern (vol. 7) #1–2, trade paperback, 160 pages, 2024, ISBN 978-1779527387)
Collected in Green Lantern: War Journal – Volume 2 (#7–12, trade paperback, 160 pages, 2025, ISBN 978-1779528629)
Batman and Robin (vol. 3) #14–30 (illustrated by Javier Fernandez, October 2024–February 2026)[5]
Adventures of Superman: The Book of El #1–present (2025–present)
Aquaman Annual #1
Batman / Superman: The Authority Special (2021)
Batman: Secret Files #3 (2020)
Dark Crisis: Worlds Without a Justice League – Green Lantern (2022)
DC's Crimes of Passion (2020)
Dog Days of Summer (2019)
Future State: Superman – House of El (2021)
Future State: Superman: Worlds of War #1-2 (2021)
Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant (2021)
Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis (2022)
Knight Terrors: Action Comics #1-2 (2023)
Lazarus Planet: We Once Were Gods (2023)
Superman #29-32 (2021)
Superman: Warworld Apocalypse (2022)
Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Batman – Hush (2020)
Dynamite Entertainment
007: For King and Country #1-6 (2023)
007 #1-6 (2022-2023)
Marvel Comics
Empyre: Captain America #1–3 (illustrated by Ariel Olivetti, July–August 2020)[6]
Collected in Empyre: Captain America & the Avengers (#1–3, trade paperback, 112 pages, 2020, ISBN 978-1302925901)
Marvel Zombies: Resurrection #1–4 (illustrated by Leonard Kirk, September–November 2020)
Collected in Marvel Zombies: Resurrection (#1–4, trade paperback, 152 pages, 2021, ISBN 978-1302924409)
Alien #1–12 (illustrated by Salvador Larroca, March 2021–June 2022)
Collected in Alien, Volume 1: Bloodlines (#1–6, trade paperback, 120 pages, 2021, ISBN 978-1302926144)
Collected in Alien, Volume 2: Revival (#7–12, trade paperback, 176 pages, 2022, ISBN 978-1302926151)
Carnage Forever #1 (story: Homecoming, illustrated by Edgar Salazar, February 2022)[7]
Boom! Studios
Warlords of Appalachia #1–4 (illustrated by Jonas Scharf, October 2016–January 2017)
Collected in Warlords of Appalachia (#1–4, trade paperback, 112 pages, 2017, ISBN 978-1684150007)
Crocodile Black #1–6 (illustrated by SOM, May 2024–)[3]
Collected in Crocodile Black (#1–6, trade paperback, 128 pages, 2025, ISBN 979-8892150873
Adventure Time Comics #13 (2017)
DC Comics
Action Comics #1029–1060, 2021 Annual, 2022 Annual & 2023 Annual (illustrated by Daniel Sampere, Riccardo Federici, David Lapham & Rafa Sandoval, March 2021–December 2023)
Green Lantern: War Journal #1–12 (illustrated by Montos, September 2023–August 2024)[4]
Collected in Green Lantern: War Journal – Volume 1 (#1–6 and material from Green Lantern (vol. 7) #1–2, trade paperback, 160 pages, 2024, ISBN 978-1779527387)
Collected in Green Lantern: War Journal – Volume 2 (#7–12, trade paperback, 160 pages, 2025, ISBN 978-1779528629)
Batman and Robin (vol. 3) #14–30 (illustrated by Javier Fernandez, October 2024–February 2026)[5]
Adventures of Superman: The Book of El #1–present (2025–present)
Aquaman Annual #1
Batman / Superman: The Authority Special (2021)
Dynamite Entertainment
007: For King and Country #1-6 (2023)
007 #1-6 (2022-2023)
Marvel Comics
Empyre: Captain America #1–3 (illustrated by Ariel Olivetti, July–August 2020)[6]
Collected in Empyre: Captain America & the Avengers (#1–3, trade paperback, 112 pages, 2020, ISBN 978-1302925901)
Marvel Zombies: Resurrection #1–4 (illustrated by Leonard Kirk, September–November 2020)
Collected in Marvel Zombies: Resurrection (#1–4, trade paperback, 152 pages, 2021, ISBN 978-1302924409)
Alien #1–12 (illustrated by Salvador Larroca, March 2021–June 2022)
Collected in Alien, Volume 1: Bloodlines (#1–6, trade paperback, 120 pages, 2021, ISBN 978-1302926144)
Collected in Alien, Volume 2: Revival (#7–12, trade paperback, 176 pages, 2022, ISBN 978-1302926151)
Carnage Forever #1 (story: Homecoming, illustrated by Edgar Salazar, February 2022)[7]
Awards and nominations
2018 Eisner Award for Best Short Story — “Forgotten Princess” by Phillip Kennedy Johnson & Antonio Sandoval, in Adventure Time Comics #13 (KaBOOM!) — Nomination[11]
