As a child, he read comic books during long road trips, which created his love for fantastical creatures.

Shortly after graduating, he worked as a ghost writer and submissions editor for a small Northern California literary agency while pursuing his writing career.

[6] After leaving LucasArts, Blackman wrote Batwoman for DC Comics but left the series when the publisher would not allow the creative team to marry the protagonist Kate Kane to her longtime girlfriend, Maggie Sawyer.

[7] His run on the series lasted for 24 issues and four story arcs, and reached #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list.

[14] In 2009, Blackman won awards for outstanding video game writing from both the Writers Guild of America and the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences for his work on Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.