Charles David ("Chuck") Wendig (born April 22, 1976)[1] is an American author, comic book writer, screenwriter, and blogger. He is best known for the Star Wars: Aftermath trilogy and his criticism of the Internet Archive.[2]
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| Born | Charles David Wendig April 22, 1976 New Hope, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Queens University of Charlotte |
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Early life
editWendig grew up in New Hope, Pennsylvania. He studied English and religion at Queens University of Charlotte and graduated in 1998.[1]
Career
editHis short film, Pandemic 41.410806, −75.654259, co-written and directed by Lance Weiler, was selected for the 2011 Sundance Short Film Program.[3]
In 2015, Archie Comics announced a new comic series co-written by Wendig and Adam Christopher, featuring a new version of their superhero The Shield.[4][5]
Wendig was chosen in October 2015 as the writer of new Marvel ongoing comic book series Hyperion, based on the version of the character that appeared in Jonathan Hickman's run on Avengers, alongside artist Nik Virella.[6][7]
During the ComicsPRO 2016 annual meeting, Marvel Comics announced a five-issue comic book adaptation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, to be co-written by Wendig and illustrated by Luke Ross, launching in June 2016.[8]
Bibliography
editGods & Monsters
edit- Unclean Spirits (2013)
Mookie Pearl
edit- The Blue Blazes (2013)
- The Hellsblood Bride (2015)
Spirit of the Century Universe
edit- Dinocalypse Now (2012)
- Beyond Dinocalypse (2013)
Star Wars Universe
edit- ''Aftermath Trilogy
- Aftermath (2015)
- Life Debt (2016)
- Empire's End (2017)
- ''From a Certain Point of View
- "We Don't Serve Their Kind Here" (2017) [SF]
The Heartland Trilogy
edit- Under the Empyrean Sky (2013)
- Blightborn (2014)
- The Harvest (2015)
Short story:
- The Wind Has Teeth Tonight (2014) [SF]
Tomes of the Dead
edit- Double Dead (2011)
- Bad Blood (2012) [SF]
- The Complete Double Dead (2016) [O/1,2]
Wanderers
edit- 1 Wanderers (2019)
- 2 Wayward (2022)
Wren
edit- Blackbirds (2012)
- Mockingbird (2012)
- The Cormorant (2013)
- Thunderbird (2017)
- The Raptor & the Wren (2018)
- Vultures (2019)
Standalone novels
edit- Zer0es (2015)
- Invasive (2016)
- The Book of Accidents (2021)
- Dust & Grim (2021)
- Black River Orchard (2023)
- Monster Movie! [forthcoming: Sep 24 2024]
Collections
edit- Irregular Creatures (2011)
References
edit- ^ a b Wendig, Chuck. "Chuck Wendig: Evolution or Ruination". Locus Online. Locus. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ Dwyer, Colin (March 30, 2020). "Authors, Publishers Condemn The 'National Emergency Library' As 'Piracy'". NPR.
- ^ "2011 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Program". www.sundance.org. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ "Dark Circle Comics Editor Alex Segura Unveils THE SHIELD Artist, New Artwork".
- ^ Burlingame, Russ. "Adam Christopher and Chuck Wendig on Dark Circle's The Shield, Coming September 16". Comicbook.com.
- ^ "Marvel Announces New "Punisher" Series, "International Iron Man" and More". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ "MARVEL's HYPERION Gets Ongoing With STAR WARS Author". Newsarama.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Marvel Announces "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Adaptation". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
