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Chuck Wendig
Wendig at WonderCon 2017
Wendig at WonderCon 2017
BornCharles David Wendig
(1976-04-22) April 22, 1976 (age 48)
New Hope, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation
  • Author
  • screenwriter
  • blogger
LanguageEnglish
Alma materQueens University of Charlotte
Genre
Website
terribleminds.com

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.

Early life

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Wendig grew up in New Hope, Pennsylvania. He studied English and religion at Queens University of Charlotte and graduated in 1998.[1]

Career

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His short film, Pandemic 41.410806, −75.654259, co-written and directed by Lance Weiler, was selected for the 2011 Sundance Short Film Program.[2]

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.[3][4]

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.[5][6]

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.[7]

Bibliography

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Gods & Monsters

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  • Unclean Spirits (2013)

Mookie Pearl

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  • The Blue Blazes (2013)
  • The Hellsblood Bride (2015)

Spirit of the Century Universe

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  • Dinocalypse Now (2012)
  • Beyond Dinocalypse (2013)

Star Wars Universe

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  • ''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

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  • Under the Empyrean Sky (2013)
  • Blightborn (2014)
  • The Harvest (2015)

Short story:

  • The Wind Has Teeth Tonight (2014) [SF]

Tomes of the Dead

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  • Double Dead (2011)
  • Bad Blood (2012) [SF]
  • The Complete Double Dead (2016) [O/1,2]

Wanderers

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  • 1 Wanderers (2019)
  • 2 Wayward (2022)

Wren

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  • Blackbirds (2012)
  • Mockingbird (2012)
  • The Cormorant (2013)
  • Thunderbird (2017)
  • The Raptor & the Wren (2018)
  • Vultures (2019)

Standalone novels

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  • Zer0es (2015)
  • Invasive (2016)
  • The Book of Accidents (2021)
  • Dust & Grim (2021)
  • Black River Orchard (2023)
  • Monster Movie! (2024)
  • The Staircase in the Woods [forthcoming: April 29, 2025]

Collections

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  • Irregular Creatures (2011)

References

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  1. ^ a b Wendig, Chuck. "Chuck Wendig: Evolution or Ruination". Locus Online. Locus. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "2011 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Program". www.sundance.org. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "Dark Circle Comics Editor Alex Segura Unveils THE SHIELD Artist, New Artwork".
  4. ^ Burlingame, Russ. "Adam Christopher and Chuck Wendig on Dark Circle's The Shield, Coming September 16". Comicbook.com.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "MARVEL's HYPERION Gets Ongoing With STAR WARS Author". Newsarama.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  7. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Marvel Announces "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Adaptation". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
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