Chuck Wendig

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Chuck Wendig
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Wendig at WonderCon 2017
Born
Charles David Wendig

(1976-04-22) April 22, 1976 (age 49)
Occupation
  • Author
  • screenwriter
  • blogger
LanguageEnglish
Alma mater Queens University of Charlotte
Genre
Website
terribleminds.com

Charles David Wendig (nicknamed 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.

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Early life

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

Career

Wendig's 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]

In 2018 Marvel fired Wendig. According to Wendig, he was fired for "uncivil" tweets attacking Republicans and the GOP over the confirmation of Associate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. [8]

Bibliography

Gods & Monsters

Mookie Pearl

Spirit of the Century Universe

Star Wars Universe

The Heartland Trilogy

Short story:

Tomes of the Dead

Wanderers

The Miriam Black series

Standalone novels

Collections

References

  1. 1 2 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. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. 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.
  8. ↑ Haring, Bruce. "Marvel 'Star Wars' Writer Chuck Wendig Fired, Allegedly For His Political Tweets". Deadline. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
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