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