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| Born | Charles David Wendig April 22, 1976 New Hope, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| 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, the son of the late Christine Wendig (Shustack) and the late Charles Wendig. He has two half sisters he shares a mother with, Tracy Lynn Collie (Wendig) and the late Kimberly Ann Beaton (Lewis). He attended Central Bucks East High School. 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]
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]
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