Charles David Wendig (nicknamed Chuck Wendig; born April 22, 1976) is an American author, comic book writer, screenwriter, and blogger. He is best known for the '' Star Wars: Aftermath'' trilogy.

Early life

Wendig grew up in

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. He studied English and religion at

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and graduated in 1998.

Career

His short film, ''Pandemic 41.410806, −75.654259'', co-written and directed by

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, was selected for the 2011

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Short Film Program. In 2015,

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announced a new comic series co-written by Wendig and Adam Christopher, featuring a new version of their superhero

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. Wendig was chosen in October 2015 as the writer of new

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ongoing comic book series '' Hyperion'', based on the version of the character that appeared in

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's run on ''

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'', alongside artist Nik Virella. 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

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, launching in June 2016.

Bibliography

Gods & Monsters

* ''Unclean Spirits'' (2013)

''Mookie Pearl''

* ''The Blue Blazes'' (2013) * ''The Hellsblood Bride'' (2015)

''Spirit of the Century Universe''

* ''Dinocalypse Now'' (2012) * ''Beyond Dinocalypse'' (2013)

''Star Wars'' Universe

* ''''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) F

''The Heartland Trilogy''

* ''Under the Empyrean Sky'' (2013) * ''Blightborn'' (2014) * ''The Harvest'' (2015) Short story: * ''The Wind Has Teeth Tonight'' (2014) F

''Tomes of the Dead''

* * ''Double Dead'' (2011) * ''Bad Blood'' (2012) F* ''The Complete Double Dead'' (2016) /1,2

''Wanderers''

* '' Wanderers'' (2019) * ''Wayward'' (2022)

''Wren''

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

Standalone novels

* ''Zer0es'' (2015) * ''Invasive'' (2016) * ''The Book of Accidents'' (2021) * ''Dust & Grim'' (2021) * ''Black River Orchard'' (2023) * ''Monster Movie!'' (2024) * ''The Staircase in the Woods'' 025

Collections

* ''Irregular Creatures'' (2011)

References

External links

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Interview: ''Star Wars'' Author Chuck Wendig Talks Creating New Stories Within the Universe – The Portalist
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