Josh Trujillo is an American writer known for his work on comic book franchises such as ''

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,'' ''

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,'' and ''

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''. He has recently been announced as the next writer of ''

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''.

Career

Trujillo was born and lives in Los Angeles. He did not attend college, but began freelance writing in his 20s. He first major credit came in 2016, when he contributed the story ''Tonight'' to the anthology '' Love is Love'', produced by

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and

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. Later that year he was hired by

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to author three Adventure Time graphic novels, all published in 2016 as well: ''The Three Castles'', ''Princess Bubblegum'', and ''Brain Robbers''. Trujillo's self-published romance anthology ''Love Machines'' touched on stories of technology intersection with romance. "The Most Beautiful Woman In The World" told the tale of

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and Lester Gaba, as well as ''Cynthia the "Gaba Girl".'' In 2018 he wrote his first comic book for the Rick and Morty series, ''Rick and Morty Issue 36'', and he has since authored several others. Trujillo has also written for a number of Superhero franchises, including

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, Superman, and

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and

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. In addition to working for comic studios, Trujillo has also contributed writing to several video games, including '' Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series'',

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, and '' Batman: The Enemy Within''. In 2018 he authored his own four-issue comic book with

entitled ''Dodge City'', and in 2020 he wrote the children’s book ''Lost Beast, Found Friend''. Trujillo's work appears in the

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-winning anthology, ''MINE! A Celebration of Planned Parenthood'', and the

Ignatz Award The Ignatz Awards recognize outstanding achievements in comics and cartooning by small press creators or creator-owned projects published by larger publishers. They have been awarded each year at the Small Press Expo since 1997, only skipping ...

-winning ''Be Gay, Do Comics''. In 2021, Trujillo co-created the character of Aaron Fischer with writer Christopher Cantwell and artist Jan Bazaldua. Fischer, a gay teenage runaway, is a new hero taking on the mantle of

. In September of 2021 it was announced he will be the writer of a one-off superhero-themed comic book about the YouTube stars known as

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. He is currently writing a comic biography of

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for

Mariko Tamaki Mariko Tamaki (born 1975) is a Canadian artist and writer. She is known for her graphic novels '' Skim'', ''Emiko Superstar,'' and '' This One Summer'', and for several prose works of fiction and non-fiction."Mariko Tamaki". CBC Radio, '' The Nex ...

's Surely imprint.

Personal life

Trujillo is openly gay, and has been involved in activism relating to

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and

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issues in comics and entertainment. Much of his work centers gay characters, or introducing gay themes to existing properties. In 2015, he moderated San Diego Comic Con’s first panel on queer gaming. Writer

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has stated that the character of "Softboy" in his comic Rockstar and Softboy is based on Trujillo.

References

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