Mark London Williams is an American

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, and creator of the Golden Duck-nominated, Los Angeles Times Bestsellin

oung adult literature, young adult

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'' Danger Boy'', and author of ''Max Random and the Zombie 500''.

Biography

As a journalist, Williams has written for ''

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'', ''Los Angeles Times'' online, ''

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'', '' Below the Line'' and others, and was formerly an executive editor for '' Digital Coast Reporter''. Currently, he is a

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for ''British Cinematographer magazin

' , writing a recurring U.S. dispatch, and a contributor to several other sites covering the crafts side of film and TV making. " Williams has also written

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and

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. He worked as a

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, and has had several

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produced in

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, and

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. ''Max Random'' is in development as a series by Event Horizon productions. He lives in

Partial bibliography

Danger Boy series :*''Ancient Fire'' :*''Dragon Sword'' :**(Tricycle press edition (as ''Dino Sword'') :*''Trail of Bones'' :*''City of Ruins'' Comic Book Work :*"Zoo" art by John LeCour (''Omnibus: Modern Perversity'', Blackbird Comics

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

) :*"Stockman" credited as "Douglas Williams" art by

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(''Fast Forward #2 Family'',

Piranha Press Piranha Press, an imprint of DC Comics from 1989 to 1994, was a response by DC to the growing interest in alternative comics. The imprint was edited by Mark Nevelow, who instead of developing comics with the established names in the alternative c ...

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

) :*"Bigfoot Vs. Donkey Kong" art by Phil Hester with Marc Erickson and Fredd Gorham (''The Big Bigfoot Book'' (),

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

) Other Works :*''

Curious George Curious George is a fictional monkey who is the title character of a series of popular children's picture books written and illustrated by Margret and H. A. Rey. Various media, including films and TV shows, have been based upon the original ...

Tadpole Trouble''

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, 2007 (credited as adapter of the television episode based on characters created by H.A. and

Margret Rey Margret Elizabeth Rey (born Margarete Elisabeth Waldstein; May 16, 1906 – December 21, 1996) was a German-born American writer and illustrator, best known for the ''Curious George'' series of children's picture books that she and her husband H. ...

) () :*"Escape Map" (''Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out'', Candlewick, 2009) () :*''Magical Mayhem'' Ambush Books, 2012 Anthology contributor :*''GhostDance: Showdown at Carthay Circle'' Fast Foreword, 2013, Kindle Edition :*''Max Random and the Zombie 500'' Trifecta Publishing, 2018

References

External links

Author bio at Candlewick Press
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