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Profile of James D. Hudnall
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James D. Hudnall |
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10th April 1957 |
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Santa Rosa, California, USA |
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James David Hudnall (born April 10, 1957 in Santa Rosa, California) is an American writer, who began his career in the comic book field in 1986 with the series Espers, published by Eclipse Comics. He moved on to working for Marvel and DC with such series as Alpha Flight, Strikeforce : Morituri, and his own creation Interface, which was a sequel to Espers. He also wrote graphic novels such as Lex Luthor: The Unauthorized Biography, Sinking, Streets and The Psycho.
His series Harsh Realm was adapted to television by X-Files producer Chris Carter in 1998. Hudnall sued Carter and Fox Television when they failed to give him a credit on the show. The suit was later settled out of court and as part of the settlement Hudnall got his credits.
Hudnall's other works includes: The Age of Heroes, Aftermath, Shut Up And Die, Two to the Chest, Chiller, Devastator, Hardcase and The Solution.
Biography
Hudnall was born in 1957 in Santa Rosa, California. His parents divorced when he was two and his mother remarried to a man in the US Navy. The family settled in San Diego, California in the 1970s, and after graduating from Point Loma High School, Hudnall joined the U.S. Air Force in 1976. He was stationed in England.
After his discharge from the Air Force, Hudnall went to Coleman College in San Diego where he majored in Computer science. He worked as a computer software consultant in Orange County, California, Sonoma County and briefly in England.
In 1985 he started working with Eclipse Comics as a marketing director in order to learn the comics business. In 1986 his first comic, Espers got him enough acclaim to get a job at Marvel and DC. From there he went on to work for almost all the major publishers in American Comics, including Image, Dark Horse and Malibu.
His graphic novel, Sinking, which is the fictional autobiography of a schizophrenic, earned him an Eisner Award nomination. The Spanish translation of Lex Luthor: The Unauthorized Biography won an award in Latin America for best graphic novel.
External link
- James D. Hudnall - Official Site
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