Nathan Edmondson
Nathan Edmondson | |
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Born | Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Writer |
Notable works | Who is Jake Ellis? Grifter The Punisher Black Widow |
http://www.nathan-e.com |
Nathan Edmondson is an American comic book writer, best known for his creator-owned series Who is Jake Ellis?, published by Image Comics, as well as the runs on The Punisher and Black Widow for Marvel Comics.
Edmondson is the co-founder of Eco Defense Group, a non-profit organization training frontline park rangers throughout Africa,[1][2] and Archon Ready Group, a company offering firearm training courses in the United States.[3]
Early life
[edit]Edmondson is a native of Augusta, Georgia.[4] He graduated from Mercer University's College of Liberal Arts in 2010 with degrees in art and art history.[5][2]
Career
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After working as a director of International Programs at the Leadership Institute,[4][6] Edmondson entered the comics industry with Olympus, a 4-issue Image Comics mini-series illustrated by Christian Ward.[5][7] He followed up with two 5-issue mini-series, again published by Image Comics, The Light with art by Brett Weldele[8][9] and Who is Jake Ellis? with art by Tonči Zonjić.[10] Edmondson's longest work at Image was The Activity, a series about the United States Army Intelligence Support Activity that was born out of his love for the TV series The Unit, the Mission: Impossible film series and military films like Black Hawk Down, as well as the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game series.[11] While researching and writing the series, Edmondson consulted with various military personnel.[12]
As part of DC Comics' 2011 initiative The New 52, Edmondson scripted Grifter, introducing the eponymous Wildstorm character into the DC Universe.[13] In 2012, he penned the 4-issue Iron Man series for Marvel's Ultimate Comics imprint,[14] following up with main continuity runs on The Punisher with his The Activity collaborator Mitch Gerads[15] and Black Widow with Phil Noto.[16][17] Edmondson's latest work at Marvel and his last work in comics to date was Red Wolf.
In 2013, Who is Jake Ellis? was optioned by 20th Century Fox as a project for director David Yates,[18] with Seth Lochhead set to pen the script.[19] In August 2016, Josh Mond was announced as the new director for the adaptation.[20]
In 2015, Paramount Pictures optioned The Activity with Ken Nolan, the writer of Black Hawk Down, attached as the screenwriter.[21] That same year, Edmondson appeared in an acting role in season 5 episode 14 of the TV series Rizzoli & Isles.[22]
In 2016, Variety announced that Edmondson was scripting a pilot for the Gold Standard Media series Prodigal.[23]
In 2017, Edmondson co-founded Eco Defense Group, a 501(c)(3) organization that focuses on counter-poaching and wildlife conservation in southern Africa.[24][25]
Personal life
[edit]Edmondson lives outside Park City, Utah[26] with his wife and two children.[27]
Bibliography
[edit]Image Comics
[edit]- Olympus (with Christian Ward):
- Popgun Volume 3: "They Say..." (anthology graphic novel, 472 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-58240-974-9)
- Olympus #1–4 (2009) collected as Olympus (tpb, 128 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-60706-178-3)
- The Light #1–5 (with Brett Weldele, 2010) collected as The Light (tpb, 140 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-60706-345-X)
- Jake Ellis (with Tonči Zonjić):
- Who is Jake Ellis? #1–5 (2011) collected as Who is Jake Ellis? (tpb, 136 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-60706-459-6)
- Where is Jake Ellis? #1–5 (with additional art by Jordan Gibson (#4–5), 2012–2015) collected as Where is Jake Ellis? (tpb, 124 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-60706-744-7)
- The Activity [28] (with Mitch Gerads and Marc Laming (#6 and 12), 2011–2014) collected as:
- Volume 1 (collects #1–5, tpb, 136 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-60706-561-4)
- Volume 2 (collects #6–11, tpb, 168 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-60706-719-6)
- Volume 3 (collects #12–16, tpb, 160 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-60706-759-5
- Dancer #1–5 (with Nic Klein, 2012) collected as Dancer (tpb, 132 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-60706-627-0)
- The Dream Merchant #1–6 (with Konstantin Novosadov and Anthony Hope-Smith (#4–6), 2013–2014) collected as The Dream Merchant (tpb, 144 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-63215-436-6)
- Genesis (with Alison Sampson, graphic novel, 64 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-60706-995-4)
Marvel Comics
[edit]- Punisher:
- Untold Tales of Punisher MAX #4: "Manhunt" (with Fernando Blanco, 2012) collected in Punisher MAX: The Complete Collection Volume 6 (tpb, 376 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-3029-0739-5)
- The Punisher vol. 10 (with Mitch Gerads, Carmen Carnero (#7–8), Moritat (#13), Felix Ruiz (#14) and Brent Schoonover (#14, 17–18), 2014–2015) collected as:
- Black and White (collects #1–6, tpb, 136 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-5443-4)
- Border Crossing (collects #7–12 and Black Widow vol. 6 #9, tpb, 160 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-5444-2)
- Issues #7–8 are co-written by Edmondson and Kevin Maurer.
- Last Days (collects #13–20, tpb, 176 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-9254-9)
- Ultimate Comics:
- Ultimate Comics: Iron Man #1–4 (with Matteo Buffagni, 2012–2013) collected as Ultimate Comics: Iron Man (tpb, 96 pages, 2013, ISBN 0-7851-6617-3)
- Ultimate Comics: X-Men #21–22 (co-written by Edmondson and Brian Wood, art by Carlo Barberi, 2013) collected in Ultimate Comics: X-Men by Brian Wood Volume 1 (tpb, 136 pages, 2013, ISBN 0-78516-136-8)
- A+X #9: "Captain America + Wolverine: Animal Cruelty" (with Humberto Ramos, anthology, 2013) collected in A+X = Amazing (tpb, 136 pages, 2013, ISBN 0-78516-675-0)
- Black Widow vol. 6 (with Phil Noto, 2014–2015) collected as:
- The Finely Woven Thread (collects #1–6, tpb, 144 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-8819-3)
- Includes the "Predator" short story (art by Phil Noto) from All-New Marvel NOW! Point One (anthology one-shot, 2014)
- The Tightly Tangled Web (collects #7–12 and The Punisher vol. 10 #9, tpb, 160 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-8820-7)
- Last Days (collects #13–20, tpb, 176 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-9253-0)
- The Finely Woven Thread (collects #1–6, tpb, 144 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-8819-3)
- Deathlok vol. 5 (with Mike Perkins, 2014–2015) collected as:
- Control. Alt. Delete. (collects #1–5, tpb, 120 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-9278-6)
- Includes the "Terminus" short story (art by Mike Perkins) from Original Sins #1 (anthology, 2014)
- Man Versus Machine (collects #6–10, tpb, 112 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-9279-4)
- Control. Alt. Delete. (collects #1–5, tpb, 120 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-9278-6)
- Red Wolf vol. 2 #1–6 (with Dalibor Talajić, 2016) collected as Red Wolf: Man Out of Time (tpb, 136 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-3029-0037-4)
Other publishers
[edit]- DC Comics:
- Grifter vol. 3 #1–8 (with CAFU (#1–3), Scott Clark and Daniel Sampere (#8), 2011–2012) collected as Grifter: Most Wanted (tpb, 192 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3497-6)
- Adventures of Superman vol. 2 #13–14: "Infant in Arms" (with Yıldıray Çınar, digital anthology, 2013) collected in Adventures of Superman Volume 1 (tpb, 168 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4688-5)
- Batman: Black and White vol. 2 #4: "Ghost of Gotham" (with Kenneth Rocafort, anthology, 2014) collected in Batman: Black and White Volume 4 (hc, 288 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4643-5; tpb, 2015, ISBN 1-4012-5062-9)
- Mankind: The Story of All of Us: "The Pyramid of Man" (with Dennis Calero, anthology one-shot, Zenescope, 2012) collected in Mankind: The Story of All of Us Volume 1 (tpb, 120 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-937-06868-4)
- 12-Gauge Comics:
- The Ride: Southern Gothic #1: "Perfect Circle" (with Paul Azaceta, anthology, 2012)
- Country Ass-Whuppin': A Tornado Relief Anthology: "Contradiction" (with Tariq Hassan, one-shot, 2012)
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Echoes #1–4 (with Marc Laming, Dynamite, 2014) collected as Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Echoes (tpb, 98 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-60690-527-9)
- Ranger (unreleased limited series to be co-written by Edmondson with Adam Baldwin, drawn by Greg Scott and published by Dark Horse — initially announced in 2014)[29]
- North (unreleased limited series to be co-written by Edmondson with Michael B. Jordan, drawn by Denys Cowan and published by Dark Horse — initially announced in 2015)[30]
- The Master (prose novel self-published via Smashwords, 338 pages, 2020, ISBN 0-463-10571-0)
References
[edit]- ^ "Board of Directors". Eco Defense Group. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019.
- ^ a b Honaker, Andrea (October 22, 2018). "Mercer Memories: Nathan Edmondson, CLA '10". The Den. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021.
- ^ "About Us". Archon Ready Group. Archived from the original on July 29, 2020.
- ^ a b Horne, Chris (July 27, 2010). "Going up 'Olympus' and into 'The Light' with Nathan Edmondson". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016.
- ^ a b Holman, Curt (May 16, 2009). "Speakeasy with Nathan Edmondson". Creative Loafing. Archived from the original on May 23, 2009.
- ^ "Comic Jobs Interview Series with Comics Writer Nathan Edmondson". Septagons Studios. August 26, 2010. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011.
- ^ Contino, Jennifer (August 26, 2010). "EDMONDSON'S BAD ASS BROTHERS OF OLYMPUS". Comicon.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012.
- ^ Wigler, Josh (February 26, 2010). "Edmondson & Weldele Turn On "The Light"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on February 28, 2010.
- ^ Bather, Kris (August 20, 2010). "Nathan Edmondson and The End of The Light". Broken Frontier. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010.
- ^ Arrant, Chris (November 4, 2010). "Spy Games & Mind Games: WHO IS JAKE ELLIS?". Newsarama. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011.
- ^ Truitt, Brian (January 1, 2012). "'The Activity' aims for realism with its government intrigue". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012.
- ^ Ferran, Lee (March 22, 2013). "Comic Sheds Light on Secret Army Spy Unit". ABC News. Archived from the original on March 23, 2013.
- ^ Esposito, Joey (September 14, 2011). "The New 52 Interviews: Grifter". IGN. Archived from the original on November 7, 2011.
- ^ Ching, Albert (July 12, 2012). "SDCC 2012 Exclusive: Ultimate IRON MAN vs. Mandarin". Newsarama. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012.
- ^ Long, Aaron (November 7, 2013). "Interview: Nathan Edmondson Brings THE PUNISHER West". Comicosity. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013.
- ^ Long, Aaron (December 16, 2013). "Interview: Nathan Edmondson Takes on BLACK WIDOW". Comicosity. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013.
- ^ Richards, Dave (March 20, 2015). "Edmondson Arms "Punisher" & "Black Widow" for their "Last Days"". CBR.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015.
- ^ Kit, Borys (October 3, 2013). "Fox Picks Up 'Who Is Jake Ellis?' For David Yates to Direct (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013.
- ^ "'Hanna' Writer Tapped to Pen 'Who is Jake Ellis?' for Chernin and David Yates". variety.com. April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ McNary, Dave. "Fox Moves Forward With Graphic Novel Adaptation 'Who Is Jake Ellis?,' Taps Josh Mond to Direct". Variety.com. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ^ Allen, Clark; Schmitt, Emily (February 10, 2015). ""The Activity" Comic Adaptation From Ken Nolan Set Up At Paramount/Lin Pictures". The Tracking Board. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015.
- ^ ""Rizzoli & Isles" Foot Loose (TV Episode 2015)". IMDb.
- ^ Schwindt, Oriana (October 10, 2016). "'Gold Rush' Star Creates New Production Shingle Gold Standard Television". Variety. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016.
- ^ Amyx, Scott (September 16, 2019). "Interview with Nathan Edmondson, Co-Founder of EDGE, a Counter-Poaching and Conservation Organization". Scottamyx.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2021.
- ^ Doane, Aiden (October 17, 2019). "Wildlife Conservation Done Hand-in-Paw". Rex Specs. Archived from the original on June 8, 2020.
- ^ "About — NATHAN EDMONDSON". NathanEdmondonson.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Nathan Edmondson Brings Heroes to Life". Agents of Innovation. October 3, 2018. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019.
- ^ "The Activity: A Comic Book with Realism, Espionage and Intrigue". July 16, 2013.
- ^ Paullus, Caleb (August 7, 2014). "Ranger Comic Miniseries Trailer". The Nerd Machine. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014.
- ^ Kit, Borys (December 16, 2015). "Michael B. Jordan Co-Writing New Comic Book Series 'North' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 18, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Website of Eco Defense Group
- Nathan Edmondson at the Grand Comics Database
- Nathan Edmondson at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)