Brandon Jerwa | |
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Born | Hutchinson, Brandon S. June 8, 1973 Manhattan, KS |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Writer, musician |
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Brandon Jerwa is an American comic book writer and musician residing in Seattle, Washington. Jerwa is best known for his work on comic tie-ins for several prominent licensed properties, including Battlestar Galactica, Highlander, G.I. Joe and Army of Darkness. Jerwa also collaborates frequently with fellow writer Eric S. Trautmann.
Jerwa is the lead singer and founder of Seattle-area band SD6, and was previously the lead singer and co-founder of the bands Omnibox and Relay.
Before he began his career in comics, Jerwa was a morning DJ at KRQT "Rocket 107" FM in Longview, Washington.
Jerwa's comic book career began in 2003, when he submitted a script to Devil's Due Publishing that was accepted, and was eventually published in G.I. Joe: Frontline #11–14. Soon afterwards, he became the main writer on G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and also wrote several G.I. Joe miniseries.
On May 18, 2006, Brandon was featured on episode #24 of the Game Show Network's I've Got a Secret; his secret being that in honor of his work on the G.I. Joe comics, Hasbro used his face as the basis for the G.I. Joe action figure Dragonsky.
In 2006 and 2007, Jerwa began writing for Dynamite Entertainment, working on the series Highlander, cowriting the first four issues with Michael Avon Oeming before moving on to a prolific run on Battlestar Galactica.