Jan Strnad
| Jan Strnad | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jan Steven Strnad Wichita, Kansas |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer |
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Notable works
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The Last Voyage of Sindbad Mutant World Stalkers Star Wars expanded universe Sword of the Atom |
| Collaborators |
Richard Corben Dennis Fujitake |
| Awards | Goethe Award, 1971 |
| Spouse(s) | Julie Strnad |
| http://onelasttime.org | |
Jan Steven Strnad (sometimes credited as J. Knight) is an American writer of comic books, horror, and science fiction. He is known for his many collaborations with artist Richard Corben, as well as his work in the Star Wars expanded universe, the majority of which has been published by Dark Horse Comics. He has also written for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Eclipse Comics, and Fantagraphics Books.
A native of Wichita, Kansas, of Czech descent, Strnad was influenced by such writers as Mark Twain and John Steinbeck, as well as DC and Marvel comic books.
He was active in comics fandom in the 1960s: contributing to fanzines like Rocket's Blast Comicollector, where he wrote the column "Eyeing the Egos". He also published his own zine, Anomaly, until it was taken over by Bud Plant.
Strnad's first professional comics were collaborations with Richard Corben, published in Rip Off Press's Fantagor. Other collaborations were published by Warren Publishing. In 1978–1979 he and Corben serialized "New Tales of the Arabian Nights" in Heavy Metal, and in 1982 they produced the Jeremy Brood trade paperback. In 1990, Strnad and Corben produced the five-issue limited series Son of Mutant World, published by Corben's Fantagor Press imprint. From 1996–1997, Strnad and Corben produced "Denz" stories for Penthouse Comix #15–20. Strnad and Corben worked together on the Flash animation web series Bludd for PirateNet in 2000. And in 2012, Dark Horse Comics published Strnad and Corben's limited series RageMoor.
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