C. J. Henderson (writer)

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C. J. Henderson
Big Apple Con in Manhattan
BornDecember 26, 1951 (1951-12-26)
DiedJuly 4, 2014(2014-07-04) (aged 62)
OccupationWriter, film critic, editor
GenreHorror, hardboiled fiction, dark fantasy, science fiction
Website
Archived copy of website

Chris "C. J." Henderson (December 26, 1951 – July 4, 2014

hardboiled crime fiction and comic books, known for such works as the Piers Knight and Teddy London series.[2] His comics work includes books for Marvel Comics and Valiant Comics.[3]

Early life

C. J. Henderson grew up in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. His family moved around for the first few years of his life until finally settling in

C.L. Moore, and Percy Bysshe Shelley. His favorite poem was Shelley's "Ozymandias".[5]

Career

Before he was able to make a living from writing, Henderson worked in a variety of jobs, such as cooking, waiting tables and washing dishes in the food service industry, managing a movie theater, interior painting, and working as a blackjack dealer,

road crew technician, salesman and bank guard. He has worked in education as an instructor of English and creative writing, drama coach and camp counselor. Aside from fiction, his publishing work also includes working as a movie critic, magazine editor.[4]

His best-known work in the

, as well as his own.

Henderson wrote comic books for such companies as

adaptations.

Henderson also contributed to the

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. One of his articles, in which he praised Barbie for maintaining "quiet dignity the way a woman should", was part of the cause of a controversy about sexism in the Bulletin in 2013, leading to the resignation of the Bulletin's editor Jean Rabe.[7]

Personal life

Henderson was married to fashion designer Grace Tin Lo. They and their daughter,

Brooklyn, New York.[4] Erica became a comic book artist, drawing such books as The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (Marvel), and Jughead (Archie)[8]

Henderson's death was announced as July 4, 2014, the following day by Drew Cass at his final publisher Paradigm Trading.[9]

Bibliography

Novels

Short story collections

  • Lai Wan: Tales of the Dreamwalker (1st Edition, Marietta Publishing Company, 2007. 2nd Edition, Paradigm Trading, 2014)[10]
  • Where Angels Fear ()

Prose

Comics

Kolchak - Novels and Novellas

  • Kolchak: A Black and Evil Truth, Novel (2007, Moonstone)

Prose novellas with spot illustrations include:

  • "Kolchak: The Lovecraftian Horror" (with Jaime Calderon) (2007, Moonstone)
  • "Kolchak: The Lovecraftian Damnation" (with Robert Hack) (2010, Moonstone)
  • "Kolchak: The Lovecraftian Gambit" (with Robert Hack), in Kolchak: Necronomicon (2012, Moonstone)
  • "Kolchak: The Lost World" (with Douglas Klauba) (2012, Moonstone)

Notes

  1. ^ "C.J. Henderson (1951-2014)". Locus Online. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "C.J. Henderson (1951-2014)". Locus Online. July 7, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "SF Site News » Obituary: C. J. Henderson". The SF Site. July 4, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "About the Author – CJ Henderson". CJ Henderson: The Official Site. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  5. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". CJ Henderson: The Official Site. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  6. ^ Author biography, Punisher: The Prize (Marvel Comics, 1990).
  7. . Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  8. ^ "Erica Henderson". Comic Vine. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  9. ^ Cass, Drew (July 5, 2014). "Knocking On Heavens Door". Paradigm Trading LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  10. ^ Drew Cass (February 22, 2014). "Lai Wan: Tales of the Dreamwalker 2nd Edition". Paradigm Trading LLC. Retrieved October 17, 2022.

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