Jan Strnad

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Jan Strnad
BornJan Steven Strnad
Sword of the Atom
CollaboratorsRichard Corben
Dennis Fujitake
AwardsGoethe Award, 1971
Spouse(s)
Julie Strnad
​
(m. 1976)​
http://onelasttime.org

Jan Steven Strnad (sometimes credited as J. Knight) is an American writer of

Fantagraphics Books
.

Biography

A native of Wichita, Kansas, of Czech descent,[2] Strnad was influenced by such writers as Mark Twain and John Steinbeck, as well as DC and Marvel comic books.[2]

He was active in comics

Bud Plant
.

Strnad's first professional comics were collaborations with

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. Dark Horse Comics published Strnad and Corben's limited series RageMoor in 2012.[3]

Strnad has also collaborated a number of times with artist Dennis Fujitake, in Dalgoda, published by Fantagraphics from 1984–1986 (Fantagraphics' first direct-market title), followed by Flesh and Bones (also featuring Dalgoda) in 1986; and Keith Laumer's Retief, published by Mad Dog Graphics in 1987–1988.[3] From 1981–1986, Strnad contributed articles to The Comics Journal.[4]

Other notable titles by Strnad include the

Davide Fabbri.[7]

Strnad's Star Wars work includes story arcs in

Vow of Justice" in Star Wars: Republic, all published by Dark Horse Comics.[3]

In the early 1990s, Strnad moved to Los Angeles to join the staff of Disney Television Animation, where he worked on Darkwing Duck (1991-1992) Goof Troop (1992–1993) and Aladdin (1994–1995). He later wrote for Sitting Ducks (Universal, 2001–2003) and Harold and the Purple Crayon (Sony, 2002).

Since 2000, he has concentrated on prose novels, three of which he self-published.

In May 2020, Parallax Studio announced preproduction on the live-action animated film MEAD (originally titled To Meet the Faces You Meet) based on the comic book Fever Dreams written by Strnad and illustrated by Richard Corben.[8] The film features the voices of Patton Oswalt and Patrick Warburton and stars Robert Picardo and Samuel Hunt.[9][10] MEAD was premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2022, and will be released for streaming in North America on August 9, 2022.[11]

Personal life

Strnad's wife's name is Julie;[4] he has a step-son.[2] He and his wife live in Los Angeles.

Awards

Strnad won the 1970 Goethe Award for "Favorite Fan Writer."[12] He was nominated for the same award in 1972.[13]

Bibliography

Comics

Richard Corben collaborations

  • "Encounter at War" in
    Fantagor Press
    , 1988)
  • "To Spear a Fair Maiden," in Fantagor #2 (Rip Off Press, 1971)
  • "Alice in Wonderlust," in Anomaly #4 (Bud Plant Inc., 1972)
  • "Kitten for Christian", in Fantagor #3 (Rip Off Press, 1972)
  • "To Meet the Faces You Meet," in Fever Dreams (Kitchen Sink Press, 1972)
  • "Bowser," in Creepy #77 (Warren Publishing, 1976); republished in Vampirella #54 (Warren Publishing, 1976), Creepy #132 (Warren Publishing, 1981), Comix International #4 (Warren Publishing, 1976), and The Best of Richard Corben from Creepy and Eerie (Metal Mammoth, Inc., 1998)
  • "Ogre," in 1984 #4 (Warren Publishing, 1978)
  • "Mutant World," in 1984 #1–8 (Warren Publishing, 1978–1979); collected in Mutant World (Fantagor Press, 1982)
  • "New Tales of the Arabian Nights," in Heavy Metal #15–28 (HM Communications, 1978–1979); collected as The Last Voyage of Sindbad (Catalan Communications, 1988)
  • Jeremy Brood (Fantagor Press, 1982)
  • "Relativity", in Epic Illustrated #15 (Marvel Comics, December 1982)
  • "Doomscult," in Heavy Metal #75 (HM Communications, June 1983)
  • "Such Pretty Little Toes," in Den [III] #8 (Fantagor Press, 1989)
  • "The Wreck of the Katerra-dan," in Den [III], in #9 (Fantagor Press, 1989)
  • "Incantation," in Den [III] #10 (Fantagor Press, 1989)
  • "Donneman's Bluff," in Den [III] #10 (Fantagor Press, 1989)
  • "Turtles Take Time," Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #33 (Mirage Studios, 1990)
  • Son of Mutant World (Fantagor Press, 1990)
  • "Monster Maker," in Batman Black and White #2 (DC Comics, July 1996)
  • "Denz" stories for Penthouse Comix #15–20 (Penthouse International/General Media Communications, 1996–1997)
  • "Full Moon Killer Strikes Again" in
    Spirit
     #7 (DC Comics, December 2010)
  • RageMoor limited series (Dark Horse Comics, 2012)

Other comics writing

Prose

Television and film credits

Television

Film

References

  1. ^ Keränen, SidSid (March 2001). "The Jan Strnad Interview, Part 1 (2)". Muuta.net. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Pavlíček, Milan (November 2000). "Interview with Jan S. Strnad". Cswu.cz. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Jan Strnad at the Grand Comics Database
  4. ^ a b Bails, Jerry (n.d.). "Strnad, Jan". Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999. Archived from the original on May 14, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  5. ^ Trumbull, John (October 2014). "Swords, Sorcery, and Size-Changing: Sword of the Atom". Back Issue! (76). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 33–39.
  6. ^ Burgas, Greg (April 21, 2014). "Comics You Should Own – Stalkers". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017.
  7. ^ Starship Troopers: Dominant Species at the Grand Comics Database
  8. ^ "Patton Oswalt Joins Corben/Strnad for 'To Meet the Faces You Meet' Movie". Heavy Metal. May 14, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  9. ^ Osborn, Nicholas (May 13, 2020). "Patrick Warburton, Samuel Hunt Join Cast of Indie Film, 'To Meet the Faces You Meet'". Comic Watch. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  10. ^ "Robert Picardo, Others Join 'To Meet the Faces You Meet' Film Cast". Creepy Kingdom. September 12, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  11. ^ "Vision Films to feature four screenings at the Cannes Film Festival". Señal News. May 5, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  12. ^ Thompson, Maggie (August 19, 2005). "Comic Fan Awards 1961-1970". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015.
  13. ^ Miller, John Jackson (July 19, 2005). "Goethe/Comic Fan Art Award Winners, 1971-74". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on September 20, 2010.
  14. ^ "Patton Oswalt Joins Corben/Strnad for 'To Meet the Faces You Meet' Movie". Heavy Metal. May 14, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.

External links

Preceded by
n/a
 Goethe Award for "Favorite Fan Writer" recipient
1971 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron
 writer
(with Michael A. Stackpole)
1996 		Succeeded by
Michael Stackpole and
Scott Tolson
Preceded by
Michael Stackpole and
Scott Tolson
 Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron writer
(with Michael A. Stackpole)
1997 		Succeeded by
Michael A. Stackpole
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