John Ostrander (born April 20, 1949) is an American writer of comic books, including ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Star Wars: Legacy''.

Career

Ostrander studied

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with the intent of becoming a

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, but now describes himself as an agnostic. Originally an actor in the

Organic Theater Company Organic Theater Company was founded in 1969 in Madison, Wisconsin by artistic director Stuart Gordon and his wife Carolyn Purdy Gordon. Its first play was a production of ''Richard III'' but harassment from the local officials of Madison caused ...

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, Ostrander moved into writing comics in 1983. His first published works were stories about the character "Sargon, Mistress of War", and appeared in the

First Comics First Comics was an American comic book publisher that was active from 1983 to 1991, known for titles like '' American Flagg!'', ''Grimjack'', ''Nexus'', ''Badger'', '' Dreadstar'', and '' Jon Sable''. Along with competitors like Pacific Comics ...

series ''

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'', based on a series of plays by that same Chicago theatre company. He and

Timothy Truman Timothy Truman (born February 9, 1956) is an American writer, artist and musician. He is best known for his stories and Wild West-style comic book art, and in particular, for his work on ''Grimjack'' (with John Ostrander), ''Scout'', and the re ...

co-created the character

, who originally appeared in a backup story in the First Comics title, ''

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'', before receiving his own title. Just prior to entering the comics industry, Ostrander had a supporting character named for him in '' The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl'' series. His friend, writer

Paul Kupperberg Paul Kupperberg (born June 14, 1955) is an American writer and comics editor. He is currently a writer and executive editor at Charlton Neo Comics and Pix-C Webcomics, and a contributing author with Crazy 8 Press. Formerly, he was an editor for D ...

, incorporated him into the Supergirl storyline in 1982. Ostrander made his

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debut by plotting the miniseries ''

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'', which was scripted by Len Wein and penciled by John Byrne. A new version of the

was introduced in ''Legends'', including the team's leader,

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. The character has been substantially adapted into animated and live-action media and is portrayed by

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in the 2016 film ''

'' and the 2021 '' The Suicide Squad''. Following ''Legends'', Ostrander and artist

Luke McDonnell Luke McDonnell (born July 19, 1959) is an American artist whose early career was spent specialising in comic books. Career Comic books Luke McDonnell began his career as a comics artist in 1980 and illustrated a wide variety of comics including ...

launched the Suicide Squad into their own title in 1987 and developed several characters for the series. Later that same year, he and actor/writer

Del Close Del Close (March 9, 1934 – March 4, 1999) was an American actor, writer, and teacher who coached many of the best-known comedians and comic actors of the late twentieth century. In addition to an acting career in television and film, he was ...

created the ''

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'' series with a rotating roster of artists. He and Close had previously worked together on Munden's Bar backup stories in ''

''. Fiffe, Michel
"WASTELAND: The John Ostrander Interview,"
''Factual Opinion'' (March 6, 2012). From 1987 until her death from

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in 1997, Ostrander frequently co-wrote with his wife

Kim Yale Kim Yale (November 22, 1953 – March 7, 1997) was an American writer and editor of comic books for several publishers including DC Comics, Eclipse Comics, First Comics, Marvel Comics, and WaRP Graphics. Biography Yale was born in Evanston, Illi ...

including on the '' Manhunter'' series. It was while working together on ''Suicide Squad'' that they recast Barbara Gordon, the former Batgirl, into the information and computer specialist Oracle. Ostrander has been a frequent collaborator with artist

Tom Mandrake Tom Mandrake (born 1956) is an American comics artist, perhaps best known for his collaborations with writer John Ostrander on several series, including ''Grimjack'' (from First Comics) and '' Firestorm'', ''The Spectre'', and '' Martian Manhunte ...

. They have worked together on ''Grimjack'', '' Firestorm the Nuclear Man'', ''The

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'', and ''

Martian Manhunter The Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Joseph Samachson and designed by artist Joe Certa, the character first appeared in the story "The Manhunter from Mars" ...

''. Ostrander's in-depth explorations of morality were used in his work writing ''The Spectre'', a DC Comics series about the manifestation of the wrath of God. His focus on the character's human aspect, a dead police detective from the 1930s named Jim Corrigan, and his exploration of moral and theological themes. In issue #54 (June 1997), the creative team introduced the character Michael Holt as a new version of Mister Terrific. Following the end of ''The Spectre'' series, they moved onto a ''Martian Manhunter'' series. In December 2006, a story-arc titled "Grotesk" by Ostrander and Mandrake appeared in '' Batman'' issues 659–662. In 1990, Ostrander launched an ongoing ''

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'' series which followed Timothy Truman's limited series of the same name. In 1993, the title was cancelled and relaunched as '' Hawkman'' with art by

Jan Duursema Jan Duursema (born October 27, 1954) is an American comics artist known for her work on the ''Star Wars comics, Star Wars'' comics franchise. She is the creator of Denin and Vila from Naldar, the Twi'lek Jedi Aayla Secura and the Kiffar Jedi Quin ...

. At

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

, Ostrander has worked on ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Quicksilver'', ''

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'' and the ''

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'', as well as the

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mini-series '' Blaze of Glory: The Last Ride of the Western Heroes''. He has written the '' Elfquest'' character Jink for

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, '' Hotspur'' for

Eclipse Comics Eclipse Comics was an American comic book publisher, one of several independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1978, it published the first graphic novel intended for the newly created comic book specialty store market. It was ...

; ''

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'' for

Chaos! Comics Chaos! Comics was a comic book publisher that operated from 1993 until 2002, mostly focusing on horror comics. Their titles included ''Lady Death'', ''Purgatori'', ''Evil Ernie'', ''Chastity'', ''Jade'', '' Bad Kitty'', and ''Lady Demon''. Chaos! ...

; ''

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'', '' Rai and the Future Force'' and ''

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'' for

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. He was one of the main writers on '' Star Wars: Republic'' for

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, and his story arcs include "Twilight", "Darkness", and "The Clone Wars" stories. He is the writer of '' Star Wars: Legacy''. An unreleased '' Doctor Who''

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titled "Deadman's Hand" was written by Ostrander for Big Finish Productions. As announced, the story was to feature the

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and Hex in the American wild west. Ostrander contributed to the ''

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'' short story anthologies from

Guardians of Order Guardians of Order was a Canadian company founded in 1996 by Mark C. MacKinnon in Guelph, Ontario. The company's business output consisted of role-playing games (RPGs). Their first game is the anime inspired ''Big Eyes, Small Mouth''. In 2006 Gua ...

. He was nominated for the ''

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'' Award for Favorite Writer in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000. In 2010, he co-wrote ''

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'' issues 14–18 with writer

Gail Simone Gail Simone (aka Gladys Simonetti) is an American writer best known for her work in comics on DC's ''Birds of Prey'', '' Batgirl'', Dynamite Entertainment's Red Sonja, and for being the longest running female writer on Wonder Woman to date. Othe ...

. Ostrander maintains an online presence on the World Famous Comics Network and writes a weekly column on the ComicMix site. Ostrander has a cameo as Dr. Fitzgibbon in the 2021 film '' The Suicide Squad''.

Personal life

Ostrander suffers from

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. To help cover the costs incurred by his treatment for it, a benefit auction was organized for the 2009 Chicago Comic Con.

Bibliography

Dark Horse Comics

*''

Comics' Greatest World Comics' Greatest World was an imprint of Dark Horse Comics. It was created by Team CGW. Originally conceived in 1990, it took three years for the line to be released, which led to an industry-wide perception that it was created to capitalize on ...

Out of the Vortex'' #1–3 (1993) *'' Predator vs. Magnus Robot Fighter'' #1–2 (1992) *'' Star Wars'' #19–22, 32–45 (2000–2002) *'' Star Wars: Agent of the Empire: Iron Eclipse'' #1–5 (2011–2012) *''Star Wars: Agent of the Empire: Hard Targets'' #1–5 (2012–2013) *''Star Wars: Boba Fett: Agent of Doom'' (2000) *'' Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi'' #0–5 (2012) *''Star Wars: Jedi: Aayla Secura'' #1 (2003) *''Star Wars: Jedi: Count Dooku'' #1 (2003) *''Star Wars: Jedi: Mace Windu'' #1 (2003) *''Star Wars: Jedi: Shaak Ti'' #1 (2003) *'' Star Wars: Legacy'' #0–50, 0 (2006–2010) *''Star Wars: Legacy: War'' #1–6 (2010–2011) *''Star Wars: Purge'' #1 (2005) *''Star Wars: Purge: Seconds to Die'' #1 (2009) *'' Star Wars: Republic'' #19–22, 32–35, 46–50, 54, 59, 61–66, 68–78, 81–83 (2001–2006) *''

Star Wars Tales ''Star Wars Tales'' is a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics, beginning on September 29, 1999, and completing its run on July 13, 2005. Each issue is 64 pages and features a few unrelated stories from various eras of the ''Star Wars'' ...

'' #3, 8 (2000–2001) *''Star Wars: The Clone Wars Volume 3: The Wind Raiders of Taloraan'' (2009)

DC Comics

*'' 52/WW III'' #3–4 (2007) *''

All Star Comics ''All Star Comics'' is an American comic book series from All-American Publications, one of three companies that merged with National Periodical Publications to form the modern-day DC Comics. While the series' cover-logo trademark reads ''All ...

80-Page Giant'' #1 (1999) *''

Aquaman Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in '' More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). The character is a pastiche of Namor. Initially a ...

'' vol. 5 #13–14, 23–24 (2004–2005) *''Aquaman'' vol. 6 #20, ''Annual'' #1 (2013) *'' Armageddon: Inferno'' #1–4 (1992) *'' Batman'' #659–662, ''Annual'' #24 (2000–2007) *'' The Batman Chronicles'' #5 (1996) *'' Batman: Gotham Knights'' #43 (

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) (2003) *''Batman: Gotham Nights'' #1–4 (1992) *''Batman: Gotham Nights'' II #1–4 (1995) *'' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' #159–161 (2002–2003) *''Batman: Penguin Triumphant'' #1 (1992) *''Batman: Seduction of the Gun'' #1 (1993) *''

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'' #7, ''Special'' #1 (1989–1991) *'' Bullets and Bracelets'' #1 (1996) *''

Captain Atom Captain Atom is a superhero appearing in American comic books, first in the 1960s by Charlton Comics before being acquired in the 1980s by DC Comics. Captain Atom has existed in three basic incarnations. Publication history Captain Atom was crea ...

'' #54–57 (1991) *''

Catwoman Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she is ...

'' vol. 2 #72–77 (1999–2000) *''

Deadshot Deadshot (Floyd Lawton) is a supervillain and antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by David Vern Reed, Lew Schwartz and Bob Kane, the character made his first appearance in '' Batman'' #59 (June–July 1950). ...

'' #1–4 (1988) *'' Detective Comics'' #622–624 (1990) *''

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and Suicide Squad'' #1 (1988) *'' Firestorm the Nuclear Man'' #65–100, ''Annual'' #5 (1987–1990) *''Fury of Firestorm'' #55–56, 58–64 (1987) *''Golden Age Secret Files'' #1 (2001) *'' Green Lantern Corps Quarterly'' #1 (1992) *'' Hawkman'' vol. 3 #1–6, ''Annual'' #1 (1993–1994) *''

'' vol. 2 #1–32, ''Annual'' #1–3 (1990–1993) *'' JLA 80-Page Giant'' #1 (1998) *''JLA versus Predator'' #1 (2001) *''JLA: Incarnations'' #1–7 (2001–2002) *''

Justice League Adventures While Batman and Superman had their own animated series and comic book follow-ups, the rest of the characters in the would appear in the following comics often. ''The Batman Adventures'' ''The Batman Adventures'' was created as a comic book t ...

'' #21 (2003) *''

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'' #6 (1992) *''The Kents'' #1–12 (1997–1998) *''

'' #1–6 (1986–1987) *'' Manhunter'' #1–23 (1988–1990) *''

'' #0, 1,000,000, 1–36 (1998–2001) *'' Secret Origins'' vol. 2 #14 (1987) *''

'' vol. 2 #15, 17–18, 23 (2010) *'' Showcase '95'' #8 (1995) *''

'' vol. 3 #0, 1–62, ''Annual'' #1 (1992–1998) *''Spectre'' vol. 4 #19 (2002) *''

'' #1–66, ''Annual'' #1 (1987–1992) *''Suicide Squad'' #67 ("

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" one-shot crossover) (2010) *''Suicide Squad: Raise the Flag'' #1–8 (2007–2008) *''

Tangent Comics Tangent Comics is a DC Comics imprint created in 1997, developed from ideas by Dan Jurgens. The line, formed from various one-shots, focused on creating all-new characters using established DC names, such as the Joker, Superman, and the Flash. ...

/ Nightwing #1 (1997) *''Tangent Comics/Nightwing: Night Force'' #1 (1998) *''Tangent Comics/Tales of the Green Lantern'' #1 (1998) *''

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Spotlight'' #10 (

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) (1987) *''

'' #1–18 (1987–1989) *''

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'' #23.1 (2013)

First Comics

*''

Dynamo Joe ''Dynamo Joe'' was a comic book series published by First Comics from 1986–1988. Created, plotted and drawn by Doug Rice, it was scripted first by John Ostrander then by Phil Foglio. Ben Dunn sometimes filled in for Rice on the art. The seri ...

'' #1–3 (1986) *''First Adventures'' #1–5 (1985–1986) *''

'' #1–81 (1984–1991) *''

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'' #10–12 (1984–1985) *''

'' #9–34 (1983–1985) *''

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'' #1, 5–7 (1983)

Image Comics

*''

Deathmate ''Deathmate'' was a six-part comic book crossover between Valiant Comics and Image Comics published in 1993 and 1994. Background Designated by color rather than issue numbers (namely Yellow, Blue, Black, and Red) plus two book-end issues, ''Dea ...

Blue'' #1 (1993)

Marvel Comics

*''

Apache Skies ''Apache Skies'' is a four-issue comic book limited series, published in 2002 by Marvel Comics as a part of that company's MAX imprint. The series was written by John Ostrander and drawn by Leonardo Manco. The series was a sequel to 2000s '' Bla ...

'' #1–4 (2002) *''

'' #1–4 (1994–1995) *''Bishop: XSE'' #1–3 (1998) *'' Blaze of Glory: The Last Ride of the Western Heroes'' #1–4 (2000) *''Double Edge: Omega'' #1 (1995) *''

'' #1–19 (1997–1999) *''Heroes for Hire/Quicksilver '98'' #1 (1998) *''Marvel Holiday Special'' #4 (1995) *''Marvel Valentine Special'' #1 (1997) *''

'' vol. 3 #1–18 (1995–1997) *'' Wolverine '97'' #1 (1997) *''

X-Man Nathaniel Grey (X-Man) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Steve Skroce, the character first appeared in ''X-Man'' ...

'' #9–14 (1995–1996) *''

X-Men Unlimited ''X-Men Unlimited'' was the title of three comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The purpose of this title was to run stories that fit between the main X-Men comics. The stories included all characters (heroes and villains) from the X-tit ...

'' #30, 32–33 (2001) *''X-Men Vs. the Brood'' #1–2 (1996) *'' XSE'' #1–4 (1996–1997)

Valiant Comics

*''

'' #27–50 (1994–1996) *''

'' vol. 2 #21–33 (1993–1994) *'' Rai and the Future Force'' #9–17 (1993–1994)

References

External links

An interview with John Ostrander
*
John Ostrander
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators {{DEFAULTSORT:Ostrander, John 1949 births 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights American agnostics American comics writers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) American twins