Jan Steven Strnad (sometimes credited as J. Knight; born 1950) is an American writer of

comic book A comic book, comic-magazine, or simply comic is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panel (comics), panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and wri ...

s, horror, and

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. 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 Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, manga and Artist's book, art book publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon, by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, O ...

. He has also written for

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Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...

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 store, comic book specialty stor ...

, and

Fantagraphics Books Fantagraphics (previously Fantagraphics Books) is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, manga, magazines, graphic novels, and (formerly) the Erotic comics, erotic Eros Comix imprint. They have managed sev ...

Biography

A native of

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, of

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descent, Strnad was influenced by such writers as

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and

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, as well as DC and Marvel comic books. He was active in comics

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in the 1960s and contributed to

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such as ''

Rocket's Blast Comicollector ''Rocket's Blast Comicollector'' (''RBCC'') was a comics advertising fanzine published from 1964 to 1983. The result of a merger with a similar publication, ''RBCCs purpose was to bring fans together for the purpose of adding to their comic book ...

'', 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 Rip Off Press Inc. is a comic book mail order retailer and distributor, better known as the former publisher of adult-themed series like '' The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers'' and '' Rip Off Comix'', as well as many other seminal publications from ...

's ''Fantagor.'' Other collaborations were published by

Warren Publishing Warren Publishing was an American magazine company founded by James Warren (publisher), James Warren, who published his first magazines in 1957 and continued in the business for decades. Magazines published by Warren include ''After Hours (magazin ...

. 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.

published Strnad and Corben's limited series ''RageMoor'' in 2012. Strnad has also collaborated a number of times with artist Dennis Fujitake, in ''Dalgoda'', published by

Fantagraphics Fantagraphics (previously Fantagraphics Books) is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, manga, magazines, graphic novels, and (formerly) the Erotic comics, erotic Eros Comix imprint. They have managed sev ...

from 1984–1986 (Fantagraphics' first direct-market title), followed by ''Flesh and Bones'' (also featuring Dalgoda) in 1986; and ''

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's Retief'', published by Mad Dog Graphics in 1987–1988. From 1981–1986, Strnad contributed articles to ''

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''. Other notable titles by Strnad include the '' Sword of the Atom'' limited series, with artist

Gil Kane Gil Kane (; born Eli Katz , ; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day vers ...

, published by

in 1983, followed by three ''Specials'' (1984–1988); '' Stalkers'' (

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, 1990–1991) with

Val Mayerik Val Mayerik (born March 29, 1950) is an American comic book and commercial artist, best known as co-creator of the satiric character ''Howard the Duck'' for ''Marvel Comics''. Biography Early life and career Val Mayerik was born in Youngstown, ...

; and ''

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: Dominant Species'' #1-4 (Dark Horse, 1998) with artist Davide Fabbri. Strnad's ''Star Wars'' work includes story arcs in '' Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron'' (1996–1997), ''Star Wars: Prelude to Rebellion'' (1998–1999), and " Vow of Justice" in '' Star Wars: Republic'', all published by

. In the early 1990s, Strnad moved to Los Angeles to join the staff of

Disney Television Animation Disney Television Animation (DTVA; also shortened to Disney TVA), formerly known as Walt Disney Pictures Television Animation Group and Walt Disney Television Animation, is an American animation production company that serves as the television a ...

, where he worked on '' Darkwing Duck'' (1991-1992) ''

Goof Troop ''Goof Troop'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Disney Television Animation, Walt Disney Television Animation. The series focuses on the relationship between single father Goofy and his son, Max Goof, Max, as well as their neighbor Pet ...

'' (1992–1993) and ''

Aladdin Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...

'' (1994–1995). He later wrote for '' Sitting Ducks'' (Universal, 2001–2003) and ''

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'' (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

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MEAD Mead (), also called honey wine, and hydromel (particularly when low in alcohol content), is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey mixed with water, and sometimes with added ingredients such as fruits, spices, grains, or hops. The alco ...

'' (originally titled ''To Meet the Faces You Meet'') based on the comic book ''Fever Dreams'' written by Strnad and illustrated by Richard Corben. The film features the voices of

Patton Oswalt Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. His acting roles include Spence Olchin in the sitcom ''The King of Queens'' (1998–2007) and narrating the sitcom '' The Goldbergs'' (2013–2023) as adult ...

and

Patrick Warburton Patrick Warburton (born November 14, 1964) is an American actor. His live action TV roles include David Puddy on ''Seinfeld'', the Tick (character), title character on ''The Tick (2001 TV series), The Tick'', Jeb Denton on ''Less than Perfect'' ...

and stars

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and Samuel Hunt. ''MEAD'' was premiered at the

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on May 22, 2022, and will be released for

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in North America on August 9, 2022.

Personal life

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

Awards

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

Bibliography

Comics

Richard Corben collaborations

* "Encounter at War" in '' Anomaly'' #3 ( Bud Plant Inc., 1971) re-published in ''

Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction ''Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction'' was a 1970s American black-and-white, science fiction comics magazine published by Marvel Comics' parent company, Magazine Management. The anthology title featured original stories and literary adaptations ...

'' #4 (

Magazine Management Magazine Management Co., Inc. was an American publishing company lasting from at least c. 1947 to the early 1970s, known for men's-adventure magazines, risqué men's magazines, humor, romance, puzzle, celebrity/film and other types of magazines ...

, July 1975) and in color in '' Den II/nowiki>'' #4 ( Fantagor Press, 1988) * "To Spear a Fair Maiden," in ''Fantagor'' #2 (

, 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 Kitchen Sink Press was a comic book publishing company founded by Denis Kitchen in 1970. Kitchen Sink Press was a pioneering publisher of underground comics, and was also responsible for numerous republications of classic comic strips in hardcov ...

, 1972) * "Bowser," in ''

Creepy Creepiness is the state of being creepy, or causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease to someone and/or something. Certain traits or hobbies may make people seem creepy to others; interest in horror or the macabre might come across as 'c ...

'' #77 (

, 1976); republished in ''

Vampirella Vampirella () is a vampire superheroine created by Forrest J Ackerman and comic book artist Trina Robbins in Warren Publishing's black-and-white horror comics magazine ''Vampirella'' #1 (Sept. 1969), a sister publication of '' Creepy'' and ''E ...

'' #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 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

'' #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 Catalan Communications was a New York City publishing company that existed from 1983 to 1991. Operated by Bernd Metz, it mainly focused on English-language translations of European graphic novels presented in a series of high-quality trade paperba ...

, 1988) * ''Jeremy Brood'' (Fantagor Press, 1982) * "Relativity", in ''

Epic Illustrated ''Epic Illustrated'' was a comics anthology in magazine format published in the United States by Marvel Comics. Similar to the US-licensed comic book magazine ''Heavy Metal (magazine), Heavy Metal'', it allowed explicit content to be featured, un ...

'' #15 (

, December 1982) * "Doomscult," in ''Heavy Metal'' #75 (HM Communications, June 1983) * "Such Pretty Little Toes," in ''Den II' #8 (Fantagor Press, 1989) * "The Wreck of the Katerra-dan," in ''Den II', in #9 (Fantagor Press, 1989) * "Incantation," in ''Den II' #10 (Fantagor Press, 1989) * "Donneman's Bluff," in ''Den II' #10 (Fantagor Press, 1989) * "Turtles Take Time," ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (''TMNT'') is an American media franchise created by comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), D ...

'' #33 (

Mirage Studios Mirage Studios was an American comic book company founded in 1983 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in Dover, New Hampshire. The company was best known for the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (''TMNT'') comic book series and the subsequent fra ...

, 1990) * ''Son of Mutant World'' (Fantagor Press, 1990) * "Monster Maker," in ''

Batman Black and White ''Batman Black and White'' refers to the comic book limited series published by DC Comics featuring 8-page black and white Batman stories. Volumes 1, 4 and 5 of the series feature all-new stories (published in 1996, 2013–14, and 2020–21, respe ...

'' #2 (

, 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 (

, 2012)

Other comics writing

* ''

The Amazing Spider-Man ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American superhero American comic book, comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its title character and main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of t ...

'' #228 (

, May 1982), with artists

Rick Leonardi Rick Leonardi (born August 9, 1957) is an American comics artist who has worked on various series for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including ''Cloak and Dagger'', ''The Uncanny X-Men'', ''The New Mutants'', ''Spider-Man 2099'', ''Nightwing'', ''B ...

and

Dave Simons Dave Simons (December 20, 1954 – June 9, 2009) was an American comic book artist known for his work on ''Conan (comics), Conan'', ''Ghost Rider (comic book), Ghost Rider'', ''Red Sonja'', and ''Spider-Man'' for Marvel Comics and ''Forgotten Re ...

* ''

Marvel Two-in-One ''Marvel Two-in-One'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics featuring Fantastic Four member the Thing in a different team-up each issue. Publication history Original series The concept of teaming the Thing with a differen ...

'' #90 (Marvel Comics, August 1982), with artists

Alan Kupperberg Alan Kupperberg (; May 18, 1953 – July 16, 2015) was an American comics artist known for working in both comic books and newspaper strips. Early life Alan Kupperberg was born on May 18, 1953 in New York City. He graduated from the High School ...

and

Jim Mooney James Noel Mooney (August 13, 1919 – March 30, 2008) was an Americans, American comics artist best known for his long tenure at DC Comics and as the signature artist of Supergirl, as well as a Marvel Comics inker and Spider-Man artist, both ...

* '' Sword of the Atom'' #1–4 limited series (

, September–December 1983), with artist

* ''Sword of the Atom Special'' #1 (DC Comics, 1984) with artist Gil Kane * ''Dalgoda'' #1–8 (

, August 1984–April 1986), with artist Dennis Fujitake ** "Grimwood's Daughter," in ''Dalgoda'' #2–6 (Fantagraphics Books, December 1984–October 1985), with artist

Kevin Nowlan Kevin Nowlan (born 1958) is an American comics artist who works as a penciler, inker, colorist, and letterer. He has been called "one of the few artists who can be called 'artists's artist'", a master of the various disciplines of comic produc ...

; collected as ''Grimwood's Daughter'' (

IDW Publishing IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW) and is recognized as the fifth-largest comic ...

, 2009) * "Duet" in ''

'' #27 (Marvel Comics, December 1984) with artist Neal McPheeters * ''Sword of the Atom Special'' #2 (DC Comics, 1985) with artist Gil Kane * ''Children of the Night Tide'' (Fantagraphics Books, March 1986), with artist Dennis Fujitake * "¿Who's Stronger?" in ''Anything Goes!'' (Fantagraphics Books, October 1986) with artist

Gilbert Hernandez Gilberto Hernández (born February 1, 1957), usually credited as Gilbert Hernandez and also by the nickname Beto (), is an American cartoonist. He is best known for his ''Palomar''/''Heartbreak Soup'' stories in ''Love and Rockets (comics), Love ...

* ''Flesh and Bones'' #1–4 (Dalgoda), (Fantagraphics Books/Upshot Graphics, 1986), with artist Dennis Fujitake * ''

's Retief'' #1–6 (Mad Dog Graphics, April 1987–March 1988), with artist Dennis Fujitake * ''Dinosaur Rex'' #1–3 (Fantagraphics Books, 1987), with artist Henry Mayo * ''Talos of the Wilderness Sea'' #1 (DC Comics, 1987) with artist Gil Kane * ''Sword of the Atom Special'' #3 (DC Comics, 1988) with artist

Pat Broderick Pat Broderick (born November 26, 1953) is an American comics artist, known for his work on the '' Micronauts'' and '' Alpha Flight'' for Marvel Comics, and ''Legion of Super-Heroes'', '' Captain Atom'' and '' Green Lantern'' for DC Comics. Brode ...

* "The Secret Origin of Man-Bat" in ''

Secret Origins ''Secret Origins'' is the title of several comic book series published by DC Comics which featured the origin stories of the publisher's various characters. Publication history ''Secret Origins'' was first published as a one-shot in 1961 and c ...

'' vol. 2 #39 (DC Comics, April 1989) with artist Kevin Nowlan * "The Warm Red" in ''

Clive Barker Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English writer, filmmaker, and visual artist. He came to prominence in the 1980s with a series of short stories collectively named the ''Books of Blood'', which established him as a leading horror author ...

Hellraiser ''Hellraiser'' is a 1987 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Clive Barker in his directorial debut. Based on Barker's 1986 novella ''The Hellbound Heart'', the film's plot concerns a mystical puzzle box that summons the ...

'' #1 (

, 1989) with artist

Bernie Wrightson Bernard Albert Wrightson (October 27, 1948 – March 18, 2017) was an American artist, known for co-creating the Swamp Thing, his Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein, adaptation of the novel ''Frankenstein'' illustration work, and for his other ho ...

* "The Hero of the Tale" in '' A1'' #4 (

Atomeka Press Atomeka Press is a British publisher of comic books set up in 1988 by Dave Elliott and Garry Leach. Atomeka ceased publishing in 1997, was briefly revived from 2002 to 2005 and revived again in 2013. History Atomeka was established as a compa ...

, 1990) with artist Kevin Nowlan * '' Stalkers'' #1–12 (Epic Comics, April 1990–March 1991), with artist

* "The Silent Knight" in ''Secret Origins'' vol. 2 #49 (DC Comics, June 1990) with artist

John Koch John Koch (August 18, 1909 — April 19, 1978), (pronounced "KŌK") was an American painter and teacher, and an important figure in 20th century Realism (arts), Realism. He is best known for his light-filled paintings of urban interiors, often f ...

* "The Crystal Precipice" in ''Clive Barker's Hellraiser'' #3 (Epic Comics, 1990) with artist

Steve Buccellato Steve Buccellato (born May 1968) is a freelance artist and self-publisher who has worked in the comics industry as a colorist In comics, a colorist is responsible for adding color to black-and-white line art. For most of the 20th century thi ...

* "To Prepare a Face" in ''Clive Barker's Hellraiser'' #4 (Epic Comics, 1990) with artist Mark Chiarello * '' Star Wars: Droids'' #4–8 (

, September–December 1995) with artist Bill Hughes * '' X-wing Rogue Squadron: Battleground: Tatooine'' #9–12 (Dark Horse Comics, July–September 1996), with writer Michael A. Stackpole * "Monsters in the Closet" in ''

'' #4 (DC Comics, September 1996) with artist Kevin Nowlan * '' X-wing Rogue Squadron: Requiem for a Rogue'' #17–20 (Dark Horse Comics, March–June 1997), with writer Michael A. Stackpole * ''

: Dominant Species'' #1–4 (Dark Horse Comics, 1998), with artist Davide Fabbri * ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and Cultural impact of Star Wars, quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop cu ...

: Prelude to Rebellion'' #1–6 (Dark Horse Comics, December 1998–May 1999) * "Private Parker Sees Thunder Lizards" in ''

Weird War Tales ''Weird War Tales'' is a war comic book title with supernatural overtones published by DC Comics. It was published from September - October 1971 to June 1983. Publication history The original title ran for 12 years and 124 issues. It was an an ...

'' #1 (DC Comics, November 2010) with artist Gabriel Hardman

Prose

* (written as J. Knight) ''Risen'' (

Warner Books Grand Central Publishing is a book publishing imprint of Hachette Book Group, originally established in 1970 as Warner Books when Kinney National Company acquired the New York City-based Paperback Library. When Time Warner sold their book publis ...

, 2001) * ''The Summer We Lost Alice'' (

CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing, LLC, doing business as CreateSpace, was a self-publishing service owned by Amazon. The company was founded in 2000 in South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, So ...

, 2012) * ''The Murmuring Field and Other Stories'' (CreateSpace, 2013) * ''One Last Time'' (Jan S. Strnad, 2014)

Television and film credits

Television

*''

TaleSpin ''TaleSpin'' is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. It first aired in 1990 as a preview-run on The Disney Channel before beginning its main run in syndication later that year as part of the pro ...

'' (1990) *'' Darkwing Duck'' (1991) *''

'' (1992) *''

'' (1994-1995) *'' X-Men: The Animated Series'' (1994-1995) *''

Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, the character first appearan ...

'' (1995) *''

Skeleton Warriors ''Skeleton Warriors'' is an American animated series created by Landmark Entertainment Group, which originally aired in 1994 on CBS and consists of 13 episodes. The show was created by producer Gary Goddard. Summary The story takes place on th ...

'' (1995) *'' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' (1995) *''

Project G.e.e.K.e.R. ''Project G.e.e.K.e.R.'' is an animated television series that premiered on CBS on September 14, 1996. It was created by Douglas TenNapel, creator of ''Earthworm Jim'', and Doug Langdale, the developer of ''Earthworm Jim'' the animated series, ...

'' (1996) *'' 101 Dalmatians: The Series'' (1997) *''

Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the Gr ...

'' (1998) *'' RoboCop: Alpha Commando'' (1998-1999) *'' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' (1999) *'' Sabrina: The Animated Series'' (1999) *''

Young Hercules ''Young Hercules'' is a prequel series to the television series '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' that originally aired on Fox Kids Network. After a pilot film aired on Feb. 17, 1998, the series premiered on September 12, 1998 and ended on ...

'' (1999) *'' The Avengers: United They Stand'' (2000) *''

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' is an American animated science fiction comedy television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and co-produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It is a spin-off of Pixar's ''Toy Story'' franchise a ...

'' (2000) *''

Jackie Chan Adventures ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' is an animated television series developed by John Rogers, Duane Capizzi and Jeff Kline, and produced by Columbia TriStar Television (now Sony Pictures Television), Adelaide Productions, The JC Group and Blue Trai ...

'' (2001) *''

'' (2002) *''

House of Mouse ''Disney's House of Mouse'' (or simply ''House of Mouse'') is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation that originally aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC and Toon Disney from January 13, 2001 ...

'' (2002) *'' Lilo & Stitch: The Series'' (2004) *'' Brandy & Mr. Whiskers'' (2004, 2006) *'' Trollz'' (2005) *''

'' (2009) *''

SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' is an American animated television series, animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It first aired as a sneak peek after the 1999 Kids' C ...

'' (2022)

Film

*''

The Return of Jafar ''The Return of Jafar'' (retroactively titled ''Aladdin: The Return of Jafar'' on later releases) is a 1994 American direct-to-video animated musical film, musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures Disney Television Animation, and Tele ...

'' (1994) *''Noah's Ark'' (1995) *''The Amazing Feats of Young Hercules'' (1997) *''

'' (2020)

References

External links

* *
Jan Strnad
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
Strnad's blog

Strnad's other blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Strnad, Jan American comics writers American male novelists American people of Czech descent Comics critics Living people 1950 births Writers from Los Angeles Writers from Wichita, Kansas