| James D. Hudnall | |
|---|---|
 James Hudnall byMichael Netzer | |
| Born | James David Hudnall (1957-04-10)April 10, 1957 |
| Died | April 9, 2019(2019-04-09) (aged 61) |
| Area | Writer,Letterer |
| Pseudonym | Hud |
Notable works | Espers Alpha Flight Strikeforce: Morituri Interface |
| http://jameshudnall.com | |
James David Hudnall (April 10, 1957 – April 9, 2019) was an American writer who began his career in thecomic book field in 1986 with the seriesEspers, published byEclipse Comics.[citation needed] He later worked forMarvel andDC on such titles asAlpha Flight,Strikeforce: Morituri, and his own creationInterface, which was a sequel toEspers. He also wrote graphic novels such asLex Luthor: The Unauthorized Biography,Sinking,Streets andThe Psycho.[citation needed]
His seriesHarsh Realm was adapted to television byX-Files producerChris Carter in 1998. Hudnall and co-creator Andrew Paquettesued Carter andFox Television when they failed to give them credits on the show. The suit was later settled and as part of the settlement Hudnall and Paquette received credit in the opening titles of the show,[1]
Hudnall's other works includes:The Age of Heroes,Aftermath,Shut Up And Die,Two to the Chest,Chiller,Devastator,Hardcase andThe Solution.[citation needed] He wrote a libertarian leaning blog under thePajamas Media group, a network of political blogs.[citation needed]
Hudnall's parents divorced when he was two and his mother remarried to a man in theUS Navy. The family settled inSan Diego, California in the 1970s, and after graduating fromPoint Loma High School, Hudnall joined theU.S. Air Force in 1976. He was stationed inEngland.[citation needed]
After his discharge from the Air Force, Hudnall went to Coleman College in San Diego where he majored incomputer science. He worked as a computer software consultant inOrange County, California,Sonoma County, and briefly in England. On returning to the states, he settled in Orange County, Ca where he began to read comics again. This renewed his interest in the medium and got him interested in writing, which was an earlier ambition. Hudnall attempted to self-publish a comic in 1982.[citation needed]
In 1985, he started working with Eclipse Comics as a marketing director.[2] In 1986 his first comic was published -Espers. From there, he went on to work forMarvel Comics,DC Comics,Image,Dark Horse andMalibu.[citation needed]
Hudnall switched from writing comics to internet development in the late 1990s, while producing more limited work over the years, such asTrigs for Humanoids and2 To the Chest from his own company Dark Planet Productions.[citation needed]
In 2009, he began writing for theAndrew Breitbart blogBig Hollywood.[3]
Hudnall later went into digital comics in 2012 when David Lloyd created the online comics anthologyAces Weekly with Val Mayerik.[citation needed]
In the fall of 2013, Hudnall released his first novel,The Age of Heroes: Hell's Reward, which is part of a planned series.[citation needed] A second series of novels, the Secret Team, is slated to debut in 2015.
Comics work includes:
Novels
Hudnall haddiabetes, which in 2015 led to the amputation of his right leg.[9] He died April 9, 2019, one day prior to his 62nd birthday.[10]
His graphic novel,Sinking, which is the fictionalautobiography of aschizophrenic, earned him anEisner Award nomination.[11] The Brazilian translation ofLex Luthor: The Unauthorized Biography, published by Editora Abril in 1990, won the Brazilian award Troféu HQ Mix for best special edition.[citation needed]
In 2017 Hudnall received theInkpot Award for his career in comics atSan Diego Comic-Con.[12]
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