Nathan Edmondson

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Nathan Edmondson
Nathan Edmondson.jpg
BornAugusta, GA
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer
Notable works
Who is Jake Ellis?
Grifter
The Punisher
Black Widow
http://www.nathan-e.com

Nathan Edmondson is an American comic book writer, best known for his creator-owned series Who is Jake Ellis?, published by Image Comics, as well as the runs on The Punisher and Black Widow for Marvel Comics.

Edmondson is the co-founder of Eco Defense Group, a non-profit organization training frontline park rangers throughout Africa,[1][2] and Archon Ready Group, a company offering firearm training courses in the United States.[3]

Early life[]

Edmondson is a native of Augusta, Georgia.[4] He graduated from Mercer University's College of Liberal Arts in 2010 with degrees in art and art history.[5][2]

Career[]

Edmondson in Africa

After working as a director of International Programs at the Leadership Institute,[4][6] Edmondson entered the comics industry with , a 4-issue Image Comics mini-series illustrated by .[5][7] He followed up with two 5-issue mini-series, again published by Image Comics, with art by [8][9] and Who is Jake Ellis? with art by Tonči Zonjić.[10] Edmondson's longest work at Image was , a series about the United States Army Intelligence Support Activity that was born out of his love for the TV series The Unit, the Mission: Impossible film series and military films like Black Hawk Down, as well as the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game series.[11] While researching and writing the series, Edmondson consulted with various military personnel.[12][13]

As part of DC Comics' 2011 initiative The New 52, Edmondson scripted Grifter, introducing the eponymous Wildstorm character into the DC Universe.[14] In 2012, he penned the 4-issue Iron Man series for Marvel's Ultimate Comics imprint,[15] following up with main continuity runs on The Punisher with his The Activity collaborator [16] and Black Widow with Phil Noto.[17][18] Edmondson's latest work at Marvel and his last work in comics to date was Red Wolf.

In 2013, Who is Jake Ellis? was optioned by 20th Century Fox as a project for director David Yates,[19] with Seth Lochhead set to pen the script.[20] In August 2016, Josh Mond was announced as the new diretor for the adaptation.[21]

In 2015, Paramount Pictures optioned The Activity with Ken Nolan, the writer of Black Hawk Down, attached as the screenwriter.[22] That same year, Edmondson appeared in an acting role in season 5 episode 14 of the TV series Rizzoli & Isles.[23]

In 2016, Variety announced that Edmondson was scripting a pilot for the series .[24]

In 2017, Edmondson co-founded Eco Defense Group, a 501(c)(3) organization that focuses on counter-poaching and wildlife conservation in southern Africa.[25][26]

Personal life[]

Edmondson lives outside Park City, Utah[27] with his wife and two children.[28]

Bibliography[]

Image Comics[]

  • (with ):
    • Popgun Volume 3: "They Say..." (anthology graphic novel, 472 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-58240-974-9)
    • #1–4 (2009) collected as Olympus (tpb, 128 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-60706-178-3)
  • #1–5 (with , 2010) collected as The Light (tpb, 140 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-60706-345-X)
  • Jake Ellis (with Tonči Zonjić):
    • Who is Jake Ellis? #1–5 (2011) collected as Who is Jake Ellis? (tpb, 136 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-60706-459-6)
    • Where is Jake Ellis? #1–5 (with additional art by (#4–5), 2012–2015) collected as Where is Jake Ellis? (tpb, 124 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-60706-744-7)
  • (with and Marc Laming (#6 and 12), 2011–2014) collected as:
    • Volume 1 (collects #1–5, tpb, 136 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-60706-561-4)
    • Volume 2 (collects #6–11, tpb, 168 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-60706-719-6)
    • Volume 3 (collects #12–16, tpb, 160 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-60706-759-5
  • #1–5 (with , 2012) collected as Dancer (tpb, 132 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-60706-627-0)
  • #1–6 (with and (#4–6), 2013–2014) collected as The Dream Merchant (tpb, 144 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-63215-436-6)
  • (with , graphic novel, 64 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-60706-995-4)

Marvel Comics[]

  • Punisher:
    • Untold Tales of Punisher MAX #4: "Manhunt" (with , 2012) collected in Punisher MAX: The Complete Collection Volume 6 (tpb, 376 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-3029-0739-5)
    • The Punisher vol. 10 (with Mitch Gerads, (#7–8), Moritat (#13), (#14) and (#14, 17–18), 2014–2015) collected as:
      • Black and White (collects #1–6, tpb, 136 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-5443-4)
      • Border Crossing (collects #7–12 and Black Widow vol. 6 #9, tpb, 160 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-5444-2)
        • Issues #7–8 are co-written by Edmondson and .
      • Last Days (collects #13–20, tpb, 176 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-9254-9)
  • Ultimate Comics:
    • Ultimate Comics: Iron Man #1–4 (with , 2012–2013) collected as Ultimate Comics: Iron Man (tpb, 96 pages, 2013, ISBN 0-7851-6617-3)
    • Ultimate Comics: X-Men #21–22 (co-written by Edmondson and Brian Wood, art by , 2013) collected in Ultimate Comics: X-Men by Brian Wood Volume 1 (tpb, 136 pages, 2013, ISBN 0-78516-136-8)
  • A+X #9: "Captain America + Wolverine: Animal Cruelty" (with Humberto Ramos, anthology, 2013) collected in A+X = Amazing (tpb, 136 pages, 2013, ISBN 0-78516-675-0)
  • Black Widow vol. 6 (with Phil Noto, 2014–2015) collected as:
    • The Finely Woven Thread (collects #1–6, tpb, 144 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-8819-3)
      • Includes the "Predator" short story (art by Phil Noto) from All-New Marvel NOW! Point One (anthology one-shot, 2014)
    • The Tightly Tangled Web (collects #7–12 and The Punisher vol. 10 #9, tpb, 160 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-8820-7)
    • Last Days (collects #13–20, tpb, 176 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-9253-0)
  • Deathlok vol. 5 (with Mike Perkins, 2014–2015) collected as:
    • Control. Alt. Delete. (collects #1–5, tpb, 120 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-9278-6)
      • Includes the "Terminus" short story (art by Mike Perkins) from Original Sins #1 (anthology, 2014)
    • Man Versus Machine (collects #6–10, tpb, 112 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-9279-4)
  • Red Wolf vol. 2 #1–6 (with Dalibor Talajić, 2016) collected as Red Wolf: Man Out of Time (tpb, 136 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-3029-0037-4)

Other publishers[]

  • DC Comics:
    • Grifter vol. 3 #1–8 (with (#1–3), Scott Clark and (#8), 2011–2012) collected as Grifter: Most Wanted (tpb, 192 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3497-6)
    • Adventures of Superman vol. 2 #13–14: "Infant in Arms" (with Yıldıray Çınar, digital anthology, 2013) collected in Adventures of Superman Volume 1 (tpb, 168 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4688-5)
    • Batman: Black and White vol. 2 #4: "Ghost of Gotham" (with Kenneth Rocafort, anthology, 2014) collected in Batman: Black and White Volume 4 (hc, 288 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4643-5; tpb, 2015, ISBN 1-4012-5062-9)
  • Mankind: The Story of All of Us: "The Pyramid of Man" (with Dennis Calero, anthology one-shot, Zenescope, 2012) collected in Mankind: The Story of All of Us Volume 1 (tpb, 120 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-937-06868-4)
  • :
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Echoes #1–4 (with Marc Laming, Dynamite, 2014) collected as Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Echoes (tpb, 98 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-60690-527-9)
  • (unreleased limited series to be co-written by Edmondson with Adam Baldwin, drawn by and published by Dark Horse — initially announced in 2014)[29]
  • (unreleased limited series to be co-written by Edmondson with Michael B. Jordan, drawn by Denys Cowan and published by Dark Horse — initially announced in 2015)[30]
  • (prose novel self-published via Smashwords, 338 pages, 2020, ISBN 0-463-10571-0)

References[]

  1. ^ "Board of Directors". Eco Defense Group. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Honaker, Andrea (October 22, 2018). "Mercer Memories: Nathan Edmondson, CLA '10". The Den. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "About Us". Archon Ready Group. Archived from the original on July 29, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Horne, Chris (July 27, 2010). "Going up 'Olympus' and into 'The Light' with Nathan Edmondson". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Holman, Curt (May 16, 2009). "Speakeasy with Nathan Edmondson". Creative Loafing. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009.
  6. ^ "Comic Jobs Interview Series with Comics Writer Nathan Edmondson". Septagons Studios. August 26, 2010. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011.
  7. ^ Contino, Jennifer (August 26, 2010). "EDMONDSON'S BAD ASS BROTHERS OF OLYMPUS". Comicon.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012.
  8. ^ Wigler, Josh (February 26, 2010). "Edmondson & Weldele Turn On "The Light"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on February 28, 2010.
  9. ^ Bather, Kris (August 20, 2010). "Nathan Edmondson and The End of The Light". Broken Frontier. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010.
  10. ^ Arrant, Chris (November 4, 2010). "Spy Games & Mind Games: WHO IS JAKE ELLIS?". Newsarama. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011.
  11. ^ Truitt, Brian (January 1, 2012). "'The Activity' aims for realism with its government intrigue". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012.
  12. ^ Ferran, Lee (March 22, 2013). "Comic Sheds Light on Secret Army Spy Unit". ABC News. Archived from the original on March 23, 2013.
  13. ^ Tucker, Reed (August 5, 2013). "Nathan Edmondson, writer of 'The Activity,' reveals the top 5 crazy secrets he's learned researching American intelligence". New York Post. Archived from the original on August 5, 2013.
  14. ^ Esposito, Joey (September 14, 2011). "The New 52 Interviews: Grifter". IGN. Archived from the original on November 7, 2011.
  15. ^ Ching, Albert (July 12, 2012). "SDCC 2012 Exclusive: Ultimate IRON MAN vs. Mandarin". Newsarama. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012.
  16. ^ Long, Aaron (November 7, 2013). "Interview: Nathan Edmondson Brings THE PUNISHER West". Comicosity. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013.
  17. ^ Long, Aaron (December 16, 2013). "Interview: Nathan Edmondson Takes on BLACK WIDOW". Comicosity. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013.
  18. ^ Richards, Dave (March 20, 2015). "Edmondson Arms "Punisher" & "Black Widow" for their "Last Days"". CBR.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015.
  19. ^ Kit, Borys (October 3, 2013). "Fox Picks Up 'Who Is Jake Ellis?' For David Yates to Direct (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013.
  20. ^ "'Hanna' Writer Tapped to Pen 'Who is Jake Ellis?' for Chernin and David Yates". variety.com. April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  21. ^ McNary, Dave. "Fox Moves Forward With Graphic Novel Adaptation 'Who Is Jake Ellis?,' Taps Josh Mond to Direct". Variety.com. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  22. ^ Allen, Clark; Schmitt, Emily (February 10, 2015). ""The Activity" Comic Adaptation From Ken Nolan Set Up At Paramount/Lin Pictures". The Tracking Board. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015.
  23. ^ ""Rizzoli & Isles" Foot Loose (TV Episode 2015)". IMDb.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ^ Schwindt, Oriana (October 10, 2016). "'Gold Rush' Star Creates New Production Shingle Gold Standard Television". Variety. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016.
  25. ^ Amyx, Scott (September 16, 2019). "Interview with Nathan Edmondson, Co-Founder of EDGE, a Counter-Poaching and Conservation Organization". Scottamyx.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2021.
  26. ^ Doane, Aiden (October 17, 2019). "Wildlife Conservation Done Hand-in-Paw". Rex Specs. Archived from the original on June 8, 2020.
  27. ^ "About — NATHAN EDMONDSON". NathanEdmondonson.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  28. ^ "Nathan Edmondson Brings Heroes to Life". Agents of Innovation. October 3, 2018. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019.
  29. ^ Paullus, Caleb (August 7, 2014). "Ranger Comic Miniseries Trailer". The Nerd Machine. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014.
  30. ^ Kit, Borys (December 16, 2015). "Michael B. Jordan Co-Writing New Comic Book Series 'North' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 18, 2015.

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Preceded by Grifter writer
2011–2012 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Black Widow writer
2014–2015 		Succeeded by
Preceded by The Punisher writer
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Preceded by Deathlok writer
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