Jason Aaron

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name = Jason Aaron

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Jason Aaron is an American comic book writer.

Biography

Jason was born in Jasper, AL, graduated from Shelby County High School in Columbiana, Alabama and has a Bachelor's degree from UAB with a Major in English and a Minor in History. He currently lives in Prairie Village, KS a suburb of Kansas City with his wife and two sons. He is a cousin of the author Gustav Hasford, author of "The Short-Timers", a parallel-perspective story taking place during the Vietnam War and wrote "The Other Side" to honour Gus, who was a combat consultant during the war and wrote the semi-autobiography "The Short-Timers", which was later adapted into the film Full Metal Jacket.

Along with a brief return to "Wolverine", Aaron will be the new ongoing writer on "Ghost Rider" as well as contributing a story for "Black Panther". [ [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=143622 Jason Aaron signs exclusive with Marvel] , Newsarama, January 18, 2008] . The contract does not effect his work on "Scalped", his creator-owned series for DC/Vertigo. He will also be contributing the Penguin issue of "The Joker's Asylum". [ [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16924 The Joker’s Asylum, Part II: The Penguin] , Comic Book Resources, June 24, 2008] [ [http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080701-JokerPenguin.html Going Inside the Penguin with Jason Aaron] , Newsarama, July 1, 2008]

Bibliography

*" The Other Side" (with Cameron Stewart), five-issue mini-series. DC/Vertigo, 2006)
*"Scalped" (with R. M. Guéra, DC/Vertigo, 2007- ongoing) collected as:
** vol. 1 "Indian Country"
** vol. 2 "Casino Boogie"
*"Pilot Season": "Ripclaw" (with Jorge Lucas, one-shot, Top Cow, 2007) [ [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=11130 Top Cow's Pilot Season with Rob Levin and Jason Aaron] , Comic Book Resources, August 9, 2007]
*"Wolverine" #56 (with Howard Chaykin, Marvel, 2007)
*"Friday the 13th: How I Spent My Summer Vacation" (with Adam Archer, two-issue mini-series, DC/Wildstorm, 2007)
*"Wolverine" #62-65 "Get Mystique" (with Ron Garney, Marvel, 2008)
*"Ghost Rider" #20-present (Marvel, 2008-ongoing)
*"Hellblazer" #245-246 (DC/Vertigo, 2008)
*"The Joker's Asylum": "The Penguin" (with Jason Pearson, one-shot, DC Comics, 2008)

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.comicgeekspeak.com/episodes/comic_geek_speak-478.php Interview with Jason Aaron on the Comic Geek Speak podcast (December 2007)]
* [http://www.aroundcomics.com/?p=536 Around Comics Interview (November 2007)]
* [http://www.aroundcomics.com/?p=60 Around Comics Interview (December 2006)]