Jonathan Maberry

Jonathan Maberry

Jonathan Maberry, 2012
Born May 18, 1958
Kensington, Philadelphia[1]
Pen name Shane MacDougall
Occupation Author
Nationality American
Alma mater Temple University
Genre Horror fiction
Notable works Ghost Road Blues, Rot & Ruin, Dust and Decay, Flesh & Bone
Notable awards Multiple Bram Stoker Awards
Spouse Sara Jo
Website
www.jonathanmaberry.com

Jonathan Maberry (born May 18, 1958) is an American author of horror fiction who has won multiple Bram Stoker Awards for works such as Ghost Road Blues (2006), Rot & Ruin (2010), and the young adult novels Dust and Decay (2011) and Flesh & Bone (2012).

Career

Maberry was born in Kensington, Philadelphia, attended Frankford High School, and then went on to Temple University. Growing up in a rough neighborhood, he began learning martial arts at the age of 6, and this became the topic of his early books,[2] such as Judo and You (Kendall Hunt 1990), Ultimate Jujutsu (Strider Nolan, 2002) and Ultimate Sparring (Strider Nolan 2003).

Author

In the next phase of his career, he departed from martial arts writing and wrote several books on the folklore and beliefs of the occult and paranormal, including Vampire Universe: The Dark World of Supernatural Beings That Haunt Us, Hunt Us and Hunger for Us (Citadel Press, 2006), The Cryptopedia, co-authored by David F. Kramer (2007), Zombie CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead (2008), and They Bite (also with David F. Kramer, 2009).

Mayberry (right) at the 2012 New York Comic Con

His first novel, Ghost Road Blues, won the 2007 Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel. That book was the first of the Pine Deep Trilogy and was followed by Dead Man's Song (2007) and Bad Moon Rising (2008), all from Pinnacle Books.

Maberry is also a freelance comic book writer. His first story, "Wolverine: Ghosts", was published as a backup story in Wolverine: Anniversary, April 2009. In August 2009 he became the regular writer for Marvel's Black Panther series, starting on the 7th issue,[3] and he wrote Marvel Zombies Return: Wolverine.[4] In 2010, he wrote Doom War[5] and Marvel Universe Vs The Punisher.[6]

His bestselling work was the novelization of the 2010 film The Wolfman which starred Benicio del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, and Hugo Weaving. In March 2010, the novel reached #35 on the mass-market paperback section of The New York Times Best Seller List.[7]

His most prestigious award was for his first young adult novel, Rot & Ruin (2010, Simon & Schuster).[8] It won the 2010 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel, and became the first of a new series of post-apocalyptic zombie thrillers such as Dust & Decay.[9]

Television

In May 2010, Maberry's work was the basis of a television pilot written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach named 'Department Zero' which was moved into active production by ABC Television.[10]

Other work

Maberry holds an 8th degree black belt in Shinowara-ryu Jujutsu.[1] In 2004 he was inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame.[11]

He is a speaker for the National Writers Union, a writing mentor for the Horror Writers Association and the Mystery Writers of America, a member of the International Thriller Writers and president of the NJ-PA Chapter of the Horror Writers Association.[12]

Maberry is also a contributing editor for The Big Thrill,[13] the monthly newsletter of the International Thriller Writers, and a founding partner of The Liars Club, a networking group of professionals in publishing and other aspects of entertainment.

Awards

Bibliography

Pine Deep Trilogy

Joe Ledger Series

Benny Imura Series

Dead of Night

Dylan Quinn

Stand-alone

Nonfiction

Comics

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Atkins, Larry (August 24, 2009). "Jonathan Maberry kicks butt". Philadelphia Weekly. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  2. ↑ Francis, Naila (October 13, 2013). "Soon-to-be West Coast author Jonathan Maberry braces for his busiest year yet". Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ A New Team for Black Panther, IGN, May 11, 2009
  4. ↑ Brownfield, Troy (June 22, 2009). "The Zombies - This Time, With Literate Roots". Newsarama. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  5. ↑ Marvel Heroes go to war against Doom, comicsign.com
  6. ↑ Maberry Referees "Marvel Universe Vs. the Punisher", comicbookresources.com
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Paperback Mass-Market Fiction". New York Times. March 7, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  8. ↑ Rot & Ruin, www.simonandschuster.com
  9. ↑ Dust and Decay reviews, www.goodreads.com
  10. ↑ "ABC Puts 5 Projects In Active Development". Deadline Hollywood. May 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  11. ↑ Jonathan Maberry profile at Mystery Writers of America, www.mysterywriters.org
  12. ↑ Writer profile, www.booksnbytes.com
  13. ↑ Big Thrill 2008 October Archives, www.thrillerwriters.org
  14. ↑ "Past Bram Stoker Nominees & Winners". Horror Writers Association. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  15. ↑ http://www.idwpublishing.com/the-world-of-rot-ruin-makes-its-comic-book-debut/

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