Jason Aaron

Jason Aaron

Aaron at a book signing for Star Wars #1 at Midtown Comics in Manhattan
Born (1973-01-28) January 28, 1973
Jasper, Alabama
Nationality American
Area(s) Writer
Notable works
Thor
Ghost Rider
The Other Side
PunisherMAX
Scalped
Wolverine
http://jasoneaaron.blogspot.com/

Jason Aaron (born January 28, 1973)[1] is an American comic book writer, known for his work on titles such as Thor, The Other Side, Scalped, Ghost Rider, Wolverine and PunisherMAX. As of early 2016, Aaron writes The Mighty Thor, Doctor Strange, and Star Wars for Marvel Comics, and Southern Bastards and The Goddamned for Image Comics.

Early life

Jason Aaron was born in Jasper, Alabama.[2][3][4] His cousin, Gustav Hasford, who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers (1979), on which the feature film Full Metal Jacket (1987) was based, was a large influence on Aaron. Aaron decided he wanted to write comics as a child, and though his father was skeptical when Aaron informed him of this aspiration, his mother took Aaron to drug stores, where he would purchase from spinner racks comic books, some of which he still owns today.[5]

Aaron graduated from Shelby County High School. He then attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English.[6]

Career

Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.[5]

In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to Vertigo, an imprint of DC Comics, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side,[5] which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries,[7] and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.[5][8] Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation drawn by R. M. Guéra.[5][8][9]

In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions.[10] Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide "Secret Invasion" crossover with David Lapham in 2009.[11]

In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped.[11][12] In July of that year, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.[13][14]

After a four-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre,"[15] In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine.[16] He followed this with the relaunch of The Incredible Hulk in 2011[17] and Thor: God of Thunder in 2012.[18] Aaron and artist Mike Deodato collaborated on the Original Sin limited series in 2014.[19] During his run on Thor, he brought in the new female Thor and wrote the relaunch of the book.

As of 2017, Aaron writes a Star Wars comic book for Marvel, set between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, as well as continuing his work on Thor, Doctor Strange and the creator-owned series Southern Bastards with Jason Latour and The Goddamned with R. M. Guéra for Image.

Personal life

Aaron moved to Kansas City, Kansas in 2000, the day after the first X-Men feature film was released.[5]

Commenting on the religious themes that run through his work, Aaron says he was raised Southern Baptist, but has since renounced religion: "I’ve been an atheist for many years, but I’ve remained fascinated by religion. If anything, I’ve become more fascinated by religion and faith after I lost mine."[20]

Awards and nominations

Bibliography

DC Comics/Vertigo

Marvel Comics

Image Comics

Other US publishers

References

  1. "Jason Aaron". Goodreads. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. Keily, Karl (April 8, 2011). "WC11: Aaron Gets Scalped". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011.
  3. Rogers, Vaneta (April 7, 2009). "Behind the Page – Wolverine: Weapon X's Jason Aaron". Newsarama. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013.
  4. Aaron, Jason (n.d.). "About". Blogger. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Avengers vs. X-Men: War Journals: Ep. 3 Jason Aaron Origins". MTV. May 17, 2012. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012.
  6. Gray, Jeremy (January 23, 2014). "From Hueytown to Krypton: Creators with Alabama ties have made it big in comic book industry". The Birmingham News. Alabama Media Group. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "2007 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. n.d. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  8. 1 2 Aaron, Jason (September 8, 2010). "Where The Hell Am I". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013.
  9. Cowsill, Alan; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "2000s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 329. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. Writer Jason Aaron and artist R. M. Guéra mixed crime and Native American culture in Scalped...Scalped remains a brutal noir thriller that is not scared to reflect the grim reality of life for many modern-day Native Americans.
  10. 1 2 Furey, Emmett (August 9, 2007). "Top Cow's Pilot Season with Rob Levin and Jason Aaron". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012.
  11. 1 2 Rogers, Vaneta (January 18, 2008). "Jason Aaron signs exclusive with Marvel". Newsarama. Archived from the original on August 11, 2009.
  12. Aaron, Jason (January 18, 2008). "I'm now Marvel exclusive". BlogSpot. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013.
  13. Renaud, Jeffrey (June 24, 2008). "The Joker’s Asylum, Part II: The Penguin". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013.
  14. Arrant, Chris (July 1, 2008). "Going Inside the Penguin with Jason Aaron". Newsarama. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013.
  15. Powers, Nicole (April 29, 2009). "Jason Aaron: Wolverine: Weapon X". SuicideGirls.com. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
  16. Manning, Shaun (April 18, 2010). "C2E2: X-Men Panel". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  17. Johnston, Rich (October 25, 2011). "Advance Review: The Incredible Hulk #1 by Jason Aaron and Marc Silvestri". BleedingCool.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  18. Ching, Albert (August 7, 2012). "Past, Present & Future Thor Star in Aaron's God of Thunder". Newsarama. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  19. Sunu, Steve (February 19, 2014). "Aaron Uncovers Original Sin For Marvel". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on May 6, 2014.
  20. Wilson, Matt; Sims, Chris (December 3, 2012). "War Rocket Ajax #138: Jason Aaron Talks Thor: God Of Thunder". Comics Alliance. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013.

Interviews

Preceded by
Jeph Loeb
Wolverine writer
2007
Succeeded by
Marc Guggenheim
Preceded by
Marc Guggenheim
Wolverine writer
2008
Succeeded by
Mark Millar
Preceded by
Mark Millar
Wolverine writer
2009–2012
Succeeded by
Cullen Bunn
Preceded by
Greg Pak
(Incredible Hulks)
The Incredible Hulk writer
2011–2012
Succeeded by
Mark Waid
(The Indestructible Hulk series)
Preceded by
Matt Fraction
Thor writer
2012–present
Succeeded by
Current
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