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Askegren got his start in the comics industry with three short stories published in 1979 and 1980 in [[Warren Publishing]]'s black-and-white [[horror-comics]] magazines ''[[Creepy]]'' and ''[[Vampirella]]'', beginning with the eight-apge "Hell's Playground", illustrated by [[Leo Duranona]], in ''Creepy'' #108 (June 1979).<ref name=gcd>[http://www.comics.org/credit/name/Pierce%20Askegren/sort/chrono/ Pierce Askegren] at the [[Grand Comics Database]]</ref> His regular employment, however, came as a manager at Crown Book Stores in the [[Washington, D.C.]], area, and later as a technical writer first at [[ACS Corporation]]<ref name=sfwa /> and then at [[C2 Corporation]]<ref name=sfwa /> in the [[Tysons Corner, Virginia]], area.<ref name =wapo /> |
Askegren got his start in the comics industry with three short stories published in 1979 and 1980 in [[Warren Publishing]]'s black-and-white [[horror-comics]] magazines ''[[Creepy]]'' and ''[[Vampirella]]'', beginning with the eight-apge "Hell's Playground", illustrated by [[Leo Duranona]], in ''Creepy'' #108 (June 1979).<ref name=gcd>[http://www.comics.org/credit/name/Pierce%20Askegren/sort/chrono/ Pierce Askegren] at the [[Grand Comics Database]]</ref> His regular employment, however, came as a manager at Crown Book Stores in the [[Washington, D.C.]], area, and later as a technical writer first at [[ACS Corporation]]<ref name=sfwa /> and then at [[C2 Corporation]]<ref name=sfwa /> in the [[Tysons Corner, Virginia]], area.<ref name =wapo /> |
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Askegren began his reentry into pop culture by corresponding with [[Greg Theakston]] in the early 1990s. Askegren eventually became the copy editor for Theakston's ''Bettie Pages'' while submitting his prose to publishing houses.{{cn}} By the mid-1990s, he was writing prose [[short stories]] for anthologies starring [[Marvel Comics]] characters, beginning with "The Broken Land" in ''The Ultimate Silver Surfer'' (1995). He also contributed to ''The Ultimate Super- |
Askegren began his reentry into pop culture by corresponding with [[Greg Theakston]] in the early 1990s. Askegren eventually became the copy editor for Theakston's ''Bettie Pages'' while submitting his prose to publishing houses.{{cn}} By the mid-1990s, he was writing prose [[short stories]] for anthologies starring [[Marvel Comics]] characters, beginning with "The Broken Land" in ''The Ultimate [[Silver Surfer]]'' (1995). He also contributed to ''The Ultimate [[Super-Villain]]s'' (1996), ''Untold Tales of [[Spider-Man]]'' (1997), ''The Ultimate [[Hulk]]'' (1998) and ''The Chick Is in the Mail'' (2000).<ref name =wapo /> He also did novelizations, serving as the [[ghost writer]] of ''Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk: Rampage'' (1996); as co-author with [[Danny Fingeroth]] of ''Spider-Man and [[Iron Man]]: Sabotage'' (1997); as co-author with [[Eric Fein]] of ''Spider-Man and Fantastic Four: Wreckage'' (1997); and as author of ''Marc Miller's Traveller: Gateway to the Stars'' (1998), ''Fantastic Four: Countdown to Chaos'' (1998) and ''The Avengers and the Thunderbolts'' (1999).<ref name =wapo /> |
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Outside the realm of licensed properties, he wrote the "Inconstant Moon" trilogy of [[science-fiction]] novels, about corporate colonies on the moon: ''Human Resource'' (2005), ''Fall Girl'' (2005) and ''Exit Strategy'' (2006).<ref name =wapo /> |
Outside the realm of licensed properties, he wrote the "Inconstant Moon" trilogy of [[science-fiction]] novels, about corporate colonies on the moon: ''Human Resource'' (2005), ''Fall Girl'' (2005) and ''Exit Strategy'' (2006).<ref name =wapo /> |
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===Franchise novels=== |
===Franchise novels=== |
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*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'': ''[[After Image (Buffy novel)|After Image]]'' (2006) |
*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'': ''[[After Image (Buffy novel)|After Image]]'' (2006) |
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*[[Fantastic Four]]: |
*''[[Fantastic Four]]: Countdown to Chaos'' (1998) |
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*''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' (with J. J. Abrams) |
*''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' (with J. J. Abrams) |
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**''Collateral Damage'' (2005) |
**''Collateral Damage'' (2005) |
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*[[Spider-Man]]: |
*[[Spider-Man]] and [[Iron Man]]: Sabotage'' (1997) (with Danny Fingeroth) |
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**''Spider-Man and Iron Man: Sabotage'' (1997) (with Eric Fein) |
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**''Spider-Man and Iron Man'' (1997) (with Danny Fingeroth) |
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*''Gateway to the Stars: Marc Miller's Traveller'' (1998) |
*''Gateway to the Stars: Marc Miller's Traveller'' (1998) |
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*''The Avengers and the Thunderbolts'' (1998) |
*''[[The Avengers (comics)|The Avengers]] and the [[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts]]'' (1998) |
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===Series=== |
===Series=== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/pierce-askegren/ Pierce Askegren @ FantasticFiction.co.uk] |
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Revision as of 17:52, 3 December 2011
John Pierce Askegren[1] (June 9, 1955 - November 2006),[1] was an American author best known for his adaptations of licensed properties, particularly those of the comic-book company Marvel Comics.
Biography
Pierce Askegren was born in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, suburb of Mount Lebanon,[1] and had two brothers, James W. and Robert, and a sister, Margaret.[2] They grew up with their parents, Kenneth and Jacqueline Askegren,[2] in Lynchburg, Virginia; Montgomery, Alabama; and North Carolina before his family in 1970 settled in northern Virginia.[1] He attended Broad Run High School in Ashburn, Virginia, graduating in 1973,[1] and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication arts from James Madison University in 1978.[2]
Askegren got his start in the comics industry with three short stories published in 1979 and 1980 in Warren Publishing's black-and-white horror-comics magazines Creepy and Vampirella, beginning with the eight-apge "Hell's Playground", illustrated by Leo Duranona, in Creepy #108 (June 1979).[3] His regular employment, however, came as a manager at Crown Book Stores in the Washington, D.C., area, and later as a technical writer first at ACS Corporation[2] and then at C2 Corporation[2] in the Tysons Corner, Virginia, area.[1]
Askegren began his reentry into pop culture by corresponding with Greg Theakston in the early 1990s. Askegren eventually became the copy editor for Theakston's Bettie Pages while submitting his prose to publishing houses.[citation needed] By the mid-1990s, he was writing prose short stories for anthologies starring Marvel Comics characters, beginning with "The Broken Land" in The Ultimate Silver Surfer (1995). He also contributed to The Ultimate Super-Villains (1996), Untold Tales of Spider-Man (1997), The Ultimate Hulk (1998) and The Chick Is in the Mail (2000).[1] He also did novelizations, serving as the ghost writer of Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk: Rampage (1996); as co-author with Danny Fingeroth of Spider-Man and Iron Man: Sabotage (1997); as co-author with Eric Fein of Spider-Man and Fantastic Four: Wreckage (1997); and as author of Marc Miller's Traveller: Gateway to the Stars (1998), Fantastic Four: Countdown to Chaos (1998) and The Avengers and the Thunderbolts (1999).[1]
Outside the realm of licensed properties, he wrote the "Inconstant Moon" trilogy of science-fiction novels, about corporate colonies on the moon: Human Resource (2005), Fall Girl (2005) and Exit Strategy (2006).[1]
His last short story, "Try and Try Again," appeared in the anthology Time Twisters, released posthumously in January 2007..[1] In 2010, his Buffy the Vampire Slayer novelization, After Image (2006), was rereleased, along with two other Buffy books.[citation needed]
Askegren was found dead in hisAnnandale, Virginia, apartment on November 29, 2006, after suffering a heart attack on an unreported date..[1]
Books
Source:[4]
Franchise novels
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer: After Image (2006)
- Fantastic Four: Countdown to Chaos (1998)
- Alias (with J. J. Abrams)
- Collateral Damage (2005)
- Spider-Man and Iron Man: Sabotage (1997) (with Danny Fingeroth)
- Gateway to the Stars: Marc Miller's Traveller (1998)
- The Avengers and the Thunderbolts (1998)
Series
Inconstant Moon
- Human Resource (2005)
- Fall Girl (2005)
- Exit Strategy (2006)
Stories in anthologies
- The Ultimate Super-Villains (1996)
- The Chick Is in the Mail (2000)
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker (2006)
- The Night Stalker Casebook (2006)
- Time Twisters (2007)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Estrada, Louie (January 7, 2007). "A Technical Writer's Alter Ego: Engaging Comic Book Novelist". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 3, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e "RIP: Pierce Askegren (1955-2006)". Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (official site).
{{cite web}}:|archive-url=is malformed: liveweb (help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Pierce Askegren at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110629021332/http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/pierce-askegren/ "Pierce Askegren (John Pierce Askegren), USA (1955 - 2006)". FantasticFiction.co.uk.
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