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John Ostrander (born April 20, 1949) is an American writer of comic books, including Suicide Squad, Grimjack and Star Wars: Legacy.
John Ostrander is a comic book creator and writer who worked on Suicide Squad, Star Wars, Lego and more. He was born in 1949 in Evanston, IL, and died in 2018.
- January 1, 1
- 2 min
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
John Ostrander is a prolific writer of comics in the DC, Marvel, and Star Wars universes, and is best known as the creator of the modern Suicide Squad. In this interview, he talks about his love of comics, his work as a writer and collaborator, and his creations of characters and worlds.
Jul 6, 2021 · Learn how writer John Ostrander modernized the Suicide Squad in his 66-issue run from 1987-1992, and how his work inspired James Gunn's upcoming movie. Find out how Ostrander humanized the characters, introduced Oracle, and created the Dirty Dozen -esque team.
The Suicide Squad is an antihero / supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first version of the Suicide Squad debuted in The Brave and the Bold #25 (September 1959) and the second and modern version, created by John Ostrander, debuted in Legends #3 (January 1987).
John Ostrander is an American comic book writer. He began his career as a comic book writer in 1983 working for First Comics on the title Warp. His first published work for DC Comics was in 1986 on the miniseries Legends (Volume 1).
John Ostrander is an American writer of comic books. He is best known for his work on Suicide Squad, Grimjack and Star Wars: Legacy, series he helped create. Originally an actor in a Chicago theatre company, Ostrander moved into writing comics in 1983.
