Biography
Named Best Indie Writer of 2008 by the Project Fanboy Awards, Jason M. Burns made the leap into the comic book industry in 2004 after being approached to write a short story for
Dead@17: Rough Cut, Volume 1
. Since that time he has written and created a number of critically-acclaimed commercially successful releases including
A Dummy’s Guide to Danger
,
Curse of the Were-Woman
, and
The Expendable One
, which is being developed into a major motion picture by Intrepid Pictures. Most recently Burns has spent time writing for other people’s creations, crafting comics and graphic novels for such recognizable properties and brands such as
Shrek
,
Megamind
,
Jericho
,
Fraggle Rock
, and
Child’s Play
, while also working with on-screen talent, including
Law & Order: SVU’s
Christopher Meloni.
Burns was born and raised in Massachusetts where he began his career as an entertainment journalist and public relations professional. He has more than a dozen comic book titles slated for release in 2011 and 2012 and recently completed a feature film script that is set to begin shooting in late 2010 with 3 Arts Entertainment.
