Short Bio:
John Ward is a Vancouver-based writer, filmmaker, and podcaster. His recent comic book credits include Scratcher, Acausal, and Offbeats, and his short fiction has been published by Black Hare Press and Printed Words. He’s a contributing writer for Sequential magazine, and also the creator of the 49 Degrees North Writers Podcast. Previously he was a theoretical physicist and guitarist in numerous punk/thrash bands.
Standard Bio:
John Ward is a Vancouver-based writer, filmmaker, and podcaster. His recent comic book credits include Acausal, Scratcher, Offbeats and Ultrabot Go Go Go. His short fiction has been published by Black Hare Press, Haunted MTL, and Printed Words. He’s graduate from the UCLA professional program in screenwriting and was a past recipient of the Telefilm Canada New Voices Award. He’s the creator and host of the 49 Degrees North Writers Podcast, and has made award-winning short films such as Solus, Dollhouse, and Linda. John was previously a theoretical physicist, obtaining a PhD in string theory from Queen Mary University of London. He subsequently worked at CERN, the University of Iceland, and the University of Victoria, and now uses his science background to consult on film/TV projects.
Contact:
Email: john[at]arbutusfilms.com
Social Media Links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/arbutus_films
Threads/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arbutus_films/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wardfunction
Podcast Links:
49 Degrees North Writers Podcast: Libsyn | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher
Purchase Links:
Comics
Acausal (1-3): my store
Scratcher (1-4): Antarctic Press | ComiXology | my store
Offbeats (1-4): Antarctic Press | ComiXology | my store
Ultrabot Go Go Go: Antarctic Press | ComiXology | my store
Trade paperbacks
Offbeats Deluxe Edition: Amazon
Scratcher: New Friday Store | Amazon
Comic anthologies
Welcome to Mina’s (Cloudscape Comics): Cloudscape Comics | my store
The Sensational Swan (Altruist Comics): Altruist Comics
Death of the horror anthology (A Wave Blue World): ComiXology
Dark Fragments: Crowdfundr store
Epic Canadiana Volume 2 (Cloudscape Comics): Gumroad | Cloudscape Comics
XCT: Monsters (Comics2Movies): Comics2Movies
Prose
Three Tokens for Mammon (Black Hare Press): Books2read | Amazon
Sweet Delicious Candy (Arbutus Studios): coming soon
Prose anthologies
Eidolotry Digital #3 (PsychoToxin Press): PyschoToxin Press
Year Three: Dark Moments (Black Hare Press): Amazon
Eerie Christmas 3 (Black Hare Press): Books2Read
Contributor
Sequential Magazine: Sequential magazine
Press
Two Geeks Talking interview about Acausal and creativity
Creators on Comics podcast: Ricky Lima & John Ward
Superserious comics interview about Acausal
Comics Anonymous interview about Acausal
Comic Frontline interview about Acausal
True North Country Comics podcast interview about Acausal
Fanbase Press interview about Dark Fragments
Creator Talks podcast about Scratcher
Canned Air podcast about Scratcher
Fanbase Press interview about Scratcher
Creator Spotlight: Welcome to Mina’s anthology
Cavan Scott interview about Death of the Horror Anthology