John Ostrander

John Ostrander is a prolific comic book author who has written several titles set in the Star Wars universe, often with Jan Duursema as his artist.

Ostrander has been the writer of many popular Dark Horse Comics, including Star Wars: Legacy, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi and has also contributed greatly to Star Wars: Republic, along with many other series. Many of his story arcs, such as "Twilight," "Darkness," and "The Clone Wars" stories, are available in trade paperbacks. He also worked on Star Wars: Vector. He was even considered as a writer for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, but not hired because the producer wanted writers with experience in TV animation. Ostrander would have written an episode involving Quinlan Vos.

Outside of Star Wars, Ostrander is known for his work at DC Comics, namely the first run of Suicide Squad, as well as runs on Secret Six and Martian Manhunter. He has also worked with Marvel Comics, writing for X-Men, X-Man, Heroes for Hire, and Punisher.