Andy Schmidt

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"I wrote a bunch of those [stories] for Marvel and Star Wars books like that. They were so much fun to write when my kids were reading books at that level!"
―Andy Schmidt[3]

Andy Schmidt (born August 3 in Fairmont, West Virginia, United States), also known as Peter Andrewes Schmidt, is an American author and editor. For the Star Wars franchise, he authored children's short stories in anthologies such as The Original Trilogy Stories and The Prequel Trilogy Stories.

Biography

Andy Schmidt, also known as Peter Andrewes Schmidt,[2] was born on August 3[1] in Fairmont, West Virginia, United States. In adulthood, he became an author and editor.[2] For the Star Wars franchise, he authored short stories collected in children's books. He enjoyed being able to write the stories when his children were the proper age to read them.[3] Schmidt's first stories were "A Bad Feeling About This"[4] and "AT-AT Attack!," adapting events from[5] the 1977 film[6] Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and[4] the 1980 film[7] Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back respectively.[5] Both stories were published in The Original Trilogy Stories[8] on September 1, 2015.[9] On December 18 of the same year,[10] Schmidt's third story, "A Jedi, You Must Become," also adapting events from The Empire Strikes Back, was published in the anthology 5-Minute Star Wars Stories.[11]

On September 26, 2017, The Prequel Trilogy Stories, a follow-up to The Original Trilogy Stories, was published.[12] In the anthology, three stories by Schmidt are featured.[13] The first story, "Short Negotiations," adapts events from the opening of[14] the 1999 film[15] Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.[14] The second story, "Ambushed!," adapts a sequence from[16] the 2002 film[17] Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.[16] Schmidt's final story, "Empire Ascendant," retells scenes from the third act of[18] the 2005 film[19] Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.[18]

Bibliography

Year Title Format
2015 "A Bad Feeling About This" — The Original Trilogy Stories Children's short story[4]
"AT-AT Attack!" — The Original Trilogy Stories Children's short story[5]
"A Jedi, You Must Become" — 5-Minute Star Wars Stories Children's short story[11]
2017 "Short Negotiations" — The Prequel Trilogy Stories Children's short story[14]
"Ambushed!" — The Prequel Trilogy Stories Children's short story[16]
"Empire Ascendant" — The Prequel Trilogy Stories Children's short story[18]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 TwitterLogo Andy Schmidt (@39aandy) on Twitter (post on July 31, 2021): "It's weird that Crime Syndicate #6 comes out on my birthday. It is likely my last work for hire comic for some time. With the launch of CEX Publishing, I’m out of free time. Bitter sweet. But I hope we’ve added to the mythos and grabbed a few more fans for these great characters." (backup link) (screenshot) states that Schmidt was born on the same day as the release of the comic Crime Syndicate 6. According to Amazon-Favicon Crime Syndicate (2021-) #6 on Amazon.com (backup link), the comic was released on August 3. Therefore, that date is Schmidt's birthday.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Premium-Era-real Q+A with Andy Schmidt: Do something you love. by Michael, Mona M. on Impact Books (February 9, 2009) (original page now obsolete)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 TwitterLogo Andy Schmidt (@39aAndy) on Twitter (post on January 29, 2022): "Oh yes, I wrote a bunch of those for Marvel and Star Wars books like that. They were so much fun to write when my kids were reading books at that level! Even did one Spider-Man story where I used the names of a bunch of my kids' friends! #dadwin" (backup link) (screenshot)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "A Bad Feeling About This" — The Original Trilogy Stories
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "AT-AT Attack!" — The Original Trilogy Stories
  6. ↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
  7. ↑ Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
  8. ↑ The Original Trilogy Stories
  9. ↑ Disney.com Star Wars: The Original Trilogy Stories on Disney Publishing Worldwide's official website (backup link)
  10. ↑ Disney.com Star Wars: 5-Minute Star Wars Stories on Disney Publishing Worldwide's official website (backup link)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "A Jedi, You Must Become" — 5-Minute Star Wars Stories
  12. ↑ Disney.com Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy Stories on Disney Publishing Worldwide's official website (backup link)
  13. ↑ The Prequel Trilogy Stories
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Short Negotiations" — The Prequel Trilogy Stories
  15. ↑ Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Ambushed!" — The Prequel Trilogy Stories
  17. ↑ Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 "Empire Ascendant" — The Prequel Trilogy Stories
  19. ↑ Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith

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