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"Aphra is just so much fun. She's got a ton of personality and brings chaos to every situation she steps into. You want to follow her, because you never know what's going to happen. Sometimes, she's a hero. Sometimes, she's a villain. She's clever and hyper-competent, impulsive and arrogant, and her personal life is a flaming wreck. What's not to love?"
―Alyssa Wong, on writing the second Doctor Aphra series[2]

Alyssa Wong is the writer of the 2020 Marvel comic book series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, featuring Chelli Lona Aphra. They also wrote the one-shot War of the Bounty Hunters – Boushh 1, for which they created the Ubese bounty hunters Brene, Ilini, Hareck, and Tans with artist David Baldeón.

Biography[]

Writing Aphra and more[]

"Deeply satisfying, as one queer Asian disaster, to write another queer Asian disaster"
―Alyssa Wong, on Chelli Lona Aphra[3]

Alyssa Wong is an author who wrote the 2020 Marvel comic book series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, the second series headlined by the character Chelli Lona Aphra.[2] Wong is non-binary and gender fluid.[4] As described by Wong, both Aphra and Wong are "queer Asian disaster[s]," which adds to the satisfaction of writing the character.[3] Wong told StarWars.com, "I think Aphra is a delight. She's out for herself, for fun and profit, and that drives her actions more than any internal moral compass. It makes her really fun to write!" They also enjoy how Aphra's creator Kieron Gillen gave her emotional complexity, and how prior writer Si Spurrier made her face the consequences of her actions.[2]

Wong attended weekly meetings via Zoom Video Communications with fellow writers, including Star Wars: Bounty Hunters writer Ethan Sacks, and Marvel Comics editors.[5] The meetings were a highlight of Wong's time on Aphra for them[6] and Sacks, who enjoyed learning of Wong's plans for the Aphra cast.[5]

For the 2021 Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters comic book crossover event, Wong wrote the one-shot issue War of the Bounty Hunters – Boushh 1 with art by David Baldeón. The issue featured the Ubese bounty hunter Boushh and a crew of new characters: Brene, Ilini, Hareck, and Tans.[7] After the release of the issue, Wong confirmed and shared further details from their script notes via Twitter, including the genders of each character and observations about their personalities.[8]

AlysOngwa-THRA2021-Annual

The character Alys "Crash" Ongwa is a tribute to Alyssa Wong.

The character Alys Ongwa, nicknamed "Crash," was created by Daniel José Older for the Star Wars: The High Republic publishing initiative. Ongwa debuted in the comic story "Crash and the Crew Do What They Do" in the The High Republic Adventures Annual 2021[9] before featuring as a major character in Older's 2022 novel The High Republic: Midnight Horizon.[10] Since then, "Crash" has appeared in further The High Republic works.[11][12] Older created the character as a tribute to Wong and tuckerized their name; "crashwong" is Wong's screenname.[13] Ongwa's occupation and role within the Star Wars universe were based upon Wong's hypothetical answer of who they would be in the Star Wars universe: "the stressed out chaotic manager of an assassin squad (or something like that)."[14] Wong later had a chance to write "Crash" with their 2023 short story "Rogue Element,"[11] their The High Republic debut.[15]

In June 2022, Wong and Gillen were interviewed by Bria LaVorgna for a Pride Month feature on StarWars.com. The three discussed their experiences as queer people, the real world compared to the Star Wars universe, and the Doctor Aphra comic books and character.[4]

Aphra's end, other projects[]

Wong participated in several projects released in 2023 in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. Wong wrote the one-shot comic Return of the Jedi – Ewoks 1. Wong's short story "Wolf Trap" was published in the anthology book From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi, continuing the story of scout trooper Hoyel from Wong's one-shot comic.[16] They also made their aforementioned The High Republic writing debut in 2023 with "Rogue Element," which was released in the Barnes and Noble edition of The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life.[15]

The Star Wars: Dark Droids comic event gave Wong a chance to return to their horror roots.[17] Wong teased they were working on another High Republic project on November 2, 2023.[18] On November 23, Wong confirmed the 2020 run of Doctor Aphra would be ending with issue 40, much like the 2016 run, but promised future stories its fans would enjoy were in the works.[19] They also thanked the readers of Aphra for the fandom they had formed around the comic.[20] On November 28, they teased they had a new Star Wars story in the works.[21]

Works[]

Bibliography[]

Year Title Contribution(s) Notes
2020 Doctor Aphra (2020) 1 Writer[22]
2020 Doctor Aphra (2020) 2 Writer[23]
2020 Doctor Aphra (2020) 3 Writer[24]
2020 Doctor Aphra (2020) 4 Writer[25]
2020 Doctor Aphra (2020) 5 Writer[26]
2020 Doctor Aphra (2020) 6 Writer[27]
2021 Doctor Aphra (2020) 7 Writer[28]
2021 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 1 — Fortune and Fate trade paperback Writer
2021 Doctor Aphra (2020) 8 Writer[29]
2021 Doctor Aphra (2020) 9 Writer[30]
2021 Doctor Aphra (2020) 10 Writer[31]
2021 Doctor Aphra (2020) 11 Writer[32]
2021 Doctor Aphra (2020) 12 Writer[33]
2021 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 2 — The Engine Job trade paperback Writer
2021 Doctor Aphra (2020) 13 Writer[34]
2021 Doctor Aphra (2020) 14 Writer[35]
2021 War of the Bounty Hunters – Boushh 1 Writer[7]
2021 Doctor Aphra (2020) 15 Writer[36]
2021 Doctor Aphra (2020) 16 Writer[37]
2022 Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Companion Writer Includes War of the Bounty Hunters – Boushh 1
2022 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 3 — War of the Bounty Hunters trade paperback Writer
2022 Doctor Aphra (2020) 17 Writer[38]
2022 Doctor Aphra (2020) 18 Writer[39]
2022 Doctor Aphra (2020) 19 Writer[40]
2022 Doctor Aphra (2020) 20 Writer[41]
2022 Doctor Aphra (2020) 21 Writer[42]
2022 Doctor Aphra (2020) 22 Writer[43]
2022 Doctor Aphra (2020) 23 Writer[44]
2022 Doctor Aphra (2020) 24 Writer[45]
2022 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 4 — Crimson Reign trade paperback Writer
2022 Doctor Aphra (2020) 25 Writer[46]
2022 Doctor Aphra (2020) 26 Writer[47]
2022 Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Omnibus Writer Includes War of the Bounty Hunters – Boushh 1
2022 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 5 — The Spark Eternal trade paperback Writer
2022 Doctor Aphra (2020) 27 Writer[48]
2023 Doctor Aphra (2020) 28 Writer[49]
2023 Doctor Aphra (2020) 29 Writer
2023 Doctor Aphra (2020) 30 Writer
2023 Return of the Jedi – Ewoks 1 Writer
2023 Doctor Aphra (2020) 31 Writer
2023 Doctor Aphra (2020) 32 Writer
2023 Doctor Aphra (2020) 33 Writer
2023 Doctor Aphra (2020) 34 Writer
2023 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 6 — Ascendant trade paperback Writer
2023 Doctor Aphra (2020) 35 Writer
2023 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Omnibus Vol. 2 Writer
2023 Wolf Trap Author Published in From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi
2023 Rogue Element Author Published in The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life (Barnes & Noble Edition)
2023 Doctor Aphra (2020) 36 Writer
2023 Doctor Aphra (2020) 37 Writer
2023 Doctor Aphra (2020) 38 Writer
2023 Doctor Aphra (2020) 39 Writer
2023 "Tall Tales" Writer Published in Revelations (2023) 1
2024 The High Republic: Escape from Valo Author With Daniel José Older
2024 Doctor Aphra (2020) 40 Writer
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Notes and references[]

  1. TwitterLogo Alyssa Wong (@crashwong) on Twitter (backup link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 StarWars 'You Never Know What's Going to Happen': Alyssa Wong on [Their] Upcoming Doctor Aphra Series – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 TwitterLogo Alyssa Wong (@crashwong) on Twitter: "Deeply satisfying, as one queer Asian disaster, to write another queer Asian disaster" (backup link)
  4. 4.0 4.1 StarWars "It's a Big Galaxy": Kieron Gillen and Alyssa Wong Discuss Doctor Aphra and More for Pride Month on StarWars.com (backup link)
  5. 5.0 5.1 TwitterLogo Ethan Sacks (@ethanjsacks) on Twitter: "One of the joys of my Star Wars career has been the weekly zooms with fellow Marvel writers & editors. Listening to Alyssa reveal the diabolical & delightful mischief they planned to inflict on Aphra & friends (those plot twists!) was joy. Perfect marriage of talent & character." (backup link)
  6. TwitterLogo Alyssa Wong (@crashwong) on Twitter: "You're so sweet. Those were highlights for me too!" (backup link) (In response to "One of the joys of my Star Wars career has been the weekly zooms with fellow Marvel writers & editors. Listening to Alyssa reveal the diabolical & delightful mischief they planned to inflict on Aphra & friends (those plot twists!) was joy. Perfect marriage of talent & character.")
  7. 7.0 7.1 War of the Bounty Hunters – Boushh 1
  8. TwitterLogo Alyssa Wong (@crashwong) on Twitter (backup link)
  9. "Crash and the Crew Do What They Do" — The High Republic Adventures Annual 2021
  10. The High Republic: Midnight Horizon
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Rogue Element" — The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life
  12. The High Republic Adventures: Crash Landing
  13. TwitterLogo Daniel José Older (@djolder) on Twitter: "My tribute to @crashwong is ALIVE AND IN THE WORLD! amazing concept art by @jesselonergans" (backup link)
  14. TwitterLogo Daniel José Older (@djolder) on Twitter: "in a round about sort of way I asked @crashwong if [they were] in SW what role would [they] play and [they] said [they]'d be the stressed out chaotic manager of an assassin squad (or something like that). Switched assassin to bodyguard and thus: Crash. Art by @jesselonergans" (backup link)
  15. 15.0 15.1 TwitterLogo Alyssa Wong (@crashwong) on Twitter: "Five days!!! So soon!!! Get you the Barnes & Noble edition if you can, because it's got my High Republic debut short story in it!!" (backup link)
  16. TwitterLogo Alyssa Wong (@crashwong) on Twitter: "Today!! FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW: RETURN OF THE JEDI is out! I've got a story called "Wolf Trap" about an unlucky scout trooper on Endor... this guy from "Peekpa's Story" in my + @Casparnova's Marvel EWOKS comic. Enjoy--and tell me what you think! #FromaCertainPOVReturns" (backup link)
  17. TwitterLogo Alyssa Wong (@crashwong) on Twitter: "Horror is where the heart lives 😌💕 Dark Droids gave me the chance to go back to my horror roots and I am LIVING for it" (backup link)
  18. TwitterLogo Alyssa Wong (@crashwong) on Twitter: "Head in the clouds today, and by clouds I mean the high republic" (backup link)
  19. TwitterLogo Alyssa Wong (@crashwong) on Twitter: "Now that solicits have gone out, I can confirm: our current run of Doctor Aphra wraps with issue #40, just like the previous volume. But! Without spoiling the ending... keep an eye toward the future (and don't miss Revelations 2023)!" (backup link)
  20. TwitterLogo Alyssa Wong (@crashwong) on Twitter: "Writing Doctor Aphra has been incredible; this comic means the world to me. And most importantly, all the love, enthusiasm, and excitement--the way you've built community with each other and responded to the story, making it your own--has changed my life.💜 See you soon for #39!" (backup link)
  21. TwitterLogo Alyssa Wong (@crashwong) on Twitter: "Wrapping some non-Star Wars scripts today and spending the rest of my time dreaming about something new 👀" (backup link)
  22. Doctor Aphra (2020) 1
  23. Doctor Aphra (2020) 2
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