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Micah Ian War Dog Wright (born 1969) is an American writer. He has worked on many exciting projects. These include movies, TV shows, cartoons, video games, and comic books. He is also a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation.

Early Life and Education

Wright was born in Lubbock, Texas. He went to the University of Arizona. There, he studied political science and creative writing. While in college, he was part of a weekly comedy show. He began as a writer and later performed in the show.

Micah Wright's Creative Career

Working in Animation and Comics

After college, Wright moved to Los Angeles. He started working at Nickelodeon. He became a script supervisor and then a writer for The Angry Beavers.

Around 2000, Wright was creating his own show. It was called Constant Payne. This show was a steampunk science fiction series. It followed a family of adventurers. The style was inspired by anime and old pulp magazines. Nickelodeon decided not to make the show. This was partly due to worries about violence after the September 11 attacks.

Wright also became friends with Jay Lender at Nickelodeon. They have worked together on many projects since then.

Wright has loved comics since he was a kid. In 2001, he met editors from DC Comics' Wildstorm company. He shared his idea for a comic series. This idea became Stormwatch: Team Achilles. The comic started in July 2002. It was about a UN-backed team of human soldiers. They dealt with super-powered beings in the comic world. The series was praised by critics. However, it was canceled before Wright could finish his planned story.

Wright also tried to create other comic series. One was Joe A.I.M. for Marvel Comics. This idea was not accepted. He also worked on American Cross, a revenge story during the American Revolution. Another project was Lifer, a military sci-fi series.

Writing for Video Games

Since 2004, Wright has mainly written for video games. He often works with his partner, Jay Lender. They have written for games like Looney Tunes: Back in Action and Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon.

Wright is a member of the Writers Guild of America West (WGA). He leads the Video Game Writers Caucus there. In 2007, Wright and Lender helped create the WGA's first ever Video Game Writing Award. This award is part of the traditional film and TV awards.

Recent Projects and Directing

In 2012, Wright returned to comics. He launched a Kickstarter campaign for Duster. This was a graphic novel he created with Jay Lender. The story is about a female pilot after World War II. She fights Nazi soldiers who crash-land near her farm. The graphic novel was published in 2015.

Wright also became interested in virtual reality (VR) technology. He worked as a consultant for a VR game called TheBlu. This led him to teach a VR filmmaking course.

In 2016, Wright and Lender directed their first movie. It was a horror comedy called They're Watching.

From 2017 to 2019, Wright was a Chief Content Manager. He worked for First Nations Experience, a Native American TV network. He helped create the network's first original shows.

Filmography

Television Shows

• The Angry Beavers (script supervisor, 1997–1999; writer, 1999–2001)
• Constant Payne (writer/director/executive producer, unreleased pilot)
• Ozzy and Drix (writer, 2002)
• Aboriginal Unity Experience (executive producer, 2017–2018)
• KVCarts (executive producer, 2017–2018)
• Native Shorts (executive producer, 2017–2019)
• Smoke Signals (writer/executive producer, 2017–2019)
• First Nations Comedy Experience (executive producer, 2018)
• Studio 49 (executive producer, 2018–2019)
• Wassaja (executive producer, 2018)
• Future Proof (executive producer, 2018)
• California Pow-Wow (writer/executive producer, 2018–2019)
• The Huunam of Paakuma (executive producer, 2018)
• Native Vote 2018 (executive producer, 2018)
• Live from 3rd and Grand (executive producer, 2019)
• Sherlock & Daughter (writer, 2025)

Movies

• Wonderful Days (co-writer with Jay Lender, 2003)
• They're Watching (co-writer and co-director with Jay Lender, 2016)

Video Game Work

• Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), Electronic Arts
• Shadow Ops: Red Mercury (2004), Atari
• The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee (2004), Ubisoft
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), 2K Games
• Friends: The One with All the Trivia (2005), Warner Bros. Home Video
• The Sopranos: The Road To Respect (2006), THQ
• HUXLEY (2008), Webzen
• Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon (2008), THQ
• Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed (2008), THQ
• Night at the Museum 2 (2008), Brash Entertainment
• League of Legends (2008), Riot Games
• Robocalypse (2008), Vogster
• Rolando 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid (2009), Ngmoco
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Activision
• Big League Sports Summer (2009), Activision
• Robocalypse: Mobile Destruction (2009), Vogster
• Robocalypse: Beaver Defense (2009), Vogster
• Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time (2010), Ubisoft
• PlayStation Move Heroes (2010), SCEA/Nihilistic Software
• Skullgirls (2011), Reverge Labs
• Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012), Activision
• TheBlu (2016), WeVR