James Andrew McCann, II (born January 7, 1974) is an American writer of

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s, theater and television programs. McCann has worked on several films and music videos before entering the

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Writer Development Program, during which time he wrote for the ABC daytime drama ''

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''. Upon moving to

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in 2004 from

Nashville Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...

, McCann found a position at

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handling publicity and PR for publishing while managing press and panels at conventions. Subsequently, he returned to writing for Marvel comics, creator-owned graphic novels, and other projects.

Early life

McCann was born on January 7, 1974, in

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. He graduated from

Father Ryan High School Father Ryan High School is a private Catholic Church, Catholic high school in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1925 as Nashville Catholic High School for Boys, Father Ryan is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville, Diocese of Nashvill ...

in 1992. McCann graduated from

Xavier University Xavier University ( ) is a private Jesuit university in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is the sixth-oldest Catholic and fourth-oldest Jesuit university in the United States. Xavier had an enrollment of approximately 5,600 undergraduate an ...

in 1996 with a

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degree in Communication Arts, Electronic Media with a double minor in English and Theatre. He left his creative mark at Xavier by winning a Best Writer award in 1994 for his play ''Maire’s Question''.

Career

McCann worked on several films and music videos before he was presented with an opportunity to enter the

Writer Development Program, during which time he wrote for the popular ABC daytime drama ''

''. During this time, he also co-founded the Nashville Theatre Company, for which he directed many plays and served as Artistic Director from 2000-2004. McCann decided to move to

in 2004 to explore further opportunities. He found a position at

that same year dealing with publicity and

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for publishing while handling press and panels at conventions. McCann returned to his writing roots, writing creator-owned graphic novels and other projects for Marvel Comics including: '' What If?

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'', ''

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: Blue Christmas'', '' Dark Reign: New Nation'' and ''

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: The Reunion''. He built on this work, in particular bringing back

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, in the

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'', '' Widowmaker'', and '' Hawkeye: Blindspot''. He co-created with acclaimed artist Janet Lee an original

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, ''Return of the Dapper Men'', published by

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. ''Return of the Dapper Men'' garnered 5 Eisner nominations and won an Eisner for Best Graphic Album: New. Jim recently finished ''Marvel Zombies Christmas Carol'', an adaptation of

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seminal holiday classic ''

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''. For TV, theater and film work, McCann is represented by Creative Artists Agency (CAA).

Awards

* 2010 Prism Award (for ''

: The Reunion'') * 2011

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for Best Graphic Album: New (for ''Return of the Dapper Men'' with Janet Lee)

Bibliography

Creator-owned works

*''Return of the Dapper Men'' (with Janet K. Lee, 144 page original graphic novel,

, October 2010, , forthcoming)

Comics

* "Guiding Light" (back-up feature,

) * "

: Blue Christmas" (in ''Marvel Digital Holiday Special'',

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, December 2008) * "New Avengers: The Reunion: Suspicion" (with David Lopez, in '' Dark Reign: New Nation'',

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, Marvel Comics, February 2009) *'' What If?

'' (with co-author Brian Reed and art by Paolo Pantalena, one-shot, February 2009) *''

: The Reunion'' (with David Lopez, 4-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, May–August 2009)New Avengers: The Reunion #1
/ref> *'' Dazzler'' (with

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/Ramon Perez, one-shot, Marvel Comics, July 2010) *'' Hawkeye and Mockingbird'' (with David Lopez,

, Marvel Comics, August 2010–December 2010) * '' Widowmaker'' (with

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and art by David Lopez, 4-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, December 2010-January 2011) * '' Hawkeye: Blindspot'' (with Paco Diaz, 4-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, February–May 2011) * '' Marvel Zombies Christmas Carol'' (with

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, 5-issue adapted series, Marvel Comics, forthcoming)

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External links

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Jim McCann (message board) on JINXWORLD
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