Jim McCann (writer)

McCann was born on January 7, 1974, in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from Father Ryan High School in 1992. McCann graduated from Xavier University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts 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.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}

McCann worked on several films and music videos before he was presented with an opportunity to enter the ABC Daytime Writer Development Program, during which time he wrote for the popular ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. 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.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}

McCann decided to move to New York City in 2004 to explore further opportunities. He found a position at Marvel Comics that same year dealing with publicity and public relations for publishing while handling press and panels at conventions.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}

McCann returned to his writing roots, writing creator-owned graphic novels and other projects for Marvel Comics including: What If? House of M,{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Richards |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18807 |title=Powerless: Reed & McCann on "What If? House of M" |publisher=Comic Book Resources|date=November 13, 2008 |access-date=June 18, 2010 }} X-Men: Blue Christmas, Dark Reign: New Nation and New Avengers: The Reunion. He built on this work, in particular bringing back Mockingbird, in the ongoing series Hawkeye & Mockingbird, Widowmaker, and Hawkeye: Blindspot.

He co-created with acclaimed artist Janet Lee an original graphic novel, Return of the Dapper Men, published by Archaia Studios Press. 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 Charles Dickens seminal holiday classic A Christmas Carol.

For TV, theater and film work, McCann is represented by Creative Artists Agency (CAA).[http://www.caa.com/ Creative Artists Agency]

• 2010 Prism Award (for New Avengers: The Reunion)
• 2011 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New (for Return of the Dapper Men with Janet Lee)

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• Return of the Dapper Men (with Janet K. Lee, 144 page original graphic novel, Archaia Studios Press, October 2010, {{ISBN|1-932386-90-4}}, forthcoming){{cite web |first=Steve |last=Sunu |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23292 |title=McCann's & Lee's "The Return of the Dapper Men" |publisher=Comic Book Resources|date=October 13, 2009 |access-date=June 18, 2010 }}

• "Guiding Light" (back-up feature, Marvel Comics){{cite web |first=Arune |last=Singh |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=8308/ |title=Jim McCann & Marvel Comics Find Their "Guiding Light" |publisher=Comic Book Resources|date=October 12, 2006 }}
• "X-Men: Blue Christmas" (in Marvel Digital Holiday Special, Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited, December 2008)[http://marvel.com/digitalcomics/view.htm?iid=12062&title/ X-Men: Blue Christmas]
• "New Avengers: The Reunion: Suspicion" (with David Lopez, in Dark Reign: New Nation, one-shot, Marvel Comics, February 2009)[http://marvel.com/catalog/?id=10465/ Dark Reign: New Nation]
• What If? House of M (with co-author Brian Reed and art by Paolo Pantalena, one-shot, February 2009)[http://marvel.com/catalog/?id=10366/ What If: House of M]
• New Avengers: The Reunion (with David Lopez, 4-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, May–August 2009){{cite web |first=Dave |last=Richards |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19336 |title=True Romance: McCann Talks "New Avengers: The Reunion" |publisher=Comic Book Resources|date=March 31, 2008 |access-date=June 18, 2010 }}[http://marvel.com/catalog/?id=11382/ New Avengers: The Reunion #1]
• Dazzler (with Kalman Andrasofszky/Ramon Perez, one-shot, Marvel Comics, July 2010){{cite web |first=Dave |last=Richards |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24753 |title=McCann Makes Dazzler Sing Once More |publisher=Comic Book Resources|date=February 8, 2010 |access-date=June 18, 2010 }}
• Hawkeye and Mockingbird (with David Lopez, ongoing series, Marvel Comics, August 2010–December 2010){{cite web |last=Siegel |first=Lucas |url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/Hawkeye-Mockingbird-McCann-100310.html |title=HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD, In Costume, In Love, In New Ongoing |publisher=Newsarama |date=March 10, 2010 |access-date=March 19, 2010}}{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Richards |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25169 |title=McCann and Lopez Reunite for "Hawkeye & Mockingbird" |publisher=Comic Book Resources|date=March 10, 2010 |access-date=June 18, 2010 }}{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Richards |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=26727 |title=McCann's Bird's Eye View of "Hawkeye and Mockingbird" |publisher=Comic Book Resources|date=June 16, 2010 |access-date=June 18, 2010}}
• Widowmaker (with Duane Swierczynski 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 David Baldeon, 5-issue adapted series, Marvel Comics, forthcoming)

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