JAMES VANCE
is an award-winning writer whose career has embraced forms ranging
from graphic novels to live theater and journalism.
His 1988 graphic novel Kings
in Disguise (with artist Dan Burr)
was honored with the Eisner and Harvey awards � the Oscars of their
field � and its reissue in 2006 was hailed as one of that year�s
ten top comics events by Time.com. His other comics work includes
the whimsical Mr. Hero adventure
series, and stories for the Batman, Aliens and Predator franchises. |
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A multiple winner of national
awards for playwriting, he was commissioned to write the drama �Halls
of Ivory� as an official event of the Bicentennial Celebration of
the United States Constitution. His play �Stations� was chosen to
represent the United States at the International Theater Festival
in Monte Carlo. |
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| He was commissioned to write
a monograph in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution touring
exhibit �Climbing Jacob�s Ladder,� and his script for the related
television documentary �Hope is the Last Thing to Die� was honored
by the National Conference of Christians and Jews. |
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In collaboration with his late wife
Kate Worley, he has written
a novel for the mystery market, and is presently at work on a new
book in a similar vein. Working with artist Reed
Waller, he is also shepherding Kate�s all-new conclusion to
the popular Omaha
the Cat Dancer comics series into print. |
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| Once again working with Dan
Burr, Vance is currently completing a sequel to Kings
in Disguise. Titled On the
Ropes, that sequel will be issued by W.W.
Norton in the near future. |
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