Jan Duursema (;[ June 4, 2021] born October 27, 1954)
Career
Jan Duursema's first published comics work appeared in
Heavy Metal vol. 3 #3 (July 1979).
She drew several stories for
DC Comics'
Sgt. Rock title beginning in 1980.
With writer
Paul Kupperberg, she co-created the Arion character in
The Warlord #55 (March 1982)
and the
Arion, Lord of Atlantis series was launched in November 1982. Duursema was one of the artists of
Wonder Woman #300 (Feb. 1983).
She provided artwork to the
Star Ace role-playing game from
Pacesetter Ltd.
Her first work for
Marvel Comics, as well as her first work on the
Star Wars franchise, appeared in
Star Wars #92 (Feb. 1985).
Back at DC, she was one of the contributors to the
DC Challenge limited series in 1986
and drew the
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons comic book series for three years.
She briefly worked with
John Ostrander on the
Hawkworld series in 1992
and again the following year when the title was cancelled and relaunched as
Hawkman.
[Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 260: "Chicago had a guardian angel with armored wings in Hawkman's latest adventures by writer John Ostrander and artist Jan Duursema."]
Her association with Dark Horse Comics' Star Wars franchise began with Star Wars: Chewbacca #2 (Feb. 2000).
Duursema was the basis for the character Ur-Sema Du.
Advertising
In 2011 Nike, Inc. commissioned Duursema and fellow comics artist
Amanda Conner to create artwork for the
Make Yourself: A Super Power advertising campaign.
Awards
Duursema received the Russ Manning Outstanding Newcomer Award in 1983.
Personal life
Duursema is married to fellow comic book artist
Tom Mandrake, whom she met while both were students at The Kubert School. Their wedding was held on the school's grounds.
The couple have two children: Jack Moses Mandrake
and Sian Mandrake,
who is also a Kubert School-trained comics illustrator.
Bibliography
Dark Horse Comics
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Star Wars: Chewbacca #2 (2000)
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#16, 19–22, 32–35, 42–45, 49–50, 54, 59, 63, 65–66, 68–77, 81–83 (2000–2006)
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Star Wars Tales #3, 7, 11 (2000–2002)
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Star Wars: Darth Maul, miniseries, #1–4 (2000)
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, miniseries, #1–4 (2002)
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:
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Aayla Secura (2003)
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Count Dooku (2003)
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Mace Windu (2003)
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Shaak Ti (2003)
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#0–3, 5–7, 11–12, 14–19, 23–26, 28–31, 34–35, 37–40, 43–50 (2006–2010)
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Star Wars: Legacy: One for One (2010)
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:
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Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi #0 (2012)
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Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi—Force Storm #1–5 (2012)
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Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi—The Prisoner of Bogan #1–5 (2012–2013)
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Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi—Force War #1–5 (2013–2014)
DC Comics
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Advanced Dungeons and Dragons #1–22, 24–30, 33–36, Annual #1 (1988–1991)
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Arak, Son of Thunder #8–11 (1982)
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Arion, Lord of Atlantis #1–21, 23, 27, 30–35, Special #1 (1982–1985)
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Batman #392 (1986)
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Batman and the Outsiders Annual #1 (among other artists) (1984)
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Convergence Dick Grayson / Barbara Gordon #1–2 (2015)
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DC Challenge #12 (1986)
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Detective Comics Annual #5 (1992)
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#4–7, 10 (2014–2015)
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Green Lantern #163 (1983)
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Hawkman vol. 3 #1–4, Annual #1 (1993–1994)
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Hawkworld #27–29 (1992)
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Heroes Against Hunger #1 (1986)
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House of Mystery #301 (1982)
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Justice League Quarterly #5 (1991)
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Martian Manhunter vol. 2 #5 (1999)
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Omega Men #36 (1986)
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The Outsiders #8, 16 (1986–1987)
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Saga of the Swamp Thing #9 (1983)
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Scooby Apocalypse #11–14 (2017)
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Sgt. Rock #347–352, 357–360, 362, 364 (1980–1982)
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Star Trek #34 (1992)
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Swamp Thing vol. 2 #117 (1992)
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Tangent Comics / Nightwing #1 (1997)
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Tangent Comics / Nightwing: Night Force #1 (1998)
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The Warlord #55–62 (Arion); #60–62, 123–133 (The Warlord) (1982–1988)
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Weird War Tales #98 (1981)
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Wonder Woman #300 (among other artists) (1983)
Marvel Comics
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The Avengers #369 (1993)
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The Incredible Hulk #399–402 (1992–1993)
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Professor Xavier and the X-Men #1–4, 6 (1995–1996)
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Spider-Man Unlimited #5 (1994)
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Star Wars #92 (1985)
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Uncanny X-Men #305 (1993)
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(1995)
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X-Factor #97, 99–104, 106, 108–111, 200 (1993–2010)
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X-Man #10 (among other artists) (1995)
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(among other artists) (1996)
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X-Men 2099 #32–35 (1996)
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X-Men Unlimited #2 (1993)
Other publishers
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Elric: The Vanishing Tower, miniseries, #1–6 (First Comics, 1987–1988)
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