James Andrew McCann, II was born on January 7, 1974 in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from Father Ryan High School in 1992 where he made a decision to pursue a degree in Communication Arts, Electronic Media. McCann graduated from Xavier University in 1996 with a BA as well as 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.

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.

McCann decided to move to New York City in 2004 to explore further opportunities. He found a position at Marvel Comics that same year. He currently deals with publicity and public relations for publishing as a consultant while handling press and panels at conventions.

McCann returned to his writing roots, writing creator-owned graphic novels and other projects for Marvel Comics, such a What If? House of M, 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. He has also written an original graphic novel, Return of the Dapper Man, to be published by Archaia Studios Press.

For TV, theater and film work, McCann is represented by agent Ricki Olshan of Don Buchwald and Associates, Inc.

Comics

Comics work includes:

• "Guiding Light" (back-up feature, Marvel Comics)
• "X-Men: Blue Christmas" (in Marvel Digital Holiday Special, Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited, December 2008)
• "New Avengers: The Reunion: Suspicion" (with David Lopez, in Dark Reign: New Nation, one-shot, Marvel Comics, February 2009)
• What If? House of M (with co-author Brian Reed and art by Paolo Pantalena, one-shot, February 2009)
• New Avengers: The Reunion (with David Lopez, 4-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, May—August 2009)
• Dazzler (with Kalman Andrasofszky/Ramon Perez, one-shot, Marvel Comics, July 2010)
• Hawkeye and Mockingbird (with David Lopez, ongoing series, Marvel Comics, August 2010—present)
• Return of the Dapper Man (with Janet Lee, 144 page original graphic novel, Archaia Studios Press, October 2010, ISBN 1932386904, forthcoming)