Jason Douglas
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Jason Douglas is a Northville based, Plymouth raised, MSU educated, Michigan author of comics, stage plays, and prose. He has been a public school teacher for the last 25 years, which means that while his entry into the world of published comics is relatively new, fresh, and exciting, he is no spring chicken. You should not chase him at book signings, conventions, or even on the street, as his knees no longer work the way they once did.
PARALLEL, Jason’s very first published comic, sold out of its initial SPP print run and garnered not one, but TWO Ringo Award Nominations for Best Writer and Best Single Issue or Story. The story is a dark twisted sci-fi tale in the vein of the most mind bending episodes of Dark Mirror and The Twilight Zone, and is now available in an expanded Special Edition.
Jason’s newest book JANE AMERICAN was just successfully funded on Kickstarter and printed in partnership with Grecko/Comix Well Spring. It is set in historic Plymouth Michigan and is inspired by and dedicated to the life of his late grandparents (long time pillars in the community). Jane American is 32 pg. one-shot full-color comic book introducing us to Jane's world and exploring the themes of identity, gender, self-worth, and small-town societal norms in post-WWII America. With hints of beloved stories like Superman For All Seasons and Archie: 1941, Jane American will break your heart, make you cheer, and shock you with a cliffhanger ending that will have you begging for more!
Instagram Account:
@jdouglaswrites
PANELS:
Saturday, November 16
Grand Gallery Overlook C
12:15 p.m.
Working in the Industry
Randy Zimmerman, Dirk Manning , Jason Douglas, and Doc Shaner
Dirk Manning, Randy Zimmerman, Jason Douglas and Doc Shaner compare stories about working in the comic book industry.
Sunday, November 17
Grand Gallery Overlook C
11:30 a.m.
Balancing Act Story
Jason Douglas
My story about my unlikely break into published comics after 40, being a full time teacher, battling colon cancer during the whole shebang and how bring clics into my classroom 25 years ago is the real catalyst for ALL of this from the books, to the sellouts, to my ringo nominations, to bringing the room at the awards show to tears...etc.