Global InformationJan Lucanus information
| Jan Lucanus | |
|---|---|
 Lucanus (middle) at San Diego Comic Con, 2012 | |
| Born | New York City |
| Style | Tai chi, Sanshou, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Mixed martial arts |
| Teacher(s) | Jan C. Childress, Keith Tong, Josh Waitzkin, William C. C. Chen, John Machado, David Ross |
| Rank | Taiwan 2010 Tai Chi World Cup – Push Hands Silver Medalist 75kg, ICMAC 2010 Ranked No. 1 Men's Fixed Step Push Hands <200lb., ICMAC 2005 2x Gold Medalist Men's Push Hands Fixed & Restricted Step, Chung Hwa Tai Chi World Cup 2004 Ranked No. 4 Men's Moving Step Push Hands 75 kg and won 2x Gold International Competitor Cup 75 kg. |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Occupation | Comic book writer, filmmaker, martial artist, singer, rapper |
| Spouse |
Aurore Barry
(m. 2012; div. 2018) |
| Children | Jet Barry Lucanus |
| Website | www |
Jan Lucanus is an American comic book writer, filmmaker, martial artist, musical artist, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of the transmedia company Creative Impulse Entertainment, Inc.,[1] co-creator/co-writer of the mixed martial arts comic books series JFH: Justice For Hire,[2] is a filmmaker,[3] an international martial arts champion in both the full contact sport of sanshou and the sport of tai chi pushing hands,[4] and is a rapper/singer/songwriter.[5] Lucanus also consults on business, production, and creative strategies for companies and individuals across comics, film, television, music, and games. He is a graduate of the New York University Maurice Kanbar Institute for Film & Television, Tisch School of the Arts,[6] holding a degree in Film Production.
As a transmedia artist, Lucanus has been called a "martial arts comic book prodigy"[7] and an "entertainment renaissance man"[8] for his work combining comic books, film, animation, and music, most notably for the JFH: Justice For Hire entertainment property. Comic book legend Neal Adams was quoted on interview with iFanboy stating, "Understand we've got new people doing new things – Jan is an example of that... There's a new interrelationship between the forms that's beginning to develop from comic books to motion comics to film and television. Those of us who are aware of it are going to be involved in making entertainment from beginning to end".[9]
- ^ "Creative Impulse Entertainment Official Website".
- ^ JFH: Justice-For-Hire. Creative Impulse Publishing. 2011. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-615-51282-2.
- ^ "Los Angeles Accolade Competition - 2004 Winners" (PDF). March 2004.
- ^ "Push Hands Competitions".
- ^ "Jan Lucanus Music".
- ^ "NYU Tisch website".
- ^ "The Comic Book Page Podcast – Jan Lucanus,Creative Impulse, Justice For Hire". The Comic Book Page.
- ^ "Geeksmash.com on Jan Lucanus – Entertainment Renaissance Man". November 16, 2012.
- ^ "iFanboy: Neal Adams & John Machado Talk Justice For Hire". iFanboy.