Jan Lucanus

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., co-creator/co-writer of the mixed martial arts comic books series JFH: Justice For Hire, is a filmmaker, an international martial arts champion in both the full contact sport of sanshou and the sport of tai chi pushing hands, and is a rapper/singer/songwriter. 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, holding a degree in Film Production.

Jan Lucanus
Lucanus (middle) at San Diego Comic Con, 2012
BornNew York City
StyleTai 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
RankTaiwan 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 active1999–present
OccupationComic book writer, filmmaker, martial artist, singer, rapper
Spouse
(m. 2012; div. 2018)
ChildrenJet Barry Lucanus
Websitewww.janlucanus.com

As a transmedia artist, Lucanus has been called a "martial arts comic book prodigy" and an "entertainment renaissance man" 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".

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