Jonathan Vankin
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Jonathan Vankin is an author and journalist. He is currently a senior editor at Vertigo Comics, concentrating on original graphic novels.
Vankin was formerly a news editor of San Jose, California's Metro newspaper and author of several books and comics. He has also written for the TV series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven. His graphic novel, Tokyo Days, Bangkok Nights will be published in 2009.
He is a graduate of Brandeis University.
[edit] Bibliography
- with John Whalen, The Fifty Greatest Conspiracies of All Time: History's Biggest Mysteries, Coverups, and Cabals, Citadel Press, 1994, ISBN 0806515767
- Conspiracies, Cover-Ups and Crimes, Illuminet, 1996, ISBN 1881532097
- The Big Book of Scandal: Trashy but True Tales from the Tawdry World's of Celebrity, High Society, Politics, and Big Business!, DC Comics, 1998, ISBN 1563893584
- The Big Book of Grimm, DC Comics, 1999, ISBN 1563895013
- The Big Book of the 70's, DC Comics, 2000, ISBN 1563896710
- with Seth Fisher (illustrator), Vertigo Pop! Tokyo 1-4, DC Comics, 2002
- with John Whalen, The 80 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time, Citadel Press, 2004, ISBN 0806525312
- with John Whalen, Based on a True Story: Fact and Fantasy in 100 Favorite Movies, Chicago Review Press, 2005, ISBN 1556525591
[edit] References
- Aspire to Conspire: Author Jonathan Vankin has a theory, David Templeton, Metro Silicon Valley, August 14, 1997 (originally from the August 14-20, 1997 issue of the Sonoma County Independent)
- Editing on the Ledge: Vertigo's Jonathan Vankin, Keith Dallas, SilverBulletComicBooks.com, 2005
[edit] External links
- Conspire (archived at Internet Archive)
- Vertigo Pop! Tokyo - An Interview with Jonathan Vankin, Adam Arnold, AnimeFringe, October, 2002
- Interview with Jonathan Vankin and Simon Oliver of The Exterminators, Keith Dallas, Comics Bulletin, February 11, 2008