Jan Duursema is an artist who has produced illustrations for many Star Wars comics. She and John Ostrander worked together on many Star Wars: Republic issues and continued their cooperation on Star Wars: Legacy. She was the basis for the character Ur-Sema Du.
She is the co-creator of multiple fan-favorite characters, such as Denin and Vila from Star Wars 92, the Twi'lek Jedi Aayla Secura and her Master - Kiffar Jedi Quinlan Vos from the Republic series and Cade Skywalker and Darth Talon from the Legacy series, for which she was also sometimes credited as co-writer.
She is married to artist Tom Mandrake, both of whom did the art together for Star Wars 92: The Dream. The couple also have a daughter, named Sian.
Star Wars bibliography
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Cover artistEdit
Star Wars: Dawn of the JediEdit
- Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 1 (2012)
- Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 2 (2012)
- Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 3 (2012)
- Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 4 (2012)
- Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 5 (2012)
Star Wars: JediEdit
Star Wars: RepublicEdit
Republic #69
- Star Wars 18: Emissaries to Malastare, Part 6 (2000)
- Star Wars 19: Twilight, Part 1 (2000)
- Star Wars 20: Twilight, Part 2 (2000)
- Star Wars 21: Twilight, Part 3 (2000)
- Star Wars 22: Twilight, Part 4 (2000)
- Star Wars 42: Rite of Passage, Part 1 (2002)
- Star Wars 43: Rite of Passage, Part 2 (2002)
- Star Wars 44: Rite of Passage, Part 3 (2002)
- Star Wars 45: Rite of Passage, Part 4 (2002)
- Republic 54: Double Blind (2003)
- Republic 59: Enemy Lines (2003)
- Republic 65: Show of Force, Part 1 (2004)
- Republic 66: Show of Force, Part 2 (2004)
- Republic 68: Armor (2004)
- Republic 69: Dreadnaughts of Rendili, Part 1 (2004)
- Republic 70: Dreadnaughts of Rendili, Part 2 (2004)
- Republic 71: Dreadnaughts of Rendili, Part 3 (2004)
- Republic 72: Trackdown, Part 1 (2004)
- Republic 73: Trackdown, Part 2 (2005)
- Republic 74: Siege of Saleucami, Part 1 (2005)
- Republic 75: Siege of Saleucami, Part 2 (2005)
- Republic 76: Siege of Saleucami, Part 3 (2005)
- Republic 77: Siege of Saleucami, Part 4 (2005)
- Republic 81: Hidden Enemy, Part 1 (2006)
- Republic 82: Hidden Enemy, Part 2 (2006)
- Republic 83: Hidden Enemy, Part 3 (2006)
LegacyEdit
- Star Wars: Legacy 0 (2006)
- Star Wars: Legacy 0½ (2007)
- Legacy 11: Ghosts, Part 1 (2007)
- Legacy 12: Ghosts, Part 2 (2007)
- Legacy 13: Ready to Die (2007)
- Legacy 23: Loyalties, Part 1 (2008)
- Legacy 24: Loyalties, Part 2 (2008)
- Legacy 31: Vector, Part 12 (2008)
- Legacy 37: Tatooine, Part 1 (2009)
- Legacy 43: Monster, Part 1 (2009)
- Legacy 48: Extremes, Part 1 (2010)
Legacy—WarEdit
- Legacy—War 1 (2010)
- Legacy—War 2 (2011)
- Legacy—War 3 (2011)
- Legacy—War 4 (2011)
- Legacy—War 5 (2011)
- Legacy—War 6 (2011)
PencillerEdit
Marvel Star WarsEdit
Star Wars: ChewbaccaEdit
Dark Horse HandbooksEdit
Dark Horse ExtraEdit
- Heart of Fire in Dark Horse Extra #35-37 (2001)
Star Wars TalesEdit
Jedi: Dooku
- "Deal with a Demon" in Star Wars Tales 3 (2000)
- "Single Cell"—Star Wars Tales 7 in Star Wars Tales 7 (2001)
- "Ghost"—Star Wars Tales 11 in Star Wars Tales 11 (2002)
Star Wars InsiderEdit
Star Wars: Dawn of the JediEdit
- Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 1 (2012)
- Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 2 (2012)
- Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 3 (2012)
- Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 4 (2012)
- Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 5 (2012)
- Dawn of the Jedi: The Prisoner of Bogan 1 (2012)
- Dawn of the Jedi: The Prisoner of Bogan 2 (2012)
- Dawn of the Jedi: The Prisoner of Bogan 3 (2013)
- Dawn of the Jedi: The Prisoner of Bogan 4 (2013)
- Dawn of the Jedi: The Prisoner of Bogan 5 (2013)
- Dawn of the Jedi: Force War 1 (2013)
- Dawn of the Jedi: Force War 2 (2013)
- Dawn of the Jedi: Force War 3 (2014)
- Dawn of the Jedi: Force War 4 (2014)
- Dawn of the Jedi: Force War 5 (2014)
Star Wars: Darth MaulEdit
Attack of the ClonesEdit
- Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones 1 (2002)
- Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones 2 (2002)
- Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones 3 (2002)
- Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones 4 (2002)
Star Wars: JediEdit
Star Wars: RepublicEdit
Republic #81
- Star Wars 16: Emissaries to Malastare, Part 4 (2000)
- Star Wars 19: Twilight, Part 1 (2000)
- Star Wars 20: Twilight, Part 2 (2000)
- Star Wars 21: Twilight, Part 3 (2000)
- Star Wars 22: Twilight, Part 4 (2000)
- Star Wars 32: Darkness, Part 1 (2001)
- Star Wars 33: Darkness, Part 2 (2001)
- Star Wars 34: Darkness, Part 3 (2001)
- Star Wars 35: Darkness, Part 4 (2001)
- Star Wars 42: Rite of Passage, Part 1 (2002)
- Star Wars 43: Rite of Passage, Part 2 (2002)
- Star Wars 44: Rite of Passage, Part 3 (2002)
- Star Wars 45: Rite of Passage, Part 4 (2002)
- Republic 49: Sacrifice (2003)
- Republic 50: The Defense of Kamino (2003)
- Republic 54: Double Blind (2003)
- Republic 59: Enemy Lines (2003)
- Republic 63: Striking from the Shadows (2004)
- Republic 65: Show of Force, Part 1 (2004)
- Republic 66: Show of Force, Part 2 (2004)
- Republic 68: Armor (2004)
- Republic 69: Dreadnaughts of Rendili, Part 1 (2004)
- Republic 70: Dreadnaughts of Rendili, Part 2 (2004)
- Republic 71: Dreadnaughts of Rendili, Part 3 (2004)
- Republic 72: Trackdown, Part 1 (2004)
- Republic 73: Trackdown, Part 2 (2005)
- Republic 74: Siege of Saleucami, Part 1 (2005)
- Republic 75: Siege of Saleucami, Part 2 (2005)
- Republic 76: Siege of Saleucami, Part 3 (2005)
- Republic 77: Siege of Saleucami, Part 4 (2005)
- Republic 81: Hidden Enemy, Part 1 (2006)
- Republic 82: Hidden Enemy, Part 2 (2006)
- Republic 83: Hidden Enemy, Part 3 (2006)
LegacyEdit
Legacy #0½
- Star Wars: Legacy 0 (2006)
- Star Wars: Legacy 0½ (2007)
- Legacy 1: Broken, Part 1 (2006)
- Legacy 2: Broken, Part 2 (2006)
- Legacy 3: Broken, Part 3 (2006)
- Legacy 5: Broken, Part 4 (2006)
- Legacy 6: Broken, Part 5 (2006)
- Legacy 7: Broken, Part 6 (2007)
- Legacy 11: Ghosts, Part 1 (2007)
- Legacy 12: Ghosts, Part 2 (2007)
- Legacy 14: Claws of the Dragon, Part 1 (2007)
- Legacy 15: Claws of the Dragon, Part 2 (2007)
- Legacy 16: Claws of the Dragon, Part 3 (2007)
- Legacy 17: Claws of the Dragon, Part 4 (2007)
- Legacy 18: Claws of the Dragon, Part 5 (2007)
- Legacy 19: Claws of the Dragon, Part 6 (2008)
- Legacy 23: Loyalties, Part 1 (2008)
- Legacy 24: Loyalties, Part 2 (2008)
- Legacy 25: The Hidden Temple, Part 1 (2008)
- Legacy 26: The Hidden Temple, Part 2 (2008)
- Legacy 28: Vector, Part 9 (2008)
- Legacy 29: Vector, Part 10 (2008)
- Legacy 30: Vector, Part 11 (2008)
- Legacy 31: Vector, Part 12 (2008)
- Legacy 34: Storms, Part 1 (2009)
- Legacy 35: Storms, Part 2 (2009)
- Legacy 37: Tatooine, Part 1 (2009)
- Legacy 38: Tatooine, Part 2 (2009)
- Legacy 39: Tatooine, Part 3 (2009)
- Legacy 40: Tatooine, Part 4 (2009)
- Legacy 43: Monster, Part 1 (2009)
- Legacy 44: Monster, Part 2 (2010)
- Legacy 47: The Fate of Dac (2010)
- Legacy 48: Extremes, Part 1 (2010)
- Legacy 49: Extremes, Part 2 (2010)
Legacy—WarEdit
- Legacy—War 1 (2010)
- Legacy—War 2 (2011)
- Legacy—War 3 (2011)
- Legacy—War 4 (2011)
- Legacy—War 5 (2011)
- Legacy—War 6 (2011)
Star Wars MiniaturesEdit
- Star Wars Miniatures: Legacy of the Force advertisement (2008)
- Star Wars Miniatures: Knights of the Old Republic advertisement (2008)
WriterEdit
Star Wars TalesEdit
LegacyEdit
Legacy #13
- Legacy 1: Broken, Part 1 (2006)
- Legacy 2: Broken, Part 2 (2006)
- Legacy 3: Broken, Part 3 (2006)
- Legacy 5: Broken, Part 4 (2006)
- Legacy 6: Broken, Part 5 (2006)
- Legacy 7: Broken, Part 6 (2007)
- Legacy 11: Ghosts, Part 1 (2007)
- Legacy 12: Ghosts, Part 2 (2007)
- Legacy 13: Ready to Die (2007)
- Legacy 14: Claws of the Dragon, Part 1 (2007)
- Legacy 15: Claws of the Dragon, Part 2 (2007)
- Legacy 16: Claws of the Dragon, Part 3 (2007)
- Legacy 17: Claws of the Dragon, Part 4 (2007)
- Legacy 18: Claws of the Dragon, Part 5 (2007)
- Legacy 19: Claws of the Dragon, Part 6 (2008)
- Legacy 28: Vector, Part 9 (2008)
- Legacy 29: Vector, Part 10 (2008)
- Legacy 30: Vector, Part 11 (2008)
- Legacy 31: Vector, Part 12 (2008)
- Legacy 34: Storms, Part 1 (2009)
External linksEdit
- The Circle is Now Complete: Classic Marvel Talents on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Penciling the Clones on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Jan Duursema on Wikipedia
- Talk with Jan Duursema on her Official Message Board
- JanDuursema.com
- Watch an interview with Jan Duursema at UGO.com
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