# Jen Van Meter

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{{short description|American comic book writer}}
{{BLP primary sources|date=August 2010}}

{{Infobox comics creator
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| birth_name    = Jennifer Van Meter
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| birth_place   = [Fresno, California](/source/Fresno%2C_California), U.S.
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| spouse        = [Greg Rucka](/source/Greg_Rucka)
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'''Jennifer Van Meter''' is an American comic book writer best known for her [Oni Press](/source/Oni_Press) series ''Hopeless Savages''.

==Early life and education==
Van Meter was born and raised in [Fresno, California](/source/Fresno%2C_California). She graduated from [Vassar College](/source/Vassar_College) with a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) in English, and followed that with a [Master of Arts](/source/Master_of_Arts) in Folklore Studies and Literature from the [University of Oregon](/source/University_of_Oregon).<ref>[http://www.jenvanmeter.com/about "About Jen"]. jenvanmeter.com. Retrieved February 13, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.onipress.com/creator/42 "Jen Van Meter"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914035534/http://www.onipress.com/creator/42 |date=2010-09-14 }}. [Oni Press](/source/Oni_Press). Retrieved February 13, 2012.</ref>

==Career==
Van Meter's first published comics work was a story in the 1998 ''[Dark Horse Presents](/source/Dark_Horse_Presents)'' annual that featured the first appearance of [Buffy the Vampire Slayer](/source/Buffy_Summers) in comic book form. Her first major writing gig in comics was the [Oni Press](/source/Oni_Press) one-shot set in the world of ''[The Blair Witch Project](/source/The_Blair_Witch_Project)''. She went on to create ''Hopeless Savages'', which told the story of the Hopeless-Savage family. The first four-issue series was nominated for an [Eisner Award](/source/Eisner_Awards) for best limited series in 2002,<ref>[http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner02.php "2002 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards"]. Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved February 13, 2012.</ref> a [Friends of Lulu Award](/source/List_of_Lulu_Award_winners) in 2003, and was chosen as a 2004 Popular Paperback for Young Adults by the [American Library Association](/source/American_Library_Association).<ref>[http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklists/popularpaperback/2004popularpaperbacks "2004 Popular Paperbacks"]. [American Library Association](/source/American_Library_Association). 2004. Retrieved February 13, 2012.</ref> The original mini-series was followed by two more four-issue miniseries, ''Hopeless Savages: Ground Zero'' and ''Too Much Hopeless Savages''. Van Meter's work at Oni Press led to a number of assignments for Big Two, including the mini-series ''[Cinnamon: El Ciclo](/source/Cinnamon_(comics))'' and ''[Black Lightning: Year One](/source/Black_Lightning)'' as well as the ten-part back-up feature in ''[JSA All-Stars](/source/JSA_All-Stars)'' that starred [Liberty Belle](/source/Jesse_Chambers) and [Hourman](/source/Hourman_(Rick_Tyler)) for [DC Comics](/source/DC_Comics), and a mini-series starring [Black Cat](/source/Black_Cat_(Marvel_Comics)) for [Marvel](/source/Marvel_Comics).<ref>O'Shea, Tim (July 28, 2010). [https://www.cbr.com/talking-comics-with-tim-jen-van-meter/ "Talking Comics with Tim: Jen Van Meter"] . [Comic Book Resources](/source/Comic_Book_Resources).</ref> In 2014 and 2015, Van Meter wrote two mini-series starring [Dr. Mirage](/source/Doctor_Mirage_(Shan_Fong_Mirage)) for [Valiant](/source/Valiant_Comics).

==Personal life==
Van Meter lives in [Portland, Oregon](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon), with her husband, comics creator [Greg Rucka](/source/Greg_Rucka), and their two children.<ref name=Bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.gregrucka.com/wp/about-greg-rucka/|title=About Greg Rucka|year=2012|publisher=Greg Rucka|accessdate=January 13, 2012|archive-date=June 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630022200/http://www.gregrucka.com/wp/about-greg-rucka/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Dark Horse Comics===
*''[Dark Horse Presents](/source/Dark_Horse_Presents) Annual'' '98: "[Buffy the Vampire Slayer: MacGuffins](/source/List_of_Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_comics)" (with [Luke Ross](/source/Luke_Ross), [anthology](/source/anthology), 1998)
** Collected by [Dark Horse](/source/Dark_Horse_Comics) in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Volume 2'' (tpb, 296 pages, 2007, {{ISBN|1-5930-7826-9}})
** Collected by [Boom! Studios](/source/Boom!_Studios) in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Legacy Edition Book One'' (tpb, 320 pages, 2020, {{ISBN|1-6841-5499-5}})
*''[Eerie](/source/Eerie_(magazine))'' vol. 2 #8: "Human Resources" (with [Tony Parker](/source/Tony_Parker_(comics)), anthology, 2015) collected in ''Eerie: Experiments in Terror'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2016, {{ISBN|1-6165-5880-6}})

===Oni Press===
*''[The Blair Witch Chronicles](/source/The_Blair_Witch_Project)'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2000, {{ISBN|1-9299-9804-X}}) collects:
**''The Blair Witch Project'' (with [Tommy Lee Edwards](/source/Tommy_Lee_Edwards), [Guy Davis](/source/Guy_Davis_(comics)) and [Bernie Mireault](/source/Bernie_Mireault), [one-shot](/source/one-shot_(comics)), 1999)
**''The Blair Witch Chronicles'' #1–4 (with Guy Davis (#1), Bernie Mireault (#2, 4) and [Tom Fowler](/source/Tom_Fowler_(cartoonist)) (#3), 2000)
*''Hopeless Savages'':
**''Hopeless Savages: Greatest Hits 2000–2010'' (tpb, 392 pages, 2010, {{ISBN|1-9349-6448-4}}) collects:
*** ''Oni Press Color Special'' (anthology):
**** ''Oni Press Color Special'' '00: "Sticks and Stones" (with [Chynna Clugston-Major](/source/Chynna_Clugston-Major), 2000)
**** ''Oni Press Color Special'' '01: "Hopeless-Savage Romance" (with [Christine Norrie](/source/Christine_Norrie), 2001)
*** ''Hopeless Savages'' #1–4 (with Christine Norrie and Chynna Clugston-Major, 2001)
*** ''Hopeless Savages: Ground Zero'' #1–4 (with [Bryan Lee O'Malley](/source/Bryan_Lee_O'Malley), [Andi Watson](/source/Andi_Watson), Christine Norrie and Chynna Clugston-Major, 2002)
*** ''Too Much Hopeless Savages!'' #1–4 (with Christine Norrie and [Ross Campbell](/source/Sophie_Campbell), 2003)
*** ''Hopeless Savages B-Sides: The Origin of the Dusted Bunnies'' (with [Becky Cloonan](/source/Becky_Cloonan), [Vera Brosgol](/source/Vera_Brosgol), and [Mike Norton](/source/Mike_Norton), one-shot, 2005)
**''Hopeless Savages: Break'' (with Meredith McClaren and Christine Norrie, [graphic novel](/source/graphic_novel), 152 pages, 2015, {{ISBN|1-6201-0252-8}})
*''[Resurrection](/source/Resurrection_(comics))'' vol. 2 #11: "The Return of St. John" (with T. J. Kirsch, co-feature, 2010)

===DC Comics===
*''[Flinch](/source/Flinch_(comics))'' #1: "Nice Neighborhood" (with [Frank Quitely](/source/Frank_Quitely), anthology, [Vertigo](/source/Vertigo_(DC_Comics)), 1999) collected in ''Flinch Book One'' (tpb, 192 pages, 2015, {{ISBN|1-4012-5812-3}})
*[Batman](/source/Batman):
**''[Batman: Gotham Knights](/source/Batman%3A_Gotham_Knights)'' #12: "Damages" (with [Koi Turnbull](/source/Koi_Turnbull), 2001) collected in ''Batman: Gotham Knights — Transference'' (tpb, 304 pages, 2020, {{ISBN|1-4012-9407-3}})
**''[Batman: The Golden Streets of Gotham](/source/Batman%3A_The_Golden_Streets_of_Gotham)'' (with [Cliff Chiang](/source/Cliff_Chiang) and Tommy Lee Edwards, one-shot, [Elseworlds](/source/Elseworlds), 2003)
*''[Weird Western Tales](/source/Weird_Western_Tales)'' vol. 2 #4: "Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie" (with [Dave Taylor](/source/Dave_Taylor_(comics)), anthology, Vertigo, 2001)
*''[Cinnamon: El Ciclo](/source/Cinnamon_(comics))'' #1–5 (with [Francisco Paronzini](/source/Francisco_Paronzini), 2003–2004)
*[Justice Society of America](/source/Justice_Society_of_America):
**''JSA: Classified'' #5–7: "Honor Among Thieves" (with [Pat Olliffe](/source/Pat_Olliffe), 2006) collected in ''JSA: Classified — Honor Among Thieves'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2007, {{ISBN|1-4012-1218-2}})
**''Justice Society of America 80-Page Giant'': "Spin Cycle" (with [Jesús Merino](/source/Jes%C3%BAs_Merino), anthology one-shot, 2010)
**''JSA: All-Stars'' vol. 2 #2–11: "The Inheritance" (with [Travis Moore](/source/Travis_Moore_(comics)), co-feature, 2010)
*''[The Outsiders](/source/Outsiders_(comics))'' vol. 3 #32–33 (with [Dietrich Smith](/source/Dietrich_Smith_(comics)), 2006) collected in ''The Outsiders: Crisis Intervention'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2006, {{ISBN|1-4012-0973-4}})
*''[Black Lightning: Year One](/source/Black_Lightning)'' #1–6 (with [Cully Hamner](/source/Cully_Hamner), 2009) collected as ''Black Lightning: Year One'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2009, {{ISBN|1-4012-2169-6}})

===Marvel Comics===
*''[Captain America](/source/Captain_America_(comic_book))'' vol. 3 #50: "A Moment of Silence" (with [Brian Hurtt](/source/Brian_Hurtt), co-feature, 2002) collected in ''Captain America: Red, White and Blue'' (tpb, 200 pages, 2007, {{ISBN|0-7851-2897-2}})
*''[Miss America Comics 70th Anniversary Special](/source/Miss_America_(Madeline_Joyce))'': "Shipyard Sabotage!!" (with [Andy MacDonald](/source/Andy_MacDonald_(comics)), 2009) collected in ''Timely 70th Anniversary Collection'' (hc, 280 pages, 2010, {{ISBN|0-7851-3899-4}})
*[Spider-Man](/source/Spider-Man):
**''[Black Cat](/source/Black_Cat_(Marvel_Comics))'' vol. 2 #1–4: "The Trophy Hunters" (with [Javier Pulido](/source/Javier_Pulido) and [Javier Rodríguez](/source/Javier_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(artist)) (#2–3), 2010) collected in ''Spider-Man: Black Cat'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2011, {{ISBN|0-7851-4318-1}})
**''[The Amazing Spider-Man](/source/The_Amazing_Spider-Man)'':
*** "Date Night" (with [Stephanie Buscema](/source/Stephanie_Buscema), co-feature in #700, 2013) collected in ''The Amazing Spider-Man: Dying Wish'' (hc, 136 pages, 2013, {{ISBN|0-7851-6523-1}}; tpb, 2013, {{ISBN|0-7851-6524-X}})
*** "Cat and Mouse: A Black Cat Mystery" (with [Emma Ríos](/source/Emma_R%C3%ADos), co-feature in #700.3, 2014) collected in ''The Amazing Spider-Man: Peter Parker, the One and Only'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2014, {{ISBN|0-7851-9010-4}})
*''[Fear Itself: The Worthy](/source/Fear_Itself_(comics))'' #6: "[My Name is Titania](/source/Titania_(Marvel_Comics))" (with [Clayton Henry](/source/Clayton_Henry), [digital minicomic](/source/digital_comics), 2011)
** First published in print as a feature in ''Fear Itself: The Worthy'' (one-shot, 2011)
** Collected in ''Fear Itself: Spider-Man'' (hc, 136 pages, 2012, {{ISBN|0-7851-5804-9}}; tpb, 2012, {{ISBN|0-7851-5703-4}})
*''[The Iron Age](/source/Iron_Man)'' #2: "[On 42nd Street...](/source/Power_Man_and_Iron_Fist)" (with [Nick Dragotta](/source/Nick_Dragotta), anthology, 2011) collected in ''The Iron Age'' (hc, 192 pages, 2011, {{ISBN|0-7851-5269-5}})
*''[Thunderbolts](/source/Thunderbolts_(comics))'' #159: "The Ghost and Mr. Walker" (with [Eric Canete](/source/Eric_Canete), co-feature, 2011) collected in ''Fear Itself: Thunderbolts'' (hc, 136 pages, 2012, {{ISBN|0-7851-5798-0}}; tpb, 2012, {{ISBN|0-7851-5223-7}})
*''[Avengers Solo](/source/Solo_Avengers)'' #1–5: "[Pathfinder](/source/Hawkeye_(Clint_Barton))" (with [Roger Robinson](/source/Roger_Robinson_(comics)), [Al Barrionuevo](/source/Al_Barrionuevo) (#3) and [Declan Shalvey](/source/Declan_Shalvey) (#5), anthology, 2011–2012) collected in ''Avengers Solo'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2012, {{ISBN|0-7851-6071-X}})
*''[Marvel Adventures: Super Heroes](/source/Marvel_Adventures)'' #21: "Super Troupers" (with [Pepe Larraz](/source/Pepe_Larraz), anthology, 2012)
*''[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes](/source/The_Avengers%3A_Earth's_Mightiest_Heroes)'' #9: "The Skies are... Doomed!" (with [Luciano Vecchio](/source/Luciano_Vecchio), anthology, 2013)
*''[Infinity Companion](/source/Infinity_(comic_book))'' (hc, 688 pages, 2014, {{ISBN|0-7851-8886-X}}) includes:
**''[Captain Marvel](/source/Carol_Danvers)'' vol. 6 #15–16 (co-written by Van Meter and [Kelly Sue DeConnick](/source/Kelly_Sue_DeConnick), art by Pat Olliffe, 2013)
**''[Avengers Assemble](/source/Avengers_Assemble_(comics))'' #19 (co-written by Van Meter and Kelly Sue DeConnick, art by [Barry Kitson](/source/Barry_Kitson), 2013)
*''[Savage Wolverine](/source/Savage_Wolverine)'' #18 (with [Rich Ellis](/source/Rich_Ellis), 2014) collected in ''Savage Wolverine: The Best There is'' (hc, 136 pages, 2014, {{ISBN|0-7851-5487-6}}; tpb, 2015, {{ISBN|0-7851-8965-3}})
*''[100th Anniversary Special: Fantastic Four](/source/Fantastic_Four)'' (with [Joanna Estep](/source/Joanna_Estep), one-shot, 2014) collected in ''Marvel: The 100th Anniversary'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2014, {{ISBN|0-7851-5413-2}})

===Other publishers===
*''[Adventures @ eBay](/source/Adventures_%40_eBay)'' (co-written by Van Meter and [Greg Rucka](/source/Greg_Rucka), art by [Judd Winick](/source/Judd_Winick), one-shot, [eBay Publishing](/source/eBay), 2000)
*''[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Blind Target](/source/Mobile_Suit_Gundam_Wing)'' #1–4 (adapted by Van Meter; translated by [Lillian Olsen](/source/Lillian_Olsen); written by [Akemi Omode](/source/Akemi_Omode), drawn by [Sakura Asagi](/source/Sakura_Asagi), [Viz](/source/Viz_Comics), 2000)
*''[Red Sonja: Break the Skin](/source/Red_Sonja)'' (with [Edgar Salazar](/source/Edgar_Salazar), one-shot, [Dynamite](/source/Dynamite_Entertainment), 2011) collected in ''Red Sonja: Travels Volume 2'' (tpb, 280 pages, 2015, {{ISBN|1-6069-0584-8}})
*[Doctor Mirage](/source/Doctor_Mirage_(Shan_Fong_Mirage)) ([Valiant](/source/Valiant_Entertainment)):
**''The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage: Deluxe Edition'' (hc, 272 pages, 2016, {{ISBN|1-6821-5153-0}}) collects:
*** ''The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage'' #1–5 (with [Roberto de la Torre](/source/Roberto_de_la_Torre), 2014–2015) also collected as ''The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2015, {{ISBN|1-9393-4649-5}})
*** ''The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage: Second Lives'' #1–4 (with Roberto de la Torre, 2015–2016) also collected as ''Doctor Mirage: Second Lives'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2016, {{ISBN|1-6821-5129-8}})
*''[Spitball: A CCAD Comics Anthology](/source/Spitball_(comics))'' #1: "Victory Garden" (with [Hannah Ross](/source/Hannah_Ross_(artist)), [Columbus College of Art and Design](/source/Columbus_College_of_Art_and_Design), 2015)
*''[Fresh Romance](/source/Fresh_Romance)'' #7–8: "Don't Break Up the Party" (with [Kyle Latino](/source/Kyle_Latino), digital anthology, [Rosy Press](/source/Rosy_Press), 2016)
*''[Prima](/source/Prima_(comics))'' (with [Rick Burchett](/source/Rick_Burchett), unreleased series intended for publication by [Image](/source/Image_Comics), announced for 2016)<ref>{{cite web |first=Chris |last=Sims |url=http://comicsalliance.com/jen-van-meter-rick-burchett-prima-image-comics-interview/ |title=The A-Team In Toe Shoes: Jen Van Meter And Rick Burchett On The Post-War Ballet Of 'Prima' |publisher=[ComicsAlliance](/source/ComicsAlliance) |date=April 6, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408211043/http://comicsalliance.com/jen-van-meter-rick-burchett-prima-image-comics-interview/ |archivedate=April 8, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.jenvanmeter.com}}
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