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Noah Van Sciver is a multiple award-winning cartoonist who first came to comic readers' attention with his critically acclaimed, Eisner-nominated comic book series Blammo. His work has appeared in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the Best American Comics, Kramers Ergot, as well as countless graphic anthologies. Van Sciver was a regular contributor to MAD Magazine and has written and drawn numerous bestselling graphic novels including Joseph Smith and the Mormons, One Dirty Tree, Saint Cole and the Fante Bukowski- Struggling Writer series for Fantagraphics books. In 2015 he was the Artist in Residence/fellow at The Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont. His books and comics are translated into more than 6 different languages around the world.
""...Skillfully interweaves Calmity Jane's own exaggerated tales of adventure as a Pony Express rider or a scout for General Custer with glimpses into her struggling childhood as a destitute orphan and early life experiences as a bullwhacker. Van Sciver's artwork, drawn in India ink and colored digitally, is well illustrated and brings the narrative to life visually, reflecting the 'comics even teachers can love' approach of TOON Graphics."" -School Library Journal ""Van Sciver’s successful graphic nonfiction formula sends another tall tale packing. An author’s note preempts the narrative with essential historical context on harmful stereotypes and caricatures of Lakota people. Backmatter from contemporary Indigenous scholar and professor Dr. Susana Geliga (Sicangu Lakota and Boriken Taino) expands this context even further to truly center Indigenous perspectives against the mythic “Wild American West.”... Photographs add authenticity to the lore, while Jane’s unreliability as a narrator and figure is brought into question and deliciously muddies the truth. Engaging and eye-opening.""-Kirkus Reviews ""The truth behind the legend of Calamity Jane is revealed in Noah Van Sciver’s graphic biography Calamity Before Jane... Jane is celebrated as a storyteller, a role in which she excels. Key moments puncture the myths Jane created about herself and the West... Calamity Before Jane gives a sense of the mystique of the historical figure while also pointing out the falsehoods that made her a legend."" -Foreword Reviews
