Jim McDermott

About The Author

Jim McDermott is a magazine editor, screenwriter, pop culture super fan, and Catholic priest. Originally from the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Jim grew up on a steady diet of Justice League, X-Men, Star Wars, the White Sox, and The Lord of the Rings. After college he entered the Jesuits, a Catholic religious order, where he studied spirituality and made kung fu films with kids on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. After being ordained a priest, he earned a screenwriting degree at UCLA, and has since worked as a TV writer and consultant on Preacher, Evil, and One Day at a Time, and as an editor at America Magazine in New York, where he specializes in writing about how pop culture helps us be braver, better human beings.

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Books by Jim McDermott

The World of Funko: Harry Potter

Includes Collectible Harry Potter Bitty Pop!

By Jim McDermott

This unique and comprehensive visual encyclopedia to the Funko Pops of the Wizarding World not only includes all of Funko’s Harry Potter collectibles to date, but also showcases Funko Pops of the major characters and creatures from the films—including every single one of their variants.

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