J. G. Jones

J. G. Jones is an American comic book artist, known for his work on titles such as Wanted and Final Crisis.

Early life

Jones hails from Walker, Louisiana and attended Louisiana State University and the University at Albany, SUNY where he received his Master of Fine Arts degree.

Career

Jones is best known for his work as cover artist on various comic book series, including a stint on Brian K. Vaughan's Y: The Last Man and for DC Comics, the six-issue limited series Villains United written by Gail Simone, as well as all 52 covers for the maxi-series 52.

In 1999, Jones and writer Devin K. Grayson introduced the Yelena Belova character in the Black Widow limited series. The following year, Jones collaborated with writer Grant Morrison on the Marvel Boy limited series.

Jones' interior art credits include Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia written by Greg Rucka and Mark Millar's Wanted published by Top Cow Productions.

Jones was intended to be the sole artist on the Grant Morrison DC event series Final Crisis. However, due to delays, Jones was assisted by artists Carlos Pacheco, Marco Rudy, and Doug Mahnke for issues #4â€"6, and replaced for issue #7 by Mahnke. Jones noted that "Any problems completing the series are my own. I love Doug Mahnkeâ€™s art, and he would have probably been a better choice to draw this series in the first place."

Since then, Jones has been mostly providing covers for DC Comics, on titles such as Batman and Robin, Doc Savage, Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. and Mister Terrific. Before Watchmen: Comedian, written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Jones was published in 2012-2013.

Bibliography

Interior work

Dark Dominion #7-9: "Once a Hero!" (with Len Wein, Defiant Comics, 1994)
Rant #1-2 (with Jonathan Larsen, Boneyard Press, 1994â€"1995)
Fatale (with Jim Shooter and Jay Jay Jackson, Broadway Comics):
- "Fatale" (in Powers That Be #1, 1995)
- "Inherit the Earth" (in Fatale #1-6, 1996)
Shi: Rekishi #1-2 (with Christopher Golden, Crusade Comics, 1997)
Tomoe: Unforgettable Fire: "The Face You Had Before You Were Born" (with Tony Bedard, one-shot, Crusade, 1997)
Shi: The Series #1-3, 5 (with Tony Bedard, Crusade, 1997)
Shi: Black, White and Red #1-2 (with Thomas E. Sniegoski, Crusade, 1998)
Painkiller Jane/Darkchylde: "Lost in a Dream" (with Brian Augustyn, one-shot, Event Comics, 1998)
Black Widow #1-3: "The Itsy-Bitsy Spider" (with Devin K. Grayson, Marvel Comics, 1999)
Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man #12: "Perchance to Dream" (with Paul Jenkins, Marvel, 1999)
Marvel Boy #1-6 (with Grant Morrison, Marvel, 2000â€"2001)
Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia (with Greg Rucka, graphic novel, DC Comics, 2002)
Wanted #1-6 (with Mark Millar, Top Cow, 2003â€"2005)
The Avengers #503 (with Brian Michael Bendis, among other artists, Marvel, 2004)
52 #16: "The Origin of Black Adam" (with Mark Waid, co-feature, DC Comics, 2006)
Final Crisis #1-6 (with Grant Morrison, Carlos Pacheco and Doug Mahnke, DC Comics, 2008â€"2009)
DC Universe: Legacies #1: "Snapshot: Reflection!" (with Len Wein, co-feature, DC Comics, 2010)
Doc Savage #13-17 (script, with Qing Ping Mui (artist), DC Comics, 2011)
Before Watchmen: Comedian #1-6 (with Brian Azzarello, DC Comics, 2012-2013)

Covers only

Shi: The Series #4, 6 (Crusade, 1997â€"1998)
Warlock #1 (Marvel, 1999)
Peter Parker: Spider-Man Annual '99 (Marvel, 1999)
Aria/Angela #1 (Image, 2000)
Gatecrasher: Ring of Fire #1-2 (Black Bull, 2000)
Weather Woman #1 (CPM Manga, 2000)
Wildcats #13-17 (Wildstorm, 2000â€"2001)
Just a Pilgrim #1 (Black Bull, 2001)
Birds of Prey #31 (DC Comics, 2001)
Transmetropolitan #46-48 (Vertigo, 2001)
Codename: Knockout #3, 15-23 (Vertigo, 2001â€"2003)
Nightwing #59, 125 (DC Comics, 2001â€"2006)
Superboy #94 (DC Comics, 2002)
Just a Pilgrim: Garden of Eden #2 (Black Bull, 2002)
Y: The Last Man #1-17 (Vertigo, 2002â€"2004)
The Resistance #1 (Wildstorm, 2002)
Catwoman #12-16 (DC Comics, 2002â€"2003)
Captain Marvel #5 (Marvel, 2003)
Captain America: What Price Glory? #2 (Marvel, 2003)
The Avengers #65-71 (Marvel, 2003)
Wonder Woman #200-203, 205-210, 212-213, 215-226 (DC Comics, 2004â€"2006)
Red Sonja #2, 14 (Dynamite, 2005â€"2006)
Serenity #1 (Dark Horse, 2005)
Villains United #1-6 (DC Comics, 2005)
Army of Darkness vs. Re-Animator #1 (Dynamite, 2005)
Helios: In with the New #1 (Speakeasy, 2005)
Captain Atom: Armageddon #2, 5, 8 (Wildstorm, 2006)
52 #1-52 (DC Comics, 2006â€"2007)
Savage Dragon #128 (Image, 2006)
Snakes on a Plane #1 (Wildstorm, 2006)
Deathblow #2 (Wildstorm, 2007)
Justice League of America #4 (DC Comics, 2007)
Countdown to Final Crisis #23, 35 (DC Comics, 2007)
Potter's Field #1 (Boom! Studios, 2007)
Supernatural: Origins #6 (Wildstorm, 2007)
Final Crisis: Requiem #1 (DC Comics, 2008)
Final Crisis #7 (DC Comics, 2009)
Batman #687 (DC Comics, 2009)
Batman and Robin #1, 22-26 (DC Comics, 2009â€"2011)
Batman: Streets of Gotham #1 (DC Comics, 2009)
Detective Comics #854 (DC Comics, 2009)
Gotham City Sirens #1 (DC Comics, 2009)
Red Robin #1 (DC Comics, 2009)
The Outsiders #19 (DC Comics, 2009)
The Shield #1 (DC Comics, 2009)
The Web #1 (DC Comics, 2009)
Batman/Doc Savage Special #1 (DC Comics, 2009)
First Wave #1-6 (DC Comics, 2010â€"2011)
Doc Savage #1-12 (DC Comics, 2010â€"2011)
GenÂ¹Â³ #37 (Wildstorm, 2010)
First Wave Special #1 (DC Comics, 2011)
Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search #1 (DC Comics, 2011)
Green Lantern #67 (DC Comics, 2011)
Flashpoint: Hal Jordan #3 (DC Comics, 2011)
Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #1-7 (DC Comics, 2011â€"2012)
Mister Terrific #1-8 (DC Comics, 2011â€"2012)

Awards

2006: Nominated for "Best Cover Artist" Eisner Award, for Codename: Knockout and Transmetropolitan
2006: Nominated for "Best Penciller/Inker" Eisner Award, for Wanted

References

External links

J. G. Jones at the Comic Book DB
J. G. Jones at the Grand Comics Database
J. G. Jones at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
J. G. Jones at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
J. G. Jones 2013 Super Hero Speak Interview

Thursday, March 26, 2015