J. G. Jones

J. G. Jones
Jones at the Big Apple Convention in Manhattan, October 2, 2010.
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Penciller, Inker
Notable works	52 (covers) Final Crisis Wanted Marvel Boy Noh Varr
Awards	2006 Cover Artist of the Year (Wizard Magazine)
Official website

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

Early life

Jones hails from Walker, Louisiana and attended Louisiana State University and the University of New York at Albany where he received his Masters Degree in Fine Arts.^{[citation needed]}

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 (Vertigo Comics), 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.

Jones' interior art credits include: "Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia" (pencils only) written by Greg Rucka, Mark Millar's Wanted (pencils and inks) published by Top Cow and Grant Morrison's Marvel Boy published by Marvel.

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

Bibliography

Interior work

• Dark Dominion #7-9: "Hell Hath No Fury!" (with Len Wein, Defiant, 1994)
• Rant #1-2 (with Jonathan Larsen, Boneyard, 1994–1995)
• Powers That Be #1: "Fatale" (with Janet Jackson, Joseph James and Jim Shooter, Broadway, 1995)
• Fatale #1-6: "Inherit the Earth" (with Janet Jackson, Joseph James and Jim Shooter, Broadway, 1996)
• Shi: Rekishi #1-2 (with Christopher Golden, Crusade, 1997)
• Tomoe: Unforgettable Fire (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 (with Brian Augustyn, one-shot, Event, 1998)
• Black Widow #1-3 (with Devin Kallie Grayson, Marvel, 1999)
• Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man #12: "Perchance to Dream" (with Paul Jenkins, Marvel, 1999)
• Marvel Boy #1-6 (with Grant Morrison, Marvel, 2000–2001)
• Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia (with Greg Rucka, graphic novel, DC Comics, 2002)
• Wanted #1-6 (with Mark Millar, Top Cow, 2003–2005)
• Final Crisis #1-6 (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics, 2008–2009)
• DC Universe Legacies #1: "Snapshot: Reflection!" (with Len Wein, co-feature, DC Comics, 2010)
• Doc Savage #13-17 (script, with Phil Winsdale, DC Comics, 2011)
• Before Watchmen: Comedian #1-6 (with Brian Azzarello, DC Comics, 2012)

Covers only

• Shi: The Series #4, 6 (Crusade, 1997–1998)
• 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, 2000–2001)
• 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, 2001–2003)
• Nightwing #59, 125 (DC Comics, 2001–2006)
• Superboy #94 (DC Comics, 2002)
• Just a Pilgrim: Garden of Eden #2 (Black Bull, 2002)
• Y: The Last Man #1-17 (Vertigo, 2002–2004)
• The Resistance #1 (Wildstorm, 2002)
• Catwoman #12-16 (DC Comics, 2002–2003)
• 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, 2004–2006)
• Red Sonja #2, 14 (Dynamite, 2005–2006)
• 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, 2006–2007)
• 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, 2009–2011)
• 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, 2010–2011)
• Doc Savage #1-12 (DC Comics, 2010–2011)
• Gen¹³ #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-ongoing (DC Comics, 2011–...)
• Mister Terrific #1-8 (DC Comics, 2011–2012)

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

• J. G. Jones at the Grand Comics Database

External links

• Official website
• J. G. Jones at the Comic Book DB
• September 2006 interview about All-Star Batgirl, Newsarama
• JG Jones Interview