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* [http://www.lostateminor.com/2007/05/28/james-jean-revisited/ Short feature on James Jean]
* [http://www.lostateminor.com/2007/05/28/james-jean-revisited/ Short feature on James Jean]
* [http://www.giantrobot.com/blogs/eric/2009/12/james-jean-talk-at-janm-biennale.html/ James Jean at the JANM for the Giant Robot Biennale]
* [http://www.giantrobot.com/blogs/eric/2009/12/james-jean-talk-at-janm-biennale.html/ James Jean at the JANM for the Giant Robot Biennale]
*[http://www.marthaotero.com/exhibitions/ at Martha Otero Gallery]

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James Jean
File:1001NoS.jpg
James Jean's cover illustration for the 2006 book Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall, published by Vertigo Comics.
NationalityTaiwanese-American
EducationSchool of Visual Arts in New York "Bio"
Known forPainting

James Jean is a Taiwanese-American award winning artist and illustrator living in Los Angeles.

He was born in Taiwan but was raised in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey.[2] He was educated at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Upon graduating in 2001, he quickly became an acclaimed cover artist for DC Comics, garnering seven Eisner awards, three consecutive Harvey awards, two gold medals and a silver from the Society of Illustrators of LA, and a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators of NY. He has also contributed to many national and international publications. His clients include Time Magazine, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Spin, ESPN, Atlantic Records, Target, Playboy, Knopf, Prada among others. He has also illustrated covers for the comic book series Fables and The Umbrella Academy, for which he has won six Eisner Awards for "Best Cover Artist".[3]

Published works

James Jean currently has seven published works, all of which collect his illustrations and art: Process Recess volumes 1 - 3 (v2 & v3 have both a regular and a special edition), Fables: Covers, XOXO and Kindling. The Process Recess volumes display Jean's process in his illustrations, by showing both the original sketches and the final coloring, Process Recess is also the name of his blog, which includes similar content. Fables: Covers is a collection of the cover art illustrations James Jean has made for the comic book series Fables. Finally, XOXO is a selection of his illustrations displayed in the form of postcards.[1]

  • Process Recess (2005) [4]
  • Process Recess 2: Portfolio (2007) [5]
  • Xoxo: Hugs and Kisses (2008) [6]
  • Fables: Covers (2008) [7]
  • Process Recess 3: The Hallowed Seam (2009) [8]
  • Kindling: 12 Removable Prints (2009) [9]
  • Rift (2010) [10]

References

  1. ^ a b "James Jean Web Site" Cite error: The named reference "lifelounge" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ Seman, Rob "He draws on comic book love", Daily Record (Morristown), March 30, 2004. Accessed August 30, 2007. "Jean, who grew up in Parsippany on Westminster Drive, was a weekly customer at Funnybooks, on North Beverwyck Road, but never expected his work would one day wind up on store shelves."
  3. ^ Irvine, Alex (2008), "Fables", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The Vertigo Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, pp. 72–81, ISBN 0-7566-4122-5, OCLC 213309015
  4. ^ Process Recess - AdHouse Books catalog
  5. ^ Process Recess 2 - AdHouse Books catalog
  6. ^ Xoxo - Chronicle Books catalog
  7. ^ Fables Covers - DC Comics catalog
  8. ^ Process Recess 3 - AdHouse Books catalog
  9. ^ Kindling - Chronicle Books catalog
  10. ^ Rift - Chronicle books catalog

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