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Jason Pearson
BornJason Trent Pearson
August 29,1970
Los Angeles, CA
DiedDecember 19,2022
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, Penciller, Inker, Colourist
Notable works
Legion of Super-Heroes
The Dragon: Blood & Guts
Global Frequency
Body Bags

Jason Pearson was an American comic book writer/artist, known for his work on books such as Legion of Super-Heroes, The Dragon: Blood & Guts, Global Frequency, and his own creator-owned series, Body Bags.

Pearson is also one of the original members of the Atlanta, Georgia-based Gaijin Studios, and has participated in several Gaijin Studios-related projects.

Career

Pearson debuted in comics with a back-up story in Legion of Super-Heroes #22 in 1991, and Pearson described series writer Keith Giffen one of his mentors.[1]

In 1992, Gaijin Studios were in talks with Image Comics to do an 11-issue anthology series entitled Ground Zero, featuring the work of the current studio members. The series was to have debuted Pearson's Body Bags, but Image ultimately passed on the series. Pearson continued developing the concept of Body Bags, and it ultimately saw print as a four issue mini-series as the debut title for the Blanc Noir line of titles produced by Gaijin Studios for Dark Horse Comics.

In 1998, Pearson began work on a sequel to Body Bags. Intended as a six issue mini-series, Pearson had begun illustrating it when he was struck with an illness that left him unable to work for several months. When he returned to work, he found himself unhappy with the work he had done so far and opted to focus on other work for the time being. He did several short stories for America's Best Comics and Wildstorm. His first full issue after Body Bags was Global Frequency #11, which itself was delayed numerous months before release.

In 2004, Wildstorm announced and solicited a four issue mini-series written and drawn by Pearson called Redbird, but the series was delayed and ultimately cancelled before it saw print. In an interview for Newsarama prior to the cancellation, Pearson said that Redbird was intended to be a trilogy of mini-series for the character.[1]

In 2005, 12 Gauge Comics reprinted the original Body Bags four issue mini-series in a collected edition. Later, they released the first new Body Bags material in years, Body Bags: 3 The Hard Way. In addition to publishing Body Bags through 12 Gauge, he is also on staff as the Director of Development.

Later in 2008, the Body Bags: One Shot special was released, with 48 pages of all-new material. In 2009, he drew the Joker's Asylum: Penguin one-shot for DC Comics.

In 2015, Pearson successfully Kickstarted Body Bags: Don't Die Until I Kill You, raising $39,514, nearly double his initial campaign of $20,000.[2] As of September 2022, it has not been completed or sent to backers, and no update has been given on the Kickstarter since 2018.

In September 2022, Pearson accused African-American artist Afua Richardson of being an "outsider" in the comics industry, and that she is only successful because of her beauty.[3] The two exchanged words on a Facebook post, where others accused him of racism, based on then-recent complaints about black actors getting roles traditionally given to whites. He issued a statement apologizing, but doubled down on the previous statement in the comments.

Bibliography

Interior comic work includes:

Covers only

Notes

  1. ^ a b Catching Up With Jason Pearson Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, Newsarama, June 25, 2004
  2. ^ Johnston, Rich (2021-09-24). "Jason Pearson's Body Bags Back For 2022 As #1 CGC 9.8 Goes To Auction". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  3. ^ Johnston, Rich (2022-09-06). "Jason Pearson Says Afua Richardson Gets Work Because She's Beautiful". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved 2022-09-07.

References

Interviews

Preceded by Legion of Super-Heroes artist
(with layouts by Keith Giffen)
1991 		Succeeded by
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