Jimmy Janes
| Jimmy Janes | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jimmy Janes July 17, 1947 New York City, United States |
| Died | September 1, 2020 (aged 73) |
| Area | Penciller, Inker |
Notable works | Legion of Super-Heroes |
Jimmy Janes (July 17, 1947 – September 1, 2020)[1] was an American comics artist and storyboard artist best known for his work on DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes series.
Early life
Jimmy Janes was born July 17, 1947[1] on Staten Island, New York and graduated from the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan.[2]
Career
His first published work in the comics industry appeared in Greaser Comics #2 (1972), an underground comix written by George DiCaprio and published by Rip Off Press.[3] He then drew stories for Charlton Comics, Marvel Comics, and Warren Publishing over the course of the next several years.[4] Janes began working for DC Comics in 1980 when he became the penciller of the Legion of Super-Heroes as of #263 (May 1980). He drew 15 issues of that series,[5] including "The Exaggerated Death of Ultra Boy" storyline which was written by Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas, and Paul Levitz as well as the Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes limited series (January–March 1981) written by E. Nelson Bridwell and Paul Kupperberg.[6][7]
At Marvel Comics, he pencilled Marvel Team-Up #95 (July 1980) which featured Spider-Man meeting Mockingbird, the new superheroic identity of Bobbi Morse.[8] Janes was one of several artists to draw the comics adaptation of Xanadu in Marvel Super Special #17 (Summer 1980).[9] After concluding his run on the Legion of Super-Heroes with issue #282 (December 1981), Janes drew a back-up story for Moon Knight #16 (February 1982)[4] and then moved into the animation profession.
In 1988, Janes was a character designer and storyboard artist on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated television series.[10] He later worked on other animated series such as Batman: The Animated Series, Exosquad, Extreme Ghostbusters, The Incredible Hulk, The Karate Kid, RoboCop: Alpha Commando, Spider-Man: The Animated Series, Swamp Thing, and X-Men: The Animated Series.[5]
Janes died on September 1, 2020, at the age of 73.[1]
Bibliography
Charlton Comics
- The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves #36 (1973)
- Scary Tales #20 (1979)
DC Comics
- Dragonlance #14 (1989)
- Ghosts #90, 95 (covers only) (1980)
- Green Lantern #135 (cover only) (1980)
- House of Mystery #314 (1983)
- Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 2 #263–267, 269–271, 273, 275, 277–280, 282 (1980–1981)
- Secrets of Haunted House #31 (cover only) (1980)
- Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1–3 (1981)
- The Superman Family #203, 213 ("The Private Life of Clark Kent"), #212 ("Mr. & Mrs. Superman") (1980–1981)
- Time Warp #5 (1980)
- The Unexpected #201, 205–206 (covers only) (1980–1981)
- Unknown Soldier #243 (1980)
- World's Finest Comics #265 (Green Arrow) (1980)
Collected editions
- Legion of Super-Heroes: Before the Darkness Vol. 1 includes Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 2 #263–267, 269–271 and Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1–3, 340 pages, February 2021 ISBN 9781779507594
- Legion of Super-Heroes: Before the Darkness Vol. 2 includes Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 2 #273, 275, 277–280, and 282, 360 pages, February 2022 ISBN 9781779510778
Heroic Publishing
- Eternity Smith #1 (1987)
- The Marksman #1 (1988)
Marvel Comics
- Marvel Feature #8 (Ant-Man/Hank Pym) (1973)
- Marvel Super Special #17 (Xanadu adaptation) (1980)
- Marvel Team-Up #95 (Spider-Man and Mockingbird) (1980)
- Moon Knight #16 (1982)
Renegade Press
- Eternity Smith #2, 5 (1986–1987)
Rip Off Press
- Greaser Comics #2 (1972)
Warren Publishing
- 1984 #2–4, 7 (1978–1979)
- Eerie #46, 100, 104–105 (1973–1979)
- Rook Magazine #1 (1979)
- Vampirella #84 (1979)
References
- ^ a b c Ford, Jim (August 2022). "In Memoriam Jim Janes". Back Issue! (137). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 8.
- ^ Barr, Mike W. (April 1981). "DC Profile #70 - Jimmy Janes". World's Finest Comics (268). DC Comics.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Jim Janes". www.lambiek.net. April 12, 2015.
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- ^ a b Dominguez, Noah (September 4, 2020). "Jim Janes, DC Comics Artist and TMNT Cartoon Storyboarder, Passes Away". cbr.com.
Comic book artist and cartoon storyboarder Jim Janes -- known for his work on such comics as Legion of Super-Heroes and shows as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles -- has passed away.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Manning, Matthew K. (2010). "1980s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.). DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
This was DC's third foray into the world of the world of the miniseries...Plotted by E. Nelson Bridwell, with a script by Paul Kupperberg, Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes featured the art of Jim Janes.
- ^ Ford, Jim (August 2022). "The Secrets Behind the Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes". Back Issue! (137). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 3–8.
- ^ Eury, Michael (2022). "Chapter 3: Marvel Team-Up". The Team-Up Companion. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 85. ISBN 978-1605491127.
- ^ Friedt, Stephan (July 2016). "Marvel at the Movies - The House of Ideas' Hollywood Adaptations of the 1970s and 1980s". Back Issue! (89). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 64.
The interior [art] was a group effort with over a dozen people credited with different aspects of the artwork (including layouts by Rich Buckler and Jimmy Janes, and finished pencils by Michael Nasser [Netzer], Brent Anderson, Joe Brozowski, Al Milgrom, and Bill Sienkiewicz).
- ^ Bails, Jerry (n.d.). "Janes, Jim". Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928–1999.
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External links
- Jimmy Janes at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Jimmy Janes at IMDb
- Jimmy Janes at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
- Jimmy Janes at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators