James Jean

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James Jean's cover illustration for the 2006 book Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall, published by Vertigo Comics.
James Jean's cover illustration for the 2006 book Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall, published by Vertigo Comics.

James Jean (born 1979) is a Taiwanese-American award winning artist and illustrator living in Los Angeles.

He was born in Taiwan but and was raised in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey.[1] 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 five consecutive 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.

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  1. ^ 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."

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