James Jean
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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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[edit] Works
- Process Recess v. 1 - The Art of James Jean (AdHouse Books)
- Process Recess v. 2 - Portfolio (AdHouse Books)
- Album Art for My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade
- Cover art for Amazing Fantasy(2004) #7-12
- Cover art for Batgirl (2000) #41-57
- Cover art for Batman: War Drums (2004) TPB Vol.1
- Cover art for Batman: War Games (2005) TPB Vol.1-3
- Cover art for The Escapists (2006) #2
- Cover art for Fables (2002) #1-ongoing, TPB Vol.1-9
- Cover art for Fables: The Last Castle (2003) - Reprinted in Fables TPB Vol.4
- Cover art for Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (2006) HC & TPB
- Cover art for Freaks: Alive on the Inside
- Cover art for Free Comic Book Day:The Umbrella Academy (2007)
- Cover art for Green Arrow (2001) #46-59, TPB Vol.6
- Cover art for Jack of Fables (2006) #1-11, TPB Vol.1-2
- Cover art for Machine Teen (2005) #1
- Cover art for Monolith (2004) #6-8
- Cover art for Runaways (2005) #11-12
- Cover art for Superior Showcase (2006) #2
- Cover art for The Umbrella Academy (2007) #1-6
- Penciller for Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (2006) HC & TPB
- Penciller for Meathaus (2001) #1-8
[edit] Interviews
- Chic Today Magazine - Special - The Enchanted World of James Jean
- Youtube video Ken Tanaka interviews James Jean
- Theme Magazine Interview With James Jean
- PopImage Interview With James Jean
- Illustrationmundo.com Spotlight James Jean
[edit] References
- ^ 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."
[edit] External links
- James Jean Website
- James Jean Blog
- James Jean Collaborative Project
- James Jean: Drawing Outside the Box
- James Jeanius: Mr. Jean's original drawings and sketches.
- Short feature on James Jean
- An Audio Interview with James Jean by SiDEBAR