Gerard Jones (born July 10, 1957) is an American writer, known primarily for his non-fiction work about American entertainment media, and his

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scripting, which includes co-creating the superhero

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for

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, and writing for the

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and

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lines for

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. In 2018, Jones was convicted of possession of child pornography, and sentenced to six years in prison.

Early life

Jones was born in

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, and raised in the California towns of

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and Gilroy.

Career

From 1983 to 1988, Jones and his writing partner Will Jacobs were contributors to '' National Lampoon'' magazine. From 1984 to 1986, Jones and Jacobs wrote articles about the Silver Age of Comics for the hobbyist publication '' Comics Feature''. They also wrote ''The Beaver Papers'' – a book parodying the TV series '' Leave It to Beaver'' – and ''The Comic Book Heroes: From the Silver Age to the Present.'' He and Jacobs returned to humorous fiction in 2014 with ''The Beaver Papers 2'' and ''My Pal Splendid Man''. From 1987 to 2001, Jones wrote comic books for

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, and other publishers, including such series as ''

'', ''

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'', '' El Diablo'', ''

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'', '' Elongated Man'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Dragon Ball'', '' Batman'', and – with Jacobs – '' The Trouble with Girls''. Since 1993, Jones has written primarily non-fiction books, mainly concerning American culture and media, including television comedy (''Honey I'm Home''), violence in entertainment (''Killing Monsters''), and comic-book history (''Men of Tomorrow''). He appears in documentaries, including '' Look, Up in the Sky: The Amazing Story of Superman'', ''

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'', and ''Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America''.

Personal life

The residence of Jones and his wife is in

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Possession of images of child sexual abuse

Jones was arrested in December 2016 on charges of distributing and possessing images of child sexual abuse. His lawyer first entered a plea of "not guilty", but in April 2018 Jones changed his plea to "guilty", admitting that the police had found "numerous electronic devices containing tens of thousands of images and hundreds of videos of child pornography" in his home. In August 2018, Jones was sentenced to six years in prison, followed by a five-year period of supervised release, with an unspecified amount of restitution to be paid to his victims. Jones subsequently began writing about his experiences in prison, and about the life events that led him to commit his crimes; these writings were collected by his friends and former colleagues, and posted online.Green Lantern Writer Gerard Jones Writes a Blog From Prison
by

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, at

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; published May 8, 2020; retrieved July 31, 2021

Awards

*2005 Eisner Award, Best Comics-Related Book: ''Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book''

Bibliography

Books

* ''The Beaver Papers: The Story of the Lost Season'' (with Will Jacobs, Crown Publishers, 1984, ) * ''Honey I'm Home: Sitcoms Selling the American Dream'' (St. Martin's Griffin, 1993, ) * ''The Comic Book Heroes: The First History of Modern Comic Books – From the Silver Age to the Present'' (with Will Jacobs,

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1985, 1996 – revised edition – ) * ''Killing Monsters: Why Children Need Fantasy, Superheroes and Make-Believe Violence'' ( Basic Books, 2003, ) * ''Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book'' (Basic Books, 2005, )

Comics

* ''2099 Unlimited'' #1–10 * ''Batman: Fortunate Son'', DC Comics, 1999 * ''Batman: Jazz'' #1–3 * '' Dragon Ball'' (English translation),

1998–2004 * ''Dragon Ball Z'' (English translation), Viz Media, 1998–2006 * ''Dragon Ball: Full Color'' (English translation), Viz Media, 2014–current * '' El Diablo'', DC Comics, 1989–1991 * '' Elongated Man'' #1–4 * ''Freex'' #1–18 * ''Godwheel'' #0–3 * ''

'' (Volume 3) #1–47, DC Comics, 1990–1993 * '' Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn'' #2–6 (With

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, M.D. Bright and Romeo Tanghal), DC Comics, 1989–1990 * ''Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn II'' #1–6, DC Comics, 1991 * '' Green Lantern: Mosaic'' #1–18, DC Comics, 1992–1993 * ''Guy Gardner: Reborn'' #1–3 * ''

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'' #1–10 * ''Hulk 2099'' #1–10 * ''

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'' #14–57, Annual #2–5 * ''Justice League America'' #0, 93–113, Annual #9 * ''Justice League Spectacular'' #1 * '' Martian Manhunter: American Secrets'',

* ''Oktane'' (with

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, 1996, ) * ''

'' Volumes 1–14 (English translation), Viz Media, 2000–2003, 2009–2011 * ''Power of Prime'' #1–4, Malibu Comics, 1995 * ''Prime'' #1–26, Malibu Comics, 1993–1995 * ''Prime'' #1–15, Malibu Comics, 1995–1996 * ''Prime/Captain America'' #1 * ''Prime vs. Incredible Hulk'' #1 * ''

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'' (English translation), Viz Media, 1993–2006 * ''The Score'' #1–4 (with

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, Piranha Press, 1989–1990) * ''Solitaire'' #1–12 * '' The Trouble with Girls'' (with Will Jacobs and Tim Hamilton,

, 1987) * ''Ultraforce'' #0–6 * ''Wonder Man'' #1–29, Marvel Comics, 1991–1994

References

External links

''The Porn Prison''
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