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Joëlle Jones (born February 20, 1980) is an American
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and writer, best known for her work on '' Lady Killer'', a series published in 2015–2017 by
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, for her cover work on various
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series, and for her work writing and illustrating
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series including ''
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'' and ''
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''.


Early life

Joëlle Jones is a native of
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. She attended the
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, where she studied
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. She left school to pursue comic book illustration. She stayed in the
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area for several years, where she worked as a freelance artist for
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and
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.


Career

Jones's first credited work was as a colorist for Harris Comics in 2004, back when the company had the rights to
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. In 2006, her illustrations appeared in the anthology ''Sexy Chix'', published by Dark Horse Comics. The following year, she drew "How are the new Three Little Pigs adjusting to being pigs?", which appeared in ''
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'' #59, a fantasy series published by the
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imprint
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. She returned to the ''Fables'' universe in 2015 with "The Last Geppetto Story" (which appeared in Issue 150) and ''Fables: The Wolf Among Us'' Digital Issue 26. Jones and writer/editor Jamie S. Rich collaborated on the 2006
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book ''12 Reasons Why I Love Her'' (2006), her first long-form work. She and Rich would later collaborate on other Oni series, including ''You Have Killed Me'' (2009) and ''Spell Checkers'' (2010-2013). In 2008, Minx (a short-lived
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imprint) published the graphic novel ''Token'', which was written by
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's ''Barnaby'' series; Jones created the artwork. ''Troublemaker'' was released in two parts and then released as a collected trade paperback in 2011. In 2015 Dark Horse Comics published '' Lady Killer'', a miniseries Jones illustrated and co-wrote with Rich about a 1960s housewife who moonlights as an assassin, later collected in trade paperback form. In 2016, Jones received three Eisner Awards nominations for her work on ''Lady Killer'' and on ''Brides of Helheim'': Best Limited Series, Best Penciller/Inker, and Best Cover Artist. During the 2010s, Jones continued illustrating titles published by Oni Press, including ''House of Night'', ''Helheim'', and ''Brides of Helheim''. She also illustrated the graphic novel adaptation of '' The Girl Who Owned a City'', which was published in 2012 by Graphic Universe. In 2016 Jones wrote ''Lady Killer 2'', a five-issue sequel miniseries to the 2015 miniseries, taking on sole writing duties on the title. In September 2017, artwork inspired by Jones's style was used as part of the runway backdrop at
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's spring 2018 exhibition in Milan. In 2015 and 2016, Jones illustrated and sometimes drew covers for several issues of
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's ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and '' Ms. Marvel''. Jones participated in DC Talent Development Workshop in early 2016 as a writer. ''New Talent Showcase 2016'' #1, which featured her
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story, was published that November. At the DC Press Breakfast held during the July 2016
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, DC announced that Jones signed an exclusivity contract with the publisher. Between 2016 and 2017, Jones illustrated the four-part DC series '' Supergirl: Being Super'' written by
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. On March 30, 2017, DC announced that her artwork would be used as the basis for a new series of statues in their Cover Girls line, making her the first female designer of the line. The first four statues were released in 2018, depicting the characters
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,
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,
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, Mera. Subsequent statues were released of
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,
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,
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, and Huntress. In July 2017, DC announced that Jones would draw both the covers and interior art for the
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version of ''
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'', starting with issue #33, making her the first female artist to draw covers and interior pages on more than two consecutive Batman-centric issues in the character's history. In April 2018, DC announced that Jones would write and draw a new ''Catwoman'' series. The first issue was released on July 4, 2018, the same day as ''Batman'' #50, which depicted Batman and Catwoman's wedding. The issue also featured the first appearance of the villain Raina Creel, the First Lady of Villa Hermosa. Jones is the regular writer on the series, and also drew the first six issues. In 2021, following the events of '' Dark Nights: Death Metal'', Jones created the character of Yara Flor / Wonder Girl who was featured in the
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event before making her appearance in the DC Universe proper in Wonder Girl #1 in 2021. In February 2022, Jones came under fire for reportedly tracing Pepe Larraz's art for her work on ''Trial of the Amazons''. In April 2023, Jones became one of the founding members of the comic book company DSTLRY. In January 2024, it was announced that Jones would serve as one of the artist for the 2024 relaunch of the IDW ''
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'' series written by Jason Aaron.


Personal life

As of 2017, Jones is based in Los Angeles.


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Joelle Living people Pacific Northwest College of Art alumni American female comics artists Marvel Comics people DC Comics people 1980 births 21st-century American artists Artists from Idaho Writers from Boise, Idaho 21st-century American women writers