Kelley Jones' Batman

[Mac Man]

I was always a fan of Jones' work on Batman during the Knightfall period, and I was wondering if anyone had any OA (any sort) from him that they wouldn't mind sharing?

 

THANKS!

[mister_not_so_nice]

Word is Kelley Jones keeps all of his OA. So the only stuff out there is his inker's share of the art. If this is wrong, I'd love to know where to see more K.Jones art for sale.

 

Not much BATMAN on this, but this is a page I USED TO own. . .

[mister_not_so_nice]

My only other K.Jones pages (not to be confused with a KJ page) are a BATMAN Haunted Gotham page and one CRUSADES page.

[shiverbones]

I searched high & low in the early/mid 90's for Kelly Jones OA. I ended up with 1 sandman page & 1 Grimjack page. I would love a page with ragman, deadman or scarecrow from his batman run, or any page from the Deadman prestige books.

[batman_fan]

I have never been a huge Jones fan but from time to time it shows upon Ebay and if memory serves me, not too expensive. My favorite more recent Batman artist has to be Norm Breyfogle.

[Mac Man]

He just really captured the gothic, dark, and "scary" aspect of Batman that I really enjoyed. While I know many didn't like the "long ears" that were characteristic of his work, it was never a problem for me- in fact, something distinct about his take that I liked.

 

I didn't realize he kept his work though... probably why I haven't had much luck in finding any

[Nexus]

My understanding is that any Kelley Jones art on the market came via his inker, John Beatty. I know a good friend of Jones' and he has asked Jones about selling his art. Sorry to say, he has no plans to do so anytime soon. The good news is that he still has all his BATMAN and SANDMAN art, so at least we all know where it is.

[shiverbones]

The Sandman page I had was inked by PC Russell, so I guess that one came from him.

[Mac Man]

Any idea if he does conventions where fans can get sketches?

[Pirate]

He hasn't been at any of the shows I've gone to recently

[Hart1000]

Here you go... Batman: Haunted Gotham #1, pg. 39

 

[Mac Man]

Here you go... Batman: Haunted Gotham #1, pg. 39

 

 

Oh man... check that middle panel out!!! THAT'S what I'm talking about! Very nice!

 

That's too bad to hear Pirate as this was one artist I was going to be bugging you or Jon about. Sigh. Still plenty on my list for spring and summer

[Jayman]

I have the Deadman Love After Death promotional poster and recieved an email from a lurker on the boards showing me the original art he has for it. Very cool stuff as you can see he just rendered one side of the framing art and flipped it later.

 

The owner verifies that this is only one of 4 pieces that are floating around that KJ hasn't kept for himself.

[shiverbones]

yowza! That is the stuff right there!

[john72tex]

Here's a Lobo Kelley drew for me back around '92: http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Page=1&Order=Date&Piece=266627&GSub=40857&GCat=0&UCat=0

[otherworldsj33]

I very much like his art. Just wishful thinking, but I would love to own a Batman cover or splash by him.

[TLC55555]

Kelley doesn't sell his artwork. The only pages that have hit the market have been from the inkers (Malcolm Jones III, John Beatty, etc.) and some the Kelley has given away. He also never seems to be at shows. Here's some of his art from my collection. He's the only artist I collect at this point.

 

Red Rain

Red Rain

Bloodstorm

Bloodstorm

Bloodstorm

Bloodstorm

Bloodstorm

Bloodstorm

Bloodstorm

Bloodstorm

Bloodstorm

Bloodstorm

Bloodstorm

Crimson Mist

 

[Tatterdamillion]

Rad Jones collection. I don't understand why she isn't more beloved.

[shiverbones]

it's a he

 

 

INCREDIBLE collection! You really have some phenomenal pages!

[TLC55555]

 

INCREDIBLE collection! You really have some phenomenal pages!

 

Thanks! Red Rain is my favorite Batman story of all time. Actually, the trilogy of Red Rain, Bloodstorm and Crimson Mist is a great read. The story/writing in combination with Kelley's art and Malcolm/John's inking make it a classic to me.