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Name
  
Gerard Jones


Role
  
Author

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Born
  
July 10, 1957 (age 66) Cut Bank, Montana, United States (
1957-07-10
)

Occupation
  
Nonfiction writer, novelist, short story writer, comic book writer

Books
  
Men Of Tomorrow, Killing Monsters, Let's Talk Soccer: Using Ga, Oktane, Green Lantern: The Road

Similar People
  
Keith Giffen, Gene Ha, Mike Parobeck, Louise Simonson, Pat Broderick

Men of Tomorrow with author Gerard Jones - Comic Geek Speak - Episode 70


Gerard Jones (born July 10, 1957) is an American writer, known primarily for his non-fiction and comic book work.

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Early life

Jones was born in Cut Bank, Montana, and raised in the California towns of Los Gatos and Gilroy,

Career

From 1983 to 1988, Jones and Will Jacobs were contributors to National Lampoon magazine. They also wrote a humor book, The Beaver Papers, parodying the TV series Leave It to Beaver, and a history of comics, 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 Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Viz Media, Malibu Comics and other publishers, including such series as Green Lantern, Justice League, Prime, Ultraforce, El Diablo, Wonder Man, Martian Manhunter, Elongated Man, The Shadow, Pokémon Adventures, Dragon Ball, Batman and, with Jacobs, The Trouble with Girls.

Since 1993, Jones has been primarily a writer of 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 Look, Up in the Sky: The Amazing Story of Superman, American Masters: Lucille Ball, Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America, and other documentaries.

Personal life

Jones resides in San Francisco. He was arrested on December 29, 2016 on charges of child pornography. His lawyer entered a plea of "not guilty".

Awards

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

    Gerard Jones Wikipedia