Jimmy Janes Explained
Jimmy Janes (July 17, 1947 – September 1, 2020)[1] was an American comics artist and storyboard artist best known for his work on DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes series.
Early life
Jimmy Janes was born July 17, 1947 on Staten Island, New York and graduated from the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan.[2]
Career
His first published work in the comics industry appeared in Greaser Comics #2 (1972), an underground comix published by Rip Off Press.[3] He then drew stories for Charlton Comics, Marvel Comics, and Warren Publishing over the course of the next several years. Janes began working for DC Comics in 1980 when he became the penciller of the Legion of Super-Heroes as of #263 (May 1980). He drew 15 issues of that series[4] including "The Exaggerated Death of Ultra Boy" storyline as well as the Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes limited series.[5] [6] Janes was one of several artists to draw the comics adaptation of Xanadu in Marvel Super Special #17 (Summer 1980).[7] After concluding his run on the Legion of Super-Heroes with issue #282 (December 1981), Janes drew a back-up story for Moon Knight #16 (February 1982) and then moved into the animation profession.
In 1988, Janes was a character designer and storyboard artist on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated television series.[8] He later worked on other animated series such as , Exosquad, Extreme Ghostbusters, The Incredible Hulk, The Karate Kid, , Spider-Man: The Animated Series, Swamp Thing, and .
Janes died on September 1, 2020.
Bibliography
Charlton Comics
DC Comics
Heroic Publishing
- Eternity Smith #1 (1987)
- The Marksman #1 (1988)
Marvel Comics
Renegade Press
- Eternity Smith #2, 5 (1986–1987)
Rip Off Press
Warren Publishing
External links
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- Jimmy Janes at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
Notes and References
- Ford. Jim. In Memoriam Jim Janes. Back Issue!. 137. 8. TwoMorrows Publishing. August 2022. Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Barr. Mike W.. Mike W. Barr. DC Profile #70 - Jimmy Janes. World's Finest Comics. 268. DC Comics. April 1981. https://archive.today/20221120075420/https://docs.comics.org/images/c/cf/DC_Profiles_70.jpg. November 20, 2022. live. mdy-all.
- Web site: Jim Janes. April 12, 2015. www.lambiek.net. https://archive.today/20221120072626/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/j/janes_jim.htm. November 20, 2022. live. mdy-all.
- Web site: Jim Janes, DC Comics Artist and TMNT Cartoon Storyboarder, Passes Away. Noah. Dominguez. September 4, 2020. cbr.com. https://archive.today/20221120060346/https://www.cbr.com/jim-janes-obituary/. November 20, 2022. live. mdy-all. Comic book artist and cartoon storyboarder Jim Janes -- known for his work on such comics as Legion of Super-Heroes and shows as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles -- has passed away..
- Book: Manning, Matthew K.. Dolan. Hannah. 1980s. DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. 2010. London, United Kingdom. 978-0-7566-6742-9. 192. This was DC's third foray into the world of the world of the miniseries...Plotted by E. Nelson Bridwell, with a script by Paul Kupperberg, Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes featured the art of Jim Janes..
- Ford. Jim. The Secrets Behind the Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Back Issue!. 137. 3–8. TwoMorrows Publishing. August 2022. Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Friedt. Stephan. Marvel at the Movies - The House of Ideas' Hollywood Adaptations of the 1970s and 1980s. Back Issue!. 89. 64. TwoMorrows Publishing. July 2016. Raleigh, North Carolina. The interior [art] was a group effort with over a dozen people credited with different aspects of the artwork (including layouts by Rich Buckler and Jimmy Janes, and finished pencils by Michael Nasser [Netzer], Brent Anderson, Joe Brozowski, Al Milgrom, and Bill Sienkiewicz)..
- Web site: Janes, Jim. Jerry. Bails. n.d.. Jerry Bails. Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928–1999. https://archive.today/20221120074524/http://www.bailsprojects.com/bio.aspx?Name=JANES,+JIM. November 20, 2022. live. mdy-all.
