June 14, 2013
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Dilemma
J.G. Jones lives in Philadelphia. It's a small concept that I can't seem to get out of my head lately. My broke ass completely missed out on the Wizard World convention. In a perfect world, I would have been able to drop by his table just to say hello and maybe even shoot the shit with him. The crazy thing is that he lives in the same city. We're breathing the same pollution and eating the same cheese steaks, for shit's sake. I feel like I don't really need to wait for the next convention. So, I've been debating on whether or not to...I don't know... hang out with him...maybe?
He's one of my favorite artist, too. I loved Wanted, Marvel Knights: Black Widow, and I wasn't even crazy about DC's 52 crossover, but his cover art was worth the price of admission. Did I mention he lives in Philadelphia?
We had some correspondence since I "friended" him on Facebook. Other than Afua Richardson, Laura Martin, and Nelson Blake, I don't get a lot of industry pros frequenting my page. Jones, much to my surprise, will pop up every once in a while with a comment or two. Afua and Laura are in Georgia, and Nelson's in California. Jones, on the other hand, drinks from the same water supply as I do. If I put my coffee cup on the roof, depending on the direction of the wind, I bet there's a good chance he might smell the aroma. Yeah, I'm exaggerating, but you get the idea.
Say if I did drop him a line and set up a meet and greet, I'm not even sure what to do, really. I would feel very silly bringing him my portfolio. An artist of his caliber, well... I would be wasting his time with that. Besides, it's not much of a portfolio. I've been a creative slump for months and I don't have much to be proud of. At any rate, portfolio reviews can be handled online through email. I'm sure he's a man of pressing deadlines, so hanging out would be some sort of sacrifice for him.
Now, if I were a fellow professional, this would be easier. If I had Marvel or DC books under my belt, I'd probably have enough nerve to call his house phone for beer 'n shit. I'm quite the nobody, at the moment. The most professional thing I did lately were those Walking Dead sketch cards, which isn't even close to the prestige of a monthly comic book---a monthly comic book that was turned into a movie starring Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman. He would be agreeing to hang out with a mere fan, really. I'm an aspiring professional, but a fan none the less. Who does that?
J.G. Jones lives in Philadelphia and I don't even know what to do with that.
Should I even bother the man?
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I think your work is awesome! He was in your shoes once, so he might be receptive to helping out a struggling new artist. I'm sure you have tons of ideas that you're kind of sitting on (I remember just a few months ago you posted a drawing of a girl and she had a really cool backstory that seemed interesting), so maybe you can work on creating a comic book out of one of those ideas. Then you could show him that in addition to your other work. If nothing else, he might just like meeting a fan! And it's always good to get your name out there.
@TheyCallHerEcho88 - Y'know, I wish the world worked like that. Then again, it might... I'll drop him a line and try to set something up around July. You just gave me an excellent idea. Thanks!
No problem, I hope it works out!
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