He worked himself to exhaustion over and over again, creating stories for so many established properties as well as his own labor of love books,” Walker told Popverse in their obituary. “For my part I want to take this moment to shine a light on who Eric was in this industry. Jones was excited to continue the series, and had recently shared some preview pages from the project online. Eric Jones’ family and friends are in our thoughts.”Īt the time of his passing, he was working on the second volume of The Infinite Adventures of Supernova, the first volume of which - another collaboration with Walker - was titled Pepper Page Saves the Universe! and was released in February 2021. Image Comics added, “Stunned and saddened to learn of this tragic loss. Check out his work on Little Gloomy, Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and Star Wars. He was a wonderful artist, collaborator, & friend.

“Eric always brought a sense of fun to his art. “Heard the tragic news that Eric Jones has passed away,” said editor Michael Siglain via Twitter. His most recognizable work came in 2008, when Jones collaborated with Walker on Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the Eighth Grade. Monster in the 1980s, and he would go on to work on a number of indie comics in the ’90s and early 2000s, including Filthy Habits from Aeon Comics Tron, and Little Gloomy from Slave Labor Graphics and Disney’s Comic Zone. Jones’s comic book debut was a pin-up in an issue of Mr.

Jones worked on the comics adaptation of the popular Cartoon Network series Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and did some Star Wars comics for IDW Publishing. Popverse was the first to report the news in detail, and according the artist’s family, they believe he passed away in his sleep due to complications from sleep apnea. Walker, Jones’s friend and a frequent collaborator, via social media.

Jones’s passing was first announced by Landry Q. Eric Jones, a cartoonist whose wide variety of work included art for DC, IDW, and First Second, has passed away.

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