Arvell Jones

Arvell Jones (whose earliest work is billed Arvell Malcolm Jones) (born September 5) is an American comic book illustrator best known for his work for Marvel Comics, and for DC Comics and its imprint Milestone Media.

Biography

Arvell Jones and his brother Desmond Jones were raised in Detroit, Michigan, and were an active in early comic book fandom. Along with fellow Detroiters and future comics professionals Rich Buckler, Tom Orzechowski, Keith Pollard, Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom, Michael Netzer, and others, Jones worked on the Detroit Triple Fan Fair, one of the earliest comic book conventions, and published the fanzine Fan Informer from Detroit, Michigan; it lasted through at least issue #30 (1971). Jones in 2006 recalled how he and his compatriots "would take a 13-hour drive and spend the night with Al Milgrom and his roommate, hang at Rich [Buckler]'s, then go see [art director] John Romita at Marvel [Comics], get our butts spanked, and go back to Detroit to work on our samples again."