"This day's experience, set in order, none of it left ragged or lying about, all of it gathered in like treasure and finished with, set aside." –Alice Munro, "What is Remembered"
The single-page comic strip, “I’m Age,” by Jeffrey Jones, appeared in every issue of the monthly comics magazine Heavy Metal from September 1981 (vol. 5, no. 6) to July 1984 (vol. 8, no. 4). I’ve already posted the first 19 strips, which appeared from September 1981 (vol. 5, no. 6) to March 1983 (vol. 6, no. 12), in three previous posts: Part One, Part Two, Part Three.
So now — forging ahead in the face of indifference — here are the strips that appeared from April 1983 (vol. 7, no. 1) to September 1983 (vol. 7, no. 6):
ABOVE: First published in Heavy Metal, vol. 7, no. 1, Apr. 1983
ABOVE: First published in Heavy Metal, vol. 7, no. 2, May 1983
ABOVE: First published in Heavy Metal, vol. 7, no. 3, June 1983
ABOVE: First published in Heavy Metal, vol. 7, no. 4, July 1983
ABOVE: First published in Heavy Metal, vol. 7, no. 5, Aug. 1983
The single-page comic strip, “I’m Age,” by Jeffrey Jones, appeared in every issue of the monthly comics magazine Heavy Metal from September 1981 (vol. 5, no. 6) to July 1984 (vol. 8, no. 4). I’ve already posted the first 13 strips, which appeared from September 1981 (vol. 5, no. 6) to September 1982 (vol. 6, no. 6), in two previous posts: Part One, Part Two.
Continuing as promised, here are the strips that appeared from October 1982 (vol. 6, no. 7) to March 1983 (vol. 6, no. 12):
ABOVE: Originally published in Heavy Metal, vol. 6, no. 7, Oct. 1982
ABOVE: Originally published in Heavy Metal, vol. 6, no. 8, Nov. 1982
ABOVE: Originally published in Heavy Metal, vol. 6, no. 9, Dec. 1982
ABOVE: Originally published in Heavy Metal, vol. 6, no. 10, Jan. 1983
ABOVE: Originally published in Heavy Metal, vol. 6, no. 11, Feb. 1983
ABOVE: Originally published in Heavy Metal, vol. 6, no. 12, Mar. 1983
ABOVE: First published in Heavy Metal, vol. 7, no. 6, Sept. 1983
Enjoy! I plan to post the rest in two or three separate posts.
The single-page comic strip, “I’m Age,” by Jeffrey Jones, appeared in every issue of the monthly comics magazine Heavy Metal from September 1981 (vol. 5, no. 6) to July 1984 (vol. 8, no. 4). I’ve already posted the first seven strips, which appeared from September 1981 (vol. 5, no. 6) to March 1982 (vol. 5, no. 12). So now, here are the next six strips, which appeared from April 1982 (vol. 6, no. 1) to September 1982 (vol. 6, no. 6):
ABOVE: First published in Heavy Metal, vol. 6, no. 1, Apr. 1982
ABOVE: First published in Heavy Metal, vol. 6, no. 3, June 1982
ABOVE: First published in Heavy Metal, vol. 6, no. 4, July 1982
ABOVE: First published in Heavy Metal, vol. 6, no. 5, Aug. 1982
ABOVE: First published in Heavy Metal, vol. 6, no. 6, Sept. 1982
More later. At the current rate, it’ll take about four more posts to get through the entire run. Hope somebody out there is enjoying the strip. Be nice to see some feedback.
The single-page comic strip, “I’m Age,” by Jeffrey Jones, appeared in every issue of the monthly comics magazine Heavy Metal from September 1981 (vol. 5, no. 6) to July 1984 (vol. 8, no. 4). Below are the first seven strips, which appeared from September 1981 (vol. 5, no. 6) to March 1982 (vol. 5, no. 12), in order of publication:
ABOVE: First published in Heavy Metal, vol. 5, no. 6, Sept. 1981
ABOVE: First published in Heavy Metal, vol. 5, no. 7, Oct. 1981
ABOVE: First published in Heavy Metal, vol. 5, no. 8, Nov. 1981
ABOVE: First published in Heavy Metal, vol. 5, no. 9, Dec. 1981
ABOVE: First published in Heavy Metal, vol. 5, no. 10, Jan. 1982
ABOVE: First published in Heavy Metal, vol. 5, no. 11, Feb. 1982
ABOVE: First published in Heavy Metal, vol. 5, no. 12, Mar. 1982
Largely unappreciated during its first run, and rarely mentioned since, “I’m Age” was a wryly humorous, sensitively delineated, beautifully composed strip that has never, to the best of my knowledge, been reprinted. My most fervent hope is that some enterprising publisher will see these posts and decide the time is ripe to put together an omnibus edition of Jeffrey Jones’s distinctive work in comics, including, among others, the “I’m Age” strips (of course); the series of strips entitled “Jones Touch,” reprinted in comic-book format by Eros/Fantagraphics in 1993; and “Idyl,” the gorgeous single-page strip Jones drew for National Lampoon, the older sister publication of Heavy Metal (both were published by Leonard Mogel). A collection of “Idyl” was published by Dragon’s Dream in 1979, but it’s been out of print for a long time now. I have a copy, but the book’s binding is much too fragile for me to risk scanning from it. In an upcoming post, however, I plan to upload four scans of “Idyl” rescued from Jeff Jones’s now defunct official Web site. So stay tuned for that…
Sequential Tart: What art work are you proudest of?
Jeffrey Catherine Jones: That’s kind of like Sophie’s Choice. I really couldn’t tell you. Hopefully the ideal situation is the last one you did. (Smiles.) Of comics work, four years ago I wrote and drew I Bled the Sea that I like. It’s black and white. I don’t like color on drawing. Black and white has a strength to it, an abstractive quality about it that allows the viewer to use his imagination. When I do an ink drawing, it’s black and white.
ABOVE: First published in Heavy Metal, vol. 6, no. 2, May 1982
The above scans are from a PDF created by datajunkie. You can download the entire first issue of Weird Tales of the Macabre via the link in this post on the datajunkie blog.
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