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Gerard Jones Amalgam Stories Removed From DC/Marvel Crossover Omnibus

The updated listings for the DC/Marvel Amalgam Omnibus have removed two of the Gerard Jones-written comics, JLX and Magnetic Men.

Published Fri, 23 Feb 2024 09:57:11 -0600

by Rich Johnston

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JLX and Magnetic Men comic stories by Gerard Jones removed from DC/Marvel Amalgam Omnibus.
Gerard Jones served time for child pornography charges and was released in December 2022.
DC Comics had previously cancelled reprints of Jones's Justice League and Green Lantern work.
Jones's influential work in comics includes the creation of the Ultraverse character Prime.

The updated listings for the DC/Marvel Amalgam Crossover Omnibus have removed two of the comics that would have been included, and were included in previous compilation volumes. They were:

JLX #1 by Gerard Jones and Mark Waid, with art by Howard Porter and John Dell with the mutant members of the Judgment League Avengers forming their own team, the Justice League X-Men ,

Magneto and the Magnetic Men #1 written by Gerard Jones with art by Jeff Matsuda and Art Thibert.

Comic book writer Gerard Jones was sentenced in August 2018 by a San Francisco court to six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges over distributing and possessing child pornography. He wrote a blog in prison, which has now been deleted. Bleeding Cool reported that Jones was released early, at the very end of 2022, four years and one month after being jailed. His original sentence states that he will remain under supervised release for a further five years after serving time.

DC Comics previously cancelled planned reprints of his Justice League and Green Lantern work. The Amalgam volume now collects DC vs. Marvel #1 and 4, Marvel vs. DC #2-3, Amazon #1, Assassins #1, Dr. Strangefate #1, Dark Claw #1, Super Soldier #1, Bruce Wayne: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1, Bullets and Bracelets #1, Speed Demon #1, Spider-Boy #1, X-Patrol #1, DC/Marvel All Access #1-4, Bat-Thing #1, Dark Claw Adventures #1, Generation Hex #1, JLX Unleashed #1, Lobo the Duck #1, Super Soldier: Man of War #1, Challengers of the Fantastic #1, Exciting X-Patrol #1, Iron Lantern #1, Magnetic Men Featuring Magneto #1, Spider-Boy Team-Up #1, Thorion of the New Asgods #1, and Unlimited Access #1-4.

In comics, Jones is also known for co-creating the Ultraverse character Prime, about a child who instantly turns into a super-strong adult superhero, as well Topaz, who appeared in the 2017 Thor: Ragnarok movie. He also co-created The Trouble with Girls, Solitaire, Ultraforce, and Hulk 209, wrote the Green Lantern stories Emerald Dawn, Emerald Dawn II, Mosaic, and the Guy Gardner series that so defined the current version of the Green Lantern character, and Martian Manhunter: American Secrets, which also defined the Martian Manhunter for the current comics.

He also wrote the non-fiction books The Comic Book Heroes: The First History of Modern Comic Books, Killing Monsters: Why Children Need Fantasy, Superheroes and Make-Believe Violence and Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book. He had been working on a new book both before and after his arrest, and much of his legal concern was over content stored on seized computers titled Nation of Faith and Flesh: The Moral War that Shaped America.