Name: Keithan JonesLocation: San Diego, CA
Credits: The Power Knights for KID Comics, Purge for Amara / KID comics, Dracula for Apple comics, Various concept work for video games
Creative Title: Writer / Artist / Designer
Favorite Comic: Teen Titans by Marv Wolfamn & Georeg Perez
If you could have a 1 power: Super speed
Why should people support your Kickstarter? Sell us and convert us to fans.
If you’re jazzed by stuff like Star Wars or The Avengers, The Power Knights is the one to get into and support. It’s a fun ride with thought provoking themes. You may actually see some of yourself in the book.
What other Indy title are you a huge fan of and why?
I dig Earth Outlaws by BeAmazed studios. It’s right up my alley with it’s high-octane, character driven vibe. I just prefer the more energetic material, that’s not bogged down in pessimism. For example, as prolific as it is, Watchmen is not a favorite of mine. About half way through, I was like, “I get it bro! In real life superheroes would not be the darlings of society we pretend they would be in comics.” To me that was kinda’ obvious, thus why I like the escapism of the medium. It’s the same problem I have with Zack Snyder’s Superman vs Richard Donner’s. Donner’s Supe was far more inspiring to me. I felt uplifted after watching it, not depressed or drained like I was with BVS.
Do think diversity is represented properly in the Major Publishers comics or are they failing at promoting diversity?Diversity is a big theme across the board right now in comics and America. Which is awesome. However, I don’t always agree with the approach. Personally, I prefer ALL NEW characters, versus taking an established property and changing the paint job. Especially when everyone knows it’s only temporary.
Do you feel women have become more than just eye candy in comics?Yes, very much so if you’ve been paying attention. It’s a far stretch from what was going on in the 90’s. A lot of T&A with guns. But we shouldn’t suppress our human nature just to prove a point. What I mean is, sexual attraction is a law of nature and it shouldn’t be seen as taboo or weakness. Just don’t diminish a person to the point they are just a piece of meat.
As creators we often have some message we want to spread through our work created from past angry at something from life. What message is your work expressing and what do you hope to make people think twice about?First off, people need to deal with their anger and stop looking to blame. You’re not the only one going through rough times. If that means expressing your anger through your art then I guess that’s better than some of the other more destructive routes you could take. For me, I want people to feel self-empowered from being exposed to my work.
What is your ultimate goal in creation? Tv shows movies maybe more?A highly successful comic book and comic book company. That’s it. Anything else is gravy.
What is the worst rip off character that is simply a knock off of a legit character ? A case can be made for every character out there- LOL!
Well done you have a single paragraph to tell us why we should become fans and what you are working on now :
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