Valarie Jones

Graphic Design, Writing/Editing/Proofreading, Print and Digital Production (I make stuff)

In 1992, True Crime: Serial Killers and Mass Murderers trading cards were first created and written by Val Jones, with art by Jon B. Bright. The trading cards were a worldwide sensation, spawning hundreds of print, radio, and tv interviews, bans, protests, and imitators. Now they're back for the 30th anniversary this year! Jones and talented painter Kowe Rallen bring you thirty years of serial killers, mass murderers, and school shooters. Things are worse than ever.
Email valariej99@gmail.com for more information.

Kowe Rallen
Artist

Work
Services
Quotes
About

Deathdealer

editor-in-chief

Appleseed

editor

Clive Barker’s Dread

editor

Classics Illustrated: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide

editor

Legacy cover

editor, publisher

David Tennant as the Doctor

artist

Legacy comic panel

editor, publisher

Dog at the Mine Entrance

artist

Magic the Gathering cards

art director for contract artists

Godzilla toy line

project manager for design/sculpting

The Hobbit

editor

Gander Publishing email

designer, editor

Dragonflight

editor

Ice-T: The 7th Deadly Sin

art director

The Retaliator

creator, writer

See Time Fly

writer, editor, designer

M

editor

Sandman: Death and Destiny

artist

Hercules

project manager for character design/sculpting

Classics Illustrated: Moby Dick

editor

Classic Illustrated: Alice in Wonderland

editor

Topps Marvel trading cards

art director, project manager

Frazetta: Illustrations Arcanum

designer, editor

Kolchak the Nightstalker cover

artist

SubMedia magazine

co-creator, writer, editor-in-chief

Miracleman

editor

True Crime Trading Cards and True Crime book

co-creator, writer

Imagine History: The Battle for America

writer, editor, designer

Print Production

  • Ideation to finished product
  • Editing and/or writing
  • Prepress and production
  • Packaging and paper engineering
  • Books, cards, comics, textbooks, and prints
  • Marketing, political materials and catalogs

Digital

  • Email creation and email automation
  • eBooks and learning management system design
  • Social media
  • Digital painting and sculpture

Artwork

  • Illustration and painting
  • Digital artwork
  • Sculpture
  • Character design
  • Cosplay costuming
  • Cosplay prop fabrication
  • Tattoo design

"Val has the ability to make everything beautiful! Whether it's the written word, illustrations, or graphic design, she has the magic touch. She's a powerhouse designer and a true professional."

Alex Lachapelle, Gander Publishing

"Miracleman was a comic book that everyone spoke of with the utmost reverence—it set the tone for everything that we read today and changed the superhero genre."

Benjamin Baily, Nerdist

"Those True Crime Cards...(creators) Jones and Collier were bad-ass women...they took heat for it!...a bunch of interesting information..."

Karen Kilgariff & Georgia Hardstark, My Favorite Murder Podcast

"Val's eye for mechanics and ear for rhythm can insure that any media content she proofs is clear, precise, beautiful, and most of all, memorable."

Erin Martin-Elston Professor of English, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo


I started out in comics, creating a successful small-press imprint and moving on to publishers where titles I edited included Miracleman, True Crime Trading Cards (creator/writer), Classics Illustrated, Clive Barker adaptations, Dragonriders of Pern, Deathdealer, and more. I have worked in comics as an editor, writer, artist, and publisher. I also worked on several projects to raise awareness and/or funds such as Born to Be Wild (PETA), Negro LeaguesTrading Cards, and AIDS Awareness Trading Cards. Then I branched into graphic design and project management for toys, animation, product packaging, marketing, political collateral, and more. I expanded into designing websites, emails, learning management systems, and apps. I've worked since 2001 in education, developing and creating print and digital materials for learning disabled adults and children, including textbooks, tests, and innovative teaching tools, and designing marketing materials.

My focus now is to use my skills and talents to teach others and try to leave the world a little better than when I arrived.

If you'd like to know more, please email valariej99@gmail.com.

Resume (PDF)

Clients

Abrams-Gentile
Activision
American Greetings
Avalon Hill
Ballantine Books
Bandai
Byron Preiss
California Democratic Party
California Dental Association
California Teachers Association
Cartoon Network
Colossal Pictures
Dark Horse
DC Entertainment
Del Rey
Disney
DreamWorks
Eclipse Comics
Electronic Arts
First Publishing
Fleer
Fox Kids
Gander Publishing
Gibson Greetings
Golden Films
Hallmark
Hanna-Barbera
HarperCollins
Harris
Hasbro
Ice-T
Image Comics
Konami
Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes
LucasArts
Majestic
Marvel
Mattel
McFarlane Productions
Moonstone Publishing
MTV
New Comics Group
Nickelodeon Animation
Nintendo
OddzOn
Orbit
Pixar
Playstation
Saban
Scholastic
Sony
Top Deck
Topps
Tor
Toy Biz
Trendmasters
Tundra
Tyco
Universal
Verotik
Warner Bros
White Wolf Studios
Wizards of the Coast