Malcolm Jones, III was an American

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 comic book artist

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 best known as an inker

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 on The Sandman, where he added his illustrative line and textures to the work of penciller

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s such as Mike Dringenberg

Mike Dringenberg

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, Kelley Jones

Kelley Jones

Kelley Jones is an American comic book artist best known for his runs on Batman with writer Doug Moench and on Sandman with writer Neil Gaiman.-Biography:...

, and Colleen Doran

Colleen Doran

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. He was also known for inking Denys Cowan

Denys Cowan

Denys B. Cowan is an American comic book artist and television producer. He gained prominence as the primary artist on The Question, an acclaimed comic book series published by DC Comics for 36 issues from 1987 on, written by Dennis O'Neil.-Career:Denys Cowan is a 1979 graduate of the High School...

's pencils on The Question

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He also pencilled his own work, including a Spider-Man

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 story for Marvel Comics Presents

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, and the unpublished Coldblood mini-series for Marvel Comics.

Jones attended the High School of Art and Design

High School of Art and Design

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 with future Milestone Media

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 co-founder Michael Davis. Later, he graduated from the Pratt Institute

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. Jones made his professional comics debut in 1987–1988 on the DC title Young All-Stars

Young All-Stars

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Jones took his own life in 1996, at circa age 37.