Creator Spotlight – Jock

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Here is a comic creator that simply goes by the name Jock. Say this name within the confines of any comic collector and their ears will perk up. Jock is a super talent that needs no help in the marketing department. The man’s work speaks for itself. In this checklist there are a lot eye candy moments, if you have other eye candy covers to share then please mention in the text area below. There are our favorite eye candy covers and other key issues.
(Special thanks goes out to InvestComics fan (on Facebook) Aaron Gaddie for sparking this checklist)

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JOCK

2000 AD 1170
2000 AD #1170 – Click to Buy/Bid
2000 AD 1203
2000 AD #1203 – Click to Buy/Bid
The Losers 1
The Losers #1 – Click to Buy/Bid
Hellblazer #181 – Click to Buy/Bid

2000 AD #1170 (1999) – First published work(?) From Fleetway. This was back in 1999. If there is earlier, please let us all know. Jock did a backup story in here. Pencils, Ink, and colors.

2000 AD #1203 (2000) – Here’s the first cover art published.

Hellblazer #181 (2003) – Jock’s first work outside Fleetway. This is with DC’s imprint Vertigo. Pencils, and inks.

The Losers #1 (2003) – Here is the first cover outside of Fleetway. Once again, DC’s imprint Vertigo.

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Batman Legends of the Dark Knight 177
Batman Legends of the Dark Knight #177 – Click to Buy/Bid
Batman Legends of the Dark Knight 178
Batman Legends of the Dark Knight #178 – Click to Buy/Bid
The Losers 3
The Losers #3 – Click to Buy/Bid
The Losers 9
The Losers #9 – Click to Buy/Bid

The Losers #3 (2003) – A great Statue of Liberty cover.

The Losers #9 (2004) – The horizontal comic covers are usually a gratifying visual spectacle. This here is one of those times.

Batman The Legends of The Dark Knight #177 (2004) – The Jock Batman cover art era begins here. Way back in 2004. A beauty of a first too. This also happens to be the first DC work (superhero), non related to Vertigo. His “bats/signature” make an appearance on the cover. Not as predominate yet as later on, hints are here.

Batman The Legends of The Dark Knight #178 (2004) – The next issue cover features Catwoman on it. The red and black cover just pops.

Detective Comics 797
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Detective Comics 800
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The Losers 12
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The Losers 15
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The Losers #12 (2004) – Eye candy here.

Detective Comics #797 (2004) – A Batman Detective cover.

The Losers #15 (2004) – Eye candy.

Detective Comics #800 (2005) – Anniversary cover by Jock.

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The Losers #20 (2005) – Eye candy.

Catwoman #43 (2005) – The first Catwoman cover.

Batman #642 (2005) – The first Batman flagship title cover.

Batman #643 (2005) – Here’s a good collectors item. Jock’s first Joker cover. And it’s breathtaking.

Batman 645
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Nightwing 118
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Nightwing 124
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The Losers 32
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Batman #645
(2005) – His first Robin (Jason Todd) cover.

The Losers #32 (2006) – The final issue of this award winning series and an awesome cover to cap off the series too.

Nightwing #118 (2006) – Another Statue of Libery cover. We like this one better. This is his first Nightwing cover.

Nightwing #124 (2006) – Nightwing can fly! Great cover. More of his signature bats appear….

Batman Annual 25
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Green Arrow 1
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Scalped 1
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Scalped 3
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Batman Annual #25 (2006) Here Jock pays homage to Jim Aparo with this painted cover.

Scalped #1 (2007) – This series was optioned a few years ago (TV? Movie?). No news since.

Scalped #3 (2007) – Riveting.

Green Arrow #1 (2007) – Writer Andy Diggle teams with Jock on Green Arrow.

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Azrael 1
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Batman Confidential 33
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Green Arrow 4
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Thunderbolts 127
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Green Arrow #4 (2007) – Eye candy.

Thunderbolts #127 (2009) – Jock’s first Marvel comics work. Not many in the Marvel column with this creator. Love these because there are far and few between right now. What a ridiculously gorgeous Venom cover. Wow.

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Batman Confidential #33 (2009) – This might be the first time Jock uses the “bats” as part of his “design/signature”. Looks like these are the bats he’ll use going forward if he needs them.

Azrael #1 (2009) – There are those bats again!

Daredevil 511
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Detective Comics 859
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Detective Comics 871
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Greek Street #5 – Click to Buy/Bid

Detective Comics #859 (2010) – Bats everywhere! And a Batwoman cover too!

Greek Street #5 (2010) – Great cover.

Daredevil #511 (2010) – Here is another rare Marvel cover from Jock and it’s a beauty.

Detective Comics #871 (2011) – The “bats” make their return.

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Daredevil Reborn #2
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Detective Comics 873
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Detective Comics 878
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Incredible Hulks #626
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Detective Comics #873 (2011) – Less “bats” here, but they are present and Batman gets the white background treatment here.

Daredevil Reborn #2 (2011) – It looks like Marvel and Jock found their love connection. Fantastic cover here.

Incredible Hulks #626 (2011) – Jock on a Hulk cover?? Yep!

Detective Comics #878 (2011) – The “bats” return.

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Detective Comics #880
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Marvel Universe vs Wolverine #3
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New Avengers #3
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Pigs #1
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Detective Comics #880 (2011) – Well here it is! The Jock bats make their ultimate cover appearance. It does not get better than this.

Pigs #1 (2011) – Jock’s first Image Comics cover.

Marvel Universe vs Wolverine #3 (2011) – Jock cover featuring Hulk and Wolverine.

New Avengers #3 (2013) – Jock’s simple Cap shield cover is quality.

Adventures of Superman #14
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Batman #21
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Superman Unchained #7
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Wolverine Max #5
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Wolverine Max #5 (2013) – An awesome Wolverine cover.

Batman #21 (2013) – The “bats” return on this cover!

Adventures of Superman #14 (2014) – Another instant classic Joker cover from Jock.

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Superman Unchained #7 (2014) – First Jock Superman cover.

Wytches #1
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Suiciders #1
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Batman Superman 21
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Batman #44
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Wytches #1 (2014) – This series with writer Scott Snyder was optioned….so we thought. No news since.

Suiciders #1 (2015) – Great comic, great Jock cover.

Batman/Superman #21 (2015) – And yet another unbelievable Joker cover from Jock.

Batman #44 (2015) – The “bats” are back!

Batman Europa #4 (2016) – The “bats”!

 

Batman_642
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Batman 643
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Catwoman 43
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Batman Europa 4
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The Losers 20
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Jay Katz

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