MEET THE OWNER….JIM JONES!
Meet the Owner…Jim Jones. Part I
I was struck today by a customer asking me if I worked at Comic Quest. I told him “Yes, I am the owner”. “Really he says” I didn’t know that”. This is not an unusual exchange with customers. I thought it time to re-introduce myself to those of you who get the newsletter. I am originally from Shelbyville, Kentucky where I was introduced to comics at the local drug st ore where I remember buy my first comic book(Tales To Astonish 96). I became a huge Sub-Mariner fan due to his brooding, outsider nature. I soon began tracing, and later drawing comics. I received an excellent education at Shelby County High school where I played football, loved art class and drew a lot of comic images. I liked most subjects(sans math)and had a reputation for being a very good artist. I won a number of art contests and got blue ribbons at the local fair for my comic drawing. I primarily drew comics. This led to me getting an art scholarship to Murray State University and after attending for three years, I decided to switch majors, due to being at a fine arts program and I was more into illustratIng comics. After a little soul searching and vocational testing, I decided to find another profession to “hold me over” until I could get to New York and break into comics. I moved into social work. I had always been interested in psychology and human behavior, and social work seemed to be a good entry into working with individuals, couples and families who were having mental health issues. After graduating from Murray I went directly into a Master’s program at the University of Louisville School of Social Work. By 1980, I accepted my first professional job in Cincinnati at Catholic Social Services.
While there I was familiar with a great comic book store in Florence,KY and thought that if I ever opened my own store I would want to copy his success. I was in Cincinnati six years before interviewing in Evansville at the local mental health center who offered my more money to move to Evansville. I chose to work at Stepping Stone for five years before spending a year at the Princeton mental health office. In 1990, while still working for the mental health center, I decided to take a risk and open a small shop near UE in a small 10 ft wide store front…(Next week Part 2)
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