I remember first seeing Jones' artwork in SWAMP THING and THE SANDMAN, and I was much surprised when DC made the bold move of putting him onto one of their best-selling titles, the main title of their best-selling character, BATMAN. And I think it worked. It gave the title a much more eerie look to it, befitting the character's bat-persona as well as the bizarre assortment of villains who prance around Gotham in their gaudy costumes. Kelly Jones made 'em look... well, not cool, but freaky... in a good way. It was like Halloween every single month when Kelly Jones was drawing it.
BATMAN: RED RAIN was pretty good, too, but I didn't like his version of the Batmobile in that Elseworlds book: It looked like the car the Addams Family used.
