History ComicBook / DesolationJones

[[caption-width-right:350: You wouldn't like him when he's weary]]

He is helped and hindered by an unusual group of outcasts, fellow failed experiments, [[ProfessionalKiller Assassins]], and bleary scions of the porn industry. Yet Jones is not to be outdone, a begoggled, drugged-up, scarred, sun-fearing EvilAlbino AntiHero to do [[Literature/TheElricSaga Elric]] proud.

His swathe-cutting draws comparisons to other Ellis protagonists, namely Spider Jerusalem from ''ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}}'' and Elijah Snow from ''ComicBook/{{Planetary}}'', and also has a mysterious, unpleasant past like the latter, or like ''ComicBook/{{Fell}}''. He and Elijah also seem to share a [[HeroicAlbino hairdresser]].

* EvilAlbino (HeroicAlbino?): He isn't born with albinism, but the experiment gives him the characteristic lack of pigmentation and sensitivity to light, both in skin and eyes, which is more than most fictional albinos get.

* PetTheDog: One of the few people Jones treats with any degree of affection is [[TheWoobie Emily]] - a former {{CIA}} agent accidentally inflicted with [[BrownNote hormones that constantly trigger revulsion, fear and hatred in people around her.]] Jones himself is immune thanks to the Desolation Test.

''Desolation Jones'' is the title character of a 2005 comic book by Creator/WarrenEllis. Michael Jones is a former [[CloakAndDagger MI6]] agent who was [[TheAlcoholic driven to drink]] by the stresses of the job. Useless as an agent, he was entered into the 'Desolation Test', an experimental procedure of which he is the only survivor. Among many interesting hinted at effects, he claims the test destroyed his [[TheSociopath ability to feel emotion]]. But that was a long time ago . . .

* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler: The Desolation Test involves paralyzing the subject and keeping them fully awake and conscious for an entire year.]]

* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler: Poor Robina.]]

* CantHoldHisLiquor: After the Desolation Test and his former lifestyle, his liver can't take it, though it doesn't stop him from getting his kicks in other ways . . .

* WhatTheHellHero: Yet we still like him . . .

* {{Trigger}}: Being hooked up to an IV triggers Jones and sends him screaming and crawling across the room.

'''Desolation Jones''' is the title character of a 2005 comic book by Creator/WarrenEllis. Michael Jones is a former [[CloakAndDagger MI6]] agent who was [[TheAlcoholic driven to drink]] by the stresses of the job. Useless as an agent, he was entered into the 'Desolation Test', an experimental procedure of which he is the only survivor. Among many interesting hinted at effects, he claims the test destroyed his [[TheSociopath ability to feel emotion]]. But that was a long time ago . . .

* AwesomeByAnalysis: One of the major changes to Jones caused by the Desolation Test is a heightened state of awareness. The comic even labels things Jones has noticed with a {{Psych}}-style highlight effect.

He is helped and hindered by an unusual group of outcasts, fellow failed experiments, [[ProfessionalKiller Assassins]], and bleary scions of the porn industry. Yet Jones is not to be outdone, a begoggled, drugged-up, scarred, sun-fearing EvilAlbino {{Antihero}} to do [[Literature/TheElricSaga Elric]] proud.

His swathe-cutting draws comparisons to other Ellis protagonists, namely Spider Jerusalem from {{Transmetropolitan}} and Elijah Snow from {{Planetary}}, and also has a mysterious, unpleasant past like the latter, or like {{Fell}}. He and Elijah also seem to share a [[HeroicAlbino hairdresser]].

He is helped and hindered by an unusual group of outcasts, fellow failed experiments, [[ProfessionalKiller Assassins]], and bleary scions of the porn industry. Yet Jones is not to be outdone, a begoggled, drugged-up, scarred, sun-fearing EvilAlbino {{Antihero}} to do [[TheElricSaga Elric]] proud.

* TrenchcoatBrigade: Ellis used to write for the ''{{Hellblazer}}'' series, and thus made Jones a little bit like John Constantine. Note that Ellis himself has already made a Constantine {{expy}} in the form of Spider Jerusalem long time ago.

* SettingUpdate: Not that strictly, but the basic plot is a BroadStrokes adaptation of TheBigSleep with Col. Nigh being a pretty clear {{Expy}} of Sternwood.

* SettingUpdate: Not that strictly, but the basic plot is a BroadStrokesAdaptation of TheBigSleep with Col. Nigh being a pretty clear {{Expy}} of Sternwood.

* DemolitionsExpert: [="=]''Finding the pressure points of a location and busting them with focused explosives. We called it kung fu bombmaking. Giving a town the Death Touch. Once you know how to acupuncture a small town to death with explosives, I guess they don't let you walk off.''[="=] - Robina Arthur, ''Desolation Jones'' #2