Jim Lawson (comics)
| Jim Lawson | |
|---|---|
 Jim Lawson at the 2008 New York Comic Con. | |
| Born | February 19, 1960 |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Penciller, Artist, Inker, Letterer |
Notable works | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
Notable collaborations | Peter Laird |
Jim Lawson (born February 19, 1960)[1] is an American comic book writer and artist best known for his work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. Lawson created the Rat King and also co-created the series Planet Racers with Peter Laird. He is also the writer/artist of the black-and white-comic series Paleo: Tales of the Late Cretaceous. For more than 20 years he was a writer and artist of TMNT comics, but in 2009 he announced that he would depart from TMNT[2] following Peter Laird's sale of the property to Viacom.
In 2013 Lawson used Kickstarter to fund a new project, a graphic novel series called Dragonfly.[3]
Lawson was a participant in the 1988 drafting of the Creators' Bill of Rights.[4]
Personal life
Lawson lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.[3]
References
- ↑ Miller, John Jackson. "Comics Industry Birthdays", Comics Buyer's Guide, June 10, 2005. Accessed January 1, 2011. WebCitation archive.
- ↑ Lawson, Jim (October 22, 2009) "The Sale of the TMNTs". Boxburning, Blogger.
- 1 2 Lawson, Jim (January 25, 2013 ). "DRAGONFLY: An adventure tale of dinosauric proportions!". Kickstarter.
- ↑ "The Creator's Bill of Rights". at scottmccloud.com. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
External links
Media related to Jim Lawson at Wikimedia Commons
- Official site
- Jim Lawson's blog
- Jim Lawson at the Comic Book DB
- "Comic creator: Jim Lawson". Lambiek Comiclopedia.