Jon J Muth
Writer, Author
1960 –
Who is Jon J Muth?
Jon J Muth is an American comic book artist and children's book illustrator, known for his painted artwork.
Muth studied stone sculpture and shodō in Japan; and studied painting, printmaking, and drawing in England, Austria, and Germany.
His works include J. M. DeMatteis' graphic novel Moonshadow, Grant Morrison's The Mystery Play, Neil Gaiman's The Sandman: The Wake with Michael Zulli and Charles Vess, Mike Carey's Lucifer: Nirvana and Swamp Thing: Roots. Muth has had an award-winning career as a children's book writer and illustrator. He explained that "A sense of joy is what moved me from comics to picture books. My work in children's books grew out of a desire to explore what I was feeling as a new father." He received a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators in 1999 for his illustrations in Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse. Muth created a version of the stone soup fable set in China and illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game.
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- Born
- Jul 28, 1960
Cincinnati - Also known as
- Jon J Muth
- Jon J. Muth
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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