Jim Lawson (comics)
American comic book writer and artist (born 1960)
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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 comics.
| Jim Lawson | |
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Jim Lawson at the 2008 New York Comic Con | |
| Born | February 19, 1960 |
| Nationality | American |
| Area | Writer, Penciller, Artist, Inker, Letterer |
Notable works | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| Collaborators | Peter Laird |
Career
Lawson graduated from Housatonic Valley Regional High School.[2] For more than 20 years he was a writer and artist of TMNT comics, having 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.
In 2009 Lawson announced that he would depart from TMNT[3] following Peter Laird's sale of the property to Viacom. However, he has continued working on various TMNT-related projects, for both official releases (the IDW versions) and independent fan projects.
Lawson was a participant in the 1988 drafting of the Creators' Bill of Rights.[4]
In 2013 Lawson launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a new project, a graphic novel series called Dragonfly.[5] On February 19, 2019, Lawson launched a new Kickstarter campaign for his independent graphic novel and trade paperback, Dragonfly and Hellride. The campaign offered a reward for $1,500 to the buyer who received the book's property rights.[6]
