Jon J Muth
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Muth in 2015.
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Jon J Muth July 28, 1960 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Artist, illustrator |
| Awards | Society of Illustrators Gold Medal, 1999 |
| Website | jonjmuth |
Jon J Muth (/mjuːθ/; born July 28, 1960) is an American comic book artist and children's book illustrator, known for his painted artwork.
Muth studied stone sculpture and shodō () (brush calligraphy) 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.
Muth has authored and illustrated a number of books for a variety of publishing houses.
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