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Jon J Muth

American writer and illustrator From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jon J Muth
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Jon J Muth (/mjθ/; born July 28, 1960)[1] is an American writer and illustrator of children's books as well as graphic novels and comic books.

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Muth studied stone sculpture and shodō (書道) (brush calligraphy) in Japan; and studied painting, printmaking, and drawing in England, Austria, and Germany.[2]

In the comics industry, his works include J. M. DeMatteis' graphic novel Moonshadow, Grant Morrison's The Mystery Play,[3] Neil Gaiman's The Sandman: The Wake[4][5] with Michael Zulli and Charles Vess, Mike Carey's Lucifer: Nirvana and Swamp Thing: Roots.[6] He worked with writers Walt and Louise Simonson and co-artist Kent Williams on Havok and Wolverine: Meltdown in 1988. That series was a result of Williams and Muth's desire to work on a project together.[7] Muth received an Eisner Award in the category "Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior Art)" in 1995 for his work on The Mystery Play.[8]

In addition, 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".[9] 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[10] and illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game. In 2005, Muth collaborated with author Caroline Kennedy on A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children.[11]

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Muth has authored and illustrated a number of books for a variety of publishing houses.

Art collections

  • Vanitas: Paintings, Drawings and Ideas Tundra Publishing, 1991
  • Pictures Places Stone Allen Spiegel Fine Arts, 1993
  • Koan: Paintings by Jon J Muth & Kent Williams with Kent Williams, Allen Spiegel Fine Arts, November 2001, ISBN 978-0964206939

Children's books authored and illustrated

Theater adaptation

  • Zen Shorts, adapted for stage by Rogue Artists Ensemble, 2015[12]

T.V. adaptations

Children's books illustrated

Comics/graphic novels

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