Jim Lawson (born February 19, 1960)Miller, John Jackson. "Comics Industry Birthdays", Comics Buyer's Guide, June 10, 2005. Accessed January 1, 2011. WebCitation archive. is an American comic book writer and artist best known for his work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics.
Career Lawson graduated from Housatonic Valley Regional High School. 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 TMNTLawson, Jim (October 22, 2009) "The Sale of the TMNTs". Boxburning, Blogger. 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."The Creator's Bill of Rights". at scottmccloud.com. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
In 2013 Lawson launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a new project, a graphic novel series called Dragonfly.Lawson, Jim (January 25, 2013 ). "DRAGONFLY: An adventure tale of dinosauric proportions!". Kickstarter. 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.Lawson, Jim (February 2019 ). "Dragonfly and Hellride". Kickstarter.
References
External links
Official site Jim Lawson's blog
"Comic creator: Jim Lawson". Lambiek Comiclopedia.