| Jim Lawson | |
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 Jim Lawson at the 2008New York Comic Con | |
| Born | (1960-02-19)February 19, 1960 (age 65) |
| Nationality | American |
| Area | Writer,Penciller, Artist,Inker,Letterer |
Notable works | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| Collaborators | Peter Laird |
Jim Lawson (born February 19, 1960)[1] is an Americancomic book writer and artist best known for his work on theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. Lawson created theRat King and also co-created the seriesPlanet Racers withPeter Laird. He is also the writer/artist of the black-and white-comic seriesPaleo: Tales of the Late Cretaceous. For more than 20 years he was a writer and artist ofTMNT comics, but in 2009 he announced that he would depart fromTMNT[2] followingPeter Laird's sale of the property toViacom.
Lawson graduated fromHousatonic Valley Regional High School.[3]
In 2013 Lawson launched aKickstarter campaign to fund a new project, a graphic novel series calledDragonfly.[4]
Lawson was a participant in the 1988 drafting of theCreators' Bill of Rights.[5]
On February 19, 2019, Lawson launched a Kickstarter campaign for his independentgraphic novel andtrade paperback,Dragonfly and Hellride. The campaign offered a reward for $1500, to the buyer who received the book's property rights.[6]
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