Jon J Muth
Jon J Muth (; born July 28, 1960) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books as well as graphic novels and comic books. Career. Muth studied stone sculpture and "shodō" () (brush calligraphy) in Japan; and studied painting, printmaking, and drawing in England, Austria, and Germany. In the comics industry, his works include J. M. DeMatteis' graphic novel "Moonshadow", Grant Morrison's "The Mystery Play", Neil Gaiman's "" with Michael Zulli and Charles Vess, Mike Carey's "Lucifer: Nirvana" and "Swamp Thing: Roots". 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. Muth received an Eisner Award in the category "Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior Art)" in 1995 for his work on "The Mystery Play". 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." 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 "" collectible card game. In 2005, Muth collaborated with author Caroline Kennedy on "A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children". Bibliography. Muth has authored and illustrated a number of books for a variety of publishing houses. Theater Adaptation T.V. Adaptations