![]() ![]() Muth created a version of the stone soup fable set in China and illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game. 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. ![]() He explained that "A sense of joy is what moved me from comics to picture books. ![]() In addition, Muth has had an award-winning career as a children's book writer and illustrator. Muth received an Eisner Award in the category "Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior Art)" in 1995 for his work on The Mystery Play. That series was a result of Williams and Muth's desire to work on a project together. He worked with writers Walt and Louise Simonson and co-artist Kent Williams on Havok and Wolverine: Meltdown in 1988. 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. In the comics industry, his works include J. Muth studied stone sculpture and shodō ( 書道) (brush calligraphy) in Japan and studied painting, printmaking, and drawing in England, Austria, and Germany. Jon J Muth ( / m j uː θ/ born July 28, 1960) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books as well as graphic novels and comic books. ![]()
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