Jim Lawson
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Jim Lawson is an American
comic book artist
best known for his work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
series. Lawson 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. For more than 20 years he was the author and artist of TMNT comics, but in 2009 he announced that he's departing from TMNT.
Lawson was a participant in the 1988 drafting of the Creators' Bill of Rights.
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comic book artist
Comic Book Artist
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best known for his work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a fictional team of four teenage anthropomorphic turtles, who were trained by their anthropomorphic rat sensei in the art of ninjutsu and named after four Renaissance artists...
series. Lawson created the Rat King
Rat King
The Rat King is a fictional character from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles multimedia franchise. The character was created by Jim Lawson and first appeared in the comic Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4 written by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird and has made various appearances since, in...
and also co-created the series Planet Racers with Peter Laird
Peter Laird
Peter Alan Laird is an American comic book writer and artist. He is best known for co-creating Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with writer and artist Kevin Eastman.-Early life and career:...
. He is also the writer/artist of the black-and white-comic series Paleo: Tales of the Late Cretaceous. For more than 20 years he was the author and artist of TMNT comics, but in 2009 he announced that he's departing from TMNT.
Lawson was a participant in the 1988 drafting of the Creators' Bill of Rights.