Jon J Muth

Jon J Muth (/mjuːθ/; born July 28, 1960)[1] is an American comics artist and children's book illustrator who is known for his painted artwork.

Jon J Muth
Muth in 2018
Born
Jon J Muth

(1960-07-28) July 28, 1960
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArtist, illustrator
AwardsEisner Award, 1995
Society of Illustrators Gold Medal, 1999
Caldecott Honoree, 2006

Career

Muth studied stone sculpture and shodō (書道) (brush calligraphy) in Japan; and studied painting, printmaking, and drawing in England, Austria, and Germany.[2]

In the comics industry, his works include J. M. DeMatteis' graphic novel Moonshadow, Grant Morrison's The Mystery Play,[3] Neil Gaiman's The Sandman: The Wake[4][5] with Michael Zulli and Charles Vess, Mike Carey's Lucifer: Nirvana and Swamp Thing: Roots.[6] 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.[7] Muth received an Eisner Award in the category "Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior Art)" in 1995 for his work on The Mystery Play.[8] 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."[9] 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[10] and illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game. In 2005, Muth collaborated with author Caroline Kennedy on A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children.[11]

Bibliography

Muth has authored and illustrated a number of books for a variety of publishing houses.

Art collections
  • Vanitas: Paintings, Drawings and Ideas Tundra Publishing, 1991
  • Pictures Places Stone Allen Spiegel Fine Arts, 1993
  • Koan: Paintings by Jon J Muth & Kent Williams with Kent Williams, Allen Spiegel Fine Arts, November 2001, ISBN 978-0964206939

Children's books authored and illustrated
  • The Three Questions, Scholastic Press, April 2002, ISBN 978-0439199964
  • Stone Soup, Scholastic Press, March 2003, ISBN 978-0439339094
  • Zen Shorts, Scholastic Press, March 2005, ISBN 978-0439339117
  • Zen Ties, Scholastic Press, February 2008, ISBN 978-0439634250
  • Zen Ghosts, Scholastic Press, September 2010, ISBN 978-0439634304
  • Hi, Koo!, Scholastic Press, February 2014, ISBN 978-0545166683
  • Zen Socks, Scholastic Press, September 2015, ISBN 978-0545166690
  • Mama Lion Wins the Race, Scholastic Press, August 2017, ISBN 978-0545852821
  • Zen Happiness, Scholastic Press, January 2019, ISBN 978-1338346022

Children's books illustrated
  • Come On, Rain with author Karen Hesse, Scholastic Press, March 1999, ISBN 978-0590331258
  • Putnam and Pennyroyal with author Patrick Jennings, Scholastic Press, November 1999, ISBN 978-0439079655
  • Gershon's Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year with author Eric A. Kimmel, Scholastic Press, September 2000, ISBN 978-0439108393
  • Why I Will Never Ever Ever Ever Have Enough Time to Read This Book with author Remy Charlip, Tricycle Press, September 2000, ISBN 978-1582460185
  • Our Gracie Aunt with author Jacqueline Woodson, Jump At The Sun, April 2002, ISBN 978-0786806201
  • Old Turtle and the Broken Truth with author Douglas Wood, Scholastic Press, October 2003, ISBN 978-0439321099
  • No Dogs Allowed! with author Sonia Manzano, Atheneum Books, April 2004, ISBN 978-0689830884
  • A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children with author Caroline Kennedy, Hyperion Books, September 2005, ISBN 978-0786851119
  • I Will Hold You 'till You Sleep with author Linda Zuckerman, Scholastic Press, October 2006, ISBN 978-0439434201
  • Mr. George Baker with author Amy Hest, Walker Books, June 2007, ISBN 978-0763633080
  • A Family Christmas[12] with selection by Caroline Kennedy, Hachette Books; First Edition edition, October 2007, ISBN 9781401322274
  • Stonecutter with author John Kuramoto, Feiwel & Friends, April 2009, ISBN 978-0-312-55456-9
  • The Christmas Magic with author Lauren Thompson, Scholastic Press, September 2009, ISBN 978-0439774970
  • City Dog, Country Frog with author Mo Willems, Hyperion Books, June 2010, ISBN 978-1423103004
  • Poems to Learn by Heart with author Caroline Kennedy, Disney-Hyperion; First Edition edition, March 2013, ISBN 1423108051

Comics/graphic novels

Book awards
  • Moonshadow: The Definitive Edition
    • 2019, Broken Frontier Award, Best Collection of Classic Material[15]
  • Hi, Koo!: A Year of Seasons
    • 2016, Beehive Book Award, Winner in the Poetry Division[16]
  • Zen Socks
    • 2015, A Junior Library Guild Selection
  • City Dog, Country Frog
    • 2010, A Junior Library Guild Selection
  • A Christmas Magic
    • 2010, Ohioana: The Hamilton County Committee Program; In honor of Hamilton County Authors and Composers
  • Stonecutter
    • 2010, Ohioana: The Hamilton County Committee Program; In honor of Hamilton County Authors and Composers
  • Zen Ties
    • 2009, Illustrator of the Year, The Children's Choice Book Award[17]
    • 2009, The Frances & Wesley Bock Book Award, Neumann University
    • 2009, Children's Choice Book Awards, Children's Book Council
    • 2008, Children’s Picture Book Award, New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association
  • Zen Shorts
    • 2006, Caldecott Honor Book, The Association for Library Service to Children
    • 2006, Book Sense Book of the Year, American Booksellers Association
    • 2005, Children’s Picture Book Award, New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association
  • The Three Questions
    • 2002, Children's Media Honor, Achievement in Picture Books, Parent's Guide to Children's Media, Inc., Board of Directors
  • Gershon's Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year
    • 2000, Sydney Taylor Book Award, The Association of Jewish Libraries
  • Come On, Rain
    • 1999, Gold Medal, The Society of Illustrators
  • The Mystery Play
  • The Mythology of an Abandoned City
    • 1993, Best Graphic Album nomination, Will Eisner Comics Industry Award

References
  1. Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010.
  2. Muth, Jon J (n.d.). "Information". Jonjmuth.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015.
  3. Daniels, Les (1995). DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes. New York, New York: Bulfinch Press. p. 208. ISBN 0821220764. Writer Grant Morrison and painter Jon J Muth explored murder and metaphysics in The Mystery Play (1994).
  4. Bender, Hy (1999). The Sandman Companion. New York, New York: DC Comics. p. 270. ISBN 978-1563894657.
  5. Burgas, Greg (January 7, 2013). "Comics You Should Own – Sandman". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on April 10, 2014.
  6. Jon J Muth at the Grand Comics Database and Jon Jay Muth at the Grand Comics Database
  7. "The many faces of comics world's Kent Williams". GMA News Online. November 1, 2012. The 1988 four-parter Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown came about because Williams wanted to work with Jon J. Muth, and they developed the story with the writers. Williams worked on the Wolverine art while Muth did the Havoc art.
  8. "1995 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. n.d. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016.
  9. Duncan, Andrew (2008). "Jon J Muth Interview". IndieBound.org. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  10. Hopkinson, Deborah (May 2003). "Something old, something new: Jon J Muth's magical role as storyteller". BookPage.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  11. "Jon J Muth". National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature. n.d. Archived from the original on May 14, 2017. In 2005 Muth was asked by Caroline Kennedy to illustrate an anthology of poems. Their book, A Family Of Poems, went on to be a national bestseller. They did three collaborations celebrating poetry and language including 2013’s Poems To Learn By Heart.
  12. "A Family Christmas by Caroline Kennedy". store.jfklibrary.org. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  13. "Jon Jay Muth: Comics". Marvel Comics. Archived from the original on May 14, 2017.
  14. "'The Seventh Voyage' Takes A Grand Journey In A Tiny Spaceship". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  15. "Broken Frontier Awards 2019: Announcing the Winners – Old Favourites, New Voices and David Schilter and Sanita Muižniece of kuš! comics Are this Year's Hall of Fame Entrants!". Broken Frontier. 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  16. "Past Winners & Nominees". Utah Beehive Book Awards. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  17. "2009 Winners and Finalists – Children's Book Council". Children's Book Council. 2009. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019.
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