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Jon J Muth
Muth in 2018
Born (1960-07-28) July 28, 1960 (age 64)
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Occupation(s)Artist, illustrator
AwardsEisner Award, 1995
Society of Illustrators Gold Medal, 1999
Caldecott Honor, 2006

Jon J Muth (/mjθ/; born July 28, 1960)[1] is an American writer and illustrator of children's books as well as graphic novels and comic books.

Career

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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

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

Art collections

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  • 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

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Theater adaptation

  • Zen Shorts, adapted for stage by Rogue Artists Ensemble, 2015[12]

T.V. adaptations

Children's books illustrated

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Comics/graphic novels

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Awards

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Books

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Award Year Category Media Result Ref.
Eisner Awards 2020 Best Adaptation from Another Medium The Seventh Voyage Nominated [17]
Eisner Awards 2020 Best Archival Collection/Project-Comic Books Moonshadow: The Definitive Edition Nominated [18]
The Broken Frontier Awards 2019 Best Collection of Classical Material Moonshadow: The Definitive Edition [19]
Beehive Book Awards 2016 Poetry Division Hi, Koo!: A Year of Seasons Won [20]
A Junior Library Guild Selection 2015 Zen Socks Won
A Junior Library Guild Selection 2010 City Dog, Country Frog Won
Ohioana Awards 2010 The Hamilton County Committee Program; In Honor of Hamilton County Authors and Composers A Christmas Magic
Ohioana Awards 2010 The Hamilton County Committee Program; In Honor of Hamilton County Authors and Composers Stonecutter
The Children's Choice Book Awards 2009 Illustrator of the Year Zen Ties Won [21]
The Francis and Wesley Bock Book Awards 2009 Newmann University Zen Ties Won
The Children's Choice Book Awards 2009 Children's Book Council Zen Ties Won
The Children's Picture Book Awards 2008 The New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Zen Ties Won
Caldecott Honor 2006 The Association for Library Service to Children Zen Shorts Won [22]
Book Sense Book of the Year 2006 American Booksellers Association Zen Shorts Won
Children's Picture Book Awards 2005 The New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Zen Shorts Won
Children's Media Honor 2002 Achievement in Picture Books The Three Questions Won
The National Children's Publication Awards 2002 HONORS Award The Three Questions Won
The Sydney Taylor Book Awards 2000 The Association of Jewish Libraries Gershon's Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year Won
Gold Medal 1999 The Society of Illustrators Awards Come On, Rain Won
The Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards 1995 Best Painter The Mystery Play Won
The Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards 1993 Best Graphic Album The Mythology of an Abandoned City Nominated

Other

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Award Year Category Media Result Ref.
Annie Awards 2021 Best TV/Media-Preschool Stillwater (Apple TV+ Television Series) Nominated [23]
Emmy Awards 2021 Outstanding Preschool Children's Animated Series

Outstanding Writing Team

Outstanding Directing Team

Stillwater (Apple TV+ Television Series) Nominated [24]
The Peabody Awards 2021 Children's and Youth Stillwater (Apple TV+ Television Series) Won [25]
Annie Awards 2022 Best TV/Media-Preschool Stillwater (Apple TV+ Television Series) Nominated [26]
Children's and Family Emmy Awards 2022 Outstanding Directing Team for Preschool Animated Program

Outstanding Editing

Stillwater (Apple TV+ Television Series) Won [27]

References

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  1. ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011.
  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 July 29, 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. ^ "Zen Shorts". Rogue Artists Ensemble - Los Angeles Hyper-theater. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  13. ^ "Stillwater (TV series)", Wikipedia, June 29, 2021, retrieved June 30, 2021
  14. ^ "A Family Christmas by Caroline Kennedy". store.jfklibrary.org. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  15. ^ a b "Jon Jay Muth: Comics". Marvel Comics. Archived from the original on July 25, 2017.
  16. ^ "'The Seventh Voyage' Takes A Grand Journey In A Tiny Spaceship". NPR.org. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  17. ^ "2020 Eisner Awards Nominations". Comic-Con International: San Diego. June 2, 2020. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  18. ^ "2020 Eisner Awards Nominations". Comic-Con International: San Diego. June 2, 2020. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  19. ^ "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. January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  20. ^ "Past Winners & Nominees". Utah Beehive Book Awards. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  21. ^ "2009 Winners and Finalists – Children's Book Council". Children's Book Council. 2009. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019.
  22. ^ Kylee (January 10, 2013). "Caldecott Winners and Honor Books". Madison Public Library. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  23. ^ "'Wolfwalkers', 'Stillwater' pick up 11 Annie Award nominations for Apple TV+". AppleInsider. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  24. ^ Selleck, Evan (June 28, 2021). "Apple TV+ earns another 19 Daytime Emmy Award nominations thanks to 'Stillwater', 'Ghostwriter', and others". iDownloadBlog.com. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  25. ^ "Apple Original kids series "Stillwater" earns Peabody Award". Apple TV+ Press. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  26. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (December 21, 2021). "'Raya and the Last Dragon' Leads 2022 Annie Awards Feature Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  27. ^ "Children's and Family Emmy Award".
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