Jim Lawson (born February 19, 1960)[1] is an American comic book writer and 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.

[3] In 2013 Lawson launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a new project, a graphic novel series called Dragonfly.

[5] On February 19, 2019, Lawson launched a Kickstarter campaign for his independent graphic novel and trade paperback, Dragonfly and Hellride.

The campaign offered a reward for $1500, to the buyer who received the book's property rights.