Thomas Kidd (born August 10, 1955) is an American science fiction and fantasy illustrator who lives in New Milford, Connecticut.
[1] Kidd described himself as a "scatterbrained" child, but he had a quick talent for drawing and was able to capture nearly anything he saw accurately with paper and pencil.
However, when he recognized that cameras were able to create realistic images quicker and more accurately than he could, he turned to drawing the creations of his mind.
He moved to New York City to become a professional artist and, after a difficult start, began to see some success as an illustrator.
He has painted the cover artwork for numerous paperback novels published by William Morrow, Random House, Warner Books, Doubleday, St. Martin's Press and Tor Books, as well as Marvel Comics.