Jack Lawrence

Jack Lawrence (born 1975 in Canterbury, Kent) is a British comics creator. Prior to 2002, he also worked as an animator.

Career Early Beginnings Lawrence took a General Art and Design BTEC First Diploma at Canterbury Technical College, then went on to the KIAD at Canterbury to study for a BTEC National in the same subject. After becoming disenchanted with art education, he then worked "regular" jobs to train himself in the field he wanted to be in. In 2000, he became a character animator for the UK-based Web design company Lightmaker. He worked there for three years before becoming a freelance artist.

Lawrence came onto the comics scene with his own title, Darkham Vale, which he created, wrote, and drew, with the series running for ten issues.

He went on to find early success with Lions, Tigers and Bears, written by Mike Bullock and published by Image Comics. The four-issue series was a surprise hit that revolved around a young boy and his stuffed animal protectors.

Lawrence continued working on a wide variety of titles throughout his early career, including 2000 AD, Doctor Who Adventures, and several Marvel projects.

Tinpot Hobo In 2012, Lawrence self-published an original science-fiction comic book, Tinpot Hobo. The series was available via convention appearances and the series' website.

Continued Success From 2012 onwards, Lawrence worked on a number of high-profile titles. His work on DreamWorks Dragons, based on the popular How To Train Your Dragon franchise, Skylanders (IDW Publishing) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were met with critical acclaim.

Transformers In 2016, Lawrence began working on a handful of Transformers (IDW Publishing) titles. As a lifelong Transformers fan, Lawrence had previously worked with author James Roberts, and Roberts's frequent collaborator Nick Roche, on projects for the Transmasters UK fan fiction group. The trio reunited for the critically acclaimed Transformers: Lost Light series in late 2016.

Transformers: Lost Light #1 debuted at number 176 on Diamond Comic Distributors best-selling comics ranking for December 2016, with 11,342 copies distributed, being the ninth best-selling comic of IDW Publishing in that month.

Lawrence continues to work on Transformers (IDW Publishing) titles, and is a regular guest at TFNation and TFCon, the largest UK and international Transformers fan conventions.

Sonic The Hedgehog Continuing his work with IDW Publishing, Lawrence began working on Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW Publishing) in early 2019.

Whilst initially providing main and alternate covers for various Sonic the Hedgehog titles, Lawrence ultimately ended up illustrating two highly acclaimed mini-series; Sonic the Hedgehog: Bad Guys and Sonic the Hedgehog: Scrapnik Island.