About
James Riding is a comic author and illustrator originally from St Albans, England. He has been making comics since he was a boy - he drew the very first adventures of James + Jack when he was 8. Now he has a full graphic novel, James + Jack in Crazyland, under his belt. Issues 1 and 2, The Adventure Begins and The Orboretum, are available to buy now here. Read more about the book here.
James is also a writer for adults. Passionate about literature and film, he studied English Language and Literature at Magdalen College, Oxford and has contributed pieces to Literary Review and the Oxford Review of Books.
James often travels around the country to promote James + Jack - you can see where to find him here. You can also see updates of his progress here and full-size previews of his art here.
James also runs cartoon drawing and comic making workshops for children - for more information click here, or to enquire about a booking you can contact him here.
Interested in how James creates his comics? He wrote an article about his creative process for Voice Magazine - check it out here!
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Selected Press
'St Albans comic author returns to give cartoon workshops at old junior school' - Herts Advertiser, 24th Oct 2019
'How to make a comic book like James + Jack: The Adventure Begins' - Voice Magazine, 4th Jul 2019
