Adrian Richter was born in 1987 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. He lives and works as a graphic designer and illustrator in Kassel, where he also studied at the Kunsthochschule under Hendrik Dorgathen and Aisha Franz. His style combines the contrasting visual and narrative worlds of American independent comics and Japanese shōnen manga. His first book "Eichhörnchen" will be published by Zwerchfell and presented at the Comic Salon.