Jamiri
Illustration — Jamiri. Jamiri (real name Jan-Michael Richter, born 3 May 1966 in Hattingen-Blankenstein, Germany) is a German comics artists. Jamiri has published nine comic collections since 1990.
Jamiri
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- Born
- 1966 · Blankenstein.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- graphic designer · illustrator · comics artist
- Education
- Ruhr University Bochum
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Jamiri. Jamiri (real name Jan-Michael Richter, born 3 May 1966 in Hattingen-Blankenstein, Germany) is a German comics artists. Jamiri has published nine comic collections since 1990.
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He has published one- and two-page comics in German magazines since 1992.
Jan-Michael Richter attended the Waldorf school in Bochum from 1972 until 1985. In 1985 he attended the Ruhr-University of Bochum where he began studying comparative literature and philosophy. He then switched in 1986 to a design major at the comprehensive university in Essen. Jan-Michael Richter has lived in Essen since 1986. He married Beate Kleinschmidt in 2000. She often appeared as a character in his comics. The couple separated in October 2014 after 25 years relationship.
Comic collections
Comic collections
• Bochum lokal (1990, Bospekt-Verlag, Bochum, Germany) • Carpe Noctem (1994, Unicum Edition, Bochum, Germany; republished 2002, Carlsen-Verlag, Hamburg, Germany) • Bohème 29 (1995, Unicum Edition, Bochum, Germany; republished 2002, Carlsen-Verlag, Hamburg, Germany) • Homepages (1997, Unicum Edition, Bochum, Germany; republished 2002, Carlsen-Verlag, Hamburg, Germany) • Kamikaze d'amour (1999, Eichborn-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, Germany). • Dotcom Dummy (2000, Unicum Edition, Bochum, Germany; republished 2002, Carlsen-Verlag, Hamburg, Germany) • Hypercyber (2002, Carlsen-Verlag, Hamburg, Germany) • Richterskala (2004, Carlsen-Verlag, Hamburg, Germany) • Pornorama (2005, Uni-Edition, Berlin, Germany) • Autodox (2007, Uni-Edition, Berlin, Germany)
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- “Jamiri”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 112793827, Jamiri.
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- 1.Interview mit dem Comiczeichner JAMIRI. In: Karriere Planer, 2013/2014, abgerufen am 7. Januar 2024.
- 2., Jamiri Dotcom, 3. April 2000
- 3., Jamiri Dotcom, Dezember 2003
- 4.Wiglaf Droste: Sternanis und Gänseschmalz. taz, 24. Dezember 2003
- 5.Jamiri bei ARTE.
- 6.Jamiri: Ich hab als kleiner Junge schon Asterix nachgezeichnet und meine Pubertät und Jugend mit Zack und Schwermetall verbracht.
- 7.Gnadenlos komisch - eine gescheiterte Beziehung in Bildern. Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 2. Januar 2022
- 8.Peter Hesse. Bochumer Kollegen spenden für Jamiri. T-Online.de. 2025-08-19.
- 9., Subway Stadtmagazin, August 2002
- 10.Annette Lehmann. Jamiri schwerkrank im Rollstuhl: Tragödie um bekannten Comiczeichner und Barkeeper. 2026-05-10.
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