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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

• 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)