I am a Comic Illustrator with a style influenced by fashion, superhero books (Marvel/DC) and Japanese Manga like JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. I also specialise in character design and character illustration as well as visual storytelling and sequential art. I graduated from Teesside University in 2025 with a first class Bachelor's degree in Comics and Graphic Novels. I have self published my own original comic as well as being featured in an LGBTQIA+ anthology published by ComicsYouth and in multiple issues of a local comic called Paragon.

Ciara Grainger

I am a Comic Illustrator with a style influenced by fashion, superhero books (Marvel/DC) and Japanese Manga like JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. I also specialise in character design and character illustration as well as visual storytelling and sequential art. I graduated from Teesside University in 2025 with a first class Bachelor's degree in Comics and Graphic Novels. I have self published my own original comic as well as being featured in an LGBTQIA+ anthology published by ComicsYouth and in multiple issues of a local comic called Paragon.

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I am a Comic Illustrator with a style influenced by fashion, superhero books (Marvel/DC) and Japanese Manga like JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. I also specialise in character design and character illustration as well as visual storytelling and sequential art. I graduated from Teesside University in 2025 with a first class Bachelor’s degree in Comics and Graphic Novels. I have self published my own original comic as well as being featured in an LGBTQIA+ anthology published by ComicsYouth and in multiple issues of a local comic called Paragon.

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Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Beginner

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Education

Comics and Graphic Novels BA(Hons) at Teesside University
September 17, 2022 - May 16, 2025
I graduated with first class honours and achieved a 90% on my final project.

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