James Sturm

James Sturm lives in Hartland, Vermont, with his wife and two daughters, where he helps run a cartooning school that he cofounded, The Center for Cartoon Studies.

James’s graphic novels include The Golem’s Mighty Swing, Market Day, and James Sturm’s America. His other books include Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow, The Fantastic Four: Unstable Molecules, Denys Wortman’s New York, and the popular Adventures in Cartooning series. James has taught and exhibited his work throughout the world.

His comics, writing, and illustrations have appeared in scores of national and regional publications including The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Onion, The New York Times, and on the cover of The New Yorker. He is also a contributing editor and cartoonist to Slate and is a cofounder of the Seattle weekly The Stranger.