Clayton Junior, born in Curitiba, Brazil, is an award-winning illustrator, author and graphic artist based in Berlin.
His graphic novel ‘Wild Thing’ came out recently in the USA (Ablaze Publishing), after being published in France (Editions Sarbacane) and Brazil (SESI-SP Editora). He’s also the author of the children’s books Alone Together and Free the Lines, the graphic novella Temporama, published in the United Kingdom by Nobrow Press.
He develops a wide array of projects in visual arts, from comics to animation, from painting to live performances, while works as freelance illustrator for renowned clients around the world such as the New Yorker and the Museum of London Docklands.
At Psicotrópicos Festival 2020 Clayton Junior will be reading the first chapters of his graphic novel “Wild Thing”, accompanied by music and sound design created for the occasion. The artist also participates on the PANEL: BRAZILIAN COMICS AS CULTURAL RESISTANCE.
Wild Thing tells the story of a young guard dog who, raised by sheep, finds himself on an identity crisis. A chance encounter with a pack of wolves will unchain a series of events that will take him through a journey of self-discovery.
Told through the perspective of animals and with a guard dog as its protagonist, Wild Thing is a graphic novel for all ages based on the conflicts between instinct and domestication.
You can find out more about Clayton’s work here: http://www.claytonjunior.com
