N. Jones

Nathaniel Jones (1951) or simply N. Jones, is a Brunanter comics artist, novelist, and comics studies scholar. Jones is considered a central figure of Brunanter comics, not only for the creation of popular comic strip The Bad Wolf, but also for initiating Koningstad Comics Festival and co-writting Brunanter Comics: A History in Drawings. He is also the author of two novels.

Early years
Jones was born in Middleton. After receiving his diploma from Carrington College, he took up a job in ZAB Studios, the leading animation studio in the country. In 1974, Jones' first comic strips were published in the short-lived Balloon magazine.

The Bad Wolf
While still working in animation, Jones conceived of the idea for a kind wolf living amid evil sheep and sneaky chicken. In 1977 he sent his first sketches to Panel and The Bad Wolf made its debut in the issue #10 of the magazine.

Soon, Jones left his job in ZAB Studios as his new creation became very popular. Progressively, he added more and more characters, such as Dylan Duck, one of the few animals that was sympathetic to the Bad Wolf, and Father Merrin, a greedy Roman Catholic or sometimes Protestant goat priest.

Jones used his stories to satirize various aspects of the Brunanter society, including racism, the Church and social unequality of sexes. In 1982, he departed from Panel due to creative differences. He then created a larger story, The President Bad Wolf, published in a single volume by Inkpress. That was the character's last appearance until Jones resuscitated the series in The Daily Post between 1995 and 1997.

Koningstad Comics Festival
In 1991, Jones and scholar Michiel Borst founded the Koningstad Comics Festival. It proved extremely popular and is often credited with  revitilizing the domestic scene. Jones served as president until 1994 and acted as co-organizer through 2000.

Since 2002
In 2002, Jones was asked by Borst to collaborate on a comprehensive study on the history of Brunanter comics. The book, titled Brunanter Comics: A History in Drawings, was published two years later and has become a standard for comics studies.

From 2003 to 2009, Inkpress published five-volume The Completely Bad Wolf, collecting all Bad Wolf stories in chronological order.

Jones has moved away from comics, even though he sporadically does covers for Kunst Heden or other magazines. In 2005, he wrote An Expected Murder and in 2009, he returned with Ten Little Arabs, both light-hearted crime novels.

Comics

 * President Bad Wolf (1983)
 * The Completely Bad Wolf (2003-2009)

Non-fiction

 * Brunanter Comics: A History in Drawings (2004)

Crime novels

 * An Expected Murder (2005)
 * Ten Little Arabs (2009)