Jean-Paul Bordier was born on 28 November 1984 in Lower Normandy. The youngest of a large family, he grew up surrounded by five older brothers and sisters who passed on their love of drawing very early, amid piles of Astérix, Picsou Magazine and Tintin.
After five years studying cabinetmaking, he chose to devote himself to his passion and took a three-year course at the École Pivaut in Nantes. Shortly after graduating, Jean-Luc Istin spotted him through his blog and offered him to work with writer Thierry Gloris on the series Souvenirs d’un Elficologue, published between 2009 and 2012.
He then drew for two major series from the publisher Soleil. For Elfes, he drew the fourth volume, L’Élu des semi-elfes, written by Éric Corbeyran and released in 2013. For Nains, he drew Oösram des Errants (volume 4), Dröh des Errants (volume 9), Brum des Errants (volume 14), Tadgar des Errants (volume 19) and Akab des Errants (volume 24).
Based in Toulonjac since 2014, he continues to create comics rooted in worlds that blend fantasy and Celtic legends.
