Karl Kerschl Explained

Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Area:Artist
Notable Works:Majestic
The Abominable Charles Christopher
All-Flash
Adventures of Superman
Teen Titans: Year One
Gotham Academy

Karl Kerschl is a Canadian comic book artist. He is best known for his work on DC Comics books, including Adventures of Superman, Majestic, All-Flash, Teen Titans: Year One and Gotham Academy.

Early life

Kerschl was born in Toronto and raised in Niagara Falls.[1] He attended the Ontario College of Art for a year before deciding to practice on his own, discovering and improving his own storytelling and drawing styles in the process.[2]

Career

Kerschl has worked on various series for DC Comics, including Adventures of Superman, Majestic, All-Flash #1 and Teen Titans: Year One.

On June 20, 2007 Kerschl began the weekly webcomic The Abominable Charles Christopher,[3] which follows the adventures of a dim but gentle sasquatch-like creature and his forest friends who must defend their woods from threats by humans. It has been praised by critics,[4] [5] [6] and has won a Joe Shuster Award in 2010, a nomination for an Eisner Award in 2010, and won an Eisner in 2011.[4] [6] It has been collected in two deluxe limited hardcover volumes.[4]

Awards

Personal life

Kerschl currently lives in Montreal, Quebec.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. St-Louis, Hervé (November 30, 2003). "Interview with Karl Kerschl". Comic Book Bin. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  2. http://www.multiversodc.com/v2/2008/08/exclusive-with-karl-kerschl/ "Exclusive with Karl Kerschl"
  3. http://comicsalternative.com/webcomics-reviews-abominable-charles-christopher-creepy-casefiles-margo-maloo-breakfast-gods/ "Webcomics: Reviews of The Abominable Charles Christopher, The Creepy Casefiles of Margo Maloo, and Breakfast of the Gods"
  4. Sneddon, Laura (May 24, 2013). "24 Hours of Webcomics: The Abominable Charles Christopher". Comics Beat. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  5. May, Michael (March 18, 2009). "Gorillas Riding Dinosaurs: The Abominable Charles Christopher". CBR.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  6. Cruz, Larry (July 14, 2014). "'Charles Christopher' is anything but 'Abominable'". CBR.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  7. Web site: 2010 Nominees and Winners. June 2010. December 28, 2011. Joe Shuster Awards.
  8. [MacDonald, Heidi]
  9. Lamar, Cyriaque (July 24, 2011). "The 2011 Eisner Award winners are up!". io9. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  10. http://karlkerschl.com/about/ "About Karl"