Karl Kerschl

Karl Kerschl
Kerschl at the New York Comic Con in Manhattan, October 9, 2010
BornToronto, Ontario, Canada
Area(s)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]

Bibliography

DC Comics

  • 52 #47
  • Action Comics #806, 811
  • Action Comics #30
  • Adventures of Superman #624, 640-646, 648-649
  • All-Flash
  • Assassin's Creed: The Fall #1-3
  • Batman #119-121
  • Batman: Black and White #4
  • Batman / Superman #10-11
  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold #10-12
  • DC's Saved by the Belle Reve
  • Gotham Academy #1-6, 8
  • Gotham Academy: Second Semester #1-3, 5-12
  • Majestic #1-3
  • Robin #148
  • Superman #201
  • Superman Returns Prequel #2
  • Superman: The Man of Steel #128
  • Swamp Thing Annual #1
  • Teen Titans #100
  • Teen Titans: Year One #1-6
  • The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #3
  • Wonder Woman #219
  • Wonder Woman 75th Anniversary Special #1

IDW Publishing

  • G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes - Deadgame #5

Marvel Comics

  • Daily Bugle #1-3
  • Deadpool #56
  • Generation X #56
  • Iceman #1-2, 4
  • Weapon X: The Draft - Sauron #1
  • X-Men: Prelude to Perdition #1
    • X-Men 2: The Movie Adaptation (tpb, 144 pages, 2003, ISBN 0-7851-1162-X) includes:
      • X-Men 2 Movie Prequel: Nightcrawler (with Chuck Austen, one-shot, 2003)

Other publishers

References

  1. ^ St-Louis, Hervé (November 30, 2003). "Interview with Karl Kerschl". Comic Book Bin. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Exclusive with Karl Kerschl" Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. Multiverso DC. Published 26 August 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Webcomics: Reviews of The Abominable Charles Christopher, The Creepy Casefiles of Margo Maloo, and Breakfast of the Gods". Comics Alternative. June 17, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b Cruz, Larry (July 14, 2014). "'Charles Christopher' is anything but 'Abominable'". CBR.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  7. ^ "2010 Nominees and Winners". Joe Shuster Awards. June 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  8. ^ MacDonald, Heidi (April 8, 2010). "2010 Eisner Award nominations announced". Comics Beat. Retrieved February 7,2019.
  9. ^ Lamar, Cyriaque (July 24, 2011). "The 2011 Eisner Award winners are up!". io9. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  10. ^ "About Karl". karlkerschl.com. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
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