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.
| Karl Kerschl | |
|---|---|
 Kerschl at the New York Comic Con in Manhattan, October 9, 2010 | |
| Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Area(s) | Artist |
Notable works | Majestic The Abominable Charles Christopher All-Flash Adventures of Superman Teen Titans: Year One Gotham Academy |
Early life
editKerschl 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
editKerschl 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
edit- 2010 Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding WebComic Creator/Creative Team[7]
- 2010 Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic (nominated)[8]
- 2011 Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic (won)[9]
Personal life
editKerschl currently lives in Montreal, Quebec.[10]
References
edit- ^ St-Louis, Hervé (November 30, 2003). "Interview with Karl Kerschl". Comic Book Bin. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ "Exclusive with Karl Kerschl" Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. Multiverso DC. Published 26 August 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c Sneddon, Laura (May 24, 2013). "24 Hours of Webcomics: The Abominable Charles Christopher". Comics Beat. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ May, Michael (March 18, 2009). "Gorillas Riding Dinosaurs: The Abominable Charles Christopher". CBR.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ a b Cruz, Larry (July 14, 2014). "'Charles Christopher' is anything but 'Abominable'". CBR.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ "2010 Nominees and Winners". Joe Shuster Awards. June 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ^ MacDonald, Heidi (April 8, 2010). "2010 Eisner Award nominations announced". Comics Beat. Retrieved February 7,2019.
- ^ Lamar, Cyriaque (July 24, 2011). "The 2011 Eisner Award winners are up!". io9. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ "About Karl". karlkerschl.com. Retrieved 11 June 2010.