ChrisCross

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ChrisCross
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ChrisCross at the New York Comic Con in February 2008.
BornChristopher Williams
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Artist
Notable works
Blood Syndicate
Captain Marvel
Firestorm

Christopher Williams, who goes by ChrisCross, is a comic book illustrator, known mostly for his stints pencilling Milestone Comics' Blood Syndicate and Heroes , Marvel Comics' Captain Marvel and Slingers and DC Comics' Firestorm . He created the comic book character Jason Rusch with Dan Jolley.

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Education and career

Williams attended New York City's School of Visual Arts in the early 1990s. While doing so, he caught his big break doing work for the DC Comics imprint, Milestone Comics, which sought to publish a line of comics aimed at attracting a more multicultural audience.

He has also worked on other series such as Firestorm and The Outsiders for DC comics. In the early 2000s he worked on a series of hardcover graphic novels for international publishing house, Humanoids, Inc., before returning to the States to continue American comics, starting on Midnighter #11. [1]

Bibliography

Interior comic work includes:

Covers only

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References

  1. Catching up with ChrisCross Archived September 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , Newsarama, September 6, 2007
  2. Arrant, Chris (February 23, 2018). "DeCampi & ChrisCross' BANKSHOT Collection Cancelled Following Delays". Newsarama. Archived from the original on February 24, 2018.
  3. Allen, Todd (March 9, 2018). "When a Comic Gets Cancelled Early – Alex de Campi Posts Script for Bankshot #5". Comics Beat. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018.