ChrisCross | |
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Born | Christopher Williams |
Nationality | American |
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.
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]
Interior comic work includes:
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