Chris Warner (comics)

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Chris Warner
Born1955 (age 6667)
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, Penciller, Inker, Editor
Notable works
Aliens vs. Predator
Barb Wire
X

Chris Warner (born 1955) is an American comic book writer, artist, and editor for Dark Horse Comics. He worked extensively on their mid-1990s line of Comics' Greatest World and Dark Horse Heroes. Warner has also worked sporadically for other companies, such as DC Comics and Marvel Comics. [1]

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Career

Warner illustrated several comics based on the Predator franchise and came up with the idea for an Aliens vs. Predator crossover. [2] He is listed as the creator of Barb Wire and the developer of the setting of Steel Harbor for these lines. [3] His work on this line includes writing and penciling the mini-series Barb Wire: Ace of Spades (#1–4), penciling issues #10–12 of X, being the image illustrator (i.e., the visual creator) of characters like Ghost and is given creator credit on Wolf Gang , Pit Bulls and Motorhead . He also worked on Will to Power (issues #4–6 as writer & #10–12 as penciler) and the second volume of Ghost, on which he acted as writer and later co-writer for the majority of that title's run. Warner later became a senior editor for Dark Horse. [1]

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Comics work includes:

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References

  1. 1 2 Manning, Shaun (January 14, 2009). "FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK: Chris Warner". Comic Book Resources . Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  2. Estrella, Ernie (July 27, 2018). "The creator of Alien vs Predator looks back on his classic and his new Predator books". Syfy Wire . Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  3. Clark, Cardner (May 1, 2015). ""Barb Wire" Returns to Dark Horse with Kickass, Satirical Reboot". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2018.