| Karl Kerschl | |
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 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 |
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 .
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]
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]
Kerschl currently lives in Montreal, Quebec. [10]
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