Karl Kerschl is a Canadian comic book artist. He is best known for his work on

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books, including ''

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'', '' Majestic'', ''

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'', '' Teen Titans: Year One'' and ''

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''.

Early life

Kerschl was born in

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and raised in

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. He attended the

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for a year before deciding to practice on his own, discovering and improving his own storytelling and drawing styles in the process.

Career

Kerschl has worked on various series for

, including ''

'', '' Majestic'', ''

'' #1 and '' Teen Titans: Year One''. On June 20, 2007 Kerschl began the weekly

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''The Abominable Charles Christopher'', which follows the adventures of a dim but gentle

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-like creature and his forest friends who must defend their woods from threats by humans. It has been praised by critics,Sneddon, Laura (May 24, 2013)
"24 Hours of Webcomics: The Abominable Charles Christopher"

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. Retrieved February 7, 2019.Cruz, Larry (July 14, 2014)
"'Charles Christopher' is anything but 'Abominable'"
CBR.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019. and has won a

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in 2010, a nomination for an

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in 2010, and won an Eisner in 2011. It has been collected in two deluxe limited hardcover volumes.

Awards

* 2010

for Outstanding WebComic Creator/Creative Team * 2010

for Best Digital Comic (nominated) * 2011 Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic (won)

Personal life

Kerschl currently lives in

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."About Karl"
karlkerschl.com. Retrieved 11 June 2010.

Bibliography

DC Comics

* '' 52'' #47 * ''Action Comics'' #806, 811 * ''Action Comics'' #30 * ''

'' #624, 640-646, 648-649 * ''

'' * ''Assassin's Creed: The Fall'' #1-3 * ''Batman'' #119-121 * ''Batman: Black and White'' #4 * ''Batman / Superman'' #10-11 * ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' #10-12 * ''DC's Saved by the Belle Reve'' * ''

'' #1-6, 8 * ''Gotham Academy: Second Semester'' #1-3, 5-12 * '' Majestic'' #1-3 * ''Robin'' #148 * ''Superman'' #201 * ''Superman Returns Prequel'' #2 * ''Superman: The Man of Steel'' #128 * ''Swamp Thing Annual'' #1 * ''Teen Titans'' #100 * '' Teen Titans: Year One'' #1-6 * ''The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive'' #3 * ''Wonder Woman'' #219 * ''Wonder Woman 75th Anniversary Special'' #1

IDW Publishing

* ''G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes - Deadgame'' #5

Marvel Comics

* ''Daily Bugle'' #1-3 * ''Deadpool'' #56 * ''Generation X'' #56 * ''Iceman'' #1-2, 4 * ''Weapon X: The Draft - Sauron'' #1 * ''X-Men: Prelude to Perdition'' #1 **''X-Men 2: The Movie Adaptation'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2003, ) includes: *** ''X-Men 2 Movie Prequel: Nightcrawler'' (with

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, one-shot, 2003)

Other publishers

*
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' * ''Assassin's Creed: The Chain'' (UbiWorkshop) * ''Assassin's Creed: Brahman'' (UbiWorkshop)

References

External links

Official Website

The Abominable Charles Christopher

Interview featuring Karl Kerschl

Kerschl interview at comicfoundry.com

"The Abominable Charles Christopher"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kerschl, Karl Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian comics artists Canadian webcomic creators Artists from Toronto Joe Shuster Award winners for Outstanding WebComic Creator/Creative Team