Karl Kerschl

Canadian comic book artist

Karl Kerschl
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.

Early life

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]

Career

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]

Awards

2010 Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding WebComic Creator/Creative Team^[7]
2010 Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic (nominated)^[8]
2011 Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic (won)^[9]

Personal life

Kerschl currently lives in Montreal, Quebec.^[10]

References

^ St-Louis, Hervé (November 30, 2003). "Interview with Karl Kerschl". Comic Book Bin. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
^ "Exclusive with Karl Kerschl" Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. Multiverso DC. Published 26 August 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
^ "Webcomics: Reviews of The Abominable Charles Christopher, The Creepy Casefiles of Margo Maloo, and Breakfast of the Gods". Comics Alternative. June 17, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Sneddon, Laura (May 24, 2013). "24 Hours of Webcomics: The Abominable Charles Christopher". Comics Beat. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
^ May, Michael (March 18, 2009). "Gorillas Riding Dinosaurs: The Abominable Charles Christopher". CBR.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Cruz, Larry (July 14, 2014). "'Charles Christopher' is anything but 'Abominable'". CBR.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
^ "2010 Nominees and Winners". Joe Shuster Awards. June 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
^ MacDonald, Heidi (April 8, 2010). "2010 Eisner Award nominations announced". Comics Beat. Retrieved February 7,2019.
^ Lamar, Cyriaque (July 24, 2011). "The 2011 Eisner Award winners are up!". io9. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
^ "About Karl". karlkerschl.com. Retrieved 11 June 2010.