Karl Kerschl is a
Canadian comic book artist, best known for his work on
DC Comics books, including ''
Adventures of Superman'', ''
Majestic'', ''
All-Flash'', ''
Teen Titans: Year One'' and ''
Gotham Academy
Gotham may refer to:
Places
United Kingdom
* Gotham, Dorset, a hamlet near Verwood, Dorset, England
* Gotham, Nottinghamshire, England
United States
* New York City; see Nicknames of New York City
* Gotham, Wisconsin
* Gotham Comedy Club, a ...
''.
Early life
Kerschl was born in
Toronto and raised in
Niagara Falls. 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.
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'', 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,
[Sneddon, Laura (May 24, 2013)]
"24 Hours of Webcomics: The Abominable Charles Christopher"
Comics Beat. 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
Joe Shuster Award in 2010, a nomination for an
Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...
in 2010, and won an Eisner in 2011.
[ It has been collected in two deluxe limited hardcover volumes.][
]
Awards
* 2010 Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding WebComic Creator/Creative Team
* 2010 Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...
for Best Digital Comic (nominated)
* 2011 Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic (won)
Personal life
Kerschl currently lives in Montreal, Quebec."About Karl"
karlkerschl.com. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
References
External links
Official Website
The Abominable Charles Christopher
Interview featuring Karl Kerschl
Kerschl interview at comicfoundry.com
"The Abominable Charles Christopher"
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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