Christopher Knowles (; born 1966) is an
American
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comic book artist
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, writer and
blog
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ger who writes on comic books and broader pop culture topics.
Career
Knowles began his career in 1996, writing and drawing comics, particularly, ''Halo, an Angel's Story'', a
mini-series
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published by
Sirius Entertainment, and contributing to the art in a graphic novel based on the ''
Saturday Night Live
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'' cartoon ''
The X Presidents''. He was also the editor of the
Top Shelf Productions
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Top Shelf pu ...
magazine ''
Comic Book Artist
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'' from 2000–2004 and has written articles for publications such as ''The Jack Kirby Collector'' and sites like
Comic Book Resources
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History
Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1995 as a development of the Kingdom Co ...
.
Knowles wrote a book called ''
Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes'' (2007), which won an
Eagle Award for "Favourite Comics-Related Book". He co-authored a book published in 2008 about ''
The X-Files
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'' TV series called ''The Complete X-Files: Behind the Series, the Myths, and the Movies''. In October 2010, Viva Editions published his latest book, ''The Secret History of Rock 'n' Roll'', which
Voice of America
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says presents
rock and roll
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as having its roots "in the
mystery cults of the ancient world", then "follows the evolution of rock 'n' roll from an expression of youthful rebellion to a symbol of
American culture
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."
Since November 2007 Knowles has been blogging on topics related to his books.
Bibliography
Comics
* "Fix" (script and art, in ''
Negative Burn'' #41,
Caliber Comics
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, 1996)
*''Halo, an Angel’s Story'' (script and pencils, Sirius Entertainment, 4-issue mini-series, 1996)
*''The X Presidents'' (pencils, with authors
Robert Smigel/Adam McKay, graphic novel, 80 pages,
Villard
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Places France
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*Villard-Bonnot, in the Isère department
*Villard-de-Lans, in the Isère department
* Villard-d'Héry, in the Savoie department
* Villard-L ...
, October 2000, )
*''Prime8: Creation'' (
TwoMorrows Publishing
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List of magaz ...
, July 2001)
Books
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*Christopher Loring Knowles (2020). ''The Endless American Midnight''. ISBN 979- 8692403704
Notes
References
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External links
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The Secret SuISB
nChristopher Knowles - Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes
Red Ice Creations, November 11, 2007
Interviews
Plus Ultra Podcast Episode 10: Interview with Christopher Knowles
Grey Lodge Review, November 16, 2007
''A Thousand Faces: The Quarterly Journal of Superhuman Fiction, #3'' (Winter 2008)
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American non-fiction writers
Comics critics
Place of birth missing (living people)
1966 births
Living people
American comics artists