Montréal, Canada— June 14, 2021 — Launched in 2007 as an online comic, THE ABOMINABLE CHARLES CHRISTOPHER, Karl Kerschl’s Eisner Award-winning story about a silent sasquatch in a world full of chatty animal characters, is making its way to print in a new volume, exclusively on the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform. The campaign focuses on the third volume of the series, collecting over a hundred previously unpublished strips from the webcomic. The first two volumes will also be available for readers who want the entire story at their fingertips.
“This is my first time using Kickstarter, and I’m really excited” said Kerschl. “I self-published the previous books on my website, back before crowdfunding was really an option, but Kickstarter has opened up independent publishing to a whole new audience of readers and fans who want to support the things they love.”
The StoryTHE ABOMINABLE CHARLES CHRISTOPHER follows the eponymous Charles Christopher, a dim-witted but good-natured sasquatch, on a series of adventures through the Cedar Forest as he helps and hinders the animal residents. At times a slice-of-life gag comic and at other times an epic fantasy, the comic has gained a loyal following of readers and won the Eisner Award for Best Webcomic in 2011.
The KickstarterAbominable Volume 3 is the featured book of the Kickstarter campaign, but there are plenty of other perks for fans of the series. New readers can get all three volumes at a discounted price and Kerschl has not only done one-of-a-kind original art for the campaign, he’s brought on some powerhouse talent to provide depictions of the comic’s cast. Natalie Hall and Creaturebox are among the first to be showcased, with other artists to be announced.
The AuthorKnown in the mainstream comic book community for his work on Gotham Academy, Batman: Black & White, and his creator-owned series ISOLA from Image Comics, Karl Kerschl has straddled the line between corporate and independent work for several years.
“The Abominable Charles Christopher is a comic for animal-lovers. When I was a little kid, all I drew in my sketchbooks were animals. As I got older, I kind of forgot that. But when I created this strip, it all came rushing back; Charles sees the world the way I did when I was five years old.”
Praise for The Abominable Charles Christopher“I’m not sure of the best way to describe THE ABOMINABLE CHARLES CHRISTOPHER. To say it’s like an unholy mash-up of Walt Kelly, Jeff Smith and Sumerian mythology is true, but it misses the point completely. It is its own thing, and it does what comics do best: make a world and draw you into it.”
--Neil Gaiman
“THE ABOMINABLE CHARLES CHRISTOPHER is pure comics magic. It somehow manages to be whimsical, sad and human all at once. Kerschl’s cartooning is elegant and gorgeous. This is a beautiful book!”
--Jeff Lemire
The Abominable Charles Christopher Kickstarter Launches on June 14th, 2021LINK:
http://newbook.abominable.cc