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( R e d i r e c t e d f r o m C h r i s t o p h e r P r i e s t ( c o m i c b o o k w r i t e r ) )
American comic book writer, born 1961
Christopher James Priest (born James Christopher Owsley , June 30, 1961[3] comic book writer who is at times credited simply as Priest . He changed his name legally circa 1993.[4] [5]
Comics writing [ edit ]
An urban Gospel song recorded by Priest in 1985 (then known as Jim Owsley). Although best known for comics writing, he has pursued music and Christian ministry for decades. Priest in the 1990s
Priest (as Jim Owsley ) entered the comics industry as a Marvel Comics intern in 1978.[6] Paul Laikin as a managing editor on Crazy Magazine [7] [8] Larry Hama [9] Conan [10]
Owsley made his professional debut as a writer in 1983 with issue No. 1 of The Falcon [11] Spider-Man [7] [12] Power Man and Iron Fist Iron Fist 's controversial death.[13]
Moving to DC Comics , Owsley had a run as writer of Green Lantern when the character was exclusive to the anthology series Action Comics WeeklyGreen Lantern serial issues #601–607, left part way through a story arc and then returned for issues #621–635. He worked with artists Gil Kane and Tod Smith during his first run, and then upon his return, with artist M. D. Bright .[14] Green Lantern Special s, the second issue concluding the plots left off from the end of Action Comics Weekly , with Bright drawing. They would work again on the first issue of Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn before Owsley departed. He edited several titles in DC Comics' Impact Comics imprint from 1991 to 1993.[7]
As a writer, Owsley/Priest worked on the series Conan the Barbarian King Conan The Ray Steel Deadpool Black Panther [15] Quantum and Woody Xero The Crew [16]
In 1993, he became part of the group of writers and artists that launched Milestone Media , a comic book publisher affiliated with DC Comics. He has said he was intended to become the company's editor-in-chief, but personal problems forced him to scale down his involvement to liaison between DC and Milestone.[17] Static , among others.[18]
Shortly afterward, he changed his name from "Jim Owsley" to "Christopher Priest" for reasons he has not discussed publicly other than in one remark in an interview about becoming a priest if his marriage, which later ended in divorce, did not last.[8] Green Lantern run, prior to his name change, he introduced a character named Priest. He has stated he was unaware of the British science fiction novelist Christopher Priest . He refers to himself professionally as either the mononym "Priest" or "Christopher J. Priest".[19]
After a decade-long absence from comics, he returned in 2014–2015 to write a Quantum and Woody Valiant Comics .[20] DC Rebirth version of Deathstroke [21] Justice League Scott Snyder in 2018. Priest contributed a story to the Black Panther Annual[22] Vampirella Dynamite Comics [23] [24] U.S.Agent Marvel Comics .[25]
Priest is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist music producer who has written and produced dozens of tracks for himself and others.[26] Streetwise , Priest's first solo album, recorded under the stage name "Hollis Stone," was released on vinyl on March 3, 1981. It featured a cover photo by Eliot R. Brown of the
then-Jim Owsley standing in front of the Marvel Comics office building at 575 Madison Avenue .[27]
In 1993, Priest co-produced Live! Minister Darryl Cherry and the Covenant Mass Choir (RWM-4445), a full concert multitrack recording featuring an 85-voice choir and 10-piece band including Priest playing bass guitar on two selections. The album was recorded before a live concert audience in New Brunswick, New Jersey.[28]
Personal life [ edit ]
Priest is an ordained Baptist minister ,[8] progressive Christian ecumenical essays on his website PraiseNet.Org.[29] Denver , Colorado.[30]
Bibliography [ edit ]
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian King-Size Annual #8, 10–12 (Marvel Comics, 1983, 1985–1987)
Conan the King
The Amazing Spider-Man
Spider-Man vs. Wolverine
Action Comics Weekly Green Lantern story)
Green Lantern Special
"I, Whom the Gods Would Destroy." Marvel Graphic Novel No. 33 (Marvel Comics, 1988) – (Thor story)
Action Comics Weekly #621–635 (DC Comics, October 11, 1988 – January 17, 1989) – (Green Lantern story; co-writer)
The Unknown Soldier #1–12 (DC Comics, Winter 1988 – December 1989) – (limited series)
Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn No. 1 (DC Comics, January 1989) – (mini-series)
The Ray
Justice League Task Force
The Ray Annual No. 1 (DC Comics, 1995)
Triumph
Doom Link (DC Comics, 1995) – (Superman and Batman Elseworlds one-shot)
Hawkman
Total Justice
Steel
Wonder Woman PlusJesse Quick ; one-shot)
Xero
Quantum and Woody Acclaim Comics , June 1997 – February 2000)
JLX Unleashed
Solar, Man of the Atom: Hell on Earth
Concrete Jungle: The Legend of the Black Lion #1 (Acclaim Comics, April 1998) – (one-shot)
Ka-Zar
GOAT: H.A.E.D.U.S. #1 (Acclaim Comics, August 1998) – (one-shot)
Wonder Woman #137–138, 1,000,000 (DC Comics, September 1998 – November 1998)
Black Panther
Turok /Shadowman
Impulse: Bart Saves the Universe
Deadpool
Batman : The Hill
Legends of the DC Universe #30–32 (DC Comics, July 2000 – September 2000) – (Wonder Woman story)
The Crew
Captain America and the Falcon
Q2: The Return of Quantum and Woody #1–5 (Valiant Entertainment, October 2014 – February 2015)
Deathstroke
Inhumans : Once and Future Kings
Justice League
Spider-Force #1–3 (Marvel Comics, October 2018 – December 2018)
Vampirella
U.S.Agent
Black Adam
Vampirella: Year One #1– (Dynamite Entertainment, July 2022 – )
Marvel Team-Up
Power Man and Iron Fist
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man No. 111 (Marvel Comics, February 1986) – (Secret Wars II crossover)
Amazing High Adventure The Conquest of Kiurkan. No. 2 (Marvel Comics, September 1985)
Daredevil
Moon Knight
The Savage Sword of Conan
"The Beast." The Savage Sword of Conan No. 91 (Marvel Comics, August 1983)
"The Chain!" The Savage Sword of Conan No. 91 (Marvel Comics, August 1983)
"One Night at the Maul." The Savage Sword of Conan No. 99 (Marvel Comics, April 1984)
"The Vezek Inn." The Savage Sword of Conan No. 109 (Marvel Comics, February 1985)
"At the Altar of the Goat God." The Savage Sword of Conan No. 125 (Marvel Comics, June 1986) – (co-writer)
"Curse of the Ageless Ones!" The Savage Sword of Conan vol. 1 No. 128 (Marvel Comics, September 1986)
Thor
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man Annual No. 7 (Marvel Comics, 1987)
Web of Spider-Man
Daredevil No. 246 (Marvel Comics, September 1987)
Web of Spider-Man No. 37 (Marvel Comics, April 1988)
"Phantasm." The Savage Sword of Conan No. 153 (Marvel Comics, October 1988)
"The Secret Origin of Green Lantern ." Secret Origins
Batman
"Brothers." The Savage Sword of Conan No. 160 (Marvel Comics, May 1989)
Batman Annual No. 13 (DC Comics, 1989)
"The Sting." Marvel Super-Heroes Iron Man story)
"Checkmate." Marvel Super-Heroes vol. 3 No. 13 (Marvel Comics, April 1993) – (Iron Man story)
Black Canary
Wonder Woman #88–89 (DC Comics, July 1994 – August 1994)
Justice League America Zero Hour crossover)
Justice League International Zero Hour crossover)
Justice League Task Force Zero Hour crossover)
Catwoman AnnualElseworlds story)
Superman: The Man of Steel AnnualElseworlds story)
Solar, Man of the Atom
Showcase '96 Circe story)
"Huntress: Exposure." The Batman Chronicles Huntress story)
Justice League America Annual No. 10 (DC Comics, 1996)
"Hammered." Team Superman Secret Files
"Revelations." JLA 80-Page Giant Aquaman and Wonder Woman story)
"The Professional." The Flash 80 Page Giant Jesse Quick story)
"Heroes." JLA Secret Files
Legends of the DC Universe #12–13 (DC Comics, January 1999 – February 1999) – (Justice League of America story)
"Phases." Green Lantern 80 Page Giant No. 2 (DC Comics, June 1999)
"The Game." JLA 80-Page Giant
Hourman
The Incredible Hulk
"Masks." Marvel Double-Shot No. 2 (Marvel Comics, February 2003) – (Doctor Doom story)
Thor vol. 2 No. 59 (Marvel Comics, April 2003)
Fiction [ edit ]
Green Lantern: Sleepers Vol. 1 and 2 (Plot outline only. (Ibooks, Inc./Simon & Schuster 2005)
Green Lantern: Sleepers Vol. 3 (Ibooks, Inc. First Edition: September 1, 2005, ISBN 1596871032 )
Zion: A Love Story (Lamercie Park LLC, 2015 ASIN: B00O08L9C6)
Dual: A Love Story (Lamercie Park LLC, 2015 ASIN: B00S7EKGKA)
1999 (Lamercie Park LLC, 2015 Serialized as four novellas)
Nonfiction [ edit ]
Klang! A Writer's Commentary (Lamercie Park LLC, 2015 ASIN: B014RP35KU)
Black Faith 101 (Lamercie Park LLC, 2014 ASIN: B00QJ09DGC)
Fear of A Black Church: Why The Black Church Looks Nothing Like Christ (Lamercie Park LLC, 2014 ASIN: B00O03PALM)
The Levite's Concubine: Women And The African American Church (Lamercie Park LLC, 2014 ASIN: B00O0ATRXM)
The Glass House: 10 Reasons Your Church Is Not Growing (Lamercie Park LLC, 2014 ASIN: B00O80HVPK)
Sex & The Single Christian (Lamercie Park LLC, 2014 ASIN: B00O8ZSBOA)
LGBT: In The Name of God: The Church's Response to The LGBT Community (with Benjamin L. Reynolds, M.Div. Lamercie Park LLC, 2015 ASIN: B00QQHILDO)
The Essential Black Church: Seventy-Five Theses Challenging Our Tradition (Lamercie Park LLC, 2015 ASIN: B00TE9PB7A)
Discography [ edit ]
Streetwise , Hollis Stone (1981, Sonfire/New Witness NW001)
White Soul , Hollis Stone (1982 Phonogram Ltd/Lamercie Park)
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God / The Wedding Song , Hollis Stone (Single, 1985 Phonogram Ltd/Lamercie Park)
Girls , Hollis Stone (1986 Phonogram Ltd/Lamercie Park)
Stop! , Nita Marshal (Producer: Hollis Stone, 1986 Phonogram Ltd/Lamercie Park)
Pandora's Box , Hollis Stone (1987 Phonogram Ltd/Lamercie Park)
Night & Day , Twynn (Producer: Hollis Stone, 1993 Grace Phonogram Entertainment/Lamercie Park)
Minister Darryl Cherry & The Covenant Mass Choir: Live! , Minister Darryl Cherry & The Covenant Mass Choir (Producer: Christopher Priest, 1993/Released 2004 Relevant Praise RWM-4445)
Nadine's Diary , Nadia (Producer: Priest, 2000 Grace Phonogram Entertainment/Relevant Praise/Lamercie Park, RWM-4447)
References [ edit ]
^ Inkpot Award
^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays" . Comics Buyer's Guide the original on August 6, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2010 .
^ Priest, Christopher (September 26, 2011). "About Priest" . Lamerciepark.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2017. I changed my last name 18 years ago...It is not a pen name. It's on my Social Security card and my driver's license.
^ Nerdist (May 15, 2018), The Impact of Black Panther archived from the original on December 12, 2021, retrieved May 19, 2018 All-Negro Comics
^ "About the Artists & Writers," African-American Classics , Graphic Classics vol. 22 (Eureka Productions, 2011).
^ a b c Jim Owsley (editor) at the Grand Comics Database
^ a b c Rossen, Jake (May 8, 2008). "Craziest Moments from the World of Comics" . Wizard Universe. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008.
^ "Bullpen Bulletins ," Marvel Comics cover dated February 1984
^ Shooter, Jim . "Bullpen Bulletins," Marvel comics cover-dated November 1983
^ "Falcon #1" . Grand Comics Database .
^ Priest, Christopher J. (James Owsley) (May 2002). "Adventures in the Funny Book Game: Chapter Two — Why I Never Discuss Spider-Man: Barabbas" . Digital-Priest.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
^ Callahan, Timothy (December 2010). "Power Man and Iron Fist". Back Issue! 45 ). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing : 3–11.
^ Martin, Brian (August 2017). "Where the Action is...Weekly". Back Issue! (98 ). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 62.
^ Manning, Matthew K.; Gilbert, Laura (2008). "1990s". Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History . London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley . p. 290. ISBN 978-0756641238 Writer Christopher Priest and artist Mark Texeira put a new spin on the life of Wakanda Warrior King, Black Panther.
^ Riesman, Abraham (January 22, 2018). "The Man Who Made Black Panther Cool" . Vulture . Retrieved January 22, 2018 .
^ "Interview: Christopher Priest Part 2" . TheDollarBin.com. March 3, 2010. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016.
^ Stone, Sam (April 5, 2023). "Icon vs. Hardware is on a collision course with the DC universe" . Games Radar
^ Booker, M. Keith, ed. (2010). Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels Greenwood Publishing Group . p. 486. ISBN 978-0-313-35746-6
^ Smith, Zach (October 12, 2013). "NYCC 2013: Quantum & Woody & Priest & Bright: Together Again" . Newsarama. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017.
^ Ching, Albert (August 4, 2016). "Christopher Priest On Why Deathstroke Brought Him Back to Comics: 'He Wasn't Black' . Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017.
^ Sava, Oliver (February 15, 2018). "Iconic creators return to Wakanda in this Black Panther Annual exclusive" . The A.V. Club . Archived from the original on June 13, 2018.
^ "Christopher Priest To Write Dynamite's New Vampirella Series" . Previews World . April 8, 2019.
^ "Priest Launches Vampirella #1 in Dynamite's July 2019 Solicitations" . April 19, 2019.
^ Spry, Jeff (October 15, 2020). "Marvel's U.S.Agent #1 preview with Christopher Priest interview" . Syfy Wire . Retrieved October 15, 2020 .
^ Priest, Christopher J. (2013). "Lamercie Park: The Story of Us" . Lamerciepark.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017 .
^ "Hollis Stone – Streetwise " . Discogs . n.d. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017.
^ "Live! Minister Darryl Cherry and the Covenant Mass Choir" . CD Baby . n.d. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2017 .
^ Priest, Christopher J. (n.d.). "PraiseNet" . PraiseNet.Org.
^ Johnston, Rich (April 7, 2018). "Christopher Priest Says DC Readers Can Help Decide Whether or Not Deathstroke Is Damian's Daddy" . Bleeding Cool . Archived from the original on June 13, 2018.
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