The Reverend Christopher Priest | |
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![]() Priest at the 2019 Phoenix Fan Fusion | |
Born | James Christopher Owsley June 30, 1961 Queens, New York,[1] U.S. |
Area(s) | Writer, Editor |
Pseudonym(s) | Priest |
Awards | Inkpot Award (2016)[2] |
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Christopher James Priest (born James Christopher Owsley /ˈaʊzli/, June 30, 1961[3]) is an American comic book writer who is at times credited simply as Priest. He changed his name legally circa 1993.[4] He was the first black writer-editor in mainstream comics.[5]
Christopher James Priest was born James Christopher Owsley in 1961 in Queens, New York.
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.