Christopher Priest (comics)

The Reverend
Christopher Priest
Priest at the 2019 Phoenix Fan Fusion
BornJames Christopher Owsley
(1961-06-30) June 30, 1961 (age 63)
Queens, New York,[1] U.S.
Area(s)Writer, Editor
Pseudonym(s)Priest
AwardsInkpot Award (2016)[2]
digitalpriest.com

Christopher James Priest (born James Christopher Owsley /ˈzli/, 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]

  1. ^ Priest, Christopher (August 1997). "Adventures in the Funny Book Game". Digitalpriest.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Christopher James Priest was born James Christopher Owsley in 1961 in Queens, New York.
  2. ^ Inkpot Award
  3. ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on August 6, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2010.Additional on July 10, 2012.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Nerdist (May 15, 2018), The Impact of Black Panther, archived from the original on December 12, 2021, retrieved May 19, 2018 Note: All-Negro Comics in 1947 had black writers and a black editor.