Karl Kesel
Born	January 7, 1959 (1959-01-07) (age 50) Victor, New York
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer, Inker
Notable works	Hawk and Dove vol. 2 Superboy vol. 2

Karl Kesel (born January 7, 1959,^[1] Victor, New York) is an American comics writer and inker whose works have primarily been under contract for DC Comics. He is a member of Periscope Studio.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 Awards 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Biography

Kesel worked with comic book illustrator Brandon McKinney on issues #6 and #13 of the comic series Aliens: Space Marines (published through Dark Horse Comics), which accompanied alien figures in the first line of Alien figures released by Kenner in 1992. He is the creator of the modern Superboy character, Kon-El, who debuted and was defined during the "Return of Superman" story arc, starting from Adventures of Superman #500.

For several years, he was married to fellow comics writer Barbara Kesel (née Randall), with whom he wrote Hawk and Dove; they have since divorced.

[edit] Bibliography

Comics work includes:

• Fantastic Four 2099 #1-5 (Marvel Comics, 1996)
• The Final Night #1-4 (DC Comics, 1996)
• Marvel Apes #1-4 (Marvel Comics, 2008-2009)

[edit] Awards

Kesel has been nominated for a number of Eisner Awards, "Best Inker" (1991^[2] and 1992)^[3] and "Best Cover Artist" (1992).^[3]

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Karl Kesel at Periscope Studio

Preceded by J.M. DeMatteis	Daredevil writer 1996–1997	Succeeded by Joe Kelly
Preceded by none	Harley Quinn writer 2000–2002	Succeeded by A.J. Lieberman
Preceded by Carlos Pacheco, Rafael Marin & Jeph Loeb	Fantastic Four writer 2002 (with Carlos Pacheco & Rafael Marin in early 2002)	Succeeded by Adam Warren
Preceded by Mark Waid	Fantastic Four writer 2005	Succeeded by J. Michael Straczynski