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The surreal sci-fi art of Christian Ward
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“As soon as I could conceptualise being anything,” Christian Ward says, “I wanted to be a comic artist. I would draw comics at primary school that I’d photocopy and sell in the playground. It was having school teachers and tutors at uni who did all they could to steer me away from comics that introduced me to contemporary illustration and fine art. I’ve circled illustration and comic art ever since.”
Ward is a London-based artist and illustrator best known for his work in comics, most notably the epic ODY-C, a gender-swapped, sci-fi retelling of Homer’s “Odyssey” created in collaboration with writer Matt Fraction. He’s also contributed covers to series like Young Avengers and Iron Man, and recently started working on Marvel’s The…
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