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Christopher James Priest (born James Christopher Owsley June 30, 1961)〔(Christopher Priest ) at ComicBookDB.com. Accessed Feb. 7, 2009.〕〔Miller, John Jackson. ("Comics Industry Birthdays" ), ''Comics Buyer's Guide'', June 10, 2005. Accessed December 21, 2010. (WebCitation archive ).〕 is a writer of comic books who is at times credited simply as Priest. He changed his name legally circa 1993.〔 ==Career== Priest (as "Jim Owsley") broke into the comics business as a Marvel Comics intern in 1978.〔"About the Artists & Writers," ''African-American Classics'', ''Graphic Classics'' vol. 22 (Eureka Productions, 2011).〕 He made his professional debut as a writer in 1982 at the age of 21. He joined Marvel's editorial staff shortly thereafter, working as assistant editor for Larry Hama〔Bullpen Bulletins," Marvel comics cover-dated February 1984〕 on the ''Conan'' titles.〔Shooter, Jim. "Bullpen Bulletins," Marvel comics cover-dated November 1983〕 Starting in 1985, Owsley was for several years the editor of the ''Spider-Man'' comic books. Professional and personal disagreements eventually led to his removal as editor and his leaving Marvel. Marvel's editor-in-chief, Jim Shooter, later recalled, "I fired Jim Owsley because his tenure as an editor was a train wreck. When I fired Jim Owsley, he thanked me. Seriously. He said, 'Thank you.' He admitted that he just wasn’t good at the administrative stuff (i.e., schedules). P.S.—there was plenty of work for him as a writer, so it was not such a big deal. In fact, it was like giving him a raise. He ... () meant to be a writer, not an expediter." Owsley later edited several titles of DC Comics' Impact Comics imprint.〔(Jim Owsley as editor at DC Comics ) at the Grand Comics Database〕 Owsley had a run as writer of Green Lantern when the character was exclusive to the short-lived anthology series ''Action Comics Weekly'' from 1988-1989. Owsley wrote the ''Green Lantern'' serial from issues #601-607, and left part way through a story arc (with writer Peter David succeeding him in the interim), and then returning from issues #621-635. He had worked with artists Gil Kane and Tod Smith during his first run, and then upon his return, with artist M. D. Bright. Owsley would also write two ''Green Lantern Special''s, the second issue concluding the plots left off from the end of ''Action Comics Weekly'', with artist Bright drawing the latter issue. They would work again on the first issue of ''Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn'' limited series before Owsley departed. As writer, Owsley/Priest had runs on such series as ''Power Man and Iron Fist'', ''Conan the Barbarian'', ''The Ray'', ''Steel'', ''Deadpool'', and ''Black Panther'' vol. 3. His run on ''Power Man and Iron Fist'' concluded with Iron Fist's controversial death. He co-created the series ''Quantum and Woody'', ''Xero'', and ''The Crew'', among others. 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 contributed to the development of the original Milestone story bible and designed the company logo. 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.〔("Interview: Christopher Priest Part 2" ), TheDollarBin.com, March 3, 2010〕 Shortly afterward, he changed his name from "Jim Owsley" to "Christopher Priest" for reasons he has not discussed publicly other than in one interview's seemingly glib remark about becoming a priest if his marriage, which later ended in divorce, did not last.〔Rossen, Jake and the Wizard Staff. ("Craziest Moments from the World of Comics" ), Wizard Universe, May 8, 2008. Accessed Feb. 7, 2009〕 During Owsley's ''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; as an accommodation, comics-writer Christopher Priest refers to himself professionally as either the monomial "Priest" or "Christopher J. Priest". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christopher Priest (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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