Christopher Baldwin
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Christopher Baldwin is an American illustrator and author
of several webcomic
s, the most significant being Bruno
, a look at the life of an introspective young woman set in the real world.
Christopher was born in Montague, Massachusetts
and spent his childhood in Greenfield, Massachusetts
. By his own account he had drawn over 30 comic books by 1991. After leaving college early in 1994, he took on various freelance jobs, and travelled to Europe
where he took source pictures to incorporate in the Bruno comic. He similarly travelled across America, taking source photographs, settling in Portland
, Oregon
. He presently resides in Olympia
, Washington.
Christopher's other works have mainly been shorter webcomic series, some being intentionally designed to attract syndication
. These tend to be lighter in tone than Bruno. Examples are Shepard and May, published for 5 weeks in 2000; Kim in Love, published from October 1, 2001 until October 22, 2001; and Madge's Diary, published from November 5, 2001 until January 18, 2002. The last such strip was Little Dee
, about a little girl adopted by a bear, released on June 7, 2004 for syndication, and completed in April 2010. Concurrently in 2010, Baldwin was publishing the science fiction webcomic Spacetrawler.
Aside from comics, Christopher Baldwin is also the author of a novel
entitled Loved into Submission - a dark existential farce.
that was written and drawn by Baldwin from January 1, 1996 to February 14, 2007. Its story lines revolve around the life of an introspective young woman, set in the real world. Her unusual name comes from the Italian philosopher Giordano Bruno
.
by Baldwin that began on June 7, 2004, that the Washington Post termed "charming", and others called "genuinely innocent and funny", "never unpleasant", and "age appropriate". The webcomic is about a little girl (Dee) who becomes lost in the woods. She is befriended by three animals: a bear, a vulture and a dog. The animals talk; Dee doesn't.
Author
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of several webcomic
Webcomic
Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....
s, the most significant being Bruno
Bruno (webcomic)
Bruno is a webcomic written and drawn by Christopher Baldwin from January 1, 1996 to February 14, 2007. Its storylines revolve around the life of an introspective young woman, set in the real world. Her unusual name comes from the Italian philosopher Giordano Bruno...
, a look at the life of an introspective young woman set in the real world.
Christopher was born in Montague, Massachusetts
Montague, Massachusetts
Montague is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,489 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan statistical area....
and spent his childhood in Greenfield, Massachusetts
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Greenfield is a city in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,456 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Franklin County. Greenfield is home to Greenfield Community College, the Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra, and the Franklin County Fair...
. By his own account he had drawn over 30 comic books by 1991. After leaving college early in 1994, he took on various freelance jobs, and travelled to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
where he took source pictures to incorporate in the Bruno comic. He similarly travelled across America, taking source photographs, settling in Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. He presently resides in Olympia
Olympia, Washington
Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census...
, Washington.
Christopher's other works have mainly been shorter webcomic series, some being intentionally designed to attract syndication
Print syndication
Print syndication distributes news articles, columns, comic strips and other features to newspapers, magazines and websites. They offer reprint rights and grant permissions to other parties for republishing content of which they own/represent copyrights....
. These tend to be lighter in tone than Bruno. Examples are Shepard and May, published for 5 weeks in 2000; Kim in Love, published from October 1, 2001 until October 22, 2001; and Madge's Diary, published from November 5, 2001 until January 18, 2002. The last such strip was Little Dee
Little Dee
Little Dee is a webcomic by Christopher Baldwin about a little girl lost in the woods who is befriended by three animals. The animals talk; Dee doesn't. The Washington Post termed it "charming", while others called it "innocent and funny" and "age appropriate".Begun on June 7, 2004, Little Dee is...
, about a little girl adopted by a bear, released on June 7, 2004 for syndication, and completed in April 2010. Concurrently in 2010, Baldwin was publishing the science fiction webcomic Spacetrawler.
Aside from comics, Christopher Baldwin is also the author of a novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
entitled Loved into Submission - a dark existential farce.
Bruno
Bruno is a webcomicWebcomic
Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....
that was written and drawn by Baldwin from January 1, 1996 to February 14, 2007. Its story lines revolve around the life of an introspective young woman, set in the real world. Her unusual name comes from the Italian philosopher Giordano Bruno
Giordano Bruno
Giordano Bruno , born Filippo Bruno, was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, mathematician and astronomer. His cosmological theories went beyond the Copernican model in proposing that the Sun was essentially a star, and moreover, that the universe contained an infinite number of inhabited...
.
Little Dee
Little Dee is a webcomicWebcomic
Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....
by Baldwin that began on June 7, 2004, that the Washington Post termed "charming", and others called "genuinely innocent and funny", "never unpleasant", and "age appropriate". The webcomic is about a little girl (Dee) who becomes lost in the woods. She is befriended by three animals: a bear, a vulture and a dog. The animals talk; Dee doesn't.