Internationally published as an artist and writer at the age of
nineteen, Christian Gossett was one of the first designers hired
by Lucasfilm Licensing to retro-design the Star Wars galaxy in
1993. Gossett was only 23 years old when his radical concept drawing
of a ‘double-bladed lightsaber’ was presented to George
Lucas. George’s approval memo hangs in a frame on the wall
of Gossett’s studio. Seven years later, this design would
be made famous as Darth Maul’s signature weapon in The Phantom
Menace.
Bringing this same unique talent to bear when designing characters
and weapons for the film and videogame industry, Gossett’s
work has earned him a position on the Academy Award-winning design
Weta Workshop team of New Zealand, for Peter Jackson’s King
Kong remake.
His videogame career began at Activision on the PSX and continues
today across all entertainment software platforms. Gossett’s
ongoing project, The Red Star, having successfully launched as
a PS2 / PS3 game, is now in development as a feature film at Universal
Pictures. The Red Star has sold over a million units worldwide,
was voted among the “Top 100 graphic novels of all time” by
Wizard magazine, and is one of the most critically-acclaimed independent
comics’ series of the decade.
The Red Star:
Volume 1 Issues 1 through 9
Volume 2 Issues 1 through 5
Sword of Lies Issue 1 through 3
Trade Paperbacks 1, 2, 3, 4
Other comics:
The Bond of Saint Marcel #1
