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P. Craig Russell
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Biography
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P. Craig Russell is a comics artist and adapter whose work brings novels, short stories and opera into sequential images. His collaborations with Neil Gaiman include Coraline, The Graveyard Book and American Gods, while his other literary projects include Oscar Wilde’s fairy tales and Michael Moorcock’s Elric.
Russell’s work also includes The Ring of the Nibelung and a substantial series of opera adaptations. In interviews he has described the quality of the original writing as the starting point for choosing an adaptation. His earlier comics career included Killraven with writer Don McGregor, combining science-fiction adventure with sustained attention to character and page design.
Reviewed 2026-09-06Selected sources
- The Comics Beat — P. Craig Russell on adaptationAmerican Gods, Coraline, Wilde and approach to adaptation.
- Multiverse — Dark Horse adapts American GodsThe Graveyard Book and American Gods credits.
- Grand Comics Database — The Ring of the NibelungOpera adaptation.
- Midtown Comics — Killraven Epic CollectionDon McGregor collaboration and 1970s Killraven work.
- Key Collector Comics — P. Craig RussellElric: Stormbringer adaptation.