Christopher Onstad is a writer, cartoonist, and artist known best for his creation Achewood, a regularly-updated webcomic. He was born in California, where he attended Stanford University. There, Onstad edited for the Stanford Chaparral humor magazine. Onstad has published ten books: Seven anthologies of Achewood comics, a humorous cook book featuring recipes purported to be invented by the strip's characters, A Wonderful Tale—a book "written by" a character from the strip, and that same character's sophomore effort A Hilarious Comedy. Achewood is an online comic strip created by Chris Onstad. ... Webcomics, also known as online comics and web comics, are comics that are available on the Internet. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Stanford redirects here. ... Stanford Chaparral (also known as the Chappie) is Stanford Universitys humor magazine, established in 1899 by Bristow Adams. ... ANThology is the first major label album by Alien Ant Farm. ... A cookbook contains information on cooking, and a list of recipes. ... An example recipe, printed from the Wikibooks Cookbook. ...

Onstad reveals little of his private life online, but it is known that he currently lives in California with his wife, Liz. She assists him as an accountant for the sale of Achewood merchandise. They have one child, who was born at 9:41 AM on March 15, 2005. Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Accountant, or Qualified Accountant, or Accountancy Practitioner, is a accountancy and financial experts legally certified to originally worked only in public practices, selling advice and services to other individuals and businesses, but today in addition many work within private corporations and government bodies. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Influences

Chris Onstad has never spoken conclusively on his influences, saying to Jason Gurley that "You can't help but be affected by Mark Twain books, Lay's Potato Chip ads, a fat lady who is yelling outside, David Letterman, etc." And elsewhere, to Brian M. Palmer, "The reader would likely be a better judge." He has openly expressed admiration for Chris Ware and Tony Millionaire. David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television personality, late night talk show host, comedian, television producer, Indy Racing League car owner (Rahal Letterman Racing) and philanthropist. ... Brian M. Palmer is a photographer, essayist, and chronicler of offbeat pop culture. ... The cover to the collected edition of Jimmy Corrigan by Chris Ware Franklin Christenson Ware (born December 28, 1967) is an American comic book artist and cartoonist, best-known for a series of comics called the Acme Novelty Library, and a graphic novel, Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth. ... Tony Millionaires (1956 - ) Maakies is one of the most popular alternative newspaper comic strips in the world. ...

External links

• Achewood
• Chris Onstad's Blog (narrated by the fictionalized version of Onstad who occasionally appears in the comic strip)
• Original artwork
• Humor and Artwork for the Stanford Chaparral
• Interview at Brian M. Palmer