Russell had previously inked a number of Jungle Book adaptations drawn by Gil Kane, published in Marvel Fanfare #8–11 (May–Nov. Included in this series was "The King's Ankus", adapted from Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book. Russell has previously used the same title for a black and white collection of the earliest of these works, published by Eclipse Comics. In 1984, Russell began Night Music, an ongoing anthology series for Eclipse Comics featuring some of his most heralded literary and operatic adaptations. Russell did not return to Elric until 1997 when he collaborated directly with Michael Moorcock on Elric: Stormbringer, co-published by Dark Horse Comics and Topps Comics. This story was published by Pacific Comics as Elric issues #1–6 in 1983–1984.
For the next series, "Elric of Melnibone", also written by Roy Thomas, Russell shared art duties with Michael T. Russell's first Elric story, the Roy Thomas scripted "The Dreaming City", was published by Marvel Comics in 1982 as Marvel Graphic Novel #2, following initial publication of the first half of the graphic novel in Epic Illustrated. Withdrawing for a while from mainstream comics, Russell produced a number of experimental strips, many of which were later published in his Night Music series and in Epic Illustrated. Craig Russell, whose sensitive, elaborate artwork, evocative of Art Nouveau illustration, gave the landscape of Killraven's America a nostalgic, pastoral feel, and the Martian architecture the look of futuristic castles." At DC Comics, Russell inked Batman stories in Batman Family and Detective Comics over the pencils of Michael Golden and Jim Starlin respectively. Comics historian Peter Sanderson wrote that, "McGregor's finest artistic collaborator on the series was P. Wells' The War of the Worlds, collaborating with writer Don McGregor.
Russell first became well known with his 11–issue Amazing Adventures run and subsequent graphic novel featuring Killraven, hero of a future version of H. He entered the comics industry in 1972 as an assistant to Dan Adkins. Philip Craig Russell was born Octo in Wellsville, Ohio. Russell was the first mainstream comic book creator to come out as openly gay. His work has won multiple Harvey and Eisner Awards. Philip Craig Russell (born October 30, 1951) is an American comics artist, writer, and illustrator.
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