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Christopher Stanton is a creative writer and artist from Columbus, OH who has lived and worked in Los Angeles for thirty years. He received a BFA in Dramatic Writing from New York University and an MFA in Screenwriting from the University of Southern California.

His book Dandelion Crossing, about the first week of a controversial, brand-new suburban shopping mall in 1983, told through stories of fourteen characters who cross paths there, is now available.

Stanton also created the graphic novel Nick Pope, illustrated by the late Christopher Darling. It's the illustrated diary of a high school sophomore in 1987 who struggles with depression, bullying and low self-esteem. Nick draws to try to make sense of his chaotic world.

The book is on the
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Nick Pope: Summer of '88 is out on March 24!

I'm so excited for folks to read this new chapter in Nick Pope's story. It's out on Amazon on March 24!

I was lucky to find an incredible illustrator - Raymond Klecker - to take up the mantle of the first book's artist, the late Christopher Darling.

You can read more about the book and see pages from it here: https://christopher-stanton.com/secti... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on February 25, 2026 11:31 Tags: 1980s, diary-fiction, graphic-novel
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Christopher If you read and enjoyed Nick Pope, I'd be most grateful if you added it to these lists via Listopia:

+ Graphic Novels Set in the 1980s
+ Graphic Novels About Artists
+ Best Graphic Novels Set in the Past

Thanks!!


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