So Wilson risked it all about eight years ago, enrolling in the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and
Graphic Art in Dover, where he pushed himself for three years to become a better storyteller.
"Charles was the kind of student every teacher wants," said Fernando Ruiz, an instructor at the
school and an artist for Archie comics. "He was already very talented and skilled as an artist, but
what set Charles apart from many students was his unfailing work ethic. He always delivered every
assignment on time and it never looked rushed or short changed.
"He put a hundred percent into every project and you could see in his work how he employed the
lessons being talked about in class or criticism I may have offered him in the past. He was the sort of
student who ‘got it’ as far as the work and the intensity of the work went. He really was a pleasure to
teach."
After school, he finished second in an "American Idol"-type contest for comic book artists. Wilson
picked up some freelance work for an Army maintenance magazine that, among other things,
instructed how to clean an exhaust grille door on an M1-series tank.
Wilson had gone to the Kubert School with DeVito’s brother, Anthony, so when "The Stuff of Legend"
project came along, Michael knew who he wanted for the job. "The Stuff of Legend" is a New York
Times Best Seller and Charles was nominated for the prestigious Manning Award for best comic's
newcomer.
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