Christian Weston Chandler

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Christian Weston Chandler

Christian Weston Chandler is a 27 year old Autistic comic illustrator, singer, vlogger and internet celebrity, who lives in Ruckersville. Charlottesville plays an important role in his work, as it serves as the inspiration for his comic's main setting of CWCVille, Virginia. He is well-known to many locals who smile as they see his "Son-chu" vehicle pass by them on our roads, and admire his many chalk graffitos of Sonichu which add colour and vibrancy to our suburnban metropolis.

Chandler has been featured in the media regularly, both on television and on the radio, and has provided lots of work towards the preservation of McIntire Park[1] and was commended for his efforts by Bob Fenwick.

Comic

Chris's main claim to fame is his exceptional semi-autobiographical comic Sonichu, based on his original character of the same name. Chris firmly believes in quality over quantity, and since 2005 has only completed nine issues. Though they thirst for more, his fans understand the creative struggle within, and allow Chris to release comics at his own pace.

Writings

Chris has been published in numerous publications such as Nintendo Power.

Tourism stimulus

Due to Chandler's increasing popularity, many people (including men who dress up in pickle suits) head towards Charlottesville to visit him.[2] It is also known for gentlemen to dress in the same bright multicoloured fashion as Chris, to show they are honest fans of his work.

Fanbase

Thanks to the exploding popularity of his comics Chris has received a huge fan following, both on the internet and in real life. Thankfully, Chris is humble and down-to-earth enough to frequnetly (and politely) address them on his YouTube page.

Personal life

Chris lives a quiet-life caring for his aged mother and father. Over the last year he has suffered the torment of having three of his sweethearts pass away, but has shown great courage and resilliance by rebounding quickly, sometimes within hours. Chris prefers not to work, and instead spends his time creating comics. This uncluttered life allows him to complete a maximum of three whole pages a day. Christian is also the front man of a one man band independent pop project called "Christian and the Hedgehog Boys." The project began in 2006 with the first album "Christian and the Hedgehog Boys," which was released on the internet for free download recently. Christian provides all the singing for the album. The album is entirely made up of covers of popular pop and rock songs. Chris' vocal style has often been said by fans to be "unique" and "original".

Personal beliefs

Chris is a proud Methodist and a firm believer in both Dating Education for middle schools and the controversial Lunar Solution in relation to tobacco production. Although his political views, including those on homosexuality, gun control and drug usage, tend to lead towards the right, he did in fact vote for Barack Obama in the 2008 Presidential Election citing similarities between them both. It's this mixture of humility and insight which has made Chris such a local identity.

External links

References

  1. YouTube Video
  2. Youtube video showing Chris being approached by an out of towner dressed up in a Pickle Suit.