Churchland began their comics career with short stories in the anthologies
Meathaus S.O.S. and
Dark Horse Presents, with the latter featuring
Conan the Barbarian. Primarily a fan of
video games, they were inspired to begin working as a comic artist by the work of Japanese game designers
Yoshitaka Amano and
Akihiko Yoshida. Their work is also influenced by painters including
Delacroix,
Van Gogh, and other members of the
Renaissance. Churchland broke through with a three-issue arc as an artist on
Richard Starkings' long-running creator-owned series
Elephantmen. This brought them to the attention of established comic professionals such as
Warren Ellis. They published
Beast, their debut graphic novel as writer and artist, in 2009. It is a loose retelling of the
Beauty and the Beast fairytale. Following the success of
Beast, in 2015, Churchland launched two projects as part of then-partner
Brandon Graham's
8HOUSE shared universe. They were the artist on
Arclight, the first story in the series, and co-writer of
From Under Mountains alongside Claire Gibson, with art by Sloane Leong. ==Awards==