Chris Batista
American comic book artist
Chris Batista is an American comic book artist , known for his work on a number of titles for Marvel Comics and DC Comics , including Steel , Spaceknights and Thunderbolts .
Career
Batista is an alumnus of Manhattan 's School of Visual Arts , having studied under Klaus Janson , who helped obtain for him his first professional work.[ 1]
Titles Batista has contributed to include Steel (1993–1995),[ 2] Spider-Man 2099 (1994), Spaceknights (2000–2001), Thunderbolts (2002–2003), The Legion (2003–2004), JLA (2005) and has provided art for several issues of DC Comics weekly year-long comic book series 52 (2006–2007).
He also penciled an arc of DC's Robin with Chuck Dixon.[ 3] He has recently pencilled the second volume of Booster Gold , starring the eponymous time-traveling hero.
Personal life
Batista resides in New York City.[ 1]
Bibliography
Marvel Swimsuit Special #2 (pencils, Marvel Comics , 1993)
X-Factor #88-89, Annual #8 (pencils, with Peter David , Marvel Comics , March 1993 - May 1993)
X-Men Adventures #7-8, 10, 15 (pencils, with Ralph Macchio /Mark Edward Edens , Marvel Comics , June 1993 - January 1994)
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #139-140 (pencils, with Larry Hama , Marvel Comics , August 1993 - September 1993)
Dr. Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Annual #3 (pencils, with Geoff Isherwood /Scholly Fisch , Marvel Comics , 1993)
Steel #0, 1-3, 5-8, 9-10 (Covers) 11-13, 15-16 (pencils, with Jon Bogdanove /Louise Simonson , DC Comics , February 1994 - June 1995)
Spider-Man Magazine #1 (pencils, with Kelly P. Corvese , Marvel Comics , March 1994)
Worlds Collide #1 (pencils, with Dwayne McDuffie /Ivan Velez Jr. /Robert L. Washington III , DC /Milestone , July 1994)
Spider-Man 2099 #22-23 (with Peter David , Marvel Comics, August–September 1994)
Justice League Quarterly #17 (DC Comics, Winter 1994)
X-Men #14 (with Ralph Macchio/Fabian Nicieza , Marvel Comics, March 1995)
Black Lightning #7 (with Tony Isabella , DC Comics, August 1995)
Deathstroke #52 (with Marv Wolfman , DC Comics, October 1995)
Shi: Senryaku #2 (with Kurt Busiek /Gary Cohn , Crusade Comics, October 1995)
Vampirella Pin-Up Special #1 (Harris Comics, October 1995)
Extreme Justice #10,12-14 (Covers, with Christopher Priest , DC Comics, November 1995 - March 1996)
Underworld Unleashed: Patterns of Fear #1 (with Roger Stern , DC Comics, December 1995)
Doomsday Annual #1 (with Louise Simonson , DC Comics, 1995)
Vengeance of Vampirella #22 (with Tom Sniegoski , Harris Comics, January 1996)
Justice League Task Force #30-33 (Covers, with Ivan Velez Jr. , DC Comics, December 1995 - March 1996)
Green Lantern #84, 90, 107 (with Ron Marz , DC Comics, March 1997 - December 1998)
Professor Xavier and the X-Men #16 (cover), 17-18 (with Jorge González, Marvel Comics, February 1997 - April 1997)
JLA Gallery (one-shot) (DC Comics, July 1997)
Turok: Tales of The Lost Land #1 (with Fabian Nicieza , Valiant Comics, April 1998)
Magnus Robot Fighter #15 (with D.G. Chichester /Tom Peyer , Valiant Comics, July 1998)
Trinity Angels #8-9, 11-12 (with Kevin Maguire, Crusade Comics, February 1998 - February 1999)
BlackJack: Blood and Honor tpb (with Alex Simmons , Dark Angel Productions, December 1999)
Spaceknights (script and art, with co-author Jim Starlin , 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, October 2000 - February 2001)
Spider-Girl #39 (with Tom Defalco , Marvel Comics, December 2001)
Shi: The Illustrated Warrior #2 (with Billy Tucci /Craig Shaw Gardner , Crusade Comics, 2002)
Iron Man #49 (with Frank Tieri , Marvel Comics, February 2002)
Marvel Universe: Millennial Visions #1 (Writer/Artist, Marvel Comics, February 2002)
Captain Marvel #28 (with Peter David , Marvel Comics, March 2002)
The Order #2 (with Kurt Busiek /Jo Duffy , Marvel Comics, May 2002)
JLA/JSA Secret Files and Origins #1 (with Joe Kelly , DC Comics, January 2003)
Thunderbolts #66, 68, 72, 74 (with Fabian Nicieza , Marvel Comics, August 2002 - January 2003)
JLA-Z #1 (with Mike McAvennie , DC Comics, November 2003)
The Legion #19-23, 25-30, 32-33 (with Dan Abnett /Andy Lanning , DC Comics, June 2003 - July 2004)
Firestorm #6 (with Justin Gray /Jimmy Palmiotti , DC Comics, December 2004)
Aquaman #23-24 (with John Ostrander , DC Comics, December 2004 - January 2005)
JLA #115-119 (with Allan Heinberg /Geoff Johns , DC Comics, August–November 2005)
Hawkman #47-49 (with Justin Gray /Jimmy Palmiotti , DC Comics, February 2006 - April 2006)
52 #5, 10, 17, 20, 29, 31, 40, 45, 52 (art, with writers Geoff Johns/Grant Morrison /Greg Rucka /Mark Waid and layouts by Keith Giffen , DC Comics, June 2006 - May 2007)
Teen Titans #47 (with Adam Beechen , DC Comics, July 2007)
Superman Confidential #8-9 (with Dan Abnett /Andy Lanning , DC Comics, December 2007 - January 2008)
Robin #170-174 (with Chuck Dixon , DC Comics, March–July 2008)
Superman/Batman Annual #3 (with Len Wein , DC Comics, March 2009)
The Last Days of Animal Man (with Gerry Conway , 6-issue limited series, DC Comics, July–December 2009)
Titans #21 (with J. T. Krul , DC Comics, March 2010)
Wonder Woman #41 (with Gail Simone , DC Comics, April 2010)
Booster Gold #32-35, #37-39, #41-43 (with J.M. DeMatteis /Keith Giffen , DC Comics, July 2010-June 2011)
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #12 (with Peter Tomasi , DC Comics, September 2011)
Batman Beyond #8 (with Adam Beechen , DC Comics, October 2011)
Legion: Secret Origin #1-6 (with Paul Levitz , DC Comics, December 2011-May 2012)
Spaceknights (2012; script and art, with co-author Jim Starlin , 3-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, December 2012 - February 2013)
Flash #23.1 (with Brian Buccellato , DC Comics, November 2013)
Stormwatch #28 (Cover, with Jim Starlin , DC Comics, April 2014)
Green Lantern Corps #30 (with Van Jensen /Scott Kolins , DC Comics, June 2014)
Notes
^ a b Chris Batista Archived June 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , Wizard World , accessed April 21, 2011.
^ Manning, Matthew K.; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1990s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle . Dorling Kindersley . p. 265. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9 . Steel finally stepped out of Superman's shadow in his own ongoing series by writers Jon Bogdanove and Louise Simonson, and artist Chris Batista. CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link )
^ Rogers, Vaneta (October 11, 2007). "Chris Batista Moving to Robin " . Newsarama . Archived from the original on October 12, 2007.
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