Chris Burnham

Chris Burnham
Born	Christopher Burnham 1977
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Artist
Notable works	Officer Downe Batman, Inc.
Official website

Chris Burnham is a comic book artist best known for his work on Batman, Inc. with Grant Morrison, as well as the creator-owned books such as Officer Downe and Nixon's Pals he's done for Image. He is currently working on Batman: Leviathan, a 12-issue mini-series that will conclude Grant Morrison's six year long Batman run.^[1]

Biography

Born in Connecticut, Burnham grew up in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where he first discovered comics.^[2] He studied at George Washington University, and then moved to Chicago in 2002 where he started to work as a graphic designer.^[3] Since then he has produced work for DC Comics, Marvel, Image, Boom! Studios and Moonstone Books.

Bibliography

Interior comic work includes:

• Kolchak: Tales of the Night Stalker #3: "More Creatures of Habit" (with Dave Ulanski, Moonstone Books, 2003)
• Moonstone Monsters: Witches: "The Witch in the Woods" (with William Messner-Loebs, Moonstone Books, one-shot, 2004)
• Kolchak: Black & White & Red All Over (with Dave Ulanski, Moonstone Books, one-shot, 2005)
• Elephantmen (Comicraft, 2007–2009):
  • "The Pilot" (with Richard Starkings and Moritat, in #9, 2007)
  • "Dark Heart" (with Richard Starkings, in #16, 2009)
• I Have 24 Hours to Live! (script and art, Ten Ton Studios, 2007)^[4]
• Nixon's Pals (with Joe Casey, graphic novel, Image, 2008)
• Fear Agent #21: "A Mammoth Undertaker" (script and art, Dark Horse, 2008)
• X-Men: Divided We Stand #2: "Idée Fixe" (with Duane Swierczynski, Marvel, 2008)
• X-Men: Manifest Destiny #1: "Boom" (with James Asmus, Marvel, 2008)
• Marvel Mystery Comics 70th Anniversary Special: "Project: Blockbuster!" (with Tom DeFalco, Marvel, one-shot, 2009)
• Days Missing #2: "September 12, 1815" (with David Hine, Archaia Studios, 2009)
• Hack/Slash (Devil's Due, 2009–2010):
  • "Nightmare & Sleepy" (with Tim Seeley, in #29, 2009)
  • "Butterface" (script, with Stephen Molnar, in Trailers #2, 2010)
• Monster Truck (script and art, webcomic, self-published, 2009)^[5]
• The Armory Wars: In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth 3 #1-7 (with Peter David and Claudio Sanchez, Boom! Studios, 2010)
• Officer Downe: "Tough Shit" (with Joe Casey, one-shot, Image, 2010)
• Snake Punch (script and art, Ten Ton Studios, 2010)^[6]
• Batman and Robin #16: "Black Mass" (with Grant Morrison, Cameron Stewart and Frazer Irving, DC Comics, 2010)
• Batman, Inc. #4, 6-7 (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics, 2011)
• The Next Issue Project #3: "A Matter of Some Gravity" (script and art, Image, 2011)
• Batman: Leviathan #1-12 (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics, 2012–2013)

Covers only

• The Armory Wars: In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth 3 #10-12 (Boom! Studios, 2011)
• Batman and Robin #26 (DC Comics, 2011)

Notes

1. ^ "Batman, Incorporated to return with a new #1 in 2012". DC Comics: The Source. 2011-06-06. http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2011/06/06/batman-incorporated-to-return-with-a-new-1-in-2012/. 
2. ^ Wilson, Nathan (August 10, 2011). "Behind the Cowl: Chris Burnham". Graphic Novel Reporter. http://www.graphicnovelreporter.com/content/behind-cowl-chris-burnham-interview. 
3. ^ "Chris Burnham cheeky interview". Mindless Ones. June 12, 2011. http://mindlessones.com/2011/06/12/chris-burnham-cheeky-interview/. 
4. ^ "I Have 24 Hours to Live!". Ten Ton Studios. 2007. http://www.tentonstudios.com/webcomics/burnham24/. 
5. ^ "Monster Truck". Chris Burnham. October 6, 2009. http://issuu.com/chrisburnham/docs/monster/1?zoomed=&zoomPercent=&zoomX=&zoomY=&noteText=&noteX=&noteY=&viewMode=presentation. 
6. ^ "Snake Punch". Ten Ton Studios. 2010. http://www.tentonstudios.com/webcomics/snakepunch/. 

References

• Chris Burnham at the Comic Book DB

External links

• Official website

Interviews

• Interview: CHRIS BURNHAM – DC’s Newest Exclusive Artist!, Comicsphere, March 29, 2011
• Spotlight Interview on Chris Burnham

Persondata
Name	Chris, Burnham
Alternative names
Short description	Comic book artist
Date of birth	1977
Place of birth	Connecticut
Date of death
Place of death