Chris Batista is an American

comic book artist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comics illustrators/artists in that they produce both the literary ...

, known for his work on a number of titles for

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and

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, including ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Thunderbolts''.

Career

Batista is an alumnus of

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School of Visual Arts The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. History This school was started by Silas ...

, having studied under

Klaus Janson Klaus Janson (born January 23, 1952) is an American comics artist, working regularly for Marvel Comics and DC Comics and sporadically for independent companies. While he is best known as an inker, Janson has frequently worked as a penciller and co ...

, who helped obtain for him his first professional work.Chris Batista
,

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, accessed April 21, 2011. Titles Batista has contributed to include ''

'' (1993–1995), ''

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'' (1994), ''

'' (2000–2001), '' Thunderbolts'' (2002–2003), '' The Legion'' (2003–2004), '' JLA'' (2005) and has provided art for several issues of

weekly year-long comic book series '' 52'' (2006–2007). He also penciled an arc of DC's '' Robin'' with Chuck Dixon. He has recently pencilled the second volume of ''

Booster Gold Booster Gold (Michael Jon "Booster" Carter) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Dan Jurgens, the character first appeared in ''Booster Gold (comic book), Booster Gold'' #1 (February 1986) and has be ...

'', starring the eponymous time-traveling hero.

Personal life

Batista resides in New York City.

Bibliography

* '' Marvel Swimsuit Special'' #2 (pencils,

, 1993) * ''

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'' #88-89, ''Annual'' #8 (pencils, with

Peter David Peter Allen David (September 23, 1956 – May 24, 2025), often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games.Buxton, Marc (March 29, 2014)"From 'Future Imperfect' to '2099': Peter David's Grea ...

, March 1993 - May 1993) * '' X-Men Adventures'' #7-8, 10, 15 (pencils, with

Ralph Macchio Ralph George Macchio Jr. ( , ; born November 4, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Daniel LaRusso in the ''Karate Kid'' films (1984–1989, 2025), a role he reprised in the martial arts series ''Cobra Kai'' (2018–2025). F ...

/ Mark Edward Edens,

, June 1993 - January 1994) * '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' #139-140 (pencils, with

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, August 1993 - September 1993) * '' Dr. Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Annual'' #3 (pencils, with Geoff Isherwood/ Scholly Fisch,

, 1993) * ''

'' #0, 1-3, 5-8, 9-10 (Covers) 11-13, 15-16 (pencils, with

Jon Bogdanove Jon Bogdanove is an American comics artist and writer. He is best known for his work on '' Power Pack'' and '' Superman: The Man of Steel'', as well as for creating the character Steel with writer Louise Simonson in 1993. Career Comics After a ...

Louise Simonson Louise Simonson (née Mary Louise Alexander; born September 26, 1946) is an American comic book writer and editor. She is best known for her work on comic book titles such as ''Conan the Barbarian'', '' Power Pack'', ''X-Factor'', ''The New Mutan ...

, February 1994 - June 1995) * '' Spider-Man Magazine'' #1 (pencils, with Kelly P. Corvese,

, March 1994) * '' Worlds Collide'' #1 (pencils, with

Dwayne McDuffie Dwayne Glenn McDuffie (February 20, 1962February 21, 2011) was an American writer of comic books and television. He co-founded the pioneering minority-owned-and-operated comic book company Milestone Media, which focused on underrepresented minori ...

/ Ivan Velez Jr. / Robert L. Washington III, DC/

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, July 1994) * ''

'' #22-23 (with

, Marvel Comics, August–September 1994) * '' Justice League Quarterly'' #17 (DC Comics, Winter 1994) * ''

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'' #14 (with Ralph Macchio/

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, Marvel Comics, March 1995) * ''

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'' #7 (with

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, DC Comics, August 1995) * ''

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'' #52 (with

Marv Wolfman Marvin Arthur Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an American comic book and novelization writer. He worked on Marvel Comics's ''The Tomb of Dracula'', for which he and artist Gene Colan created the vampire-slayer Blade (character), Blade, and DC Comi ...

, DC Comics, October 1995) * '' Shi: Senryaku'' #2 (with

Kurt Busiek Kurt Busiek ( ; born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book writer. His work includes the '' Marvels'' limited series, his own series titled '' Astro City'', a four-year run on '' The Avengers, Thunderbolts,'' and ''Superman.'' Early lif ...

/ Gary Cohn, Crusade Comics, October 1995) * '' Vampirella Pin-Up Special'' #1 (Harris Comics, October 1995) * ''

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'' #10,12-14 (Covers, with Christopher Priest, DC Comics, November 1995 - March 1996) * '' Underworld Unleashed: Patterns of Fear'' #1 (with

Roger Stern Roger Stern (born September 17, 1950) is an American comic book author and novelist. Biography Early career In the early 1970s, Stern and Bob Layton published the fanzine ''CPL'' (''Contemporary Pictorial Literature''), one of the first platfo ...

, DC Comics, December 1995) * ''

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Annual'' #1 (with

, 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 Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, ...

'' #84, 90, 107 (with

Ron Marz Ron Marz (born November 17, 1965) is an American comic book writer, known for his work on titles such as '' Batman/Aliens'', ''DC vs. Marvel'', ''Green Lantern'', ''Silver Surfer'', and ''Witchblade''. Career Marz is known for his work on ''Si ...

, DC Comics, March 1997 - December 1998) * ''

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'' #16 (cover), 17-18 (with Jorge González, Marvel Comics, February 1997 - April 1997) * ''

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'' (one-shot) (DC Comics, July 1997) * '' Turok: Tales of The Lost Land'' #1 (with

, Valiant Comics, April 1998) * '' Magnus Robot Fighter'' #15 (with D.G. Chichester/

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, 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) * ''

'' (script and art, with co-author

Jim Starlin James P. Starlin (born October 9, 1949) is an American comics artist and writer. Beginning his career in the early 1970s, he is best known for space opera stories, for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock, an ...

, 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, October 2000 - February 2001) * ''

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'' #39 (with

Tom Defalco Tom DeFalco (born June 26, 1950) is an American comic book writer and editor well known for his association with Marvel Comics, with long runs on ''Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Thor (comic book), Thor'', ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' ...

, Marvel Comics, December 2001) * '' Shi: The Illustrated Warrior'' #2 (with

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, Crusade Comics, 2002) * ''

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'' #49 (with Frank Tieri, Marvel Comics, February 2002) * '' Marvel Universe: Millennial Visions'' #1 (Writer/Artist, Marvel Comics, February 2002) * '' Captain Marvel'' #28 (with

, Marvel Comics, March 2002) * '' The Order'' #2 (with

Jo Duffy Mary Jo Duffy (born February 9, 1954) is an American comic book editor and writer, known for her work for Marvel Comics in the 1980s and DC Comics and Image Comics in the 1990s. Biography A native of the New York City area, Duffy attended Welles ...

, Marvel Comics, May 2002) * '' JLA/JSA Secret Files and Origins'' #1 (with Joe Kelly, DC Comics, January 2003) * '' Thunderbolts'' #66, 68, 72, 74 (with

, 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

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, DC Comics, June 2003 - July 2004) * ''

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, DC Comics, December 2004) * ''

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'' #23-24 (with

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, DC Comics, December 2004 - January 2005) * '' JLA'' #115-119 (with

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Geoff Johns Geoffrey Johns (born January 25, 1973) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and film and television producer. Johns's work on the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, Flash (comics), Flash, and Superman has drawn critical accl ...

, DC Comics, August–November 2005) * ''

Hawkman Hawkman is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, the original Hawkman first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1, published by All-American ...

'' #47-49 (with

, DC Comics, February 2006 - April 2006) * '' 52'' #5, 10, 17, 20, 29, 31, 40, 45, 52 (art, with writers Geoff Johns/

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Greg Rucka Gregory Rucka (born November 29, 1969) is an American writer known for the series of novels starring his character Atticus Kodiak, the creator-owned comic book series '' Whiteout'', '' Queen & Country'', '' Stumptown'' and '' Lazarus'', as well ...

Mark Waid Mark Waid (; born March 21, 1962) is an American comic book writer best known for his work on DC Comics titles ''The Flash'', '' Kingdom Come'' and '' Superman: Birthright'' as well as his work on ''Captain America'', ''Fantastic Four'' and '' Da ...

and layouts by

Keith Giffen Keith Ian Giffen (November 30, 1952 – October 9, 2023) was an American comics artist and writer. He was known for his work for DC Comics on their ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Justice League'' titles as well as for being the co-creator of ...

, DC Comics, June 2006 - May 2007) * ''

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'' #47 (with Adam Beechen, DC Comics, July 2007) * ''

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'' #8-9 (with

, DC Comics, December 2007 - January 2008) * '' Robin'' #170-174 (with

Chuck Dixon Charles Dixon (born April 14, 1954) is an American comic book writer, best known for his work on the Marvel Comics character the Punisher and on the DC Comics characters Batman, Nightwing, and Robin in the 1990s and early 2000s. Early life D ...

, DC Comics, March–July 2008) * ''

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, DC Comics, March 2009) * '' The Last Days of Animal Man'' (with

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, 6-issue limited series, DC Comics, July–December 2009) * ''

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'' #21 (with J. T. Krul, DC Comics, March 2010) * ''

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'' #41 (with

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, DC Comics, April 2010) * ''

'' #32-35, #37-39, #41-43 (with

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, DC Comics, July 2010-June 2011) * '' Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors'' #12 (with Peter Tomasi, DC Comics, September 2011) * ''

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'' #8 (with Adam Beechen, DC Comics, October 2011) * '' Legion: Secret Origin #1-6 (with

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, DC Comics, December 2011-May 2012) * ''

'' (2012; script and art, with co-author

, 3-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, December 2012 - February 2013) * ''

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'' #23.1 (with Brian Buccellato, DC Comics, November 2013) * '' Stormwatch'' #28 (Cover, with

, DC Comics, April 2014) * ''

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'' #30 (with Van Jensen/

Scott Kolins Scott Kolins (born 1968) is an American illustrator, writer, and creator of multiple different superhero and science fiction comic books. His main credits are as a penciler but he is an established inker as well as colorist and has some credits ...

, DC Comics, June 2014)

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