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Chris Batista | |
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![]() Batista at the 2011 Big Apple Convention | |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Penciller |
Notable works | Spaceknights The Legion Robin |
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 .
Batista is an alumnus of Manhattan's School of Visual Arts. He 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 pencilled the second volume of Booster Gold , starring the eponymous time-traveling hero.
Batista resides in New York City. [1]
Steel finally stepped out of Superman's shadow in his own ongoing series by writers Jon Bogdanove and Louise Simonson, and artist Chris Batista.