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Chris Burnham is a comic book artist known for his work on ''
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'' with
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, as well as the creator-owned books such as
Officer Downe Joe Casey is an American comic book writer. He has worked on titles such as '' Wildcats 3.0'', ''Uncanny X-Men'', '' The Intimates'', '' Adventures of Superman'', and '' G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' among others. As part of the comics creator grou ...
and ''Nixon's Pals'', which were published by
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.


Early life

Born in
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, Burnham grew up in
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, where he first discovered comics. He studied at
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.


Career

In 2002 Burnham moved to
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, where he started to work as a graphic designer. Since then he has produced work for
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,
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and
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. A film called ''
Officer Downe Joe Casey is an American comic book writer. He has worked on titles such as '' Wildcats 3.0'', ''Uncanny X-Men'', '' The Intimates'', '' Adventures of Superman'', and '' G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' among others. As part of the comics creator grou ...
'', based on Casey's comic, was released on November 18, 2016.A film called Officer Downe (film), based on the comic, was released on November 18, 2016.


Bibliography

Interior comic work includes: *''
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'' (with Dave Ulanski,
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): ** ''Tales of the Night Stalker'' #3: "More Creatures of Habit" ( anthology, 2003) ** ''Black & White & Red All Over'' (framing sequence, one-shot, 2005) *'' Moonstone Monsters'' (anthology one-shots, Moonstone Books): ** ''Sea Creatures'': "Croaked" (with
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, 2003) ** ''Witches'': "The Witch in the Woods" (with
William Messner-Loebs William Francis Messner-Loebs (; born William Francis Loebs, Jr., February 19, 1949) is an American comics artist and writer from Michigan, also known as Bill Loebs and Bill Messner-Loebs. His hyphenated surname is a combination of his and his wif ...
, 2004) *
Valentine: The Safecracker's Tale
' (with Nathan Allen,
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, The House Theatre of Chicago, 2005) *'' Boston Blackie: Bloody Shame'': "Inside Out" (with
Stefan Petrucha Stefan Petrucha (born January 27, 1959) is an American writer of comics and young adult fiction. He has written graphic novels in the '' X-Files'' and ''Nancy Drew'' series, as well as science fiction and horror. For 13 years, from 1994 to 2007, ...
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, Moonstone Books, 2005) *'' Comiculture Anthology Volume 2'': "Suffer the Salt" (script and art, anthology graphic novel,
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, 2005) *
Ten Ton Studios' Jam Comic #1
': "pages thirteen and twenty-five" (script and art, webcomic,
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, 2005) *'' Mystery Manor: Haunted Theatre'' #2-3: "Suicide Shift" (script and art, anthology, Silver Phoenix, 2006–2007) *
I Have 24 Hours to Live!
' (script and art, 24-hour webcomic, Ten Ton Studios, 2007) *''
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'' (with
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): ** "Silent Running" (in #9, co-feature, 2007) ** "Dark Heart" (in #16, 2009) *''
Nixon's Pals Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...
'' (with
Joe Casey Joe Casey is an American comic book writer. He has worked on titles such as '' Wildcats 3.0'', ''Uncanny X-Men'', '' The Intimates'', '' Adventures of Superman'', and '' G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' among others. As part of the comics creator grou ...
, graphic novel, Image, 2008) *''
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'' #21: "A Mammoth Undertaker" (script and art, co-feature, Dark Horse, 2008) *'' X-Men: Divided We Stand'' #2: "Idée Fixe" (with
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, anthology,
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, 2008) *'' X-Men: Manifest Destiny'' #1: "Boom" (with
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, anthology, Marvel, 2008) *'' Marvel Mystery Comics 70th Anniversary Special'': "Project: Blockbuster!" (with
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, one-shot, Marvel, 2009) *'' Days Missing'' #2: "September 12, 1815" (with
David Hine David Hine (born 1956) is an English comic book writer and artist, known for his work on '' Silent War'' and ''The Bulletproof Coffin''. Career Hine has been working in comics since the early 1980s. For '' Crisis'', he drew the series ''Sticky F ...
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, 2009) *'' Hack/Slash'' ( Devil's Due): ** "Nightmare & Sleepy" (with
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, in #29, co-feature, 2009) ** "Butterface" (script, art by Stephen Molnar, in ''
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'' #2, anthology, 2010) *
Monster Truck
' (script and art, webcomic, self-published, 2009) *
Munden's Bar
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, anthology webcomic,
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, 2010) *'' The Amory Wars: In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth 3'' #1-7 (with
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, 2010) *''
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'': "Tough Shit" (with Joe Casey, one-shot, Image, 2010) *
Snake Punch
' (script and art, 24-hour webcomic, Ten Ton Studios, 2010) *'' Batman and Robin'' #16: "Black Mass" (with
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,
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, 2011) *''
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'' #63: "A Matter of Some Gravity" (script and art, anthology, Image, 2011) *''
Batman Incorporated Batman Incorporated (also known as Batman, Inc.) was an ongoing American comic book series published by DC Comics, featuring the superhero Batman. Written by Grant Morrison, the series debuted following the events of ''Batman R.I.P'', '' Final ...
'' (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics): ** "Nyktomorph" (in vol. 1 #4 and 6-7, 2011) ** ''Leviathan Strikes!'' (with Cameron Stewart, one-shot, 2011) ** "Demon Star" (in vol. 2 #1-6, with Andres Guinaldo (#6), 2012–2013) ** "Brand Building" (plot; dialogue by Grant Morrison, art by Frazer Irving, in vol. 2 #0, 2012) ** "Most Wanted" (in vol. 2 #7-10 and 12-13, with Jason Masters (#7-10) and Andrei Bressan (#10), 2013) ** "Interlude: A Bird in the Hand" (script, art by
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, in vol. 2 #11, 2012) ** "Rending Machine" (script and art, in ''Batman Incorporated Special'' anthology one-shot, 2013) *'' Heavy Metal'' #264: "Milk Run" (script and art, anthology, HM Communications, 2013) *'' 2000 AD Free Comic Book Day 2014'': "Judge Dredd: The Badge" (with
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, 2014) *'' Nameless'' #1-6 (with Grant Morrison, Image, 2015) *''
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'' #1-4 (co-writer with Dennis Culver, art by Ramon Villalobos, Marvel, 2015) *
Black Light District
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, anthology webcomic, 2016) *''
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'' vol. 2 #50: "The Eleven Curious Cases of Batman" (with
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, among other artists, co-feature, DC Comics, 2016) *''
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, among other artists, Marvel, 2017) *'' God Hates Astronauts: 3-D Cowboy's 2-D Spectacular!'': "Criminowl Activity Fun!" (with Ryan Browne, anthology,
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, 2018) *'' Die!Die!Die!'' #1-14 (with Robert Kirkman and Scott M. Gimple, Skybound, 2018–2021) *'' Batman: Pennyworth RIP'' #1 (with Peter Tomasi, DC Comics, 2020) *''
Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman i ...
'' #1027 (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics, 2020) *'' Justice League Incarnate'' #4 (with Joshua Williamson and Dennis Culver, DC Comics, 2022) *'' Dark Crisis: Worlds Without a Justice League - Superman'' #1 (with Tom King, DC Comics, 2022) *'' Batman: Urban Legends'' #18-20 (DC Comics, 2022) *'' Unstoppable Doom Patrol'' 1-ongoing (with Dennis Culver, DC Comics, 2023-)


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Interviews


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