Keith Champagne (born August 4, 1970) is an
American comic artist, who has also moved into writing, and is known for his work at
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
.
Biography
Keith graduated from Montville High School in
Oakdale, Connecticut
Montville is a town in New London County, Connecticut in the United States. The population was 18,387 at the 2020 census.
The villages of Chesterfield, Mohegan, Oakdale, and Uncasville are located within the town; the latter two have their own ...
in 1988. He is a 1994 graduate of
the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art. Keith began working professionally as a comic book inker during his second year at the Kubert School.
Titles he has contributed to (as writer) include: JSA, Green Lantern Corps, and World War III. As an artist/inker, his work has appeared in many titles, most notably JSA, Firestorm, and Superboy.
Recently he wrote ''
Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters'', when the license was acquired by
Dynamite Entertainment
Dynamite Entertainment is an American comic book publisher founded by Nick Barrucci in 2004 at Mount Laurel, New Jersey. It is best known as the owners of '' The Boys'' franchise across several IP medias. Dynamite primarily publishes adaptations ...
.
Upcoming work includes ''
Ghostbusters
''Ghostbusters'' is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, thr ...
'' for
IDW Publishing and ''
The Mighty
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'', a
creator-owned
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In some fields of ...
title for DC Comics, co-written with
Peter Tomasi
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.
Keith currently lives in
Mansfield Center, Connecticut.
Bibliography
Comics work includes:
*''
Aztek'' (pencils (1) and inks (2-10), with authors
Grant Morrison
Grant Morrison, MBE (born 31 January 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer. Their work is known for its nonlinear narratives, humanist philosophy and countercultural leanings. Morrison has written extensively for th ...
/
Mark Millar,
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
, 1996, tpb, collects ''Aztek, the Ultimate Man'' #1-10, 240 pages, April 30, 2008, )
''JLA Presents: Aztek, the Ultimate Man'' profile at DC
/ref>
*''World War III
World War III or the Third World War, often abbreviated as WWIII or WW3, are names given to a hypothetical worldwide large-scale military conflict subsequent to World War I and World War II. The term has been in use since at ...
'' #1-2 (script, with pencils by Pat Olliffe
Patrick Olliffe is an American comic book artist and penciller. His most notable clients include Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Disney Publishing, and Aftershock Comics.
Career
Olliffe is best known for his work for Marvel Comics on ''Untold Tales of ...
and inks by Drew Geraci, 4-issue mini-series, DC Comics, 2007)
*'' Countdown: Arena'' (script, with art by Scott McDaniel
Scott McDaniel (born 1965) is an People of the United States, American comics artist who has drawn numerous comic book, books, including Marvel Comics' "Fall from Grace (comics), Fall from Grace" storyline for the ''Daredevil (Marvel Comics series ...
, 4-issue mini-series, DC Comics, December 2007)
*'' Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters'' (script, with Tom Nguyen, 4-issue mini-series, Dynamite Entertainment
Dynamite Entertainment is an American comic book publisher founded by Nick Barrucci in 2004 at Mount Laurel, New Jersey. It is best known as the owners of '' The Boys'' franchise across several IP medias. Dynamite primarily publishes adaptations ...
, January 2008)
*''Ghostbusters
''Ghostbusters'' is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, thr ...
'' (script, with art by Tom Nguyen, IDW Publishing)
*''The Mighty
''The Mighty'' is a 1998 American coming of age buddy comedy-drama film directed by Peter Chelsom and written by Charles Leavitt. Based on the book ''Freak the Mighty'' by Rodman Philbrick, the film stars Sharon Stone, Gena Rowlands, Gillian A ...
'' (with co-author Peter Tomasi
Peter J. Tomasi is an American comic book editor and writer, best known for his work for DC Comics. As an editor, he oversaw numerous comic books featuring the Justice League, including series starring various members of that team such as Batman, ...
and art by Peter Snejbjerg
Peter Snejbjerg is a Danish comic book artist. He was educated at the Kolding Kunsthåndværkerskole from 1983 to 1987. Some of his major works include the DC Comics title Starman, and various Vertigo titles. He has also drawn several issues o ...
, 12-issue limited series, DC Comics)
*''WWE Heroes
''WWE Heroes'' is an American celebrity comics comic book series, published by Titan Magazines. The series is written by Keith Champagne and the artwork is composed by Andy Smith. It stars WWE's most popular wrestlers, such as John Cena, The Und ...
'', 7 issue series, Titan Publishing
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Notes
References
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Keith Champagne
the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
External links
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People from Mansfield, Connecticut
Living people
1970 births