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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.
Biography
Keith graduated from Montville High School in
Oakdale, Connecticut 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
''Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters'' (or ARBBH) was written by Don Chin and originally illustrated by Patrick Parsons (under the name Parsonavich) and later by Sam Kieth. It was initially published January 1986 by Eclipse Comics and lat ...
'', 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, ...
'' for
IDW Publishing
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and ''
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, Gil ...
'', a
creator-owned
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In some fields of ...
title for DC Comics, co-written with
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, ...
.
Keith currently lives in
Mansfield Center, Connecticut
Mansfield Center is a village within the town of Mansfield in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The village is the basis of a census-designated place (CDP) of the same name with a population of 947 at the 2010 census. The CDP includes ...
.
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 the ...
/
Mark Millar
Mark Millar (; born 24 December 1969) is a Scottish comic book writer and television producer who first came to prominence with a run on the superhero series '' The Authority'', published by DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint. Millar has written ...
,
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their f ...
, 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 and inks by Drew Geraci
Drew may refer to:
__NOTOC__ Places
;In the United States
* Drew, Georgia, an unincorporated community
* Drew, Mississippi, a city
* Drew, Missouri, an unincorporated community
* Drew, Oregon, an unincorporated community
* Drew County, Arkansas
* ...
, 4-issue mini-series, DC Comics, 2007)
*'' Countdown: Arena'' (script, with art by Scott McDaniel
Scott McDaniel (born 1965) is an American comics artist who has drawn numerous books, including Marvel Comics' " Fall from Grace" storyline for the ''Daredevil'' series. Notable artwork for DC Comics include a long run on ''Batman'' as regular p ...
, 4-issue mini-series, DC Comics, December 2007)
*''Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters
''Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters'' (or ARBBH) was written by Don Chin and originally illustrated by Patrick Parsons (under the name Parsonavich) and later by Sam Kieth. It was initially published January 1986 by Eclipse Comics and lat ...
'' (script, with Tom Nguyen
Tom or TOM may refer to:
* Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name)
Characters
* Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head''
* Tom Beck, a character ...
, 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, ...
'' (script, with art by Tom Nguyen
Tom or TOM may refer to:
* Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name)
Characters
* Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head''
* Tom Beck, a character ...
, IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW), itself formed in 1999, and is regularly re ...
)
*''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, Gil ...
'' (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, 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, T ...
'', 7 issue series, Titan Publishing
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