Chris Bachalo (born August 23, 1965) is an American comic book illustrator known for his quirky, cartoon-like style. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative He became well-know for stints on DC Comics’ Shade, the Changing Man and Neil Gaiman's two Death series. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Shade the Changing Man is a Fictional Comic book character created by Steve Ditko for DC Comics in 1977 Death is a Fictional character from the DC Comic book series The Sandman (1988 - 1996 He also illustrated several of Marvel Comics’ X-Men-related series, including Generation X (which he helped to create), Uncanny X-Men, and Ultimate X-Men. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Generation X is a Fictional Comic book Superhero team a Spin-off of the X-Men franchise published by Marvel Comics. Uncanny X-Men, first published as simply The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics Comic book series for the X-Men franchise Ultimate X-Men is a Superhero Comic book series published by Marvel Comics. He has also illustrated the creator-owned series Steampunk. Creator ownership is an arrangement in which the creator or creators of a work of fiction retain full ownership of the material regardless of whether it is self-published or Steampunk was a steampunk/fantasypunk Comic book series by artist Chris Bachalo and writer Joe Kelly, published by Wildstorm
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Biography
Early life
Bachalo was born in Canada but was raised in Southern California. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. He has told interviewers that, as a child, he wanted to be a carpenter until he discovered he was allergic to dust. He attended the California State University at Long Beach, where he majored in graphic art and illustrated a few underground comics. California State University Long Beach (also known as Cal State Long Beach, Long Beach State, CSU Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU Long Beach is a city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast Underground comics (or comix) are Small press or self-published Comic books that began to appear in the US in the late 1960s
DC
After graduation, Bachalo sought work in the mainstream comic book industry. His first published assignment was The Sandman #12 (1989) for DC Comics. The Sandman is a Comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published in the United States by the DC Comics imprint Vertigo Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) DC soon after hired as the regular artist for Shade, the Changing Man, an older property revived as an adult-oriented series by writer Peter Milligan. Shade the Changing Man is a Fictional Comic book character created by Steve Ditko for DC Comics in 1977 Peter Milligan is an British writer best known for his Comic book, film and television work
Bachalo’s early work shows strong influence from Sam Kieth, Bill Sienkiewicz and Michael Golden. Sam Kieth (born January 11, 1963) is an American Comics writer and illustrator and film director best known as the creator of The Boleslav (William Felix Robert Sienkiewicz ( IPA: 'kɛvɪʧ Polish 'kjeviʧ born May 3, 1958, Blakely, Pennsylvania Michael Golden is an American Comic-book Artist and commercial artist best known for As his style developed, however, Bachalo’s work became more idiosyncratic. His early 1990s style is minimalist with strong, thick lines, quirky characters and little concern for realism. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design especially Visual art and music, where the work is stripped down to its most fundamental features Bachalo did not shy away from detailed landscapes but showed a rare penchant for pages with many small panels.
In 1993, writer Neil Gaiman selected Bachalo for the Sandman miniseries Death: The High Cost of Living, starring the Sandman’s older sister. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Neil Richard Gaiman (ˈgeɪmən (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of Science fiction and Fantasy short stories and A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Death The High Cost of Living is an American Comic book Miniseries, written by Neil Gaiman with art by Chris Bachalo and At the time, Sandman was one of the most popular and acclaimed series in the industry and the miniseries helped boost Bachalo’s visibility. The creative pair also reunited for Death: The Time of Your Life in 1996. Death The Time of Your Life is a three-issue American Comic book mini-series written by Neil Gaiman, one of many spinoffs from his Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)
After working at Marvel (below), Bachalo briefly returned to DC in 1999 for The Witching Hour mini-series with writer Jeph Loeb for Vertigo. In European Folklore, the witching hour is the time when Supernatural creatures such as witches, Demons and Ghosts are
Marvel Comics
While at DC Comics, Bachalo illustrated the first issue of X-Men Unlimited, which Marvel published as an anthology X-Men comic book. X-Men Unlimited was the title of two comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Based on the success and fanfare from X-Men Unlimited #1, in 1994, Bachalo ended his stint on Shade and began working for Marvel Comics. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) He then illustrated the first three issues of Ghost Rider 2099, one of in a line of series reinventing popular Marvel characters in the year 2099. Ghost Rider 2099 is a Comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics, under the Marvel 2099 imprint from 1994 to 1996 The 2090s is a Decade that will start in the year 2090 and end in the year 2099.
However, he was soon assigned to create a new junior team of X-Men with Uncanny X-Men writer Scott Lobdell. Scott Lobdell (born 1963 is an American Comic book writer He is mostly known for his work throughout the 1990s on Marvel Comics ' X-Men-related titles The group Lobdell and Bachalo created, Generation X, was purposely bizarre and idiosyncratic because the two wanted to avoid the recent trend in superhero teams, where each team member represented a recognizable stock character. Generation X is a Fictional Comic book Superhero team a Spin-off of the X-Men franchise published by Marvel Comics. A stock character is one which relies heavily on cultural types or names for his or her personality manner of speech and other characteristics
Generation X became a hit with the series’ namesake due to Lobdell’s realistically cynical and emotionally immature teen characters and Bachalo’s atypical artwork. Generation X is a term used to describe generations in the United States and other countries born between the approximate years of 1965 to 1981 the late 1950s and 1960s or Bachalo illustrated the series through much of its first three years, taking a break in late 1995 and early 1996 to illustrate the second Death miniseries, Death: The Time of Your Life. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Death The Time of Your Life is a three-issue American Comic book mini-series written by Neil Gaiman, one of many spinoffs from his
During his time on Generation X, Bachalo’s artwork underwent a change. Heavily influenced by Joe Madureira, Bachalo's characters became more cartoony and manga-like, with large eyes, heads and hands. Jose Madureira (born December 3, 1974, in Philadelphia; mædəˈrærə often simply called Joe Mad, is an American comic book ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly He gravitated towards extremes in anatomy, drawing characters that were previously portrayed as bulky, short, or thin as even more so. Anatomy (from the Greek anatomia, from ana separate apart from and temnein, to cut up cut open is a branch of Biology that is the consideration
In 1997, Bachalo left Generation X for Uncanny X-Men, arguably the comic book industry’s most popular title, remaining until the end of 1998. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
Steampunk
In 2000, Bachalo launched Steampunk, a comic book series inspired by the genre of fiction of the same name, which emulates early science fiction and in an alternate version of the early 1900s. Steampunk was a steampunk/fantasypunk Comic book series by artist Chris Bachalo and writer Joe Kelly, published by Wildstorm Steampunk is a subgenre of fantasy and Speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s Alternate history or alternative history is a subgenre of Speculative fiction (or Science fiction) and Historical fiction The series is written by Joe Kelly and is part of DC Comics’ imprint for creator-owned series, Cliffhanger. Joseph "Joey" Kelly is an American Comic book Writer who has written such titles as Uncanny X-Men, Action Comics Cliffhanger was an Imprint of Wildstorm, publishing creator-owned Comic books. The series was criticized for Bachalo's incredibly detailed pencils, small panels and muddy dark coloring, which sometimes made it difficult to discern what was happening. Similarly, Joe Kelly's writing was not as straightforward as a mass audience typically preferred. Contrarily, the book's supporters praised it for those same reasons, as well as for the sheer imagination of the characters and story. The series, intended to be 25 issues, ended prematurely after the second story arc in issue #12. It is currently available in two reprinted trade paperbacks, Steampunk: Manimatron (ISBN 1-56389-762-8) and Steampunk: Drama Obscura (ISBN 1-4012-0047-8). Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding.
When Richard Friend inks Chris Bachalo's pencils, the piece is signed “Chrisendo”, a portmanteau of the names “Chris”, “Friend”, and “Bachalo”.
Back with Marvel
In the early 2000s, Bachalo completed occasional work on various X-Men series, including Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate War, Grant Morrison's New X-Men (collected in New X-Men vol. Ultimate X-Men is a Superhero Comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist New X-Men refers to two Superhero Comic books published by Marvel Comics within the X-Men franchise 5: Assault on Weapon Plus) and the sequel to the Age of Apocalypse crossover. The Age of Apocalypse is a Marvel Comics six-issue Limited series which takes place a year after the last story in the Age of Apocalypse one-shot with The "Age of Apocalypse" is a popular X-Men Story arc.
Bachalo was also the artist on Captain America for 6 issues (21–26, running December 2003–May 2004 cover dates) pencilling a divisive run written by Robert Morales. Cover date refers to the date displayed on the covers of Periodical publications such as Magazines and Comic books However this is not necessarily the true In an attempt to humanize Steve Rogers, the pair managed to split fans opinions fairly resoundingly with both leaving the title - Morales 10 issues short of his intended contract for the series (Safi, Omar A. (2004-04-27). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Morales 'Caps' Off. Comixfans Forums. Comixfans Forums. Retrieved on 2007-11-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe ).
Bachalo is currently the artist for the X-Men title along with new writer Mike Carey after recently completing his final story arc for Uncanny X-Men (#472–474). X-Men Legacy is a Marvel Comics series featuring the eponymous group of mutant Superheroes The title began its publication Mike Carey (born 1959 is a British writer of Comic books, Novels and Films. Uncanny X-Men, first published as simply The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics Comic book series for the X-Men franchise He is often filled-in for by artist Humberto Ramos, however. Humberto Ramos (born 27 November 1970) is a Mexican Comic book Penciller, best known for his work on American comic books
Bachalo has also pencilled (and coloured) a number of cards for the Vs. collectible card game. These have been renditions of both Marvel and DC characters.
On top of his continuing work for Marvel, Bachalo finished issue #7 of Comicraft's Elephantmen, an issue 4 years in the making. Comicraft is a company which provides graphic design and lettering services to various (primarily Comic book) companies Elephantmen is an American ongoing monthly comic book published by Image Comics and written by Richard Starkings with art by Moritat and a number The issue was done entirely in double-page spreads and marks his reunion with Steampunk writer Joe Kelly. The issue's story, “Captain Stoneheart and the Truth Fairy” also represents Bachalo's first work outside Marvel and DC since his fill-in issue of Witchblade.
Bachalo has been announced as one of the four artists who will work on the Spider-Man storyline Brand New Day, along with Phil Jimenez, Steve McNiven and Salvador Larroca. Spider-Man Brand New Day is the title of a run of Comic book storylines published by Marvel Comics in 2008.
External links
- MothComiX: The Official WebSite For Original Art by Chris Bachalo
- Chris Bachalo Checklist
- Chris Bachalo Image Gallery at Comic Art Community
| Preceded by Salvador Larroca |
X-Men (vol. 2) artist 2006-2008 |
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| Preceded by Joe Madureira |
Uncanny X-Men artist 1998 |
Succeeded by Adam Kubert |
| Preceded by Lee Weeks |
Captain America artist 2004 |
Succeeded by Scot Eaton |
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