Here at Multiversity, we really like Chris Burnham.
Coming on the scene with hot books from Image and BOOM! and really breaking into the scene when scooped up by Grant Morrison and DC Comics, Chris Burnham is one of our favorite artists work today. With a style evocative of Frank Quitely and full of innovation and kinetic art, Burnham has left just as visible a stamp upon the Batman legacy with his recent work on “Batman Incorporated” v2 as any of the artists who have worked with Morrison before.
But to look at his work and only see Batman is folly. “Officer Downe” and “Nixon’s Pals”, for example, were both landmark impressions on us as readers and devourers of the medium. “Downe,” which was just optioned for a feature film, was some of the most intensely entertaining ultraviolence seen in comics, one that reveled in chaos and the beauty of destruction with a helping heap of absurdity layered on top like fudge on an ice cream sundae — and the “Bigger, Better Bastard” edition of the book remastered for hardcover showed off Burnham’s work on a grand scale. It’s not just that he takes the time to put tread marks into boots or teeth flying out of a mouth — it’s that he sees the world in such a way as to bring that to life before our very eyes.
So to top off our Burnham feature for the day, take a look at some choice pieces by Burnham throughout his career, from early days to current days.
And, to top us off, INFINITE BATMANS (care of Nathan Fairbairn)