Chris Batista is an American comic book artist, known for his work on a number of titles for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including Steel, Spaceknights and Thunderbolts. Career Batista is an alumnus of Manhattan's School of Visual Arts, having studied under Klaus Janson, who helped obtain for him his first professional work. Titles Batista has contributed to include Steel (1993–1995), Spider-Man 2099 (1994), Spaceknights (2000–2001), Thunderbolts (2002–2003), The Legion (2003–2004), JLA (2005) and has provided art for several issues of DC Comics weekly year-long comic book series 52 (2006–2007). He also penciled an arc of DC's Robin with Chuck Dixon. He has recently pencilled the second volume of Booster Gold, starring the eponymous time-traveling hero. Personal life Batista resides in New York City. Bibliography Marvel Swimsuit Special #2 (pencils, Marvel Comics, 1993) X-Factor #88-89, Annual #8 (pencils, with Peter David, Marvel Comics, March 1993 - May 1993) X-Men Adventures #7-8, 10, 15 (pencils, with Ralph Macchio/Mark Edward Edens, Marvel Comics, June 1993 - January 1994) G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #139-140 (pencils, with Larry Hama, Marvel Comics, August 1993 - September 1993) Dr. Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Annual #3 (pencils, with Geoff Isherwood/Scholly Fisch, Marvel Comics, 1993) Steel #0, 1-3, 5-8, 9-10 (Covers) 11-13, 15-16 (pencils, with Jon Bogdanove/Louise Simonson, DC Comics, February 1994 - June 1995) Spider-Man Magazine #1 (pencils, with Kelly P. Corvese, Marvel Comics, March 1994) Worlds Collide #1 (pencils, with Dwayne McDuffie/Ivan Velez Jr. /Robert L. Washington III, DC/Milestone, July 1994) Spider-Man 2099 #22-23 (with Peter David, Marvel Comics, August–September 1994) Justice League Quarterly #17 (DC Comics, Winter 1994) X-Men #14 (with Ralph Macchio/Fabian Nicieza, Marvel Comics, March 1995) Black Lightning #7 (with Tony Isabella, DC Comics, August 1995) Deathstroke #52 (with Marv Wolfman, DC Comics, October 1995) Shi: Senryaku #2 (with Kurt Busiek/Gary Cohn, Crusade Comics, October 1995) Vampirella Pin-Up Special #1 (Harris Comics, October 1995) Extreme Justice #10,12-14 (Covers, with Christopher Priest, DC Comics, November 1995 - March 1996) Underworld Unleashed: Patterns of Fear #1 (with Roger Stern, DC Comics, December 1995) Doomsday Annual #1 (with Louise Simonson, DC Comics, 1995) Vengeance of Vampirella #22 (with Tom Sniegoski, Harris Comics, January 1996) Justice League Task Force #30-33 (Covers, with Ivan Velez Jr., DC Comics, December 1995 - March 1996) Green Lantern #84, 90, 107 (with Ron Marz, DC Comics, March 1997 - December 1998) Professor Xavier and the X-Men #16 (cover), 17-18 (with