Art Baltazar
Encyclopedia
Art Baltazar is an American comic book artist
and writer who currently works for DC Comics
. Baltazar started making comic book
s with the his self-published
comic book, The Cray-Baby Adventures. Since then, he created other comics such as Gyro-Man, Captain Camel & the Space Chicken, Jimmy Dydo, Lunar Lizard, Meteor Mite and Patrick the Wolf Boy.
Baltazar has also had a brief tenure with Warner Bros. and had a monthly comic strip
in Disney Adventures
Magazine called GORILLA GORILLA! Baltazar has recently completed the "Big Amoeba" graphic novel
for Platinum Studios.
Currently, Baltazar is the artist and co-writer (with Franco Aureliani
) of Tiny Titans
, for which the two won a 2011 Eisner Award
for Best Publication for Kids. Baltazar and Aureliani also currently co-write DC's Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam!
and the comic book adaptation of the animated TV series Young Justice
.
Comic Book Artist
Comic Book Artist was an American magazine founded by Jon B. Cooke devoted to anecdotal histories of American comic books, with emphasis on comics published since the 1960s...
and writer who currently works for DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
. Baltazar started making comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
s with the his self-published
Self-publishing
Self-publishing is the publication of any book or other media by the author of the work, without the involvement of an established third-party publisher. The author is responsible and in control of entire process including design , formats, price, distribution, marketing & PR...
comic book, The Cray-Baby Adventures. Since then, he created other comics such as Gyro-Man, Captain Camel & the Space Chicken, Jimmy Dydo, Lunar Lizard, Meteor Mite and Patrick the Wolf Boy.
Baltazar has also had a brief tenure with Warner Bros. and had a monthly comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
in Disney Adventures
Disney Adventures
Disney Adventures was a children's entertainment and educational magazine published ten times per year by The Walt Disney Company. It should not be confused with the Disney Magazine...
Magazine called GORILLA GORILLA! Baltazar has recently completed the "Big Amoeba" graphic novel
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
for Platinum Studios.
Currently, Baltazar is the artist and co-writer (with Franco Aureliani
Franco Aureliani
Franco Aureliani is a comic book writer/artist, best known for writing the DC Comics series,Tiny Titans, for which he won a 2011 Eisner Award.-Career:...
) of Tiny Titans
Tiny Titans
Tiny Titans is an Eisner Award-winning comic book series by Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani. It is published by DC Comics, beginning publication in February 2008. The first issue was also released as part of the annual Free Comic Book Day promotion in May 2008.Tiny Titans stars alternate versions...
, for which the two won a 2011 Eisner Award
Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
for Best Publication for Kids. Baltazar and Aureliani also currently co-write DC's Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam!
Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam!
Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam! was an all-ages comic book series published by DC Comics as a part of its Johnny DC imprint. The series debuted in September 2008, and was originally written and drawn by Mike Kunkel.-Overview:...
and the comic book adaptation of the animated TV series Young Justice
Young Justice (TV series)
Young Justice is an American animated television series created by Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti for Cartoon Network. Despite its title, it is not an adaptation of Todd Dezago and Todd Nauck's Young Justice comic series, but rather an adaptation of the entire DC Universe with a focus on young...
.