This week, the comic book world is getting an injection from the music industry. Unless your name is chris daughtry, whos now the biggest thing to come out of roanoke rapids. Christopher adam chris daughtry born december 26, 1979 is an american musician best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band daughtry and as the fourthplace contestant on the fifth season of american idol, the competition that he was eliminated from on may 10, 2006. Multiplatinum rocker chris daughtry returned to las vegas with a performance at the grand events center inside green valley ranch resort on friday, dec. Superman variant cover by chris daughtry and jim lee. Chris daughtry shares recent joker art, talks about. While garneys name is wellknown for his interior and cover art and writing. Jim lee batmanbatman vs supermanarte dc comicscomic artcomic books artbook artchris. Chris daughtry made history with its release by becoming. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. Comic books art comic art joker kunst heros comics arte dc comics joker art evil clowns creepy clown clown horror. The variant cover is available in three different versions. An interview with chris daughtry, variant cover artist for batman. Daughtry is an american rock band formed and fronted by namesake chris daughtry, who was a finalist on the fifth season of american idol.
Chris daughtry joins comics industry with first batman cover the. I picked up hush, with my favorite comic artist, jim lee, and with my. You can find booking and speaking fee information, contacts for booking agent, publicist, agency, manager and biography information on chris daughtry and other well know. It just blew my mind, because it was so incredible that was the guy who made me want to do comic books as a kid, that was the artist i looked up to, and i couldnt believe he was inking. I think probably around five i got sucked into super friends cartoons, so that was justice league right out of the gate. The album on which no surprise appears, daughtrys second album titled leave this town, was released on july 14, 2009. Well his dreams came through this week on a special variant. Chris daughtry talks american idol final season, comic. Chris daughtry talks drawing the new batman cover, comic. Chris daughtry was born on december 26, 1979 in roanoke rapids, north carolina, usa as christopher adam daughtry.
But did you know that hes also a visual artist whos dreamed about drawing comics. He is an actor, known for wanderlust 2012, criminal minds 2005 and american idol 2002. The lithograph chris and jim created is made up of three panels, all the same head and shoulders bust of batman, daughtrys favorite superhero. A fourthplace runnerup of american idol season 5, chris daughtry decided to form his own band after the show, rejecting fuels offer of a lead position the band rose to fame with their first single, its not over, as well as their selftitled debut album. Hiring chris daughtry for corporate events, appearances, speaking engagements and product endorsements is easy with booking entertainment. Chris daughtry released a new single called as you are on tuesday. We talked to chris daughtry about his batman comic book cover, his favorite comics and starring in the passion. The american idol alum, 39, debuted his fifth studio album which included the new ballad written by his wife deanna, 45.
Daughtry also worked on a sketch of batman with comic book artist jim lee, and will debut the work at comiccon. But the lifelong comic book fan has been honing his artistic skills for years, citing stan lee and steve. What you may not have known is that chris has also always wanted to be a comic book artist, having been drawing and sketching since he was. Daughtry has a longtime interest in drawing comics and is a fan of batman. Art from chris daughtry, lead singer of the band daughtry, is featured on a variant cover of red goblin. That cartoon, and mostly the toy line, got me obsessed with comics. Chris daughtry speakers bureau and booking agent info. Add to that the fact that the choreography was tamer than some of the performances he would turn in later, and this performance, though strong, comes in last place on rottweilers repertoire. Growing up, i always had really bad bouts of asthma and was kind of frail and sick all the time, the rocker says. Chris daughtry helps launch dc comics we can be heroes. The show will be taking place in jim thorpe, pa at penns peak on may 3.
Then i saw on his instagram that he worked on a comic book. What may come as a surprise to some daughtry fans though, is his art extends. But a few of the most interesting facts i learned about chris daughtry that saturday were that he is a huge comic book geek, hes a terrific artist in his own right and hes good friends with fanfavorite comic artist jim lee. An avid fan of lees for years, daughtry praised the copublishers art, unable to fully comprehend his work was going to be inked by the superstar artist. What may come as a surprise to some daughtry fans though, is his art extends beyond music notes. Something ive wanted to do since i was a 5yearold kid with crayons is. Their selftitled debut album was released in november 2006. American idol finalist chris daughtry on his batman. Daughtry is a rock band from north carolina, usa, named after the lead singer. Chris daughtry on crafting his first marvel cover hollywood.
Wait, chris daughtry drew a batman comic book cover. Chris ware was born in omaha, nebraska, in 1967, attending the university of texas at austin in the late 1980s where he published a regular comic strip in the student newspaper, a habit he was to continue upon moving to chicago in 1992, producing material that has formed the bulk of his regular periodical, the acme novelty library, since 1994, and that attained its 20th issue with lint in 2010. Chris daughtry collaborated with awardwinning comic book artist jim lee. My first exposure to comic books would have had been a little comic book that came with the super powers action figure in 1984. After a recent instagram post from daughtry, we wanted to investigate his love for comic book art. My first exposure to comic books would have had been. Husband, father, singer songwriter, artist, actor, nerd, semipro dancer and comicbook enthusiast. Tickets for the newly added tour dates will be available to the public on friday, feb. The 10 greatest comic book artists of all time creative bloq. This album reached number one on the billboard 200, went on to sell more than four million copies in the united states, and has been certified quadruple platinum by the riaa. Its not the first time chris has written for a major comic book franchise. Chris daughtry can do more than sing that one catchy. Rocker chris daughtry geeks out over drawing batman variant. The track is available on itunes now, and all proceeds go towards the campaign.
Chris daughtry wrote the song with nickelback vocalist chad kroeger. Rocker chris daughtry partners with dcs we can be heroes. He got his first professional work at the age of 16, drawing. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Daughtry is a lifelong comic book fan who wanted to be a comic book artist last year, he and his son walked san diegos comiccon incognito in batman and robin costumes. Chris daughtry was just a wee little one when the comic book bug bit him.
Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Rocker chris daughtry geeks out over drawing batman. Daughtrys voice was well suited for the song, but it felt like a safer choice in many ways. For the campaign, daughtry rerecorded his song rescue me from his new album break the spell.
This is a series where i deconstruct the art styles of world class artist like jim lee, todd mcfarlane, humberto ramos, stanley art germ, mark crilley, sakimi chan, frank miller, and so many more. This was proved during comiccon last week in san diego, where chris showcased and talked about his new piece of artwork, which he collaborated on with friend, mentor and comic book artist jim lee. Chris daughtry batman lithograph cliqueclack sdcc giveaway. Biography of chris daughtry and speakers bureau with booking information for famous speakers like chris daughtry. Chris daughtry on drawing batman and his love of comics music. Chris daughtry isnt quite convinced american idol is really coming to an end. Do entertainers, celebrities and speakers like chris daughtry do paid appearances and speaking engagements. Booking entertainment makes it easy to book chris daughtry or any other entertainer for corporate events, private events, weddings, social media campaigns, appearances, speaking engagements and product endorsements worldwide. Chris daughtry lives out childhood comic book fantasies. After his elimination from idol, he was given a record deal by rca records and formed. Art from chris daughtry, lead singer of the band daughtry, is featured on a. Jim lee batman batman vs supermanarte dc comicscomic artcomic books artbook artchris.
In a segment on the 2006 season of american idol before singing broken by seether, daughtry revealed that he is balding and made the decision to shave his head completely in. Chris daughtry and ron garney team up for a red goblin. Theyre probably going to bring the original judges back. Dc entertainment enlists chris daughtry to fight hunger in. Marvel comics has revealed a new variant cover created by chris daughtry. Daughtry keeps busy with music, art, family chicago tribune. The rottweiler on the masked singer sounded like a professional from day one. Art from chris daughtry, lead singer of the band daughtry. Contact a speaker booking agent to check availability on chris daughtry and other top speakers and celebrities.