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Chris Bachalo

Author of Death: The High Cost of Living

98+ Works 10,010 Members 205 Reviews 2 Favorited

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Works by Chris Bachalo

Death: The High Cost of Living (1993) — Illustrator — 3,471 copies
Death: The Time of Your Life (1997) — Illustrator — 2,227 copies
Death: The Deluxe Edition (2012) — Illustrator — 638 copies
Absolute Death (1989) — Illustrator — 366 copies
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 3: World Tour (2002) — Illustrator — 280 copies
X-Men: Messiah Complex (2008) — Illustrator — 263 copies
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 5: Ultimate War (2004) — Illustrator — 259 copies
Doctor Strange Vol. 1: The Way of the Weird (2016) — Illustrator — 197 copies
Shade, The Changing Man, Vol. 1: The American Scream (2003) — Penciller — 162 copies
Uncanny X-Men, Volume 1: Revolution (2013) — Illustrator — 153 copies
Free Country: A Tale of The Children's Crusade (1993) — Illustrator — 145 copies
X-Men: Battle of the Atom (2014) — Illustrator — 137 copies
Wolverine and the X-Men, Vol. 1: Regenesis (2011) — Penciller — 126 copies
Uncanny X-Men, Volume 2: Broken (2013) — Illustrator — 121 copies
The Witching Hour (2000) — Illustrator — 113 copies
House of M: Uncanny X-Men (2006) — Illustrator — 113 copies
Uncanny X-Men, Volume 3: The Good, the Bad, the Inhuman (2014) — Illustrator — 91 copies
Steampunk: Manimatron (2001) — Illustrator — 79 copies
Fear Itself: Avengers (2012) — Illustrator — 78 copies
Uncanny X-Men, Volume 4: Vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014) — Illustrator — 78 copies
X-Men: Origin of Generation X (1996) — Illustrator — 78 copies
Uncanny X-Men, Volume 5: The Omega Mutant (2015) — Illustrator — 68 copies
Shade, The Changing Man, Vol. 2: Edge of Vision (2009) — Illustrator — 65 copies
Wolverine and the X-Men, Vol. 3 (2012) — Illustrator — 61 copies
Shade, The Changing Man, Vol. 3: Scream Time (2010) — Illustrator — 53 copies
Steampunk: Drama Obscura (2003) — Illustrator — 47 copies
Uncanny X-Men — The New Age, Vol. 4: End of Greys (2006) — Illustrator; Cover artist — 46 copies
Uncanny X-Men — The New Age, Vol. 5: First Foursaken (2006) — Illustrator; Cover artist — 44 copies
Vertigo: Winter's Edge #3 (2000) — Interviewee — 31 copies
Death: The High Cost of Living #1 (1993) — Illustrator — 31 copies
X-Men Blue Vol. 0: Reunion (2018) — Illustrator — 26 copies
Death: The Time of Your Life #2 (1996) — Illustrator — 23 copies
Death: The Time of Your Life #1 (1996) — Illustrator — 22 copies
Death: The Time of Your Life #3 (1996) — Illustrator — 22 copies
Generation X (1994) #1 - Third Genesis (1994) — Illustrator — 14 copies
The Witching Hour 2: Chances (2000) — Illustrator — 13 copies
The Witching Hour 3: If (2000) — Illustrator — 12 copies
Uncanny X-Men [2013] #13 - Battle of the Atom, Part 8 (2013) — Illustrator — 7 copies
Uncanny X-Men [2013] #12 - Battle of the Atom, Part 4 (2013) — Illustrator — 6 copies
X-Men #188 - Supernovas, Part 1 (2006) — Illustrator — 6 copies
Shade, the Changing Man #21 (1990) — Illustrator — 6 copies
Generation X [1994] #27 - The Last X-Man (1997) — Illustrator — 5 copies
Shade, the Changing Man #13 (1990) — Illustrator — 5 copies
Deadpool By Kelly Thompson (2023) — Illustrator — 5 copies
Shade, the Changing Man #20 (1990) — Illustrator — 4 copies
Shade, the Changing Man #15 (1990) — Illustrator — 4 copies
Shade, the Changing Man #11 (1990) — Illustrator — 4 copies
Shade, The Changing Man #09: The Prophet Margin (1991) — Illustrator — 3 copies
Shade, the Changing Man #18, Dec. 1991 (1991) — Illustrator — 3 copies
Shade, the Changing Man #19 (1990) — Illustrator — 3 copies
Witchblade #87 - Heart of the City (2010) — Illustrator — 3 copies
Shade, the Changing Man #12 (1991) — Illustrator — 3 copies
Shade, The Changing Man #08: Love and Haight (1991) — Illustrator — 3 copies
Uncanny X-Men [2013] #14 (2014) — Illustrator — 3 copies
X-Men #193 - Supernovas, Part 6 (2007) — Illustrator — 3 copies
The Uncanny X-Men #468 - Grey's End, Part 3: Deathmark (2006) — Illustrator — 3 copies
Uncanny X-Men [2013] #9 (2013) — Illustrator — 3 copies
X-Men #189 - Supernovas, Part 2 (2006) — Illustrator — 2 copies
X-Men #190 - Supernovas, Part 3 (2006) — Illustrator — 2 copies
X-Men #192 - Supernovas, Part 5 (2006) — Illustrator — 2 copies
X-Men #197 - Condition Critical, Part 1 (1991) — Illustrator — 2 copies
Uncanny X-Men [2013] #8 (2013) — Illustrator — 2 copies
X-Men #198 - Condition Critical, Part 2 (2007) — Illustrator — 2 copies
Uncanny X-Men [2013] #1 - The New Revolution (2013) — Illustrator — 2 copies
Uncanny X-Men [2013] #4 (2013) — Illustrator — 2 copies
Uncanny X-Men [2013] #2 - Poink Is the New Bamf (2013) — Illustrator — 2 copies
The Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #632: Shed, Part 3 (2010) — Penciller — 2 copies
X-Men #199 - Condition Critical, Part 3 (2007) — Illustrator — 2 copies
Uncanny X-Men [2013] #31 (2015) — Illustrator — 1 copy
Steampunk 10 1 copy

Associated Works

The Sandman: The Doll's House (1990) — Illustrator — 8,285 copies
The Absolute Sandman Volume One (1988) — Illustrator — 1,992 copies
Runaways [2005] Volume 5: Escape to New York (2005) — Cover artist — 540 copies
New X-Men Vol. 5: Assault on Weapon Plus (2003) — Illustrator — 205 copies
X-Men: The Complete Age of Apocalypse Epic, Book 2 (2005) — Illustrator — 185 copies
The Unbelievable Gwenpool, Volume 1: Believe It (2016) — Illustrator — 162 copies
X-Men: The Complete Age of Apocalypse Epic, Book 4 (2006) — some editions — 126 copies
Ultimate X-Men: Ultimate Collection, Vol. 3 (2003) — Illustrator, some editions — 106 copies
The New Avengers: Search For The Sorcerer Supreme (2009) — Illustrator — 79 copies
Siege: Dark Avengers (2010) — Illustrator — 78 copies
Wolverine and the X-Men, Vol. 4 (2013) — Illustrator — 69 copies
Oz Omnibus (2014) — Illustrator — 55 copies
Uncanny X-Men, Volume 6: Storyville (2015) — Illustrator — 53 copies
A Death Gallery #1 (1994) — Illustrator — 36 copies
X-Men: Zero Tolerance (2000) — Illustrator — 25 copies
Generation X Classic - Volume 2 (2013) — Illustrator — 21 copies
X-Men: The Hunt for Professor X (2015) — Illustrator — 16 copies
The Witching Hour 1: Wishes (1999) — Illustrator — 15 copies
X-MEN EPIC COLLECTION: LEGACIES (2023) — Illustrator — 15 copies
Age of X-Man: NextGen (2019) — Cover artist, some editions — 14 copies
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 2 #1 (2015) — Cover artist, some editions — 14 copies
X-Men Unlimited #41 (2003) — Cover artist — 4 copies
The Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #557: Dead of Winter (2008) — Illustrator — 3 copies
The Uncanny X-Men #421 - Rules of Engagement, Part 1 (2003) — Cover artist — 3 copies
The Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #630: Shed, Part 1 (2010) — Penciller — 2 copies
Witchblade #107 - Raising the Dead, Part 2 (2007) — Cover artist, some editions — 2 copies
Witchblade #108 - One Good Turn, Part 1 (2007) — Cover artist, some editions — 2 copies
Witchblade #109 - One Good Turn, Part 2 (2007) — Cover artist, some editions — 2 copies
Witchblade #125 - War of the Witchblades, Part 1 (2009) — Cover artist, some editions — 2 copies
The Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #631: Shed, Part 2 (2010) — Penciller — 2 copies
X-Men #191 - Supernovas, Part 4 (2006) — Cover artist — 2 copies
Witchblade #106 - Raising the Dead, Part 1 (2007) — Cover artist, some editions — 2 copies
Cerebro's Guide to the X-Men (1998) — Cover artist, some editions — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1965-08-23
Gender
male
Nationality
Canada

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Reviews

Another nice little story that brings us closer to Death... :D
 
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adastra | 42 other reviews | Jan 15, 2024 |
Reread 8/14. Definitely the ultimate feel-good comic about life and mortality.

The panel about halfway through where Death feels Hazel's baby kick may be one of the most beautiful and understated comic panels of all time.

But for whatever reason, Tori Amos's introduction (written way back in the early nineties) is actually my favorite part of this book. It sums up my life philosophy (or at least the one to which I aspire). You can rel="nofollow" target="_top">read it here.

And yes, I am wearing my ankh today. :)… (more)
 
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raschneid | 42 other reviews | Dec 19, 2023 |
This started out well but really began sputtering out midway through and never found its way back.

The concept is good. The setting is good. A lot of the details are interesting, twists on folklore, children's games, old rhymes, Robert Browning, and the possibly somewhat historic Children's Crusade. On top of that, the two detectives are ghost boys! So it was really hitting all my favorite things, not to mention probable inspiration from J.M. Barrie's Neverland.

After a while, issues stopped connecting well. I had to infer a lot for seemingly no good reason to make an inkling of sense of the plot. Some characters that were made to seem important were just suddenly dropped. You can almost hear the authors scrambling to patch this up.

The saving grace is that the Dead Boy Detectives are consistently amusing.
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bannedforaday | 8 other reviews | Oct 22, 2023 |
This is my favorite of the Death books. It reconnects you with Hazel and Foxglove and speaks to something true about what matters in life.
 
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Zoes_Human | 12 other reviews | Oct 16, 2023 |

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Statistics

Works
98
Also by
34
Members
10,010
Popularity
#2,380
Rating
4.1
Reviews
205
ISBNs
184
Languages
13
Favorited
2

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