Braithwaite began his career working in the
British comics industry starting with
2000 AD and
A1; later he worked on
Marvel's Earth X sequels,
Universe X and
Paradise X (with
Alex Ross and
Jim Krueger). His other works under Marvel include
The Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe and
Punisher: MAX #13–18, with
Garth Ennis. He had been exclusively contracted at DC, but in 2008 he announced that when his contract deal ended he would sign as an exclusive artist with Marvel for three years with his first project being
Secret Invasion: Thor with writer
Matt Fraction. While at DC he worked with Alex Ross and Jim Krueger again on the twelve-issue
limited series JUSTICE, providing pencils and layouts. In addition, he has illustrated issues of
Ghost for
Dark Horse Comics,
Archer & Armstrong, for
Valiant Comics, and
Conan the Barbarian for
Titan Comics. In 2008 he illustrated a four issue run on
The Brave and the Bold with
David Hine. In April 2011 Braithwaite was one of 62 comics creators who appeared at the
IGN stage at the Kapow! convention in London to set two
Guinness World Records, the Fastest Production of a Comic Book, and Most Contributors to a Comic Book. With Guinness officials on hand to monitor their progress, writer
Mark Millar began work at 9am scripting a 20-page black and white
Superior comic book, with Braithwaite and the other artists appearing on stage throughout the day to work on the pencils, inks, and lettering, including
Dave Gibbons,
Frank Quitely,
John Romita Jr.,
Jock,
Ian Churchill,
Olivier Coipel,
Duncan Fegredo,
Simon Furman,
David Lafuente,
John McCrea,
Sean Phillips and
Liam Sharp, who all drew a panel each, with regular
Superior artist
Leinil Yu creating the book's front cover. The book was completed in 11 hours, 19 minutes, and 38 seconds, and was published through Icon on 23 November 2011, with all royalties being donated to Yorkhill Children's Foundation. ==Bibliography==