Burchett began his artistic career in
St. Louis, Missouri, and did his early professional comics work at
First Comics,
Pacific Comics,
Capital Comics, and
AC Comics; on titles including
Black Diamond,
E-Man,
American Flagg!,
Great American Western, and
The Phantom. Moving to
DC Comics (as well as the DC imprints
Impact Comics and
Vertigo), Burchett's first work for the company was on
Blackhawk, followed by titles like
Batman,
The Flash,
Superman,
Black Hood,
Wonder Woman,
The Justice League, and
Green Lantern. Around 1985, Burchett and artist Don Secrease met a young aspiring artist and fellow St. Louis citizen named
Jim Lee, and convinced him that he needed to show his portfolio to editors in person, prompting Lee's decision to attend a New York comics convention, where he met editor
Archie Goodwin. Burchett received the
Eisner Award in 1996 with
Paul Dini and
Ty Templeton for his work on
The Batman and Robin Adventures. He shared the Eisner Award again in 1999, with Templeton and
Terry Beatty, for his work on
Batman: The Gotham Adventures. In 2006 he became the ongoing penciller on
Marvel Comics'
She-Hulk with writer and former
Batman Adventures collaborator
Dan Slott. As of 2011, he is the artist for
The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold, the comic book tie-in to the
Batman: The Brave and the Bold animated television series. Also in 2011, Burchett became the artist for the ongoing webcomic
Lady Sabre and the Pirates of the Ineffable Aether, written by
Greg Rucka. In 2017, he rejoined Ty Templeton in creating a new DC digital comic,
Harley Quinn and Batman. In 2017 Burchett replaced
Chuck Ayers as the penciller on the syndicated comic strip
Funky Winkerbean, debuting with the May 25 installment. ==Personal life==