Born on August 4, 1970, Keith Champagne is an American comics professional who began his career primarily as an inker before expanding into writing. He has spent the bulk of his career at DC Comics, where he built a reputation for clean, expressive inking work across some of the publisher's most prominent titles.
Champagne broke into the industry in the mid-1990s and steadily developed a broad portfolio over the following three decades, accumulating credits on more than 400 issues between 1994 and 2025. His name appears most frequently on titles such as *JSA*, *Green Lantern*, *Superboy*, *Starman*, and *Young Heroes in Love*, reflecting a versatility across superhero ensemble books and solo adventures alike. He also co-created *The Mighty*, a superhero series that demonstrated his growing ambitions as a storyteller beyond the inking table.
As his career matured, Champagne took on increasing writing responsibilities, moving fluidly between artist, inker, and writer roles depending on the project. This flexibility allowed him to sustain a long and productive presence in mainstream comics at a time when the industry rewarded specialists above generalists. His sustained output across more than thirty years marks him as a dependable and adaptable craftsman whose contributions to DC's library of characters are quietly substantial.
Green Lantern (1990) · 36
Young Heroes in Love (1997) · 18
The New Titans (1988) · 11
Batman and Robin (2009) · 11
Aztek: The Ultimate Man (1996) · 10
Firestorm: The Nuclear Man (2006) · 10
Green Lantern Corps (2006) · 7
Stranger Things (2018) · 7
Justice League (2011) · 6
Countdown: Arena (2008) · 5
Justice League of America (2006) · 5
Black Lightning (1995) · 4
JLA: Black Baptism (2001) · 4
Ghostbusters: The Other Side (2008) · 4
Justice League United (2014) · 4
The Strain: Mister Quinlan - Vampire Hunter (2016) · 4
Stranger Things: Six (2019) · 4
Stranger Things: Science Camp (2020) · 4
War of the Green Lanterns: Aftermath (2011) · 3
Detective Comics (2011) · 3
X-Men: The Early Years (1994) · 2
JSA: Classified (2005) · 2
Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters (2008) · 2
The All New Atom (2006) · 2
Blackest Night: Green Lantern (2010) · 2
Blackest Night: Rise of the Black Lanterns (2010) · 2
Green Lantern: Brightest Day (2011) · 2
Green Lantern: War of the Green Lanterns (2011) · 2
Green Lantern Saga (2012) · 2
The Bionic Man vs. The Bionic Woman (2013) · 2
Superman / Wonder Woman (2013) · 2
Green Lanterns (2016) · 2
Doctor Strange (2018) · 2
The Uncanny X-Men (1981) · 1
X-Men Unlimited (1993) · 1
Deathstroke: The Hunted (1994) · 1
The New Titans Annual (1989) · 1
Marvel Miniserie (1994) · 1
Martian Manhunter Special (1996) · 1
Uncanny X-Men / Fantastic Four '98 (1998) · 1
Marvel Crossover (1999) · 1
Green Lantern/Flash (2000) · 1
The Power Company: Sapphire (2002) · 1
JSA Monster Edition (2003) · 1
Firestorm the Nuclear Man: Reborn (2007) · 1
52 / World War III Part One: A Call to Arms (2007) · 1
52 / World War III Part Two: The Valiant (2007) · 1
Nightwing: Love and War (2007) · 1
JLA Presents: Aztek the Ultimate Man (2008) · 1
Adventure Comics (2009) · 1
Outsiders: The Hunt (2010) · 1
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors (2010) · 1
Justice League of America: Black Baptism (2011) · 1
Flashpoint: Frankenstein & the Creatures of the Unknown (2011) · 1
Green Lantern Saga Hors-Série (2012) · 1
Batman: Night of the Owls (2013) · 1
Batman and Robin Annual (2013) · 1
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (2010) · 1
Liga de la Justicia de América (2013) · 1
Teen Titans: Futures End (2014) · 1
Earth 2: World's End (2014) · 1
The Multiversity: Ultra Comics (2015) · 1
Dead Vengeance (2015) · 1
General Mills Presents Justice League (2016) · 1
Supergirl: Who Is Superwoman? (2016) · 1
DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection Premiumband (2015) · 1
Inhumans Prime (2017) · 1
Stranger Things #1 Ashcan (2018) · 1
DC Comics - The Legend of Batman (2017) · 1
Iron Maiden Legacy of the Beast (2017) · 1
Spider-Man: Demolition Days (2018) · 1
Captain Canuck Free Comic Book Day (2019) · 1
Batman: Detective Comics (2020) · 1
Suicide Squad: Casualties of War (2021) · 1
Batman / Superman (2019) · 1
Stranger Things: Summer Special One-Shot (2022) · 1
Black Adam: El reinado oscuro (2022) · 1
Stranger Things - Science camp (2024) · 1
The Coward Joe Cleveland: A Lost Superman Story (2025) · 1
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