Career
Burchett began his artistic career in Saint Louis, Missouri, and did his early professional comics work at First Comics, Pacific Comics, Capital Comics, and Air Corps Comics. On titles including Black Diamond, East-Manitoba, American Flagg!, Great American Western, and The Phantom. Moving to District of Columbia Comics (as well as the District of Columbia 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 Saint 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.
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. Burchett continues to live in the Saint Louis area.