Steve Lieber
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Steve Lieber (born May 19, 1967) is an American
Lieber has described his career as being about "telling your own unified stories with finality."[1]
Early life
Lieber grew up in the
Lieber also cites comic artists
Career
In 1993 Lieber drew Hawkman Annual #1. He subsequently drew 20 issues of the monthly Hawkman series from 1994 to 1995, beginning with issue #5 and ending with issue #27, and at one point, releasing a #0 (which happened between #13 and #14) as a stunt.
Lieber's Hawkman artwork brought him to the attention of Hollywood, where he began doing sketches for the show Batman.[citation needed] He said:
A big company that owns the characters offers a lot of visibility and the ability to play with extremely well-known icons ... Working for a big company, you have to be able to leave the character and ideas behind [after departing the project] in exactly the same place as when you came in.
— Steve Lieber, 2001[1]
In 1998 Lieber illustrated the four-issue miniseries
Lieber attributes his success to persistence, and described himself coming out of school as "averagely skilled", but that he "stayed working in comics longer than some of my contemporaries because I didn't want to do anything else."[1] In addition, Lieber exchanged information and tips from comics creators such as Dwayne McDuffie.[9] Lieber's graphic novel Underground, a story about a park ranger trapped in a cavern, was described as a "spelunking thriller" by Time magazine.[10]
Lieber has been a guest at comic book conventions such as the 2007
In February 2008, Lieber drew a series of illustrations in which characters from the TV show
Beginning in September 2009 Lieber illustrated the five-issue miniseries Underground with writer Jeff Parker for Image Comics. The series, about a spelunking park ranger trapped in a cave,[10] was later collected into trade paperback from in early May 2010.[14]
In April 2012
In July 2013 Lieber began drawing
Personal life
Lieber and his wife, novelist
Bibliography
As writer and illustrator
- "The Killing Floor" in Vampirella Comics Magazine #1, Harris Publications, 2003
- "Fell" in Four Letter Worlds 2005
As illustrator
- Conan the Usurper #1-3 (of 3) (writer: Chuck Dixon; additional art: Klaus Janson), Marvel Comics, 1997
- Grendel Tales: The Devil's Apprentice #1-3 (of 3) (writer: Jeffrey Lang) (Dark Horse Comics), 1997
- Whiteout (writer: Greg Rucka), 1999
- "The Mermaid's Necklace" (adapted from the story by Ruth Plumly Thompson; adaptation, Eric Shanower) p. 154-159 in Oz-Story, no. 6, Hungry Tiger Press, Sept. 2000
- Whiteout: Melt (writer: Greg Rucka), 2000
- Winner of the 2000 Eisner Awardfor Best Limited Series
- Winner of the 2000
- Detective Comics #767 "Timeless" (writer: Greg Rucka), DC Comics, 2002
- Collected in Batman: Bruce Wayne: Murderer? (writers: Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka, Devin Grayson, Chuck Dixon, Kelley Puckett), 2002
- Me and Edith Head (writer: Sara Ryan) in Cricket v.4 no. 1 (Carus Publishing), 2002
- Nominated for 2002 Eisner Award for Best Short Story
- reprinted as a standalone, self-published volume, 2002
- Nominated for 2002
- Family Reunion (writer: Sean Stewart), 2004
- On the Road to Perdition, two issues:
- #2 of 3 "Sanctuary" (writer: Max Allan Collins), 2003
- #3 of 3 "Detour" (writer: Max Allan Collins, penciller: José Luis García-López), 2004
- Collected in Road to Perdition 2: On the Road (ISBN 1-4012-0357-4, DC Comics), 2004
- Flytrap - Episode One: Juggling Act (writer: Sara Ryan), 2005
- Gotham Central #37 (writer: Greg Rucka), 2005
- Civil War: Frontline #1-10 (writer: Paul Jenkins, additional art: Ramon Bachs), 2006–2007
- Thunderbolts: Desperate Measures #1 (writer: Paul Jenkins, color: June Chung), 2007
- Underground (writer: ISBN 1-60706-266-6)[19]
- Alabaster Wolves #1-5 (writer: Caitlín R. Kiernan), 2012 [20]
- Quantum and Woody Must Die! #1-4 (writer: James Asmus), 2015
- Lazarus X+66 #1 (writer: Greg Rucka), 2017
- Superior Foes of Spider-man #1-6, 8,9, 12-17 (writer: Nick Spencer), Marvel Comics, 2013
- The Fix #1-12 (writer: Nick Spencer) Image Comics, 2017
- Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (writer: Matt Fraction) DC Comics, 2020
- One-Star Squadron (writer: Mark Russell) DC Comics 2022
As a contributing illustrator
- Twilight Zone #7 and 11, NOW Comics (1992)
- "An Edwardian Nursery" (writer: Jeffrey Lang) in Dark Horse Presents #77, 1993
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #141 "Sucker Punch" (writer: Larry Hama; additional art: various), Marvel Comics, 1993
- Hawkeye #7 (writer: Matt Fraction; additional art: Jesse Alan Hamm), Marvel Comics, 2013
- Hawkman Annual 01 "Bad Blood", (writer: John Ostrander; additional art: various), DC Comics, 1993
- Hawkman #0 "Eyes of the Hawk, Prologue: Old Scores", (Writer: William Messner-Loebs, inker: Curt Shoultz; colorist: Buzz Setzer; letterer: Albert T. DeGuzman), DC Comics, 1994
- Hawkman #5 "A Rage of Hawks", (writer: John Ostrander; inker: Rick Magyar; colorists: Matt Webb; letterer: Albert T. DeGuzman) DC Comics, 1994
- Hawkman #6 "War Cry", (writer: John Ostrander; inker: Rick Magyar; colorists: Buzz Setzer; letterer: Albert T. DeGuzman) DC Comics, 1994
- Hawkman #9-13 "Godspawn", (writers: William Messner-Loebs & Steven T. Seagle; additional art: various), DC Comics, 1994
- Hawkman #14-17 "Eyes of the Hawk", (writer: William Messner-Loebs; inker: Curt Shoultz; colorists: Buzz Setzer; letterer: Albert T. DeGuzman), DC Comics, 1994–1995
- "Legacy" in Marvel Comics Presents #147 (writer: Mariano Nicieza; colorist: Marianne Lightle; letterer: Loretta Krol), Marvel Comics, 1994
- Medal of Honor #2 (writer: Doug Murray; various artists), Dark Horse, 1994
- "Roadways" (writer: Jeffrey Lang; inked by Steve Lieber; additional artists: Ted Slampyak, John Drury, Tommy Berg; edited by Katherine Fritz), Cult Press, 1994.
- "Sgt. Desmond Doss: The Bible Tells Me So" (writer: Doug Murray) in Medal of HonorSpecial, Dark Horse Comics, 1994
- "Sir John's Passing" (writer: Jeffrey Lang) in Dark Horse Presents #88, 1994
- Detective Comics #685-686 "War of the Dragons" (writer: Chuck Dixon; inker: Klaus Janson; colorist: John Wellington; letterer: John Costanza), DC Comics, 1995
- Hawkman #19 "Madness in Motown", (writer: William Messner-Loebs; inker: Curt Shoultz; colorists: Buzz Setzer)DC Comics, 1995
- Hawkman #20 "Clash of Wings", (writer: William Messner-Loebs; inker: Curt Shoultz; colorists: Buzz Setzer), DC Comics, 1995
- Hawkman #22 "Storm Over Thanagar: The Way of the Warrior Part 3", (writer: William Messner-Loebs; inker: Curt Shoultz; letterer: Bob Pinaha), DC Comics, 1995
- Hawkman #23 "Essential Warfare: The Way of the Warrior Part 6", (writer: William Messner-Loebs; inker: Curt Shoultz; colorist: Trish Mulvihill, letterer: Bob Pinaha), DC Comics, 1995
- Hawkman #24-25 "Hunting the Lion", (writer: William Messner-Loebs; inker: Curt Shoultz; letterer: Bob Pinaha), DC Comics, 1995
- Hawkman #26 "Fear Visits", (writer: William Messner-Loebs; inker: Curt Shoultz; letterer: Bob Pinaha), DC Comics, 1995
- Hawkman #27 "Hawkmad!", (writer: William Messner-Loebs; letterer: Bob Pinaha), DC Comics, 1995
- Robin #17 "The Silk Dragons" (writer: Chuck Dixon; additional art: (Enrique Villagran, John Wellington, Tim Harkins), DC Comics, 1995
- Species #2 (of 4) (writer: Dennis Feldman; additional artists: various), (Dark Horse), 1995
- The Big Book of Hoaxes (writers: Various), 1996
- The Big Book of Thugs (writer: Joel Rose), 1996
- Neil Gaiman's Lady Justice #8-11 (writer: C.J. Henderson; colorists: Heroic Age & David Hillman; letterer: Ken Bruzenak), Tekno Comics, 1996
- The Big Book of Losers (writers: Paul Kirchner, Nancy A. Collins, Irwin Chusid), 1997
- The Big Book of Martyrs (writer: John Wagner), 1997
- The Big Book of Scandal (writer: Jonathan Vankin), 1997
- The Big Book of the Unexplained (writer: Doug Moench), 1997
- "A brother to dragons" in Margaret Weis' Testament of the Dragon : an Illustrated Novel (writer: ISBN 0-06-105543-3), 1997
- "Heavy Water" in Two-fisted Science (writer: ISBN 0-9660106-0-4), 1997
- Second edition G.T. Labs, ISBN 0-9660106-2-0, 2001
- Second edition G.T. Labs,
- The Big Book of the Weird Wild West (writers: John Whalen, Deb Picker, Richard Klaw, Ben Ostrander), 1998
- "A Great Metropolitan Newspaper" in Superman Secret Files & Origins (writer: Roger Stern; additional art: Joes Marzan Jr., Tom McCraw), DC Comics, 1998
- Heroes Reborn: Rebel #1 "Wild Blue" (writer: Joe Kelly, additional art: various), Marvel Comics, 2000
- pinup in ISBN 0-9673691-1-8
- Batman: Turning Points #1 (writer: Greg Rucka, pencil & ink: Steve Lieber, letters, colors and edits: Willie Schubert, Tom McCraw, Matt Idleson), DC Comics, 2001
- Detective Comics #758 "Unknowing - Part 1" (writers: Ed Brubaker & Greg Rucka; additional art: Shawn Martinbrough), DC Comics, 2001
- "Death" in Fallout: J. Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, and the Political Science of the Atomic Bomb (writer: Jim Ottaviani), 2001
- Harley Quinn: Our Worlds at War #1 "Our Fighting Forces" (writer: Karl Kesel; additional art: various), DC Comics, 2001
- Pantheon #8-9 (writer: Bill Willingham; additional art: various), Lone Star Press, 2001
- Tanya Horie, Richard Horie), DC Comics, 2001
- Swamp Thing #9 "In the Air, on Land and Sea..." (writer: Brian K. Vaughan, additional art: various), Vertigo (DC Comics), 2001
- Transmetropolitan: Filth of the City (writer: Warren Ellis), 2001
- "The Wake" (writer: Jeffrey Lang) in Star Trek: Special, (Wildstorm) 2001
- Xeno's Arrow #2, 2001
- "The Glittering World" (writer: David Fury); colorist: Matt Hollingsworth) in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayers, Dark Horse Comics, 2001
- Detective Comics #768-770 "Purity" and #771 "Access" (writer: Greg Rucka; additional art: various), DC Comics, 2002
- Collected in Batman: Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Volume 2, DC Comics, 2003
- Detective Comics #773-774 "Atonement" (writer: Greg Rucka; inker: Mark McKenna; colorist: Jason Wright; letterer: Todd Klein), DC Comics, 2002
- Collected in Batman: Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Volume 3, DC Comics, 2003
- John Francis Moore; additional art: various), DC Comics, 2003
- The Interman 1 (writer: Jeff Parker), 2003
- "Family Story" (writer: Jeff Parker) in Hellboy: Weird Tales#3, 2003
- Collected in Hellboy: Weird Tales 1 (ISBN 1-56971-622-6, Dark Horse), 2003
- Collected in Hellboy: Weird Tales 1 (
- "Prison Break" (writer: Kevin McCarthy; colorist: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist 1, Dark Horse Comics, 2004
- cover art for Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, no. 15, (ed. by Gavin Grant and Kelly Link), (Small Beer Press), 2005
- Gotham Central #32 "Nature" (writer: Greg Rucka; colorist: Lee Loughridge; letterer: Clem Robins), DC Comics, 2005
- ""Thoughts on a Winter Morning"" in Negative Burn: Winter 2005 (writer: Kurt Busiek), Desperado Publishing (Image Comics) 2005
- pinup in The Surrogates #3 "Revelations" (writer: Robert Venditti; additional art: various), Top Shelf Productions, 2005
- Gotham Central #37 "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (writer: Greg Rucka; colorist: Lee Loughridge; letterer: Clem Robins), DC Comics, 2006
- METHo.d. (writer: Clifford Meth; various artists) Aardwolf Publishing, 2006
- Sergio Aragones), DC Comics, 2008
- Hawkeye #7 (writer:Matt Fraction) Marvel Comics 2011
- Teen Titans Academy #4, 5 (writer: Tim Sheridan) DC Comics 2021
As co-author
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel, with Nat Gertler, Alpha Books ISBN 1-59257-233-2, 2004
As interviewer
- "Another Survivors' Tale : The Harvey Pekar Interview". Interview conducted by Jim Ottaviani and Steve Lieber. p. 117-125 in Hogan's Alley, v. 1, no. 4, 1997
- "The Authoritative Frank Stack, or, Foolbert Sturgeon on Jesus, Crumb, and Cancer". Interview conducted by Jim Ottaviani and Steve Lieber. p. 92-110 in The Comics Journal, no. 189, Aug. 1996
References
- ^ a b c d e Hayes, John (April 27, 2001). "Squirrel Hill native works the mainstream and the underground". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on January 6, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ a b c Weisberg, Deborah (November 27, 2002). "City illustrator draws Hollywood's interest". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ^ Holtorf, Tim The artists: Steven Lieber. Hawkworld. The Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ Weldon, Glen (August 13, 2012). "Comics Legend Joe Kubert, 1926-2012: An Appreciation". NPR. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ^ Vaccari, Marcello. "Interview with Steve Lieber". Glamazonia. Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ulaby, Neda (October 10, 2008). "Listen While You Work: Who Does, And Why?". NPR. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ^ a b "Check out these chillers at the cineplex". USA Today. August 27, 2009. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ^ Boucher, Geoff (July 29, 2009). "Spotlight on noir: Hard-boiled crime stories punch up the world of graphic novels". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (February 25, 2011). "Emanata: Remembering Dwayne McDuffie". Time. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
... McDuffie counsel, including his comment to Steve Lieber ...
- ^ a b Wolk, Douglas (March 14, 2011). "Five Great Free Comics For Your iPad". Time.
- ^ Dargis, Manohla (August 5, 2007). "We're All Geeks Here". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ^ Lieber, Steve (February 15, 2008). "The king stay the king." Archived November 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Periscope Studio.
- ^ Sepinwall, Alan (April 30, 2008). "My meme is my meme!". NJ.com. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ^ Truitt, Brian (May 19, 2010). "Jeff Parker's a team player with 'Atlas,' 'Thunderbolts'". USA Today.
- ^ Truitt, Brian (April 17, 2012). "'Shooters' graphic novel hits home for Washington writers". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ^ Truitt, Brian (September 1, 2011). "Comic creator turns documentarian for 'Untold Tales'". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- Marvel.com. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
- ^ Todd, Dylan (December 12, 2013). "THE BEST COMIC BOOKS OF 2013, PART FOUR". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
- ^ Whole book for free; or learning from 4Chan Archived 2010-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, official Underground site, October 19, 2010
- ^ "Search :: Dark Horse Comics".
External links
- Official website
- Steve Lieber at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Lieber's profile/portfolio on the Periscope Studio site
- Allass, Marcia. "My Concern Is Telling A Story: Steve Lieber". Sequential Tart. 1999.
- Wright, Brendan (September 2, 2009). "Up North and Underground with Steve Lieber". The Wright Opinion.