Steve Oliff
| Steve Oliff | |
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Harvey Award (1990–1992, 1994–1995) | |
| http://www.olyoptics.com |
Steve Oliff (born February 20, 1954)
Biography
Oliff broke into professional comics by attending comic book conventions and meeting people. At one convention he met publisher
Olyoptics and Akira
His company, Olyoptics, was one of the first to use computers to do color separation. Although other companies at the time were experimenting with computers, Oliff and his crew were the first to blend the color guide artist with the separator [3]
In 1987, the Japanese
Writing
In addition to coloring thousands of comic pages for all sorts of companies, Oliff has written two comic books, Armature and Armature: Darkpark and Lightworld, and is currently writing the third in his series. The Armature character first appeared in ads in Spawn and Youngblood comics, and in a back-up story in issue 14 of The Maxx. From 2003 to the present, Armature has been a weekly comic strip in Oliff's local newspaper, the Independent Coast Observer.
In 2005, Oliff collaborated with Cheri Carlstedt on a history of his hometown, Point Arena, California. The Early Days of Point Arena: A Pictorial History of the City and Township was published by Olyoptics. He also edits the Mendocino County Historical Society newsletter.
Awards
Oliff won the "Best Colorist"
He was awarded the Inkpot Award in 1991.[14]
Notes
- ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ Vasseur, Richard. "Steve Oliff: Colorist of Gumby," Jazma Online (Sept. 22, 2007). Accessed Feb. 1, 2009.
- ^ a b Khoury, George. Image Comics: The Road To Independence (TwoMorrows Publishing, 2007).
- ^ Gravett, Paul. Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics (Laurence King Publishing, 2004).
- ^ "Interview: Akira in Color with Steve Oliff". Anime News Network.
- ^ 1992 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners, Comic Book Awards Almanac
- ^ 1993 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners, Comic Book Awards Almanac
- ^ 1994 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners, Comic Book Awards Almanac
- ^ 1990 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners, Comic Book Awards Almanac
- ^ 1991 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners, Comic Book Awards Almanac
- ^ 1992 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners, Comic Book Awards Almanac
- ^ 1994 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners, Comic Book Awards Almanac
- ^ 1995 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners, Comic Book Awards Almanac
- ^ Inkpot Award
References
- Steve Oliff at the Grand Comics Database
- Steve Oliff at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
External links
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