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Steve Lieber is a comic-book illustrator. His best known work includes runs on Detective Comics and Hawkman, the graphic novel Whiteout and its Eisner Award-winning sequel, . He is also the co-author (with Nat Gertler) of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel. Lieber is married to the novelist Sara Ryan. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and lives in Portland, Oregon, where he's a member of Periscope Studio.

Influences

Lieber is a 1990 graduate of the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art and cites Kubert as a significant influence. He also cites comic artists David Mazzucchelli, Alberto and Enrique Breccia, Milton Caniff, Alex Toth, Howard Chaykin, Alex Raymond, and Jaime Hernandez as major influences. Outside of comics, he cites other painters and illustrators: Hieronymus Bosch, Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth, Joseph Clement Coll, Norman Rockwell, Charlotte Hylton, Edgar Degas, Edward Hopper, The Ashcan School painters, Andrew Loomis, Robert Fawcett, and Charles Dana Gibson.

Bibliography

As Writer and Illustrator

As a Primary or Sole 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
  • (writer: Greg Rucka), 2000
  • Detective Comics #767 "Timeless" (writer: Greg Rucka), DC Comics, 2002
    • Collected in (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
  • Family Reunion (writer: Sean Stewart), 2004
  • On the Road to Perdition, two issues:
  • 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

    As a Contributing Illustrator

  • Twilight Zone #7 and 11, NOW Comics (date?)
  • "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
  • 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 Honor Special, 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: Margaret Weis) (HarperPrism, ISBN 0-06-105543-3), 1997
  • "Heavy Water" in Two-fisted Science (writer: Jim Ottaviani) (General Tektronics Labs, ISBN 0-9660106-0-4), 1997
    • Second edition G.T. Labs, ISBN 0-9660106-2-0, 2001
  • 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 Finder: Sin-Eater, Part 2 by Carla Speed McNeil, Lightspeed Press, 2000, ISBN 0-9673691-1-8
  • #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
  • Superman #174 "Every Blade of Grass" (writer: Jeph Loeb; additional artists: 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, 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, DC Comics, 2003
  • Batman: Family #7-8 (writer: John Francis Moore; additional art: various), DC Comics, 2003
  • The Interman 1 (writer: Jeff Parker), 2003
  • "Family Story" (writer: Sara Ryan, colorist: Jeff Parker) in Hellboy: Weird Tales #3, 2003
    • Collected in Hellboy: Weird Tales 1 (ISBN 1-56971-622-6, Dark Horse), 2003
  • "Prison Break" (writer: Kevin McCarthy; colorist: Jeff Parker) in 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

    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. 1996Further Information

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