Steve Ellis is an American comic book artist and illustrator who has worked for Wizards of the Coast, DC Comics, Wildstorm, White Wolf, Moonstone Books and Marvel Comics.
Career Ellis is the illustrator and co-creator behind The SilencersHuynh, Ngoc (December 3, 2007). "Cracking the comic book industry", The Post-Standard, p. D8. (with Fred Van Lente) and High Moon (with David Gallaher).
Steve Ellis’ work has been featured on CD covers, computer games, trading cards, books, RPGs, magazines, toys and comics. Ellis worked for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Wizards of the Coast, and Upper Deck, among other companies. His Dungeons & Dragons work for Wizards of the Coast includes interior illustrations for Libris Mortis, Frostburn, Lords of Madness, Complete Adventurer, and Player's Handbook II.
While acting as penciler and inker for Marvel Comics and DC Comics’ famous properties like Lobo, Iron Man, and Green Lantern, Ellis has spearheaded such new titles as Wildstorm’s Jezebelle and the Marvel/Epic lines’ Crimson Dynamo. He has created the critically successful science fiction comic series Tranquility, his super-powered Mob epic The Silencers (with co-conspirator Fred Van Lente) and has had success winning the Zuda Comics online comics competition with fan favorite High Moon.Chun, Gary C. W. (March 16, 2008). "Drawn & Quartered: Horror on the Web", Honolulu Star-Bulletin 13 (76). He has also done numerous cover illustrations for books and games. Steve Ellis took over artistic duties on Green Lantern Corps for DC Comics during their "Convergence" event in 2015.Schedeen, Jesse (November 25, 2014), "DC's Next Wave of Convergence Tie-Ins Revealed," IGN (retrieved June 23, 2016)
Affiliations Ellis has been a Society of Illustrators member since 2000, and is a founding member of Drawbridge studio (Hypothetical Island/XOXO).
Awards Ellis's creation High Moon (with collaborator David Gallaher and Scott O. Brown) won the "Best Online Comic" Harvey award for 2009. Ellis was nominated for a 2010 Harvey Award for Best Inker. as well as "Best Online Comic" for High Moon Ellis was nominated for a 2011 Harvey Award for Best Inker. Ellis was nominated for a 2013 Harvey Award for Best Inker and Best Cover Ellis (with collaborator David Gallaher and Scott O. Brown) was nominated for a 2014 Harvey Award for The Only Living Boy in the "Best Graphic Publication for Young Readers" category Ellis (with collaborator David Gallaher) was nominated for a 2016 Harvey Award for The Only Living Boy in the "Best Graphic Publication for Young Readers" category Ellis was nominated for "Best Artist" in the 2019 Ringo Awards for his work on The Only Living Boy. His work, The Only Living Boy Omnibus, also received a nomination for "Best Presentation in Design" category
Bibliography Acclaim Comics H.A.R.D Corps Ninjak
Amazon Studios It Came In The Mail storyboards
AMC Turn Breaking Bad: The Cost of Doing Business Breaking Bad: All Bad Things Better Call Saul: Client Development
Archaia Immortals: Gods & Heroes
Bottled Lightning The Only Living Boy (with writer and co-creator David Gallaher) The Only Living Girl (with writer and co-creator David Gallaher)
comiXology Box 13 (with writer and co-creator David Gallaher) Box 13: The Pandora Process (with writer and co-creator David Gallaher)
Dark Horse Comics The Complete Silencers
DC Comics High Moon - Zuda webcomic imprint - with writer and co-creator David Gallaher Green Lantern Green Lantern Corps Hawkman Lobo
Image Comics Deadlands: The Devil's Six Gun (with writer and co-creator David Gallaher)
White Wolf Aberrant's Aberrant: Elites Aberrant's Aberrant Players Guide Aberrant's Aberrant: The Directive Aberrant's Aberrant Worldwide: Phase I Aberrant's Aberrant: Year One Changeling: The Dreaming's The Fool's Luck: The Way of the Commoner Changeling: The Dreaming's Land of Eight Million Dreams Demon: The Fallen's Demon Storytellers Companion Demon: The Fallen's Demon: The Fallen Rulebook Hunter: The Reckoning's Hunter Book: Avenger Hunter: The Reckoning's Hunter Book: Defender Hunter: The Reckoning's Hunter Survival Guide Kindred of the East's Killing Streets Mage: The Ascension's Guide to the Technocracy Mage: The Ascension's Mage: The Ascension Revised Edition Vampire: The Masquerade's Clanbook: Ventrue Revised Werewolf: The Apocalypse's Apocalypse Werewolf: The Apocalypse's Werewolf: The Apocalypse Revised Edition World of Darkness (old)'s World of Darkness: Time of Judgment
DreamSmith Books Publishers Tranquility (as artist, co-creator, and co-writer)
Scholastic Books Confessions of a Teenage Vampire (as artist and co-creator)
Wildstorm Jezebelle with co-creator Ben Raab Gen13
Marvel Comics Iron Man Spider-Woman Crimson Dynamo with co-creator John Jackson Miller All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update (2007) Darkhawk Hulk: Winter Guard Darkstar and The Winter Guard
Moonstone Books Werewolf: The Apocalypse Bone Gnawers - 'Scavenger Hunt: Project Reaper' Werewolf: The Apocalypse Fianna The Silencers
References
External links
Read High Moon on Zuda High Moon Production Blog The Silencers on Moonstone Books