Steven S. Crompton is a Canadian-born artist, author and designer who has worked in the role-playing and comic genres since 1981. In the gaming industry he is best known as the artist for the

Grimtooth's Traps ''Grimtooth's Traps'' is a 1981 role-playing game supplement edited by Paul Ryan O'Connor, illustrated by Steve Crompton and published by Flying Buffalo. Contents ''Grimtooth's Traps'' is a collection of traps selected from contributors. Recepti ...

books as well as other ''

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'' role-playing game supplements, '' Tunnels & Trolls'' and the ''

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'' card game.

Education

Steven Crompton went to

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art college for two years, the Scottsdale Community College, and the Vo-Tech Commercial Art School.

Career

Starting in 1981, Steve Crompton worked as staff illustrator for Flying Buffalo Inc., and did the art and designed some of the traps in ''Grimtooth's Traps''. He also did maps and Illustrations for numerous other RPG books and games published by the company from 1981-1985. during that period he did freelance work for

Steve Jackson Games Steve Jackson Games (SJGames) is a game company, founded in 1980 by Steve Jackson, that creates and publishes role-playing, board, and card games, and (until 2019) the gaming magazine ''Pyramid''. History Founded in 1980, six years after the cr ...

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, and others. His first widely distributed comic was ''Elves of Lejentia #1 - 3'', in 1987. In 1991, he was hired by

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to work on ''Psychoman'' and his own creation,

Demi the Demoness Demi the Demoness is a fictional, humorous, erotic comics character whose fantasy adventures have been published since 1992. Demi was created by SS Crompton. Demi has appeared in numerous comics crossovers with other characters, including ''Shaun ...

. The Demi comics have been in continuous publication since 1992. Demi was adapted into a live-action movie and released on dvd in 2008 and new Demi comics continue to be published. He developed the art and marketing for the '' City of the Gods: Forgotten'' novel and related books, games and comics. Since 2005 he has managed entire projects, contributing to all aspects of a publishing endeavor including marketing, working directly with other creators, design, writing, art, maps, pre-press, printing liaison and final delivery to the end users. Recent examples include Deluxe '' Tunnels & Trolls'' RPG, 50th Anniversary ''

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'', ''

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'' limited edition reprint, ''the Grimtooth's Ultimate Traps Collection'' an updated edition of the ''Mercenaries, Spies & Private Eyes'' RPG, and a 2nd edition of the Monsters! Monsters! RPG. In August 2019, after the death of Flying Buffalo publisher "

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", Steven was named the Managing Director of Flying Buffalo. He oversaw the continuation of Flying Buffalo's intellectual properties and ongoing publishing ventures. In August of 2021, Flying Buffalo's assets were sold, and a new company (WebbedSphere) took over the ownership of Flying Buffalo. Steve Crompton is currently the Art Director for Trollhalla Press Unlimited and is co-creating and working on RPG projects with "

Ken St. Andre Kenneth Eugene St. Andre (born April 28, 1947) is an American fantasy author and game designer, best known for his work with ''Tunnels & Trolls'' and ''Wasteland (video game), Wasteland''. He was born in Ogden, Utah, and has been an active member ...

Art for games

Besides Grimtooth's Traps and Nuclear War, other notable games his work has appeared include '' Tunnels & Trolls'', '' Mercenaries, Spies & Private Eyes'', ''

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'', ''DCC RPG'', ''Immortal'', '' GURPS'', ''

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'', '' Space: 1889'', ''Lejentia Campaigns'', ''Grid Iron'', ''

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'', the ''Powerz Card Game'', and many others. Several of the games he has worked on have won the HG Wells " Origins Award", including ''Citybook'', ''

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'', '' Nuclear Escalation'' & ''

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'' card Games. ''Nuclear War'' won the "Hall of Fame Award" as one of the best card games of all time.

Selected game bibliography

Along with art, he also contributed to the design and writing of some of these products. *

- 1981 (

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) *

Catacombs of the Bear Cult ''Catacombs of the Bear Cult'' is a 1981 role-playing game adventure for '' Tunnels & Trolls'' published by Flying Buffalo. Plot summary ''Catacombs of the Bear Cult'' is an adventure in which the Death Empress puts a bounty on werebear cultist ...

- 1981 (Flying Buffalo) *

Grimtooth's Traps Too ''Grimtooth's Traps Too'' is a 1982 role-playing game supplement published by Flying Buffalo's Blade division. Contents ''Grimtooth's Traps Too'' is a compilation that presents 101 more traps intended to be used in any role-playing game system. ...

- 1982 (Flying Buffalo) * Citybook I: Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker - 1982 (Flying Buffalo) * Nuclear Escalation - 1983 (Flying Buffalo) * Traveller Adventure, The - 1983 ( Game Designers' Workshop) * Alderson Yards Shipbook - 1985

* Grimtooth's Traps Fore - 1986 (Flying Buffalo) * Lejentia Campaigns Book 1 - 1988 (Flying Buffalo) * Lejentia Campaigns Book 2 - 1989 (Flying Buffalo) * Grimtooth's Traps Ate - 1989 (Flying Buffalo) * Grimtooth's Traps Lite - 1991 (Flying Buffalo) * Case of the Pacific Clipper - Mugshots 1 - 1991 (Flying Buffalo) * Lost World: Flaming Cherry - 1992 (Flying Buffalo) * Lost World: Gargoyle w/ Spear - 1992 (Flying Buffalo) * Nuclear War Booster Cards - 1993 (Flying Buffalo) * Grimtooth's Dungeon of Doom - 1993 (Flying Buffalo) * Maps 1 - Cities - 1993 (Flying Buffalo) * Maps 2 - Places of Legend - 1994 (Flying Buffalo) * Grimtooth's Traps Bazaar - 1995 (Flying Buffalo) * Citybook VII - King's River Bridge - 1997 (Flying Buffalo) * Nuclear Proliferation &.2nd ed - 1990, 2003 (Flying Buffalo) * Nuclear War Card Game 2nd ed - 2001 (Flying Buffalo) * Wurst of Grimtooth’s Traps - 2005 ( Necromancer Games) * Weapons of Mass Destruction - 2005 (Flying Buffalo) * Origins Poker Decks — 2007-2011 (Flying Buffalo/ Game Manufacturers Association) (GAMA) * City of the Gods Map Pack - 2013 (Flying Buffalo) * Adventurers Compendium - 2014 (Flying Buffalo) * Deluxe Tunnels & Trolls - 2015 (Flying Buffalo) * Grimtooth's Ultimate TRAPS Collection - 2015 (Goodman Games) * Agent of Death - 2016 (Flying Buffalo) * T&T Adventures Japan - 2017 (Flying Buffalo) * Vaults of K'Horror - 2018 (Flying Buffalo) * Grimtooth's Trapsylvania - 2019 (Goodman Games) * Mercenaries, Spies & Private Eyes - 2019 (Flying Buffalo) * Alice in Weirdworld T&T solo - 2020 (Flying Buffalo) * Monsters! Monsters! 2nd Ed. RPG - 2020 (Trollhalla Press Ultd.) * Monsterary of Zimrala rpg book - 2022 (Trollhalla Press Ultd.)

Art for comics

Crompton is best known for his creation

and his work as editor and designer of the Carnal Comics line since 2001, with over 35 books including Frank Brunner's Carnal Delights and Carnal Comics: the Inside Story. He has worked for Rip Off Press, Hippy Comix, Kitchen Sink Press, Cry for Dawn Productions, Revolutionary Comics and many others. He also created 100 comic-style art cards for the

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''Mars Attacks Invasion'' trading card series.

Selected comics bibliography

Demi the Demoness

* ''Demi the Demoness'' #1 - 7. 1992 - 2003, Revolutionary Comics * ''Demi Adventure Special'' #1. 1995, Rip Off Press * ''Tracey Adams/Demi'' #1. 1995, Revisionary Press * ''Demi the Demoness'' color strip. 1996/98, '' Oui'' magazine * ''Demi meets Cassiopeia'' #1. 1997, Rip Off Press * ''Demi & Capt. Fortune'' #1. 1997 Rip Off Press * ''Demi & Shaundra'' #1. 1998, Rip Off Press * ''Demi Art Card Set''. 1998, Opus Graphics * ''Demi's Wild Kingdom'' #1. 2000, Carnal/

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* ''Demi's Strange Bedfellows'' #1 - 5. 2001-2015, Carnal Comics * ''Demi Demoness Graphic Novel''. 2006, Carnal Comics * ''Demi & Vampirooni'' #1. 2006, Carnal Comics * ''Demi the Demoness Movie''. 2008, Carnal Comics/MSD Productions * ''Crimson Gash Meets Demi'' #1. 2009, Carnal Comics * ''Demi & the Sex Squad'' #1. 2010, Carnal Comics * ''Demi vs the Monsters of the Third Reich''. 2014, Carnal Comics * ''CthulhuCrisis! #1''. 2019, Raven Press

Other titles

* ''Lejentia Stanza'' #1 - 3. 1987, Opus Graphics * ''Psychoman'' #1. 1992, Revolutionary Comics * ''Contemporary Bios: Ross Perot''. 1992, Revolutionary Comics * ''Rock & Roll #59: Eric Clapton''. 1993, Revolutionary Comics * ''Heavy Metal Monsters 3D.'' 1993 * ''Ray 3D Zone; Cherry’s Jubilee'' #4. 1994, Kitchen Sink Press * ''NOIR'' #1 & 2, 1995, CryForDawn * ''Pantheon'' #1 - 2. 1996, Archer Books and Games * ''Letha Weapons'' #1. 1997 Revisionary Press * ''Wild Kingdom'' #12. 2001 (artist, letterer),

* ''Felecia Adult Star Stories'' #1. 2002, Hippy Comix * ''Sex Squad'' #1 & 2. 2003, Carnal Comics * ''Jenna Jameson Collection''. 2004, Carnal Comics * ''Carnal Comics: Inside Story''. 2004, Carnal Comics * ''Djustine - Twisted West'' #1. 2004, Carnal Comics * ''Sex Squad'' #2. 2004, Carnal Comics * ''Wild!'' #13/''Minkenstein'' #1. 2005,

* ''Aurora Snow Bio Comic'' # 1. 2009, Carnal Comics * ''Girl Meets Tentacle'' #1. 2010, Carnal Comics * ''Underground Comix Price Guide Supplement''. 2010, Hippy Comix * '' City of the Gods: Forgotten''. 2011, Raven Press * ''The Last Goddess''. 2011, Raven Press * ''Mythic Tales: City of the Gods''. 2011, Raven Press * ''One Day in Hell'' #1. 2012, 3nd N Press * ''Pantheon of the Gods''. 2012, Raven Press * ''Lost Comics of SS Crompton''. 2013, Opus Graphics * ''This Conquered Earth''. 2013, Opus Graphics * ''Fogel's Underground Comix Price Guide''. 2015, Hippy Comix * ''Twisted Tales of the West'' #1. 2020, Carnal Comics

Pen name

Crompton has written a series of novels and short stories under the pen name ''M. Scott Verne''. Currently these works are all related to the City of the Gods: Forgotten novels and other related books/games.

References

External links

*
Official Steve Crompton website

City of the Gods Universe
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crompton, Steve 1962 births Arizona State University alumni Canadian comics artists Canadian comics writers Living people