Steve Pugh ( ;) is a British
comic book
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artist
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who has worked for American and British comic producers including
DC,
Marvel
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Business
* Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company
** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment
** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe
** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics
...
,
Dark Horse
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Origin
Th ...
and ''
2000 AD''.
He broke into the industry in the early 1990s working on ''
Hellblazer
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'' at DC's Vertigo studio. He is known for doing both pencil art and inking on issues. He has worked on both sides of the Atlantic and has worked for all of the major studios on a variety of titles including ''Blade'', ''
Doctor Strange
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'', ''JLA'', and ''
X-Men
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''.
While at Marvel, he contributed to issue #8 of ''Star Trek Unlimited'', "The Boy, The Warrior, and The Veteran" doing all of the art for the story "The Boy".
Biography
Pugh's earliest work included penciling
John Ostrander
John Ostrander (born April 20, 1949) is an American writer of comic books, including ''Suicide Squad'', ''Grimjack'' and '' Star Wars: Legacy''.
Career
Ostrander studied theology with the intent of becoming a Catholic priest, but now describes ...
's ''Youngblood'', telling the story of his futuristic
sword and sorcery
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character Grimjack's childhood and early adulthood, as well as providing covers for the ''Grimjack Case Files'' limited series. He also illustrated
Pat Mills
Patrick Eamon Mills (born 1949) is an English comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since. He has been called "the godfather o ...
' ''
Third World War
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'' before starting a brief run on ''
Hellblazer
''John Constantine, Hellblazer'' is an American contemporary Horror fiction, horror comic-book series published by DC Comics since January 1988, and subsequently by its Vertigo Comics, Vertigo imprint since March 1993, when the imprint was introd ...
'' and a long run on
Animal Man
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with
Jamie Delano
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. Pugh returned to ''
Animal Man
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''starting with issue 7, replacing
Travel Foreman
Travel Foreman is an American comic book artist.
Biography
Travel Foreman gained attention with his work on Com.x’s ''Cla$$war'', where he replaced original series artist Trevor Hairsine.[Jeff Lemire
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. He drew a 12 issue run on
The Flintstones
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, which was nominated for 2 Eisner awards, and written by
Mark Russell
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with whom he also made Billionaire Island. Pugh has worked on a Harley Quinn graphic novel.
Recent work includes writing and drawing ''
Hotwire
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* Hot-wiring, a method of starting a car with no key
* Hot-wire foam cutter, a tool used to cut foam and polystyrene
* "Hot" wire, a wire conductor with non-zero potential in electric power distribution ...
: Requiem for the Dead'', a story based on concepts developed by
Warren Ellis
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. It was originally planned to appear in
Atomeka Press
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History
Atomeka was established as a compan ...
's ''Blast'' and then in 2005 their ''
Bojeffries Terror Tomes'' #1 before finally being published by
Radical Comics
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It had branches in feature films, television, physical and digital publishing, merchandise, recorded music, digital and online media applications and mobile and social games.
History
Radical Pub ...
.
Bibliography
Comics work includes:
*''
Third World War
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'' (with
Pat Mills
Patrick Eamon Mills (born 1949) is an English comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since. He has been called "the godfather o ...
):
** "Ivan's story: Why me?" (in ''
Crisis
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'' #36, January 1990)
** "Anchorman" (in ''Crisis'' #50, September 1990)
*Youngblood (Not to be confused with the
Image Comics
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series of the
same name by
Rob Liefeld
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) (with
John Ostrander
John Ostrander (born April 20, 1949) is an American writer of comic books, including ''Suicide Squad'', ''Grimjack'' and '' Star Wars: Legacy''.
Career
Ostrander studied theology with the intent of becoming a Catholic priest, but now describes ...
, back-up story in ''
Grimjack
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'' #70-81,
First Comics
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, May 1990 - April 1991)
*''
Hellblazer
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'' #32, 37–39 (with
Jamie Delano
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,
Vertigo
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, August 1990 - March 1991)
*''
Strontium Dog
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'': "Monsters" (with
Garth Ennis
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, in ''
2000 AD'' #750-761, September–December 1991)
*''
Animal Man
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''
** Vol. 1: #46, 51–57, 61–63, 66–70, 72–73, 75–76, 78-79 (with Jamie Delano,
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
, between April 1992 – January 1995)
** Vol. 2: #0, 5, 7-10, 12-15 (with Jeff Lemire,
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
, between January 2012 - December 2012)
*''
Preacher
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'': "
Saint of Killers
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" #1-2, 4 (with Garth Ennis, 4-issue
mini-series
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, Vertigo, 1996)
*''
Penthouse Comix
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'':
** "Velvet Flytrap & Friends" (pin-up, in ''Penthouse Comix'' #10, 1995)
** "Young Captain Adventure: Mars Needs Men!!!" (with
Ian Edginton
Ian Edginton is a British comic book writer, known for his work on such titles as ''X-Force'', '' Scarlet Traces'', '' H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds'' and ''Leviathan''.
Career
Ian Edginton is known for his steampunk/ alternate history wor ...
, in ''Penthouse Comix'' #13, 1996)
** "By Royal Appointment: The Queen of England" (illustrated text story, with unknown author, in ''Penthouse Comix'' #29, 1998)
** "Rolling Thunder: Big Girls Don't Cry" (with Ian Edginton, in ''Penthouse Comix'' #31, 1998)
*''
2020 Visions
''2020 Visions'' (sometimes called ''20/20 Visions'') is a science fiction comic book written by Jamie Delano and drawn by four artists. Originally serialized as a twelve-issue full-color limited series from 1997 to 1998 at the Vertigo imprint of ...
'' #10-12 (with Jamie Delano, Vertigo, 12-issue limited series, 1997)
*''
Hitman
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'' (with writer Garth Ennis and co-artist
Carlos Ezquerra
Carlos Sanchez Ezquerra (12 November 1947 – 1 October 2018) was a Spanish comics artist who worked mainly in British comics. He is best known as the co-creator of ''Judge Dredd''.
Biography
Early work
Born in Ibdes, province of Zaragoza, Arag ...
, in ''Pulp Heroes Annual'' #1, DC Comics, 1997)
*''
Dead Corps
''Dead Corps'', subtitled Dead Corpse, is a four-issue comic book mini-series published in 1998 by Helix, a short-lived imprint of American company DC Comics. Written by Christopher Hinz and illustrated by Steve Pugh, the story is set in a near-f ...
'' (with writer
Christopher Hinz
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),
Helix
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, 4-issue mini-series, 1998
*''
Darkseid
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'' (with Jamie Delano, DC Comics, 2-issue mini-series, 2000)
* ''
Superman vs. The Terminator: Death to the Future'' (pencils, with writer
Alan Grant and inks by
Mike Perkins
Mike Perkins is a British comic book artist known for his inking work and full art duties on comic books such as ''Captain America'', ''Ruse'' and Stephen King's ''The Stand''.
Career
Mike Perkins began drawing at a very early age. After att ...
, 4-issue mini-series, DC Comics and
Dark Horse Comics
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, 2000)
*''
Generation X
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'' (with co-writers
Warren Ellis
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&
Brian Wood and inker
Sandu Florea
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,
Marvel
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* Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company
** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment
** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe
** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics
...
, 2000–2001)
*''
Blade
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'' #1-5 (with writer
Christopher Hinz
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,
Marvel MAX
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The MAX Comics imprint is ...
, May–September 2002)
*''
Interceptor
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* Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, a police car
* ...
'' (with Ian Edginton, in ''2000 AD'' #1337-1345, 2003)
*''
Vampirella
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/
Witchblade
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'' #1: "Brooklyn Bounce" (with Brian Wood,
Harris Comics
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, 2003)
*''
Judge Dredd
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'': "Inside Job" (with Ian Edginton, in ''2000 AD'' #1363-1364, 2003)
* "
Honor Bound" (with Ian Edginton, in ''
Star Wars Tales 22'', Dark Horse Comics, 2005)
*''
Rogue Trooper
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'': "New Model Army" (with Ian Edginton, in ''2000 AD'' #1477-1479, 2006)
*''Nevermore'': "
The Pit and the Pendulum
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" (with Jamie Delano,
graphic novel
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adaptation, Eye Classics,
Self Made Hero
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SelfMadeHero's books are distributed in the U.S. by Abrams Boo ...
, October 2007, )
''Nevermore'' profile at Selfmadehero
*''Hotwire
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Technology
* Hot-wiring, a method of starting a car with no key
* Hot-wire foam cutter, a tool used to cut foam and polystyrene
* "Hot" wire, a wire conductor with non-zero potential in electric power distribution ...
'' (script and art, Radical Comics
Radical Studios is an American multimedia studio.
It had branches in feature films, television, physical and digital publishing, merchandise, recorded music, digital and online media applications and mobile and social games.
History
Radical Pub ...
):
** ''Requiem for the Dead'' (4-issue mini-series, February–August 2009, tpb, 128 pages, May 2010, )
** ''Deep Cut'' (3-issue mini-series, July 2010-January 2011, tpb, 96 pages, November 2011, )
* ''Harley Quinn
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: Breaking Glass'', 3rd ed. Sept. 2019, 208 pages, DC Ink, with author Mariko Tamaki
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Notes
References
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Steve Pugh
at the Big Comic Book DataBase
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The BCDB project began in 1997 as a list of Disney animated featu ...
Steve Pugh
at 2000 AD online
External links
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Living people
1966 births