Steve Ellis is an American

comic book artist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and ...

and

illustrator An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicat ...

who has worked for

Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast LLC (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and List of science fiction themes, science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for ga ...

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

Wildstorm Wildstorm Productions, (stylized as WildStorm), is an American comic book imprint. Originally founded as an independent company established by Jim Lee under the name "Aegis Entertainment" and expanded in subsequent years by other creators, Wilds ...

White Wolf A white wolf or Arctic wolf is a mammal of the ''Canidae'' family and a subspecies of the gray wolf. It may also refer to: Organizations * White Wolf (band), a Canadian heavy metal band * White Wolf (band), white power oi band from the USA * Whi ...

Moonstone Books Moonstone Books is an American comic book, graphic novel, and prose fiction publisher based in Chicago focused on pulp fiction comic books and prose anthologies as well as horror and western tales. The company began publishing creator-owned com ...

and

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

Career

Ellis is the illustrator and co-creator behind ''

The Silencers ''The Silencers'' is the title of a 1962 spy novel by Donald Hamilton, the fourth in a series of books featuring assassin Matt Helm. Plot summary When a female agent in Mexico is killed before Helm can complete his mission to extract her, he f ...

'' (with Fred Van Lente) and ''

High Moon ''High Moon'' is a horror Western webcomic series featuring werewolves. It was developed in 2004 with a debut in 2007 as a part of Zuda, DC Comics' webcomic imprint. The first season concluded on July 8, 2008. Season two ran from August 16 to N ...

'' (with

David Gallaher David Matthew Gallaher (born June 5, 1975, in Honolulu) is an American video game writer, graphic novelist, podcaster and editor, known primarily for his work in comics and video games: ''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint'', '' Vampire: The Mas ...

). 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,

, and

Upper Deck The Upper Deck Company, LLC (colloquially as Upper Deck and Upper Deck Authenticated, Ltd. in the UK), founded in 1988, is a private company primarily known for producing trading cards. Its headquarters are in Carlsbad, California, United State ...

, among other companies. His ''

Dungeons & Dragons ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by TSR (company)#Tactical Studies Rules ...

'' work for Wizards of the Coast includes interior illustrations for ''

Libris Mortis ''Libris Mortis: The Book of Undead'' is a book which is an official supplement for the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons and Dragons'' role-playing game. The book covers the fictional undead within the ''D&D'' universe and comprises seven chapters, ...

'', ''

Frostburn ''Frostburn'' is a supplemental book to the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons and Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Contents ''Frostburn'' provides rules for adventuring in a cold environment as well as an environment known as frostfell, whic ...

'', ''

Lords of Madness ''Lords of Madness'' is an official supplement for the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy roleplaying game. Contents The book includes new content for aberrations including new aberration monsters and monsters related to them, ...

'', ''

Complete Adventurer ''Complete Adventurer'' is a supplemental hard-cover rulebook for the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game system published by Wizards of the Coast. Contents It focuses on the skill based character classes of D&D, replacing and expandi ...

'', and ''

Player's Handbook II ''Player's Handbook II'' is the title of a third edition ''Dungeons & Dragons'' supplement. It is a handbook of rules and guidelines for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. As the name implies, the book is a supplement to the edition's ...

''. While acting as penciler and inker for

and

’ famous properties like Lobo,

Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...

, and

Green Lantern Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, ...

, Ellis has spearheaded such new titles as Wildstorm’s Jezebelle and the Marvel/Epic lines’

Crimson Dynamo Crimson Dynamo (Russian: Багровое Динамо, '; also Красное Динамо (Krasnoe Dinamo)) is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics who have all been powered ar ...

. 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 Zuda Comics was DC Comics' webcomics imprint from 2007 until 2010. Some of the imprints series won awards and nominations from comic industry's Glyph Comics Awards and Harvey Awards. ''Bayou, Volume 1'' was also named one of the 2010 Great Graphic ...

Comics online comics competition with fan favorite ''High Moon''. He has also done numerous cover illustrations for books and games. Steve Ellis took over artistic duties on ''

Green Lantern Corps Green Lantern Corps is the name of a fictional intergalactic law enforcement organization appearing in comics published by DC Comics. They patrol the farthest reaches of the DC Universe at the behest of the Guardians, a race of immortals residin ...

'' for DC Comics during their "

Convergence Convergence may refer to: Arts and media Literature *''Convergence'' (book series), edited by Ruth Nanda Anshen * "Convergence" (comics), two separate story lines published by DC Comics: **A four-part crossover storyline that united the four Wei ...

" event in 2015.

Affiliations

Ellis has been a

Society of Illustrators The Society of Illustrators is a professional society based in New York City. It was founded in 1901 to promote the art of illustration and, since 1959, has held an annual exhibition. History Founding The Society of Illustrators was founded on ...

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 The Harvey Awards are given for achievement in comic books. Named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman, the Harvey Awards were founded by Gary Groth in 1988, president of the publisher Fantagraphics, to be the successor to the Kirby Awards that were ...

for Best Inker. as well as "Best Online Comic" for ''High Moon'' *Ellis was nominated for a 2011

for Best Inker. *Ellis was nominated for a 2013

for Best Inker and Best Cover *Ellis (with collaborator

and Scott O. Brown) was nominated for a 2014

for "The Only Living Boy" in the "Best Graphic Publication for Young Readers" category *Ellis (with collaborator

) was nominated for a 2016

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 Ninjak is a fictional superhero appearing in comic books published by Valiant Comics. The original incarnation of the character was created by Mark Moretti and Joe Quesada, The character was first introduced as a ninja and spy in the Valiant Comic ...

Amazon Studios

* ''It Came In The Mail'' storyboards

AMC

* ''Turn'' * ''

Breaking Bad ''Breaking Bad'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White (Bryan Cranston), an underpaid, overqualified, and dispirited hig ...

: The Cost of Doing Business'' * ''

: All Bad Things'' * ''

Better Call Saul ''Better Call Saul'' is an American crime and legal drama television series created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. Part of the ''Breaking Bad'' franchise, it is a spin-off of Gilligan's previous series, ''Breaking Bad'', and serves as a ...

: Client Development''

Archaia

* ''Immortals: Gods & Heroes''

Bottled Lightning

* ''The Only Living Boy'' (with writer and co-creator

) * ''The Only Living Girl'' (with writer and co-creator

)

comiXology

* Box 13 (with writer and co-creator

) * Box 13: The Pandora Process (with writer and co-creator David Gallaher)

Dark Horse Comics

* ''The Silencers''

DC Comics

webcomic imprint - with writer and co-creator

Hawkman Hawkman is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, the original Hawkman first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1, published by All-American ...

* 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 Tranquillity (also spelled tranquility) is the quality or state of being tranquil; that is, calm, serene, and worry-free. The word tranquillity appears in numerous texts ranging from the religious writings of Buddhism, where the term ''passaddhi'' ...

(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 Benjamin Raab (born October 13, 1970, in New York City, New York) is an American screenwriter, television producer, comic book writer and editor. Early life Raab is a native of Cedarhurst, New York, and attended Lawrence High School. He gradu ...

Gen 13 Gen may refer to: * ''Gen'' (film), 2006 Turkish horror film directed by Togan Gökbakar * Gen (Street Fighter), a video game character from the ''Street Fighter'' series * Gen Fu, a video game character from the ''Dead or Alive'' series * Gen l ...

Marvel Comics

Spider-Woman Spider-Woman is the code name of several fictional Character (arts), characters in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first and original version is Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew), Jessica Drew (later impersonated by Veranke), the second ve ...

with co-creator

John Jackson Miller John Jackson Miller (born January 12, 1968) is an American science-fiction author, comic book writer, and commentator, known for his work on the ''Star Wars'' franchise and his research into comic book circulation history, as presented in the St ...

* All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update (2007) *

Darkhawk Darkhawk (Christopher Powell) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in ''Darkhawk'' #1 (March 1991), and was created by writer Tom DeFalco and artist Mike Manley. The c ...

* Hulk: Winter Guard * '' Darkstar and The Winter Guard''

Moonstone Books

* Werewolf: The Apocalypse Bone Gnawers - 'Scavenger Hunt: Project Reaper' * Werewolf: The Apocalypse

Fianna ''Fianna'' ( , ; singular ''Fian''; gd, Fèinne ) were small warrior-hunter bands in Gaelic Ireland during the Iron Age and early Middle Ages. A ''fian'' was made up of freeborn young males, often aristocrats, "who had left fosterage but had n ...

References

External links

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Read High Moon on ZudaHigh Moon Production Blog''The Silencers'' on Moonstone Books
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