Steve White is a British

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, and occasional colourist who has mainly worked with '' 2000 AD''.

Career

White's career in comics began in the

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in London, where he worked in various roles on titles like ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Dragon's Claws'', ''

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'' and '' The Sleaze Brothers''. He has co-authored work with

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, of '' Majestic'' fame. He is currently a senior editor for

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comics, overseeing popular licenses such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

'' and

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. He was previously a graphic novels editor for

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. White is also a talented illustrator, specialising in drawing

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. Illustration credits include ''Dinosaurs: A Celebration'' (Marvel, 1997), and he has edited and published several newer books about palaeoart.

Bibliography

Comics

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'': "The Juve Mutated Kung Fu Kleggs" (with

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, ''2000AD Sci-Fi Special 1991'') *''Rogue Trooper'' ( rebooted series): ** "Hill 392" (with

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, in ''Poster Prog Rogue Trooper'' #1, 1994) ** "Mercy Killing" (with

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, in '' 2000 AD'' #889-891, 1994) ** "Some Mother's Son" (with Henry Flint, in ''2000AD Sci-Fi Special 1994'') ** "Mercenary Attitudes" (with Henry Flint, in ''2000 AD'' #896-899, 1994) ** "Blue on Blue" (with Henry Flint, in ''2000 AD'' #928-931, 1995) ** "Mind Bombs" (with Edmund Perryman/

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, in ''2000 AD'' #937-939, 1995) ** "Ascent" (with

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, in ''2000 AD'' #946-949, 1995) ** "A Night Out with the Boys" (with Steve Tappin, in ''2000AD Sci-Fi Special 1995'') ** "Angels" (with

Charlie Adlard Charles Adlard is a British comic book artist known for his work on books such as '' The Walking Dead'' and ''Savage''. Career Adlard began his work in the UK on ''White Death'' with Robbie Morrison and '' 2000 AD'' series including ''Judge Dre ...

, in ''2000 AD'' #950-952, 1995) ** "Danger Drop" (with Adrian Lutton, ''2000AD Yearbook 1995'') ** "Descent" (with Steve Tappin, in ''2000 AD'' #964-966, 1995) ** "Combat Rocks" (with Steve Tappin, in ''2000 AD'' #967-970, 1995) ** "Hot Metal" (with Steve Tappin, in ''2000 AD'' #983-986, 1996) ** "Street Fighting Man" (with Steve Tappin, in ''2000 AD'' #987-989, 1996) ** "Gaia" (with

Dougie Braithwaite Doug Braithwaite is a British comic book artist. Career Braithwaite started out working on British comics, like '' 2000 AD'' and '' A1'', but is best known for his Marvel Comics work on the ''Earth X'' sequels, ''Universe X'' and ''Paradise X ...

, in ''Rogue Trooper Action Special'', 1996) ** "Shakedown" (with Steve Tappin, in ''Rogue Trooper Action Special'', 1996) ** "Collateral" (with Steve Tappin, in ''2000 AD'' #1007-1009, 1996) ** "Rogue Alone" (with Calum Alexander Watt, in ''2000 AD'' #1010-1013, 1996) ** "Rogue Troopers" (with

and

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, in ''2000 AD'' #1014-1022, 1996) *''Urban Strike'' (with co-author Anthony Williams and art by

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, in ''2000 AD'' #950-955, 1995) *''

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'': "Chronocide" (with Dan Abnett and

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, in ''2000 AD'' #973-979, 1996) *''

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'': ** "Bitchin'!" (with

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, in ''2000AD Winter Special 1995'') ** "Stealth" (with Henry Flint, in ''2000 AD'' #980-982, 1996) *''

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'' (with co-writer Dan Abnett): ** "Survivor Syndrome" (with

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, in ''2000 AD'' #1001-1005, 1996) ** "Lords of Creation" (with Lee Sullivan, in ''2000 AD'' #1006-1009, 1996) ** "Pandora's Box" (with

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, in ''2000 AD'' #1010-1013, 1996) *''

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'': ** "Case One: Devil in the Deep Blue Sea" (with Henry Flint, in ''2000 AD'' #1024, 1997) ** "Case Four: Bad Moon Rising" (with Amanda Fletcher, in ''2000 AD'' #1027, 1997) ** "Case Seven: Night of the Jaguar" (with Marc Wigmore, in ''2000 AD'' #1068, 1997) *'' Lords of Misrule'' (with co-authors John Tomlinson and Dan Abnett, with art by

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, 1997, black and white

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, 200 pages, Dark Horse, 1999, , hardcover,

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, 264 pages, June 2009, ) *''

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'' (with co-author Dan Abnett and art by Gary Erskine,

, 1997–1998) * Osprey Graphic History (with

and Richard Elson): **''The Empire Falls:

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'' (with

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, 48 pages, October 2006, ) **''Day of Infamy:

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'' (with Jerrold Spahn, 48 pages, February 2007, )

Books

*''Dinosaur Art: The World's Greatest Paleoart'' (2012), *''Dinosaur Art II: The Cutting Edge of Paleoart'' (2017), *''The Paleoart of Julius Csotonyi'' (with Julius Csotonyi, 2014),

References

External links

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