Steve Ellis is an American comic book artist and illustrator who has worked for Wizards of the Coast,

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, White Wolf, Moonstone Books and

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Career

Ellis is the illustrator and co-creator behind '' The Silencers'' (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

and

’ famous properties like Lobo,

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, and

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, 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''. He has also done numerous cover illustrations for books and games. Steve Ellis took over artistic duties on ''

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'' for DC Comics during their "

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" event in 2015.

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

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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 David Gallaher 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 David Gallaher) 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

Amazon Studios

* ''It Came In The Mail'' storyboards

AMC

* ''Turn'' * ''

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: The Cost of Doing Business'' * ''

: All Bad Things'' * ''

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: 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 Silencers''

DC Comics

* High Moon - Zuda webcomic imprint - with writer and co-creator David Gallaher *

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* 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

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(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 * Gen 13

Marvel Comics

* 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

References

External links

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