Steve Erwin

Steve Erwin
Steve Erwin
Born	Stephen Erwin; January 16, 1960; Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Penciller
Notable works	Deathstroke The Terminator; Checkmate!; Batman Returns movie adaptation

Steve Erwin (born January 16, 1960)^[3] is an American comics artist best known as the co-creator of Checkmate and Gunfire for DC Comics.

Career

Erwin studied commercial art at Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee.^[1] He credits Neal Adams' Batman stories and Gene Colan/Tom Palmer's work on Daredevil as having "won my heart in junior high to aspiring (dreaming) to be a comic book artist."^[4] Erwin's first published comic book work appeared in Grimjack #18 (Jan. 1986) ^[5] published by First Comics. During the 1980s and 1990s, he worked primarily for DC Comics, his first story for that publisher appearing in The Vigilante #48 (Dec. 1987).^[5] After that title's cancellation, Erwin co-created the title Checkmate! with writer Paul Kupperberg.^[6] In August 1991, Erwin and Marv Wolfman launched the Deathstroke The Terminator title,^[7] a series which Erwin would draw from 1991 to 1994.^[5] The Gunfire character was created by Len Wein and Erwin in Deathstroke the Terminator Annual #3 (October 1993).^[8] Erwin drew the comics adaptation of Batman Returns as well as Star Trek: The Next Generation Shadowheart, the graphic novel adaptation of The Ashes of Eden, and the Mike Danger series published by Tekno Comix.^[5]

In 2007, Erwin was inducted into the Oklahoma Cartoonists Hall of Fame in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, located in the Toy and Action Figure Museum.^[1]

Batman Returns: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture #1 (1992)
Checkmate #1–8, 11–13, 15, 17–25, 30 (1988–1990)
Deathstroke, The Terminator #1–9, 13, 17–21, 26–27, 29–34, Annual #2 (1991–1994)
Gunfire #1–5 (1994)
Hawk and Dove vol. 3 #21–22 (1991)
New Gods vol. 3 #23–25 (1991)
The New Titans #68–70 (1990)
Showcase '96 #5 (1996)
Star Trek #79, Special #3 (1995–1996)
Star Trek: The Next Generation Shadowheart #1–4 (1994–1995)
Star Trek: The Next Generation Special #2 (1994)
Superboy vol. 3 #23 (1996)
Superman: The Man of Steel #38 (1994)
Titans Sell-Out Special #1 (1993)
Vigilante #48–50 (1987–1988)
Who's Who in the DC Universe #6–7 (1991)
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #16 (1986)
Who's Who Update '88 #1, 4 (1988)

^ ^a ^b ^c "Steve Erwin Cartoonist, Tulsa" (PDF). Oklahoma Cartoonists Hall of Fame. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
^ https://www.dccomics.com/talent/steve-erwin
^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
^ Francia, Reggie (November 27, 2016). "Reggie Francia interviews Steve Erwin". DC in the 80s. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Steve Erwin at the Grand Comics Database
^ Manning, Matthew K.; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1980s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. The clandestine government operation Checkmate began its monthly adventures in April [1988] in its self-titled ongoing series by writer Paul Kupperberg and artist Steve Erwin. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 250: "Slade Wilson began his impressive sixty-issue run with the help of writer Marv Wolfman and artist Steve Erwin."
^ Jimenez, Phil (2008). "Gunfire". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The DC Comics Encyclopedia. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1.

Preceded by Mike Saenz	Shatter artist 1986–1987	Succeeded by Paul Abrams
Preceded by n/a	Deathstroke, The Terminator artist 1991–1994	Succeeded by Lauchland Pelle

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