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Steve Lieber (born May 19, 1967) is an American comic book illustrator known for his work on books such as Detective Comics and Hawkman, and the critically acclaimed miniseries Whiteout, which was adapted into a 2009 feature film starring Kate Beckinsale. His other works include the Eisner Award-winning sequel Whiteout: Melt, and the thrillers Shooters and Underground. With writer Nat Gertler, he co-authored The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel. Lieber has described his career as being about "telling your own unified stories with finality." Early life Lieber grew up in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh in the state of Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1985 from Allderdice High School, studied at Pennsylvania State University but left there before graduating to finish his artistic education at The Kubert School for cartoonists in New Jersey. He studied with Joe Kubert, whom he cites as a significant influence on his career and artistic sensibilities, and graduated in 1990. Lieber also cites comic artists David Mazzucchelli, Alberto and Enrique Breccia, Milton Caniff, Alex Toth, Howard Chaykin, Alex Raymond, and Jaime Hernandez as major influences. Outside of comics, he cites other painters and illustrators as having influenced his artistic style: Hieronymus Bosch, Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth, Joseph Clement Coll, Norman Rockwell, Edgar Degas, Edward Hopper, The Ashcan School painters, Andrew Loomis, Robert Fawcett, and Charles Dana Gibson. Career In 1993 Lieber drew Hawkman Annual #1. He subsequently drew 20 issues of the monthly Hawkman series from 1994 to 1995, beginning with issue #5 and ending with issue #27, and at one point, releasing a #0 (which happened between #13 and #14) as a stunt. Lieber's Hawkman artwork brought him to the attention of Hollywood, where he began doing sketches for the show Batman. He said: A big company that owns the characters offers a lot of visibility and the ability to play with extremely well-known icons ... Working for a big company, you have to be able to leave the character and ideas behind [after departing the project] in exactly the same place as when you came in. In 1998 Lieber illustrated the four-issue miniseries Whiteout with writer Greg Rucka for Oni Press. The critically acclaimed series, which was described as a "blood-in-the-snow serial killer story", was collected into a trade paperback, and adapted into a 2009 feature film starring Kate Beckinsale and Tom Skerritt. Lieber attributes his success to persistence, and described himself coming out of school as "averagely skilled", but that he "stayed working in comics longer than some of my contemporaries because I didn't want to do anything else." In addition, Lieber exchanged information and tips from comics creators such as Dwayne McDuffie. Lieber's graphic novel Underground, a story about a park ranger trapped in a cavern, was described as a "spelunking thriller" by Time magazine. Lieber has been a guest at comic book conventions such as the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con International. In February 2008, Lieber drew a series of illustrations in which characters from the TV show The Wire were rendered in the style of the TV show The Simpsons, one of which was named by Alan Sepinwall of The Star-Ledger and NJ.com as the "coolest link of the day". Beginning in September 2009 Lieber illustrated the five-issue miniseries Underground with writer Jeff Parker for Image Comics. The series, about a spelunking park ranger trapped in a cave, was later collected into trade paperback from in early May 2010. In April 2012 DC/Vertigo published writers Brandon Jerwa and Eric Stephen Trautmann's military thriller graphic novel, Shooters, which was illustrated by Lieber. In July 2013 Lieber began drawing Superior Foes of Spider-Man for Marvel Comics. The series follows a team of hapless, lesser-known villains from the Spider-Man universe. Lieber has received extensive praise for his work on the series, including a nod on ComicsAlliance's "Best of 2013" list. ComicsAlliance reviewer Dylan Todd says "Lieber’s at the top of his game here, with a mixture of traditional cape comics styling and a more humane point-of-view that reminds you that these are really just people in suits doing dumb, dangerous things and that they can get hurt at any moment." Personal life Lieber and his wife, novelist Sara Ryan, live in Portland, Oregon, where he is a member of Helioscope Studio. Bibliography As writer and illustrator "The Killing Floor" in Vampirella Comics Magazine #1, Harris Publications, 2003 "Fell" in Four Letter Worlds 2005 As illustrator Conan the Usurper #1-3 (of 3) (writer: Chuck Dixon; additional art: Klaus Janson), Marvel Comics, 1997 Grendel Tales: The Devil's Apprentice #1-3 (of 3) (writer: Jeffrey Lang) (Dark Horse Comics), 1997 Whiteout (writer: Greg Rucka), 1999 "The Mermaid's Necklace" (adapted from the story by Ruth Plumly Thompson; adaptation, Eric Shanower) p. 154-159 in Oz-Story, no. 6, Hungry Tiger Press, Sept. 2000 Whiteout: Melt (writer: Greg Rucka), 2000 Winner of the 2000 Eisner Award for Best Limited Series Detective Comics #767 "Timeless" (writer: Greg Rucka), DC Comics, 2002 Collected in Batman: Bruce Wayne: Murderer? (writers: Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka, Devin Grayson, Chuck Dixon, Kelley Puckett), 2002 Me and Edith Head (writer: Sara Ryan) in Cricket v.4 no. 1 (Carus Publishing), 2002 Nominated for 2002 Eisner Award for Best Short Story reprinted as a standalone, self-published volume, 2002 Family Reunion (writer: Sean Stewart), 2004 On the Road to Perdition, two issues: #2 of 3 "Sanctuary" (writer: Max Allan Collins), 2003 #3 of 3 "Detour" (writer: Max Allan Collins, penciller: José Luis García-López), 2004 Collected in Road to Perdition 2: On the Road (ISBN 1-4012-0357-4, DC Comics), 2004 Flytrap - Episode One: Juggling Act (writer: Sara Ryan), 2005 Gotham Central #37 (writer: Greg Rucka), 2005 Civil War: Frontline #1-10 (writer: Paul Jenkins, additional art: Ramon Bachs), 2006–2007 Thunderbolts: Desperate Measures #1 (writer: Paul Jenkins, color: June Chung), 2007 Underground (writer: Jeff Parker, color: Ron Chan, 5-issue limited series, Image Comics, 2009–2010, tpb, 128 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-60706-266-6) Alabaster Wolves #1-5 (writer: Caitlín R. Kiernan), 2012 Quantum and Woody Must Die! #1-4 (writer: James Asmus), 2015 Lazarus X+66 #1 (writer: Greg Rucka), 2017 Superior Foes of Spider-man #1-6, 8,9, 12-17 (writer: Nick Spencer), Marvel Comics, 2013 The Fix #1-12 (writer: Nick Spencer) Image Comics, 2017 Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (writer: Matt Fraction) DC Comics, 2020 One-Star Squadron (writer: Mark Russell) DC Comics 2022 As a contributing illustrator Twilight Zone #7 and 11, NOW Comics (1992) "An Edwardian Nursery" (writer: Jeffrey Lang) in Dark Horse Presents #77, 1993 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #141 "Sucker Punch" (writer: Larry Hama; additional art: various), Marvel Comics, 1993 Hawkeye #7 (writer: Matt Fraction; additional art: Jesse Alan Hamm.... Discover the Bill Willingham Devin Grayson A J Lieber popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Bill Willingham Devin Grayson A J Lieber books.