Steve Erwin (born January 16, 1960) is an American comics artist best known as the co-creator of '' Checkmate'' and '' Gunfire'' for

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Career

Erwin studied commercial art at

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. He credits

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stories and

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'' as having "won my heart in junior high to aspiring (dreaming) to be a comic book artist." Erwin's first published comic book work appeared in '' Grimjack'' #18 (Jan. 1986) published by

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. During the 1980s and 1990s, he worked primarily for

, his first story for that publisher appearing in ''The

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'' #48 (Dec. 1987). After that title's cancellation, Erwin co-created the title '' Checkmate!'' with writer

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. In August 1991, Erwin and

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launched the '' Deathstroke The Terminator'' title, a series which Erwin would draw from 1991 to 1994. The Gunfire character was created by Len Wein and Erwin in ''Deathstroke the Terminator Annual'' #3 (October 1993). Erwin drew the comics adaptation of '' Batman Returns'' as well as '' Star Trek: The Next Generation Shadowheart'', the graphic novel adaptation of ''

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'', and the ''Mike Danger'' series published by Tekno Comix. In 2007, Erwin was inducted into the Oklahoma Cartoonists Hall of Fame in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, located in the Toy and Action Figure Museum.

Bibliography

DC Comics

* '' 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) * ''

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'' vol. 3 #21–22 (1991) * '' New Gods'' vol. 3 #23–25 (1991) * ''The

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'' #68–70 (1990) * '' Showcase '96'' #5 (1996) * ''

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'' #79, ''Special'' #3 (1995–1996) * '' Star Trek: The Next Generation Shadowheart'' #1–4 (1994–1995) * ''Star Trek: The Next Generation Special'' #2 (1994) * ''

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'' vol. 3 #23 (1996) * '' Superman: The Man of Steel'' #38 (1994) * ''Titans Sell-Out Special'' #1 (1993) * ''

'' #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)

First Comics

* '' Grimjack'' #18–20 (1986) * '' Shatter'' #3–7 (1986–1987)

Malibu Comics

* ''The

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'' #5–6 (1993) * ''

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Special'' #0 (1995) * ''

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'' #7 (1995)

Marvel Comics

* '' ID4: Independence Day'' #0, 2 (1996) * '' Star Trek: Operation Assimilation'' #1 (1997)

References

External links

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