Steve Roberts is a

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, best known for his work on the long-running humour strip '' Bec & Kawl'' (written by

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). His iconic style, unusual in a comic known mainly for a combination of realistic techniques and action-packed stories, makes him well-suited for funny strips, and he has collaborated with

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on a number of ''

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'' comedy one-offs.

Biography

Roberts was originally encouraged in his comics career by Simon Davis, who has continued to act as a mentor. Despite the two artists' styles being very different, they have collaborated on a number of cover images and star scans, with Davis painting over Roberts' inking work. Roberts has also worked closely with UK animation company SlinkyPics. With

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he created the animated series ''

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'' for

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. He also collaborated with Spurrier on a web-comic for BBC Cult.

Bibliography

Comics

His comic work includes: *''

'' (with

): ** "Scene of the Crime" (in '' 2000 AD'' #1222, 2000) ** "Dirty Habits" (in ''2000 AD'' #1234, 2001) ** "Quality Time" (in ''2000 AD'' #1235, 2001) ** "On the Fidel" (in ''2000 AD'' #1266-1267, 2001) ** "Tart au Citroen" (in ''2000 AD'' #1282, 2002) ** "Low Life" (in ''2000 AD'' #1312, 2002) ** "Bouncers" (in ''

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'' #202, 2003) ** "Gag Reflex" (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #203, 2003) ** "A Night Off" (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #242, 2006) ** "High Tide" (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #243, 2006) ** "Dead Famous" (in ''

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'') ** "A Question of Taste" (in ''Metal Hammer'') t* '' Bec & Kawl'' (with

, tpb, ''Bec and Kawl: Bloody Students'',

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, 2007, 176 pages, ): ** "and the Mystical Mentalist Menace!" (in ''2000 AD'' #1290-1291, 2002) ** "Beccy Miller's Diary" (in ''2000 AD'' #1292-1293, 2002) ** "Enlightenment" (in ''2000 AD'' #1327, 2003) ** "eeevil.com" (in ''2000 AD'' #1328-1330, 2003) ** "Pest Control" (in ''2000 AD'' #1351-1354, 2003) ** "Toothache" (in ''2000 AD'' #1383-1386, 2004) ** "Hell To Pay" (in ''2000 AD'' #1401-1404, 2004) ** "Attack of the Cones" (in ''2000 AD'' #1437-1440, 2005) ** "Freakshow" (in ''2000 AD'' #1477-1481, 2006) *'' Whatever Happened To?'': ** "The Gribligs" (with

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, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #219, 2004) ** "Melda Dreepe" (with Alan Grant, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #230, 2005) *''One-Off'': "Work Experience" (with Simon Spurrier, in ''2000 AD'' #1403-1407, 2004) *'' Tharg's Future Shorts'': "Game of the Gods" (with

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, in ''2000 AD'' #1445, 2005) *''

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'': ** "Genolympics" (with Simon Spurrier, in ''

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'', 2004; reprinted: in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #228, 2005) ** "Miss Moople" (with Simon Spurrier, in ''Metro'', 2004; reprinted: in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #231, 2005) ** "Coast to Coast" (with Simon Spurrier, in ''Metro'', 2004; reprinted: in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #233, 2005) ** "Boneheads" (with Simon Spurrier, in ''Metro'', 2004) ** "Presumption of Guilt" (with Simon Spurrier, in ''Metro'', 2004; reprinted: in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #238, 2005) ** "Lucky for Some" (illustrated text story, with

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, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #235, 2005) ** "Electraglide in Silver" (colours, with

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and art by Paul Marshall, in ''2000 AD'' #1475, June 2007) *''

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'': ** "Going, Going, Gone!" (with Gary Wilkinson, in ''2000 AD'' #1475, 2006) ** "Drive, He Said" (inks, written by

, with pencils by Edison George, in '2000 AD' #1532, 2007) *''Banzai Battalion'': "Robot Wars" (with John Wagner, in ''2000 AD'' #1501-1506, 2006) *'' Kingdom'' (colours, with Dan Abnett and art by

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, in ''2000 AD'' #1520-1525, January–February 2007) *'' Black Atlantic'' (with Dan Abnett): ** "Meet the Jetsams" (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #253-255, January–March 2007) ** "Rig" (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #276-278, October–December 2008) *''The Angel Gang'': "''Before they wuz dead''" (with Simon Spurrier in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #258-262, May–September 2007)

Filmography

TV and film work includes: *''

'' (

) * B.O.T. and the Beasties'' (

)

Awards

'' won the 2011

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in the "Short Form" category.

Notes

References

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Steve Living people Year of birth missing (living people)