- Steve Oliff
Infobox Comics creator
name = Steve Oliff
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birthdate = birth date and age|1954|02|20
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nationality = American
area = Colorist
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notable works = "Akira"
"Spawn"
awards =Harvey Award , 1990–1992, 1994, 1995
website =Steve Oliff (b. February 20, 1954) is an award-winning
comic book artist who has worked as acolorist in the comics industry since 1978.Biography
A multiple
Harvey Award winner for best colorist, one of Oliff's first projects was coloringBill Sienkiewicz 's first "Moon Knight " story in "The Hulk!" magazine. From there he went on to color hundreds of titles in a variety of coloring formats.Olyoptics and "Akira"
His company,
Olyoptics , was one of the first to use computers to do color separation. Although other companies at the time were experimenting with computers, Oliff and his crew were the first to blend the color guide artist with the separator.Fact|date=September 2008In 1987, the Japanese
manga "Akira" was in preparation to be translated and published byMarvel Comics 'sEpic Comics line. Oliff was chosen as the colorist, and he convinced Marvel that it was time to try computer color. The changes that began with the publication of "Akira" in 1988 have swept through the comics industry.Fact|date=September 2008Writing
In addition to coloring thousands of comic pages for all sorts of companies, Oliff has written two comic books, "Armature" and "Armature: Darkpark and Lightworld", and is currently writing the third in his series. The "Armature" character first appeared in ads in "Spawn" and "Youngblood" comics, and in a back-up story in issue 14 of "
The Maxx ". From 2003 to the present, "Armature" has been a weekly comic strip in Oliff's local newspaper, the "Independent Coast Observer ".In 2005, Oliff collaborated with
Cheri Carlstedt on a history of his hometown,Point Arena, California . "The Early Days of Point Arena: A Pictorial History of the City and Township" was published by Olyoptics. He also edits theMendocino County Historical Society newsletter.Oliff is a former mayor of his hometown of Point Arena, and remains active in community events.
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