Steve Rude

Infobox Comics creator


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caption = Steve Rude at the New York Comiccon 2008
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birthdate = December 31, 1956
location = Madison, Wisconsin
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nationality = American
area = Penciller, Inker, Writer
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notable works = "Nexus"
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Steve Rude (born December 31, 1956) is an American comic book artist. He was born in Madison, Wisconsin.

Biography

In 1982, Rude became widely known in the comics world when he and writer Mike Baron created "Nexus", an independent science fiction comic book with a large supporting cast. For the "Nexus" series, Rude designed a dozen or so distinctive alien races, including the Thunes, the Amphibs, the Quattros, the Giz, the Demons, and others. The stories were complex and thought-provoking because of their treatment of difficult themes related to justice, guilt and addiction.

Baron and Rude's "Nexus" stories garnered a large fan following and ran for eighty issues (although Rude did not pencil them all) and seven short almost-yearly mini-series after the initial series ended.

Rude has won four Eisner Awards and one Kirby Award, as well as a Russ Manning Award.

Rude more recently co-created and penciled "The Moth" (with writer/inker Gary Martin) in 2004, while continuing to teach art classes and do commissioned work.

Announced on November 15, 2006 is Rude's own "Rude Dude Productions", a new publishing entity covering new issues of "Nexus" and "The Moth" in 2007 as well as an anthology series. The new "Nexus" series was Rude's first work with Baron since the last issue published by Dark Horse Comics. The first "Nexus" issue from Rude Dude was released as issue #99, and was set immediately following the last Dark Horse issue. After a few delays issue #100 was published. The 'Frequently Asked Questions' section of his web page says 101 and 102 will not be published until both are completed. No date is listed.

tyle

Rude's style is a mixture of 1960s smooth lines and square jaws (reminiscent of Jack Kirby) and more modern work with thick lines and complex compositions. He is also a master of page design, many of his comic book panels changing and merging with each other into new shapes allowing for panel progression that often has a strong sense of the passage of time.

Rude has credited comic book and animator Alex Toth as a major influence, and in 1987, Rude drew a Space Ghost comic special for Comico Comics, based on the Alex Toth designed Hanna-Barbera 1960's science-fiction action cartoon.

Rude is also a devotee of the illustrator Andrew Loomis, an influence that is evident in his style and particularly in his sketchbooks.

Audio interviews

* [http://www.aroundcomics.com/new/steve-rude-on-ep.-067.html Interview with Around Comics - Jan 2007]
* [http://media.libsyn.com/media/fanboyradio/fbr_388.mp3 Interview with Fanboy Radio - May 6, 2007]

External links

* [http://www.steverude.com/ Steve Rude] official website
* [http://www.rudedudeproductions.com/ RudeDude Productions] official website