what's up with steve mcniven

Cap's back!

2011-05-01T07:49:00.000-07:00

Cap's out of the bag now - the new series debuts July 13th, the week before the Captain America movie opens. Written by Ed Brubaker and illustrated by Steve; this series marks the first time Steve has worked with Ed and all signs point to a sure-fire hit!

You can see more of the pencils from the first issue on Marvel's site here.

Fear Itself cover and other stuff

2011-02-20T08:00:00.000-08:00

Fear Itself, Marvel's "big event" book for the summer of 2011 will have covers by Steve, the first of which is shown here:

Written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by Stuart Immonen and Wade von Grawbadger with covers by Steve and variant covers by Stuart. More info on the series can be found at MTV GEEK.

Steve's cover for 4 #1 has become somewhat iconic, having been used on shirts, calendars, books and now on a comic for Taco Bell! Details here. Hope these are available in Canada, I want to check out some of these comics! Colleen Coover is awesome.

The Nemesis hardcover collection is out now at your local comic or book store!

Go get a copy then you can give away your issues to someone who hasn't read it yet! Get someone new hooked on comics. Your mission for 2011.

That's it for now - talk at you soon.

a New York Times best-seller!

2009-12-05T10:55:00.000-08:00

Steve and Mark Millar's Old Man Logan hardcover leapt onto the NYTimes list of best-selling comics this week, or "graphic books" as the Times likes to call them.

and the big news is all over the interwebs about Steve and mark's new project that will debut in March 2010 - Nemesis!
Read all about it here.

Old Man Logan concluded!

2009-09-19T13:19:00.000-07:00

This Wednesday, Sept. 23rd, will see the release of Giant-size Old man Logan! The final chapter in the Old Man Logan storyline by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven. For a preview of some of the interior pages, click here and scroll down a bit.

Steve will be signing copies of Giant-size Old Man Logan at Strange Adventures on Wednesday, Sept. 23rd from 5-6PM.

scream-o-vision

2009-09-03T15:57:00.000-07:00

Hiya, folks,

Did you know Steve is one of the nominees in Spike TV's Scream awards? Well, he is!

Steve is one of several remarkable artists nominated for "Best Comic Book Artist", the nominees are:
Tony Harris & Jim Clark, Ex Machina
Steve Mcniven, Wolverine
Eric Powell, The Goon
Frank Quietly, All-Star Superman, Batman and Robin
Ivan Reis, Green Lantern
John Romita JR., Amazing Spider-man, Kick-Ass

"Old Man Logan" was also nominated in the "Best Comic Book" category along with "Green Lantern, Hack/Slash, Kick-Ass, Thor, and The Walking Dead. There are several comic book categories at the Scream awards. Here are a couple more:

Best Comic Book Writer
Brian Michael Bendis
Joe Hill
Grant Morrison
Geoff Johns
Mark Millar
Brian K. Vaughan

Best Comic Book Movie
Dragonball Evolution
Punisher: War Zone
The Spirit
Watchmen
X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Voting is done by fans who submit their votes via the Spike TV website here.

Shuster nominees announced

2009-04-03T16:57:00.000-07:00

Steve was nominated for outstanding artist for his work on Amazing Spider-Man #546-548 and Wolverine #66-70; and also outstanding cover for the variant cover to Kick Ass #1. More info on the Shuster Awards, named for Superman co-creator Joe Shuster, can be found here. Winners will be announced at a public ceremony in Toronto on June 27th, 2009.

Steve's hard at work on the last chapters of "Old Man Logan" right now and is contemplating what to do next. Any suggestions as to what you would like to see Steve next work on at Marvel?

and one last bit - here's a commission Steve did at Megacon. I saw this on the Jinxworld forums where there's a Steve McNiven section - check it out!

Wolverine #71

2009-03-24T08:50:00.000-07:00

the new issue of Wolverine just came out. It's the sixth part of the eight part story entitled "Old Man Logan" and written by Mark Millar, inks by Dexter Vines and colours by Morry Hollowell. Get it now at your local comic book store!