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Steve McNiven

Steven McNiven is a Canadian comic book artist. He first gained prominence on CrossGen's Meridian, before moving onto books such as Ultimate Secret, Marvel Knights 4, New Avengers, and Civil War, illustrating storylines such as "Old Man Logan."

Steve McNiven
McNiven at the October 10, 2010 New York Comic Con in Manhattan, New York
BornSteven McNiven
NationalityCanadian
Area(s)Penciller
Notable works
Meridian
Ultimate Secret
New Avengers
Civil War
"Old Man Logan"
Marvel Knights 4
www.stevemcniven.com

Early life

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Steven McNiven is a native of Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1]

Career

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McNiven sketching at the New York Comic Con in Manhattan, October 10, 2010

McNiven first came into prominence after he took over as a penciller of CrossGen's Meridian title following the departure of Josh Middleton.[citation needed]

He subsequently gained worked for Marvel Comics as the penciller of Marvel Knights 4, Ultimate Secret and New Avengers.[citation needed]

In August 2005 he was named one of Marvel's "Young Guns", a group of artists that, according to Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, have the qualities that make "a future superstar penciller". Other "Young Guns" include Olivier Coipel, David Finch, Trevor Hairsine, Adi Granov and Jim Cheung.[citation needed]

McNiven was the penciller of the Marvel mini-series Civil War working with Mark Millar. He followed this by provided the art for the Wolverine storyline "Old Man Logan" and the Icon Comics mini-series Nemesis, both with Millar.[2]

In 2011 Marvel relaunched a new volume of Captain America, with McNiven as artist.[3][4] In 2012 he provided the Marvel NOW! poster for New York Comic Con. the art which feature The Avengers in an iconic New York setting. In 2013 he drew the Guardians of the Galaxy ongoing series with writer Brian Michael Bendis.[5][6] McNiven drew the Uncanny Avengers from issue 14 to issue 17.[7] McNiven was the artist for Marvel Comics' Limited series Death of Wolverine. In 2015 McNiven redesign costume of Black Bolt, Human Torch during Charles Soule's run on Uncanny Inhumans. he also penciled issue 0 to 4.[8]

In 2017 McNiven penciled issues #1 and 10 of the Marvel miniseries Secret Empire. The series was a commercial success, with issues #0 and 1 being the third best-selling comic books of April and May, respectively.[9][10][11]

In 2018 he worked on the miniseries Return of Wolverine with writer Charles Soule, as a follow-up to Death of Wolverine and Hunt For Wolverine.[12]

At the 2024 New York Comic Con, it was announced that McNiven would reunite with Soule on a three-issue miniseries entitled Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell. The first issue is set to debut in April 2025.[13]

Bibliography

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Interior work

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CrossGen

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Marvel

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Marvel Knights 4 #2 cover art

Cover work

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Notes

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  1. ^ Knox, Carsten (June 14, 2011). "Halifax comic artist on new Captain America title". The Coast. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ Renaud, Jeffrey (December 4, 2009). ""Nemesis" Asks: What if Batman was The Joker?". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved December 6, 2009.
  3. ^ Khouri, Andy (May 30, 2011). "Steve Rogers Returns to Duty with Brubaker & McNiven in Captain America #1". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on April 30, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  4. ^ Captain America vol. 6 at the Grand Comics Database
  5. ^ Khouri, Andy (May 30, 2011). "NYCC: Bendis, McNiven & Wacker Relaunch the "Guardians of the Galaxy"". ComicsAlliance. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  6. ^ Richards, Dave (October 14, 2012). "NYCC: Bendis, McNiven & Wacker Relaunch the 'Guardians of the Galaxy'". Comic Book Resources.
  7. ^ Uncanny Avengers vol. 1 at the Grand Comics Database
  8. ^ Brett White Tim (September 4, 2015). "LOOK: Steve McNiven Shows Off "Uncanny Inhumans" Sketches, Designs". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  9. ^ Mueller, Matthew (5 May 2017). "Controversy Creates Cash: Marvel's Secret Empire #0 Tops April's Sales Charts". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  10. ^ MacDonald, Heidi (May 5, 2017). "April Sales: Secret Empire #0 Lifts Marvel; GNs fall". Comics Beat. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  11. ^ Yehl, Joshua (May 9, 2017). "Secret Empire or Batman: Deciding The Real Best-Selling Comic of April 2017". IGN. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  12. ^ Adams, Tim (June 5, 2018). "Marvel Officially Announces Wolverine’s New Series, Creative Team" Comic Book Resources.
  13. ^ "NYCC 2024: Marvel Comics Announces 'Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell' Series at New York Comic Con". www.marvel.com. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  14. ^ Aguilar, Matthew (February 19, 2016). "Mark Millar & Stuart Immonen Reveal Empress Variant Covers". ComicBook.com. Retrieved February 19, 2016.

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