Stephen R. Bissette
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Stephen R. Bissette (also known as Steve Bissette), is an American comics artist and publisher best known for working with writer Alan Moore and inker John Totleben on the DC comic Swamp Thing in the 1980s.
[edit] Career
Bissette graduated with the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art's inaugural class.
He later published the horror anthology Taboo, the original home of Moore and Eddie Campbell's From Hell and Tim Lucas' Throat Sprockets (illustrated by Mike Hoffman and David Lloyd). He created Tyrant, a comic book biography of a Tyrannosaurus rex, which lasted only four issues, and worked on the miniseries 1963 with Moore, Totleben, and Rick Veitch. From 1963, Bissette owns the characters Hypernaut, N-Man, and the Fury. He contributed five covers for a comic book series about another swamp monster entitled Bog Swamp Demon. No longer active in mainstream comics, he teaches a course in the medium at the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont. Since the Spring of 2005, he has also edited and published Green Mountain Cinema, a trade paperback journal devoted to the independent cinema scene in his home state of Vermont.
The Stephen R. Bissette Collection at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas houses Bissette's works and memorabilia.
[edit] Awards
His work with Alan Moore and John Totleben earned the 1985 Jack Kirby Award for Best Single Issue for Swamp Thing Annual #2, and the 1985, 1986, and 1987 Jack Kirby Awards for Best Continuing Series for Swamp Thing. His work with John Totleben earned them the 1985 Jack Kirby Award for Best Art Team for Swamp Thing.
He was nominated for the Squiddy Award for Favorite Artist of the 1980s. His work with Alan Moore and John Totleben earned a nomination for the 1985 Jack Kirby Award for Best Single Issue for Swamp Thing #34. His work with John Totleben earned them nominations for the 1986 and 1987 Jack Kirby Awards for Best Art Team for their work on Swamp Thing. His work with Alan Moore earned them a nomination for the 1986 Jack Kirby Award for Best Writer/Artist (Single or Team).
